The evening world., 1894-10-01
MAC LEAN
ON The STAND.
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least. they failed to make arrests when
This should have been done. This was
when Apo was assaulted In the POST
''Have you anything to suggest as an
Immediate reme1y?'
mo. / simply want to bring the mat
ter to public S atte sl,eri If have done some.
thing In the way of authorizing sun.
poena-servers TO act as deputies?' aske
I'VE tried that. and the Sheriff at
first consented. but afterwards said he
could not take the responsibility.
More Power ror NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
After some more discussion the Com
mittee consulted together and Chairman
I,exow announced that he had been au-
thorized by the Committee TO request
h Sac riff to invest the subpoena-serVer-
of the Committee with power as deputy
''in justice to Capt. O'Connor," said
Mr.. Goff, II would state mat ne ottft,l
to send out an officer in plain clothes |"
serve subpoenas in his precinct; bui IT. IS
hardly necessary to say we declined the
offer with thanks" added Mr. Con. sar-
The first witness called was Chief
Clerk Kipp, of the Police Board, VINO
brought with him "A list of all the CON =
plants, charges and specifications mace
and preferred against members OF the
Police Department since June last To-
gether with the disposition of each case.
Mr.. Goff SAID he had asked MAO MaJor NhhpP
charges had been made by the lnllce
Board against members OF me lotCe
growing out of the testimony before the
The first name he read was that Of
Patrolman jeremiah :. Levy, aShlns I
whom 1t appeared charges were sun
DR.. Parkhurst had arrived during the
early part of the procst dings ana TOOK a
seat near the Committees counsel
Father Ducey sat not far away
Mir. Con explained the substance OF
the charge against Levy, who had, II
was alleged, taken u bri6e Of sly from
case came next. He was dismissed for
taking a s25 bride from Mrs. Thurow
Ward Man John Hook came next On
the list and was r mixed up his )" tr n
was dismissal Patrolmen Bernnr,!
Meehan, Emanuel Meyer and David j.
MaiSn were Jumped toEs,neI IN from %%
the force II appeared. but nothing mai
been done in the case of the other Two,
although. they were charged win the
from Mrs. Thurow. the disorderly house
Major Kipp said the charges had not
been served on Meyer and Mallon, be
cause Mr.. Wellman had not been really
to go on with their cases when Meehan
was .ried.
why Were Exceptions Madef
Mr. Con- continued to read from the
voumnous document produced by the
witness the names of other officials
against whom charges and specitca
lions were made. Sergt, Hugh Clark.
who was charged with taking 81 fees
for releasing prisoners, was allowed to
retire from the force before he was tried,
while Sergts. McKenna, Jordan, Parker
son and Liebers, of the same precinct.
were dismissed, although all were
charged with the same offense
Commissioners
an exception ri Clarks case and permit
him to retire."
been on the force thirty years and he
had an excellent record"
He was allowed to retire after the
sharges had been preferred against
Yes, think So"
do not the rules prevent the retire
sent OF an officer under chargesT
Yes. but exceptions are sometimes
made. In Sergt. Clark's case. his su.
rarior officers all testified az to his good
Sesord and high reputation as an officer
GERS testified to the good character of all
the other sergeants who were dis
missed" asked Mr.. Con.
But they were not allowed to re-
:" No. sir"
You know OF no reason for making
this distinction between Clark and the
other sergeants"
None, except what have stated"
Mr.. Moss read the specifications against
Liebers,- showing that all had been
charged with taking 81 bail apiece for
a number of girls who had been arrested
in the street, and that the money had
been paid by Mrs. Thurow
The Devery md GIennon Charges
The case OF Capt. Devery and his ward
man; Edward Glennon,, was taken up
ana the specifications thfty-three In num-
beD gone over in detail.
Chairman LeXow, who began to gel
tired OF al This, wanted to know II II
noting every Specification He let Mr. IT.
Moss 80 on however. when Mr.. Con
explained that he only wanted to com
properly presented to the Legislature
Devery and Glennon were both dis.
missed. Then followed the cases OF
Capt; Cross and Ward Men Burns anG
Smith, and Capt. John J. Stephenson, al
OF whom had been dismissed.
Major Kipp also furnished another list
showing the suspensions from the force
since June l. 1894, which contained tn,
names OF those who had been dismissed
as well as the names II Ward Men Nal
Ion. Meyer and Levy.
McCInvc's ResIgnatiou,
These three men. the witness said, ha,
since been relieved from suspension an,
detailed to duty Another list produce,
by the witness gave the record OF reslG
nations since June 2s 1894. 1t was head
ed by Commissioner John j. MCCaye
who resigned on July 10 Two DAYS late
3. Wood McClave, deputy treasurer O
the Police Board and the Commissioner
son. and Charles A. Grant. his privat
signed.
rs Grant EMIT ed to a pension?"
NO, sir, ! think not"
These We're all the designations tina
might have resulted from the Iexuv
investigation, the witness said
Mr.. Con also put in evidence the res
olution or Sept. l6 last, passed by tn
Police Board, abolshing ward detrc
yves and remanding them to patrl
uuty, ana record o. complaints mad
against policemen for Immoral yi'iSn
far as 1883. -
The Commuters counsel selected on
or TWO cases from this list showing IN
nature of the charges made and theI
I..uRSual disposition, which was a repr
. These cases used to come under rul
'XX said the witness, but il has neve
. I'm enforced. Then penalty was di,
s.I35y ssal. The complaints in this class d
= cases are now made under rule lyl g
the Manual ana that gives the Comm,
sioners discretion In each case"
Mr.. Con asked for the complaint
the case OF Policeman No >, hut Inc yyi
ness said the papers were not in his Do.
session. fS
Papers Are Easily Lost.
'Is 1t possible for a complaint tn !
made against an officer ana tho plpc