The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-10
INVESTIGATORS GET AT IT.
LAWYER sUTHERLIED TBUyDERs
TIGoRoUsLY IN the INDEL

said Damn on Eiseioa Day u. Year.
Past In the Presence OF the Poiiee-They
Never Dared DO Thst whsr The-s
Were Two Repubic,r Police Cs--,s-
-iorer--Capt. Hugh Coleman sud Jsne-
g. McMurr.y ns Msrtyr--Dr. Parkh ur-a
nua Mr. GoE Were Not There-Dr. P.rn-
hurst May Coue To-dny-subpo ,.s foe
All the Editors and Preachers whe K.e-
that the Police Department q. Corrups.
The Senate Investigating Committee. Of
which so much has been written and talked
and surmised and suspected and predicted. as
sembled in the Court House at 10 o'clock yes
tsrday morning. and. after few speeches aud
preambles began to Investigate. The room
II sat In is sometimes occupied by Part Ill. Of
the Court OF Common Pleas. but whenever
Part Ill. cen find another room II leaves It's
own quarters to get more cheerful surrounds
inEs. for this room ia one OF the smallest
dingisst and most uncomfortable places in
the whole building.
There were present OF the committee Sena-
tors Lexow Bradley. Pound. Cantor. oConnor.
and Robertson. the only absentee being Sena-
tor Saxton. whose wife 10 III. There was walt
to begin with. Mr.. w. A. Sutherland. the COM
mittee's counsel. and De Lancey NicolL who
represented tho Police Department, chatted
together over every matter under the sun ex-
cept the coming investigation. Senator Pound
smoked three small cigars In succession, aud
Senator Bradley. who looks m uoh like clergy
man. told n lot Of interesting anecdotes with
winks In thcm.
A youthful reporter. who wanted to know why
John W. Con and Dr. Parkhurst were not there.
embarrassed every Senator and each OF the
lawyers by asking all Of them about It. They
all said they did not know The minutes
slipped iazily by and at last John K Mihol-
land smiling radiantly. entered the room aud
bowed to Lawyer Sutherland.
oh. how are you. Mr.. Mlholland7 2" the law
yer asked cordially. Are they all readyr"
Not all OF them; some are." answered John
E. still smiling
They conversed earnestly then for several
minutes. after which Milholland left the room,
returning almost directly with half dozen
tired looking men. Lawyer Sutherland then
nodded to Chairman Lexow who Immediately
raped for order.
II counsel is ready to proceed. tho commit
tee 10 ready" said Lexow.
Mr.. SUTHERLAND SAYS A WORD on TWO.
Mr. Sutherland rose cleared his throat. and
carefully spread o heap Of papers over the
table.
MIR. Chairman and gentlemen OF the COM
mittee." he began. &" II may DO INDUCED for
a few moments. before calling witnesses. I
should be glad to say q word or two with re.
gard to the character aud scope OF this In
curry" He said 5000 words or so. He said
that the inquiry would be broad and sweeping
| and cover all Of the abuses that are said to ex-
list In the Police department. The root OF the
matter was police int reference in elections.
and so the committee would begin with that
1t was not partisan inquiry. because no party
upheld frauds on the ballot. He mentioned
these things that no one can forget:
No one forget how but last fall the leading Dem
ocrac Journal In the neghoorng city across the river
n. @ to the s%,9 s.
end authorities to subvsrI tn. viii of tn. peop. At the
ballo, box. No ON. can forge, Wit, wh., vondrou,
s,.s =, w, ~ 80 80 80 '
aio''oh win wna' srens'h' And even majesty OF ne
nunSiaCn the M.,"ys ha.s sent aA' A.ss DAY 70 70.
worthy of place among the classics Of Eagsh litsrs
,ure
Mr.. sutherland went on to tell the committe
what they were going to discover.
10. You VIII Dc shown that W reason OF som
motive. possibly to be guessed instead o
mot rsduced 10 writing lint only 10 bs inferrsd
tho police in the city Of New York, instead Of
being the Jealous guardian OF the sovereignty
OF every voter In the city Of New YORK. have
been active partlclpants IN attempts AZ every
citizens Of. New York. 70 bring about q result
sired By the masters OF he poic: that Ia pus.
lar as 70 oesiege the voter within the sacred
precincts OF the eIecton oootn. ana there.
wheIS the law drafted py one OF the
members Of this committee has oon-
templated that the sovereign OF the state
should De iet alone with MS own
conscience and the sovereign OF us all. these
so Leu GuSIaIsnS o. the law nave pursued
sired by the masters Of the police. We shall
show that tney nave taken the votes from ne
hanns o. ne Q, voters. sha com mandea thAt THIS
OF thar balot shoulu po deposteu IN tno Dc1S
that when voters have failed or refused % com.
Ply Win these emands me, they nave Sesn t1ken
sought. as DID hobert hoss IN Troy the other
DAY to pfsTsRt tae operations o. Tspssssssi
byrutiians acting In the interest OF a dishonest
vote the police have afforded no proteetlon g
the other side. We shall show where police
oleers nave taken me hAllots aIter they havs
been counted. after the close OF electon. ana.
under the pretext mat !, was Necessary 70 re-