The evening world., 1894-07-02
PREPARING THE CHARGES.
Ward Men, 1t Is Said, viii Be tho
First on Trial.

Supt. ByrreS Is going 10 Work IN u
very leisurely way to carry out the in
structions of the Police Commissioners
embodied in the resolution they passed
last Friday.
No witnesses have yet been summoned.
or even thought Of. 30 far as could be
gathered from the Superintendent this
morning, and probably no active move
will be made until some definite pro-
gramme for the investigation Of the &C.
cused captains and officers has been
decided upon.
"You must not forget" said the Super
intendent this morning. that there Is
before charges can be framed"
1t cannot be denied that Supt. Byrnes
looked worried. and well he might be
with the disagreeable work that the
Commissioners have laid out before
him. 1t would not be surprising II he
went at 1t in a half-hearted sort of way,
considering how little would be accom-
plished should the prosecution be carried
out In strict accordance with the letter
of the resolution.
Those who have in charge the affairs
of the Lexow Committee say that Mr..
Con- had only Just begun to touch upon
tut VI tuc oiSc bSpoi
ment as far as bringing definite acts of
blackmail, extortion and bribery home
to individuals connected with the De-
partment was concerned.
accused policemen during the Summer
intermission of the Committee. they Will
all, and many others in addition, have
to be tried over again on new
them in the Fall.
1t has been learned that the Commit;
tees counsel had by no means exhausted
his sources of information when the
adjournment was taken, but that ma IS
Of testimony is still waiting to be brought
out. and that 1t is of even greater sensa-
tional interest than any which has yet
been given before the Committee.
As to his plans, however, Supt Byrnes
was dumb as an oyster this morning,
and declined to give any mixing as TO
when 1t might be expected that charses
against any one of the accused officials
would be for mulcted and the proceedings
before tn, Commissioners set In motion
1t was stated yesterday that Capt;
%Sud pc to the bar
at Police Headquarters, but the super
intendent would not confirm this II Is
understood. however. that In his private
pared against several of the ward men
implicated in the Matchmaking business
brought out before the Lexow Commit
tee by It's witnesses, and that as soon
board the accused men will be brought
up for trial.
An interesting question has arisen as
to whether the Lexow COMMITTEE VII VII
before the Police Commissioners. as
it is probable that many Of the wit
nesses who originally testified before
the officers they accuse are placed on
The lawyers have not yet definitely
settled the question as to what nat t,hey VIII
to be the general opinion that some
member Of the counsel will attend the
police trials to watch the cases az
shes to go some Sm extent for The interests OF
the witnesses. who are llkely 10 nave
hard time OF It II they should be COM
PEELED to attend. -
Committees counsel will be present in
any Official capacity. or make any de-
mand for recognition.
tain what direction the Police Commits
sioners' Investigation of the high crimes
and misdemeanors of their subordinates
will take, and everything VIII depend
upon the time, which matters take AFTER
the ball has been fairly started.
Mr.. Con did not appear at his office
early this morning and It was said that
he had been out OF town resting my o ever
was Louis Munzinger, the Secretary OF
the Peauod Club Police Commissioner
John c. Sheehan's Tammany social or
ganiza ton of the Thirteenth Assembly
District.
He wore an anxious look and told Mr..
COTS assistant that he had come to see
II he could not get the books and papers
OF the Pequod Club, which he had turned
over to the Committee two or three
weeks ago for inspection.
He was much put out when he was
informed that the Committee had not
yet completed the examination OF the
books, and that he would have to wait
a little while longer.
1t Is reported that this Is the worst
Summer on record for the sale OF chow
der tickets.
Between the hard times and the
LeXow Committee, the Tammany clubs
are having a mighty task to dispose OF
pasteboa rds at the usual market rate of
IS apiece. There Is serious talk OF cut
ting prices down to the bone, or OF CIV
ing UP the chowders for the season.
Supt. Byrnes was asked this morning
IL he had anything to say with regard
10 the charge made by the Rev. DR.. Mac
Arthur in his sermon yesterday that
even the clIrgymen OF the city were
being biackmailed by the ward men.
who would go around TO their houses
and insist upon selling them a copy OF
the book ntitled "Our Police Protec-
tors" which Is popularity supposed to be
published under the auspices OF some OF
the high officials OF the Police Depart
~ don't know anything about the sal,
Of the book and don't know who is In