New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-25
A RELUCTANT BOARD.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS SLOW TO
ACT AGAINST CAPTAINS.
THEY VOTE TO PUT sLEvIN on TRIAL. But RE-
FUSE TO ACCUSE MARTENs-MR. MAC
LEANS EARNEST EFFORTS AND DIR.
PARKHURsT's COMMENTS.

PARKHURsT'S COMMENTS.
Superintendent Byrnes forwarded to the Police
Board yesterday afternoon the reports OF Captains
Frederick W Martens. OF the East Thirty-hfth-s'.
station. and Edward Slevin of the Oak-st station.
concerning the existence Of alleged disorderly houses
in their precincts. Commissioner MacLean at the
previous meeting presented charges against the TWO
captains for neglect OF duty. His complaint against
Martens that he failed to suppress two disor-
derry houses in Third-ave. and one in East Forty
second-st He charged Slevln with falling to re-
press dlsorderly houses In James-st.. James slip
and Cherry-st. 1t was generally believed tnat the
charges were prompted by Or. Parkhurst
Captain Martens said that he had made hve ex-
else arrests during the last year at No 6l5 Thiri-
ave The Excise Board had revoked the license Of
the hotel In February Since then the place had been
sold at auction. and the premises were now vacant
Captain Martens said that he had personally visited
other places and never anything wrong
Mr.. MacLean said that the captains report was
answer the charges In any respect Ine
charges" he said. relate to March . The cap
tan's attention was called TO these places"
Commissioner AIcClave said that he believed the
charges had been fully answered. and that he would
be party to placing a captain on trial unless
there good grounds for doing so.
Commissioner MacIean said that he had sent his
clerk down to his office get copies Of The
Stats Zeung' certain dates saying he had
read something about the places mentioned in that
paper
Are you going to take 'Ihe 6tn2B LeituHS
for an authority" asked Mr.. McClave.
II might do it," responded Mr.. MacLean-
Mr.. McClave said it Il question whether the
officers OF the department were running It or
whether the newspapers were doing H. Commis-
sioner MctNave then moved that the president be
directed TO dsapprovc the complaint against Cap
tain Martens Commissioners Martin. McClave
and Sncchan then voted aye Mr.. Mc'laves
motion disapprovins the charges against Martens.
sIEvlN COULDN'T FIND ANY wRONG-DoING.
The report Of Captain seyin then read 1t
was. IN brief that the alleged dsorlery houses
dii not eNis; IN his precinct
President Martin sai. that Captain Sleyins ex-
pauatiDn about two OF the places was satisfactory,
two places. ana he was WILING % put the aP'lh On
trial The charges against SieEln. SO far As me
houses az ~. - Jamc--st and 10. lloi1 tnerry-
st. were concerned. were then approved ana zap,
tain Slevn's trial Was set for Friday neAt al IL
a. IN
COMMISSIONER MARTIN oN DIR. PARKHrRsT.
Shortly before n. meeting adjourned n messenger
arrived with a letter Tor Commissioner MacIean
from Dr Parkhursi. After reading q Mr. MacLean
said. "Dr Parkhur-t has furnished me with the
name of one witness. Arthur F. Drn.ns. Who Vls-
tied James Corcorau's saloon al The southwest cor
nor Of Thlri-ave. and Thirty-nlth-st. on March =.
h15use fnov, mat captain Martens De- put on
trial FOR falling To- suppress I.sorderiy conduct upon
Il move 20 amend that The Captain Doe instructed
,, ,ri,is.s cirrr,aincd Of responded Presl-
dent Martin "Dr Parkhurst's society has insuliei
The board oy r.iDsns oaT IT4''S' ioF e''''''''
Portions of the letter sent to captain Martens
by Dr Parkhurst IN relation to Corcorans place
1t Is a. den OF frank. brute anImalnIsm @ Ism and and
trying to conceive what sort OF instincts YOU are
animated hy That you can can rnJoy o eETn "g.nuo,sv
nthy w have observed the Ike proximity IN IN M wy
you can tell whether there Is any special sls.
nincance attaching to such proximity. We mercy
r'r~serVe the cquanmity Of your righteous soul
when pulled upon 10y the disractng irriihtlons 81
thc case that although Commlssioner Mac Lean was
known TO nave taken steps last ffiday I"oAint 70
0 0oor. remote were rushing their trailc with the
same opcni.css and enthusiasm Friday evening that
they lti been in the earlier part 81 the %rck' All
have IN he bulk ot the Commissioners
pE. rARKHiRsr oN COMMISSIONER MARTIN
Dr. Pnrkhurst said last evening that the alleged
rca son given los Police Commissioner Martin for re-
fusing to place Captain Martens ON trial again was
sisnincant. II was confession that IA" Coinmls-
sloner was not impartial "Suppos" that the So
police Board" sad Dr IarkhurHt, is that a rc't-
',r f,r r-f,,si,. 10 hear agent. ~ the society
could want 10 better proof that Mr Martin Is not
Regarding reports that disordcrly houses were
soon % be reopcnci I'm some OF IA" precincts Dr
Parkhurst said. Il 10 not wish 20 mention tbc pre-
circts vet bat We have received reports that the
..rf-rs Of d.-Iri'riy houses ~ t"o precincts if'
received the promise of police protection ana VIII
roopcu their houses about May J. "" haY" not
been able trace The understanding WIN the IA"
breakers beyond the captains or the precincts ana
we ar, not informed that the arrangcmrnis Tor
protection were made WIN the captains themselves.
fut through the ward detectives. Just as soon az
public attention Is Withdrawn from precinct ~
,vhirh such hou,ca have hourished for time and
have been closed up. the same understanding be
tween the police captain and the Keepers OF such
hot..s is quickly renewed II is "A common trick
10 place 20 let signs the houses ana admit per
sons 10 the houses only through the bHScment
doors while the houses are unprotected by the