New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
TO BEGIN ON THuRsDIY
ACCUSED POLICE OFFICIALS THEN N
APPEAR FOR TRIAL
GENERAL KERwIN AT POLICE HENpouARrrs.

TO ENTER UPON HIS NEW DUTIES.
Assistant District-Attorney Francis L. wenm,s
who is to have charge Of the prosecution Of ths
police officials who are suspected OF having r..
ceiyed brides and done other wrong acts arrived
in this city yesterday from Southampton, when
ne has been for few days. He spent most Of
the day in company with Assistant Dlstrict-Attcs.
ney osborne, who is to aid him In the rosecu.
,,ons examining witnesses and preparing To suh
stantiate the charges which he has made againaI :
captain Doherty and Patrolmen Hook. Meehan ana
Levy Most of the witnesses were women whe
nero before the Iexow Committee. Mr. Osborn
said that no new indictments against policemen
for bribery had been brought. Mr.. Weliman also
had a long conference with superintendent Bym~
at Headquarters
Mr. Wellman said that no new charges In ths
nrocoedings before the Commissioners would b
made before Friday. The trial Of the four accused
officials will begin on Thursday at 10 a. m. II
the intention to sit all day except an hour fx
luncheon. and to end the trials then. If possible
n all the evidence cannot be presented In one
day the Commissioners will sit on Friday
GENERAL KERwIN on DECK.
General Michael Kerwin. who was appointed q
Monday by Mayor Groy successor to John Nc
clave on the Police Board. made his first Official
anpearance at Police Headquarters yesterday fore
nom He was accompanied by II. B. Wilson
chairman Of the Republican Committee Of the
xxyIIIth Assembly District and Samuel Dono
van a member OF the organization in thas dis
tr,ct OF which the new Commissioners Is leader.
The other Commissioners expected General Ker.
win and they waiting to receive him. Sew.
oral handsome floral pieces were sent to the Cen.
trail Office for him. Upon his arrival General Ker.
win went Immediately into Commissioner Murrays
omce whore a number OF friends were waiting to
congratulate him upon his appointment internal
Revenue Collector Edman was among those pres.
ent.
President Martin Commissioner Sheehan and
Superintendent Byrnes were introduced to General
Kerwin. and afterward the new COMMISSIONS
met the heads OF the departments who were In the
| building The new Commissioner VIII occupy the
| offices formerly oused by Commissioner McClave
IL is understood that either Commissioner Mlr.
| Of the Police Board. number Of retremenu
| that have been pending ever since Mr. Mcclays
~ csrs seeking retirement are sergeants Charles
| Pless OF the Church-st. station, ana Wllam has:
gar Sauson and several patrolmen. all OF whom
| have been on the force over twenty years sew
eraI other imRortaan to matters VIII pr00a0y come
General Kerwin had nothing TO say regarding bic
| appointment II viii let my acts speak for them
| selves" he remarked.
NOTHING TO DEFEND. =
Asked about a published statement rejecting ca
| his character General Kerwin said: THE article 10
/
to say that the newspaper which publishes It takes
a deep interest In the Police Department and fean
| the entrance into II OF a man who knows how 70
\ deal with the criminal classes IL is inspired ~
malicious motives. The man who wrote the report
has no regard for truth. / have no furtner COM
ment to make on the charge contained IN the ar.
ticle My life before the public for forty years
am not afraid to put in the light before an ever
day. every hour; I have no promises to make; ny
acts will show" , -.
Among the callers upon Commissioner kerwia
Yesterday afternoon were John h. Milholland Ben
| nard Biglin and Senator Henry j. Coggeshah
Louis J. Grant the lawyer. was al Ponce hes1.
| quarters Yesterday afternoon and announced that
| ne and Abraham Fromme had been retained 70 de-
fend Captain Doherty and ex-Detectves HOOK
| at Complaint Clerk Peterson's Office and said 10
| expected TO have many witnesses Tor the Dc
| fence. ,,, ~.
s. Wood McClave. OF ex-Commissioner Mc.
Clave who has been deputy treasurer or the Pollcs
Department for the last years left his resgna'
| ton at Police Headquarters yesterday. Mr. NC.
Clave held the position OF deputy treasurer Under
point deputy without compensation 10 act IN cases
Of emergency. In the ex Commissioner illness n'
SON signed all the checks for salaries and other ds
| bursements in the department.
Samuel J. Campbell. Captain Gunner's ward nfl
| anneared YESTERDAY before Judge Cowng In Part
l. General Sessions. 10 plead 70 an indictment IOWA
against him for bribery. Mr. House, who repre-
sented Campbell. said that his client pleaded no
| guilty and asked leave to withdraw the plea IN
| week In order TO enter a demurrer. 49, .,
Mr. House ntimated that the ground OF me os
mrrer would be that there Ia not sufficient evidenc
| 10 convict He said he would probably move TO ID
| spect the minutes OF the Grand Jury.