New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-01
THE BOARD MISTRUSTED.
,rsT1GATION BY THE COMMISSION
rps WOULD BE A FARCE.

,rvow COMMITTEES Is LIKELY TO DO
"'1' ,rr,c,rR--p1.ANs OF MIR. GoFF AND
,rpoME-THEY ARE GOING GUN
x,ye. FOR INSPECTOR WILLIAMS.
..,,, Of the Police Board In deciding to
the ",,,astieation Of the charges made against
hod az ssrgeants and patrolmen before the
captains r,,ntttee is the subject of adverse
LeHo" -, GOOD citizens generally. The depart
cri'0''" :, suFsciently bad odOr already, and THIS
Eeh' =, Increases the public mistrust OF H..
COURSE I'm idea is that whitewash will be freely
The oo''' -. eases of captains and inspectors
useu !" 60, ward men and other patrolmen may
whhe .s Detective Hook. for instance. could
be p',.S' made scapegoat for the men who got
easN' -, which he collected from disorderly
the me- - cafes He was assigned to patrol
ATTY some time ago ana therefore pi"o"oS '''
uu'! r,orfu friends in court.
Nv evidence against Glennon, Captain Dew
Inv .ora man. has been particularly strong.
g. "a no too may get into the tolls. He however
anu =, tho protection of captain who stands
.-.,,rlarlv well with the Commissioners ana
pa" 1rar,roanv Hall. Devery's appointment as
W. .o,r was credited to Tammany on the books,
capt. ~,,no 70 President Martin. Then Devery
-.,esred the case against Charles W. GARNER
'D 'n, of the Parkhurst society. whom decision
.so onne,ate court alone saved from States
.or For his part in this affair Devery was
- -. IN command of the Eldridge-st. precinct
"a ,,.h had come to offer richer pickings than
vs." Vs. the Tenderloin. Any action against Glen
n.on,1 be q slap at Devery, and this 1act may
save the ward man.
CAPTAINS MAY FEEL SAFE.
:. e easv - see what action will be taken
-. rafarance t. the captains and inspectors
r W. McClave testified that until the
Nv Committee was appointed no police cap
49, a. far as he knew. had ever been con-
-, Of neglect Of duty by the Police Board.
" the present year several oinclals nave nee..
tnnnd guilty. but the punishment mas aiwaS'
wunU ,,;Ning A few days pay would be oasa,
eT w. - a Spantata" who might have gathereu
ss ,,hoYsands Of dollars each year by oppression
ana paI wv, said Yesterday that he appre-
80 the delcacy Of the Police Boards position
s. MD not help saying that the CommisSl 'heis
"a made themselves ridiculous In the eEtS "a
.hs nuhIc Their investigation would be nam
psred because they nad G No . pTna mad p'
canator Iexow will be in the city daily for "a
.ne looking after the law business 10 when
- ~, has NOT been able 70 give his fuI afternoon
~, sona time John w. GOf and william
s ~ Jerome. counsel Of the committee may
- % The Adrondacks shortly, for a stay 81
ssortnight. After that they and Frank Moss
ali huckle down 10 hard work again. IL is
rkelv that their heaviest artillery VIII De a.
rsrted against officials high in the Ponce De-
nsrtment Commissioner John c. Sheehan IS
vet IN he examined and Mr.. Golf has several
times expressed his desire 10 know the state OF
Commissioner McClave's health, or whom ne
wishes 10 ask some more questions
AIMING AT WILLIAMS.
rnsrector Williams will certainly come in Tor
bombarding More light may be thrown on
hs connection with the Hollywood whiskey scan
dal He is also the reputed owner of build
ing In the First Ward which is known as a re-
sort sor disorderlv persons Then there are a
number of captains who want a chance 10 Vlnd'-
sztss, themselves on the witness-stand. They
viii have 70 answer some awkward questions.
Certain lines % the investigation are pTacucaHy
closed now The Senators have expressed their
desire to hear no more about payments Tor the
use Of sidewalks The evidence is already over
vhelrning that the police levied wholesale tribute
for this l. is also well established that the
East side cafes which sold liquors without a
license had 10 pay the ward man. There mas
also been a mass Of evidence about the payments
BY keepers OF disorderly houses on the lower
East side Mr. Goff, however has had no sue
css in gathering evidence about sucn tnbute
In the Tenderloin precinct. All the wen-known
keepers Of houses there have fled out OF the
State Some Of them may be BACK by
Septarnber