The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-24
TRoT APPEALS TO cor rDorEn
To sisn the MN Aboi,shin~ n. Tr.y r.u..
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To sixH the nm Aboiishins the Trey Psl,s,
Constituencies Grimes CITED.
Troy, April 23-This communication from
the Committee OF Public Safety Of Troy was
delivered to Gov. Flower this afternoon BIZ a
special messenger;
iohs sOsrnor q, Ne Sttb N Nae Yort,
There Ia now before you bill abolIshinR the
present police force Of Troy and creating an
other We respectfully request your signature
to this bill. The reasons for this request are
based upon the dishonesty and ineom peteney
oil the police as now constituted and con-
trolled.
There are doubtless Individual membsrs Of
the force who are both capable and honest
but the efficiency Of these men IL limited or
wholly destroyed by the control OF corrupt
superior officers. and by the vicious and In
ferior standard OF duty that pervades the
Police Department Your Excelleney will ap-
preclats the dif1eulty Of establishing specific
charges. when the authority usually relied
upon to discover and disclose evidence 10 itself
the object against which that evidence would
be directed.
Charges OF the Rravest character against
members OF the police are made both By COM
mon report and through the public press and
are almost universally believed to be true.
They arc not denied By those accused nor are
the charges Investigated BY those upon whom
the duty OF Investigation IL i'm posed. But GER
tain events have occurred here recently which
are so well known that no proof Is needed to
establish them ana no concealment 10 DOS
sible. They are Of such a character as we bo-
leve will convince your Excellency at least OF
surity Of lie and property under their charge.
Inc following are given as Illustrations:
/; on Apri! II: ABOUT o'clock in the after
within two blocks of Police Headquarters,
near the heart OF the city. a reputable mer.
thieves. who entered and attempted to rob the
safe. After the shooting the thieves passed
through the city they traversed a distance OF
over mile. and were pursued by large con-
Gonrsr OF people, nut not policeman Was assoc, seen
were armoG. and ut intervals nred at their pur-
Suers. Their victim died the following morn
ing. but the criminals have not yet been ar
rested.
.. On the 10th OF the month man named
River street. the main thoroughfsre of Troy,
was standing In the doorway OF the factory. In
who. after the shooting. drove away. The in.
tended victim MAS nothit. but the bullet lodged
near r.,. him In the casing Of tn. door No ar.
against shea at the Hose inquest. 49,.
3. On Wednesday evening OF this week.
avenue. one OF the principal suburban streets.
Sh. was thrown down and her clothing torn,
hut her assailant was driven away by a citizen
in this case.
4. A few days ago a respectable citizen Of the
Thirteenth ward. passing to his home late in
the evening. was intercepted and pursued BY
ruftians, and was Obliged to take refuge in the
house Of n neigh Dor and remain there all
night. This gentleman was also . witness
against shea at the Ross inquest,
The above occurrences have all taken place
within ten days in the most populous and
frequented sections Of the city. All the Grim
inais are at large. We submit that such a
record in so short time together with its
long and diSgraceful previous history. stamps
the Troy police as n force not TIT to exist.
The condition now existing in this city Ia
fraught with great danger. and there is no
speedy relief possible. except that now sought
at the hands OF the executive. ano we respect
fully submit that prudence and justice impera-
lively demand that she relief now offered by
the proposed lii be granted bstore other citi-
zens are murdered and before law-nbidinG
and p-ac eable inhabitants are driven by out
rage and neglect to apply the remedy which
the authorities refuse.
DAVID ". GREENE,
Chairman OF Committee OF Public Safety.
CH,ELEs l. BAREl. Secretary.
Dated April II. 1894.