The evening world., 1894-06-05
MURRAY'S
BIC BOMB.
New Commissioner Demands
an Inquiry Into Black
mailing Charges.
|BYRNES TOLD TO co AHEAD.
Ordered to Assist Chairman LeYow
in Investigating Police
Corruption.
AND THIS FROM MARTIN, TOOL
Unexpected and Almost Astounding
Action by the Police Board
This Afternoon.
AND THIS FROM MARTIN, TOO

Commissioner Murray rather startled
his associates in the Police Board meet
Ing this afternoon by his radical conduct
and what they evidently considered his
extremist views.
The new Commissioner had been
studying closely the evidence adduced
before the Lexow Police Investigating
Committee, and had apparently arrived
at the conclusion hat the time had
come for the Board to AXE some
decisive and sincere action with q view
to purging the police force of suspected
blackmailers and corruptionists.
After the routine business had been
disposed OF Commissioner Sheehan, n.
tohishcd the increased number Of re-
porters and spectato rs present by NOV
Ing that the. Board at once proceed to
investigate the published statements
that a gambling house was being openly
conducted at 3t5 West Thirty-irst street,
In Capt. Prices precinct, and that, a.
soon as It was discovered that there was
any foundation for the reports. the
superintendent be directed to prefer
charges and Capt. Price be ar
ralgned before the Board for trial
mother resolution, to the effect that it
having appeared that charges had been
made on oath before the Lexow Com
mlttee against certain officers Of. the
their integrity n efficiency. the
said Committee be invited to furnish the
Police Board with a copy Of the evil
promptly taken to investigate the same.
This seemed to be the cue for Mr..
Murray. Before the question could be
put, Mr. Murray was facing the Presi-
Commissioner Sheehan's resolution
dldnt seem to indicate that enough
scope would be allowed. and therefore
It obligatory upon the police powers
to either plainly shirk the duty OF
clare that the sworn testimony Of citi-
zens as to bribery and corruption was
untrue.
Il believe" said Commissioner Muir
ray, that this matter deserves the clos
est scrutiny. and should be probed y
the bottom. With this end In view, I
offer the following resolution as a SUBJ
stitHte for commissioner s%heehan's;
appointed whtrSas b. the hef Senate the Sf the Sog saats &c
New York. TO investigate the Police De-
partment OF the city of New York. syi-
dence has been adduced tending to impli-
ana improper practices and PROCEEDINGS
alleged to have taken place In this De-
partment: therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That the Superintendent Of
Police be directed to Investigate the
conduct and acts of the officers so impli-
Gated and the abuses complained of. and
to report thereon to this Board, n II.
in his opinion, upon such investigation,
the abuses complained of exist and any
officer OF this Department has been
guilty OF conduct unbecoming a member
lation OF law, or has conniyed at the vio-
latiOn of law. or has received, directly
or in directly, any benefit, promise or
emolument for protecting. aiding or coun-
lananrinP any violation of In " the sinner
intendent Is hereby directed to prefer
charges against any such member OF the
police force, ard that any members OF
the police force who may be implicated
by such report OF the Superintendent be
served with charges and forthwith placed
on trial; and be II further
Resolved, That the Superintendent is
hereby directed to acquaint himself
with, and to investigate the truth or
falsity of any additional evidence given
before IT, : aforesaid committee involv-
ing the participation in or connivance
at any violation or i~nfraction of law
by any member of the police force, and
If, in his opinion, the same be true, TO
prefer charges against such officer or
officers, who shall forthwith be placed
on trial to answer the same. And be
il further
be directed to personally investigate the
condition and efficiency of the police
force In each and every precinct In the
city OF New York, and any violation OF
Ia W tAlSAlllkN " lNA
therein, and report the result to this
Board. And be 1t further
Resolved, That, If, as the result OF
such investigation, the Superintendent
shall be of opinion that the efficiency OF
the Department will be promoted. he In
hereby direced to recommend the sus-
pending trial. OF any officer or
officers, who may be suspected OF any
of the practices, abuses or corruptions
charged"
II am %actuated," Commissioner Muir
ray explained. lin Offering this set OF
resolutions, through AN earnest desire
to prove the earnestness and sincerity
of the oft repeated desire of the police
authorities to purge the force OF COR
ruption or bad practices"
President Martin was plainly dumb
founded.
Commissioner Sheehan was silent for a
moment, but finally declared that mas
much as Commissioner Murray's subnt-
tute covered the object sought - be At
(cOataued on SersHA Lace !