The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01
TlNNANY AND THE POLICE.
,,nryr MARTIN TEsTIF1Es M
sopE JHE SENATE COMMITTEE.

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o,..,..,,.-spy sy-teH of Excise Reeu-
.'...-PolIeeren WAC neioug 60 Chats.
-. s.r.ts Investigating Com ittse called
SO. President James J. Martin OF the Police
-, ,..tsriay to tell all he knew about the
s.s,,.,sIe. Of the Police Department Mr..
80, told but the Senators and Lawyer
s.,As,l.nd did not seem to be sstisHed. Mr..
s.,hs,,,nd asked repeatedly: Did you not
:. ,hI.Y' and Did you not say that" and
...msd 10 be deeply Rrievsd when Mr.. Martin
.,.vsrsd. no, / did not"
p,,.rs Com missioner Martin arrived . young
-, named Thomas l.. McCllntock told . sad
Al. Al the neglect OF policeman to expel all
| n.uocr.ts from a polling place at the last
.l.,tion. When he had finished his story
pOl,.s commissioner Sheehsn srrived, ready
- 90 upou the witness stand. LAWYER Suthsr-
I Ia hovsysr. wanted to examine Commits
.lons, Martin lrst and there was long delay
,ntil M. Martin arrived. When his name was
s,.lly called there was . hustle Of expeo-
taney IN the courtroom.
Dr. Psrkhurst, President Charles Stewart
smith Of the Chamber Of Commerce. Morris
Tskulsky. and Sol BsrlineE leaned forward to
s.tch evsry word that he said.
LAWYER Sutherland began By asking the Wit
,sss what political ofiicss he had held and the
,.lsry he had received from year TO year.
when Mr. Sutherland had gone back as far as
isSs-Mr Martin was IL years old then-hs
trcpped that line OF inquiry and took up the
Police Department.
when Superintendent Byrnes frst took
sommsnd did you give him any special In
tructions regarding excise violations p mo.
mere was an unusual number Of arrests. I re-
member. but no special orders The usual
number Of arrests was about 1000. but after
that they increased to about $500"
do you remember that the LIQUOR dealers
made complaint about the number OF ar
rstsr mo. sir"
do you recall endorsing . complaint and
sanding II to the Superintendent p well. I
nmsmber that in 1901 there was something
sHp:r N en- sE B,rns.
y sI.ssnsto BOYD. called on rs with mono
ssns sa.nes S.y IT. a &
clothes They said some q these men we're
and dSnS Stnss thns
,ash a N sthod OF getting evidence" "
or not ss p 81 IN
iOops during 69Srs when the saloons should
Yes. but those orders we're Issued BIZ the
then your Board passed orders forbiddins
we didn't 20 so far As that We said We
ists saloons ia eltis.ns clothes, ss Il wa. IN.
igsEioas to the force. They would do improper
What things7'
Senator. LsIow leaned forward at this point
Now, DO you mean to say that this commit
isr r.. police force ana no, ont Of symDst6y ior
Mr.. sutherland continued: Did you. ever
give any orders to Inspector Steers % Yes
just once II was In June, 1882. .Superin-
io1nd his place fiII.d by the inspeetosr Il f was
saturday. and told him that I had heard the
coSs. {" !ss % :SaS HGs Rsa hi s
uentfon TO the resolution OF the Board"
so wnS sayss !0q snas ..s
Wnom did you consult withr' mo one"
nat. rom IL. .nf: saa' mus: 'm
so you violated the rules Of your Board7"
y Tss ssard ssss
.od them At the time that they must never
Ss had been ssnding out men himself to get
ssidenceT No. ldon't know anything about
Mr. Sutherland then started on on another
tack.
"a, A S'. there NAM n the Ta%@.ny
believe thsrs are" replied the witness.
an tS.. ths{ drink and Play card, in
:% ,:I !, I'm. men do in the Union League or Man
Do You ever find that your duties as Tam
S.aS :ai. SS%: p '0ps' NO. 9Th sS.5 duties
. Az. no, most Of the sppointms nts that Iou
H.. ss p q: STSs IN tSs direct
susliisd By eIaminstion. After thst' ot
s sSn prefer the recommendation OF my
You make more appointments now than you
sa.se;,sdsd IN getting before ron were a Com
t5snds have b.sn defendants to ehsrgssT""
psrti. r.. often; PVT they do not get any more
Do you solsct the police officers who are to
s.nrssH m polls n your district on election
ssssr,,,.nd asysRt anything 70 DO with il.
ksow anything about what oifiesr is to be dss-
s saS suggests the names to Superintendent
a.. there A regulation in your department
ssa s prohibits polleemsn taking part in con-
..s parf thInt ing in political con;
,,. h[oTIsps b. the fP sased Club or tn. Iro.
mo. rS'uo been In existenee| Il don't
Won And yet: recalling your former testimony. |
n ~" s ~. now that you don't know that police
hs sortPs II don't me hsS e,sSs aud engage In
4. a,y. you ever AK ID about this matter
,ssa.n. BIrnss once about It. WI" Hs ioid me
los Ieem.n were, members % these clubs
s ~. nffs extent and that he didn't think il
al ,Eht l agreed with him. After that i
Eu,tns Iammany Hall Executive Commit
mss sa, thsy ought to zee that these police
4. mny dld you go there Why did you go 10
ers.sn thJ hall To get their assistance TO In
hseSs W smeleney OF the New York police |
. EEsn was there no other place TO Ro"
thai Sould meet more people belonging to |
kadi Suos there. / thought that Tammany
thai WaS stfnss In these clubs and could stop 1t |
o,.iiSSS thought that Tsmmapy Halrs control
thsa 1ou pone. through these clubs was greater |
Fslics .soantIol over the police through the |
that VA sfaf don't look at 1t exactly |
&C.. on bseomusnd Appointments. transfers. |
the Tsquest CHANGES ever made except upon |
leader OF TIE Tammany Hall district |
cent On About eighty i've or ninsty per |
Fssomn.Bs !, changes are made upon such |
missioner Martin testified that he had
NarTis TsLunfs policemen at the request OF |
lad NJ Tssis * y Ehsreu pom every body smiled |
tlTpsd ,iasAuiSky, who was In the court room.
pOllesnsoI ne had testified that only one |
Ai6 nAa been transferred al his rsqusst
l0.3O ~ isiuek The committee adjourned until |
S''sk next Friday morning.