The evening world., 1894-04-20
MAC LEAN A NEMESIS.
Police Commissioner Is After
Capt Martens's Scalp.
Understood that He Has Preferred
Charges to the Board.
Got Evidence Himself, Aided by DIR.
Parkhurst's Agents.

Police Commissioner MacLean is after
Capt Frederick w. Martens, OF the
East Thirty-fifth street station, with a
sharp stick.
When Capt. Martens was tried by the
Police Board recently. on charges pre-
ferred by DIR. Parkhursts Society for
neglecting to close up disorderly houses
in his precinct, Commissioner MacLean
thought that the charges were suffl-
GENTLY proved. and was in favor OF dis
missing the Captain from the force.
Commissioner MacLean was overruled
by his colleagues, however, and the pun
ishment imposed was merely a fine of
thirty days pay.
Ever since that time Commissioners
MacLean has been following up the
case. with the aid OF DR.. Parkhurst's
agents, and as result Of his own OBJ
servations 1t is stated on good authority
that he has preferred new set Of
charges against Capt. Martens.
These charges have not yet been
brought to the att .ntion of the Police
Board, but will, 1t is said be submitted
at this afternoons meeting. The Park
hurst Society will not appear in the
matter this time, and the specifications
are drawn by Commissioner MacLean
1t is said that the condition Of Of
capt. Martens,s precinct has not been
Improved In the slightest degree since
stated that many houses Of ill-repute
which were temporarily closed during
the agitation against Capt Martens,
have since been reopened and are in full
blast.
Commissioner MacLean has in his
possession a long list of disorderly
houses now running openly in the TWEEN
II Capt. Martens Is again put on trial (
will go very much harder with him than
y. d b1. on his first arraignment before
1t is understood that Commissioner
MacLean has brought the matter to
the attention Of President Martin, OF
formed the latter that he intends to
press the charges against Capt. Mar
Lawyer Frank Moss, counsel for DR.
Parkhurst's Society, said to an EVEN
ing World" reporter this morning:
There is very little doubt that Capt
Martens will be put on trial again on
before.
THE condition OF his precinct is dis
graceful and IT has been getting worse
was called to the matter.
The Society is not moving in the
matter this time, however. except to
way of securing evidence of the charac-
| ter of the places which are now being
openly run in that locality in violation
Of the law"
Charges have been made against a
number Of police officials during the past
day or two. and will probably come up
for trial next week
The complaints by Lawyer William
J. Lardner against Policeman John II.
| Hurley. Of the East Twenty-second
street station and by John Masterson,
Of Brooklyn. against Sergt. Mccormick
Of the Old slip station, have already
| been reported.
The latest complaint is that lodged
| against Sergt Lynch and Policeman
Collins, of the West Twentieth street
station, by Mrs. Juanito Castillo, who
keeps boarding house at 225 West
Twenty-sixth street, and her daughter,
| Mrs. Roussell
Mrs. Castillo W as arrested by Police
man Collins at the instance OF a Mrs
| Richards, one of the boarders in the
house, and was kept in the station over
night. 1t is charged that both the SER
geant and patrolman called Mrs. Cas-
tillo and Mrs. Roussell abusive and OPP
probrious names.
| Supt. Byrnes. to whom the case was
reported. has ordered charges to be pre-
ferred against both police officers.