New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-15
GENERAL DENIAL BY VOORHIS
HE SAYS HE PROMOTED CREEDEN
SOLELY ON MERIT.

cLAREs. HE WARNED THE OFFICER THAT
MONEY WAS NOT NEEDED AND
TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THE
RUMoRs THAT A FUND
HAD BEEN RAISED
Police Justice voorhis on leaving the bench as
the jefferson Market Court about 5 r. m yester-
day made the following statement to the re-
porters Captain Creeden testified truthtuils wne"
he said that had told him that no money or other
inducement, except personal merit. was necessary
to secure his promotion to c?ptaincy. his haH'e
was first presented 10 me as that OF cahdlda'c
for promotion by several storekeepers in the bow
cry Canal and other streets. Among those VINO
recommended him superintendent "risht' ol
T.. Ridley & Sons drygoods establishment. None ..
the men who spoke to me about Creeoeh ihtihA's"
to me in any way directly or indirectly. That any
money was to be raised to secure the promo"o"'
Whom # came my turn as a Police Commissioners
to appoint a captain from a list OF sergeants' there
were Creeden Wegand. Lynch ana others WHO
had presented themselves candidates for pro-
motion | thought favorably OF them all, Out my
personal preference was for Wiegand, who' h"e
Creeden is a war veteran and has an excellent
racor5 ~ service in the Union Army. Creeden,
however had served longer on the police 1orce
than any Of the others and had good record
.srbe civil Service law had then come into force.
and | always tried to abide by IL creeoe" ha''"s
assed a highly creditable examination ana pos'
sossing n frst-class police and war record pro-
NOTED him solely that account khe" "'ees"u
nersona,lv and all things being equal. woud ha"s
pre,erred 10 appoint him. No one spoke 10 "e
about Creeden except the storekeepers nave me-.
toned and several Grand Army men, AMONG inc
latter were General James r o beirhe' MaJor mas
gortv and others whose names cannot now recall
on tho afternoon before the appointment was h'aoe
I cav Viegand and said TO him that had iookeo
tho matter over and didn't sec how couid con-
sstertly appoint him when Creeoeh naa oee"
longer on the force and had such sooa re S,Jn't
a sy 70 nive him any false hope or unfounded en-
co,raee men and. at the same ti,'e; ' Ia ,hsre
~oild be a Glance for his future PROMOTION ,,a
THAT evening told my ce arn, tma' t,reeden
csme to nv offce at Police Headquarters about u
m the ne nNo, 6ay him. b bS t tS there
mon talk that no policemen fou'a esaid 70 him
without pay'nGsi st T to understand that want
nothing whatever, In any shape OF r noonev 70 any
prom for That purpose you have simply been SWIM
died You might better hay have ,d thrown your "'''
He s said MP commissioner couldn't a give s
anyhns for have nG;hnf TO p put himself under
o ta, nj 10 friends to take care Of his tam
which think he said consisted assured or nh him that
had decided to appoint him soey on account Oh He
war and police records and ne dave @s"t and intro
fas bm 10 commissioners Macean. Msclays and
MsT5@ 5e Tse hs9 tns Saa
captains dinner met him IN me s ioo byy,~ u thai
hotel. and said 20 him napeai,ii ,,p Int. You know
.hst I snoke 70 YOU about II before: woua . hns
10 know If any money was paid re rep pr renort
nothing had been paid otG nr,' Tia He said he
wonld incu,re into Il and let ne know the result
NM have not seen or heard from MN sin ,c.;,
heard the report in general way "a a. meetings II
me- ne ~ tne other Commissioners would have ap-
pninted Creeden I would have appointed Wesannu; :.
"E.x. AssembIyman John Martin; who Is said 70
been raised for Creeden was cioss 20 an ,na,pp,ys
to the extent thai first suggested ms t nom sa
for Assemblyman because nau ieai ,ls ~ Sarshiv
ar vnould make a good Assembyman. so recon-
mendei his nomination ana nave no Teason "
6nder an Obligation OF any kind to him, on the
ontrary any obliga ton there was Sc.Iu oi ~;
on HE nart toward me-. All | expected from MIN N
Office would take Martins WORD oeiofe IN .sePl "a
haSsn's The latter once treasurer OF the Nv
York County Democracy. and was some Spo OF 49,
short in his accounts anu hra vas some talk about
nrosecutng him but | advised agains; II. as coui
soc no good reason why the afair should De drasseu
Committee and was chairman o, me EN HS w.
Committee never had any conversation Win nm
about money being raised TO secure Creeaen piy2S
motion or for any other unla"iui Puipose. -
creedsn knows now or knew at any TIME tnaS
money had been raised he certainly never ton
me about IT, canno; recall where or from wnom
sar, 10 secure police promotion. ANY one VINO mas
lived in New-YOrk knows that L is common ruinor.
Invariably tod every candidate Tor pfon,o' on
hat no money was needed. Ny clerks heard me teii
crsaden so and a | probably spoke In a sharp.
loud voice ! presume | was overheard ny persons
who in an adjoining room Sno r w,line
20 answer any and all questions about this matter
which have absolutely nothing to con-