The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-03
wELLMAN DENIES IT.
Says supt Byrnes Is Not Going
to Be Pushed Aside.
His Investigation will Not Be Of the
withdrawing Order.
Calls at Police Headquarters for the
Lexow Evidence.

'. Nehfnan, assistant DiStrict-At-
torney who has been appointed II assist
supt. Byrnes In preparing the cases
against the accused police officials
CALLED at Police Headquarters at Ii. 30
this morning.
He said he went there to obtain the
minutes OF the Lexow Committed, which
the superintendent has had In his pos
session for the last few days, In order
that he might look carefully over the
entire testimony before bringing any
or the accused officials to trial.
He said that the report that Sup,.
Byrnes had been pushed aside or super
seeded In this investigation was without
any foundation whatever.
Il am going to confer with Supt.
Byrnes now" said Mr. Welman, "ln
regard to the preparation of these cases,
and Will continue to cooperate with
him as long as the investigation shall
continue.
This investigation Is going to be a
thorough one. There will be no white
washing done by the Commissioners.
Every case will be examined most care
fully. and the evidence siftcd to the very
bottom. 1t Is not probable ] will have
any any, case ready to bring to trial for two
Before Mr.. wellman's arrival supt.
Byrnes seemed to be waiting for some
thing to turn up He was not busying
nimseif particularly with looking up the
recorIs OF the police officials accused by
tne Lexow Committee witnesses, but
spent most of the time sitting at the
Mulberry street window of his Office in
MS shirt-sleeves and agitating huge
palm-leaf fan.
"N-hat 10 thara c,oa,In..,i... L..
report that the Commissioners are about
to relieve you of the task OF investi-
gazing your subordinates, and will put
t the whole matter in the hands OF Mr.
Wellman?' he was asked.
Don't ask me-" he replied. 1T don't
know anything about 1t. All know Is
that Mr.. Wellman Is coming up here
sometime to-day TO talk over matters.
but I will after he has had his talk
with me. ! can't say anything about
the report that l am to be superseded or
pushed aside as they say. because
been any change in the situation since
the Commissioners passed their resolu-
tion last Friday"
II Is the talk around Police Head
Martin and sheehan, the Tammany
commissioners. have taken the prosecu-
ton of the policemen accused before the
Lexow Committee into their own hands
iHS tODl-
pletely. are going ahead with their
private investigation to suit themselves.
point which has been suggested i'm
connection with the proposed prosecu
or not they have the power to
subpoena and compel the attendance of
witnesses.
This. however seems to be conclusive
ly settled by the Police Manual. which
con ms the followo!ng under Rule 1877:
Under section 2ol, chapter 40. Laws Of
lSa,, The Board of Police have power
to Issue ssubpoenas. vested in the name of
OF Witnesses upon any proceedings au-
thorized by It's rules and regulations.
Any person making Il COM
besn hS sSry mac or reared
make affirmation on oath thereto
and for this purpose the Inspectors.
Captains and sergeants OF police have
eaths. Any wiifui or Corrupt a false swear
Ing by any witness or person to any ma
terial fact In any necessary proceeding
under the said rules and regulations, or
under this act. shall be deemed perjury
scribed by law for such ofrenses"
Shortly after IL o'clock Mr.. Welman
and Supt. Byrnes drove up In hanson
with the papers to the Dis'rict-At-
'Supt. Byrnes and I have have agreed
that nothing will be done in the next
TWO Weeks, MI. Wellman SAID, tnefe-
fore l am going to enliven my honey
moon by reading the testimony.
lam stopping. with my wife at
!. l., and during the
next two weeks shall digest LeXow
Committee gleanings
1T would be almost an impossibility
% conduct this work without the assist
ance OF Supt. Byrnes. When we begin it
will be to take up the most fragrant
cases brought to our attention"
VIII you name the most fragrant
cases?" Mr.. wellman was asked.
mo. really" said he. II haven't read
the testimony. But assure you that
any captain. sergeant. roundsman or
ward man who has been accused will
be speedily brought to task. II he is
found guilty. why, he Will be driven
from the force, and 80 will every
man who Is discovered in similar con-
lition.
'Thls is how we shall rid the. De
partment OF the men who are said II
nave disgraced It,"
Mr.. Wellman was asked IL he pro-
posed to prosecute Police Commissioner
McClave unon the strength OF the evi-
lence given against him by eX-Son-in
Law Granger.
NO" he answered. I'VE have nothing
o do with his case. One Commissioners
,annot sit in Judgment over, another
But he would not admit such evidence
Is that Of Granger.