The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-02
PREPARING THE CHARGES.
Ward Men, 1t Is Said, VIII BE the
First on Trial,

Supt. Byrr es is going to work in a
very leisurely way to carry out the in
structions of the Police Commissioners
embodied in the resolution they passed
last Friday.
No witnesses have yet bean summoned,
or even thought Of so far as could be
gathered from the Superintendent this
morning. and probably no active move
will be made until some definite pro-
gramme for the investigation of the ac-
cused captains and officers has been
decided upon.
You must not forget" said the Super
intendent this morning, that there Is
great mass of testimony to be examined
before charges can be framed
1t cannot be denied that Supt. Byrnes
looked worried. and well he might be
with the disagreeable work that the
Commissioners have laid out before
him. 1t would not be surprising If he
went at IT in a half-hearted sort of way,
considering how little would be accom-
plished should the prosecution be carried
out in strict accordance with the letter
of the resolution
Those who have in charge the affairs
of the Lexow Committee say that Mr..
Goff had only just begun to touch upon
Ine OF tnt IOlltt ltDdIt-
ment as far as bringing definite acts of
blacknail, eNtortion and bribery home
to individuals connected with the De-
partment was concerned.
If the Police Commissioners try the
accused policemen during the Summer
intermission of the Committee, they will
all, and many others in addition, have
to be tried over again on, new
them in the Fall.
II has been earned that the Commit,
tees counsel had by no means exhausted
his sources of information when the
adjournment was taken, but that mass
of testimony is still waiting to be brought
out. and that II Is of even greater sehsa-
tional interest than any which has yet
been given before the Committee.
AS to his plans, however, Supt. Byrnes
was dumb as an oyster this morning,
and declined to give any mixing as TO
when 1t might be expected that charges
against any one Of the accused officials
would be fOImulct ted and the proceedings
before thu Commissioners set in motion,
1t was stated yesterday tnat Capt.
of the Captains to Be brought to the bar
at Police Headquarters, but the super
intendent would not confirm this. IL is
Understood, however, that in his private
office the charges are already being pre-
parei against several of the ward men
Implicated in the blackmailins business
brought out before the LeNow Commit
tee by its witnesses. and that as soon
as they can be submitted to the Police
Board the accused men will be brought
up for trial
to whether the Lexow Committee will
be represented in any proceedings helu
before the Police Commissioners, as
it is probable that hhany OF the Wit
the Committee Will be summoned when
the officers they accuse are placed on
trial. ,a.,
IL no nua "a : To what tnpy VIII
do in such an emergency, but IT seems
to be the general opinion that some
member of the counsel VIII attend the
they go on, II they do go on. and look
out to some extent for the interests of
the witnesses, who are likely TO have a
hard time OF it if they should be com
II is not expected, however, that the
Committees counsel will be present in
any official capacity, or make any De-
Just at present 1t is extremely uncer-
tain what direction the Police Commits
sioners' Investigation of the high crimes
and misdemeanors OF tneir su .t dnareS
upon the time which matters take after
the ball has been fairly started.
Mr.. Goff did not appear AT ms once
early this morning and 1t was said that
he had been out of town resting over
Sunday one OF the callers at his o!hce
was Louis Munzinger, the Secretary OF
the PeQlOQ IluD, fOllCe SOlliIiISsloilc1
John c. Sheehan's Tammany social or
ganization of the Thirteenth Assembly
He wore an anxious look and told Mr..
Cor 8 assistant that he had come TO see
If he could not get the books and papers
Of the Pequoi Club, which he had turned
over to the Committee two or three
weeks ago for inspection.
He was much put out when he was
Informed that the Committee had not
vet completed the examination OF the
books, and that he would have to wait
a little while longer.
1t is reported that this Is the worst
Summer on record for the sale OF chow
der tickets.
Between the hard times and the
| LeXow Committee, the Tammany clubs
| are having a mighty task to dispose of
! pastebolrds at the usual market rate Of
| s. apiece. There is serious talk of cut
| ting prices down to the bone or Of Civ
| Ing up the Chuwders for the season.
Supt. BYrnes was asked this morning
| II he had anything TO say with regard
TO the charge made by the Rev Or, Mac
Arthur in his sermon yesterday that
| even the ciergymen OF the city we're
| being biackmaiied by the ward men,
who would go around TO their houses
| and insist upon selling them copy of
| the book ntitled our Police Protec-
tors" which is popularity supposed TO be
published under the auspices of some OF
the high officials OF the Police Depart
ment
II don't know anything about the sale
| OF the book and don't know VINO Is In
| terested in It. l certainly am not. be-