New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17
Mr.. ROOSETELT At POLICE TRIALS.

-r,-,o.,r INVESTIGATION INTO THE ESCAPE
OF A PRISONER FROM JEFFERSON MARKET
President Roosevelt. OF me Ponce Board ooi
Quoted the trials Of delinquent pohcefhen d. H'd'
quarters Yesterday. There were eighty cases Oh Inc
a,ona.r Including several citizens complaints Mr.
Roosevelt. when he took his seat IN the courtroom
a,,ornced that he wished entire quiet Kept IN the
oo,o rh,e the cases were being tried. ana Rounds
man Schauwecker was detailed to preserve oiuei'
Ean,a,n cross appeared against Patrolman James
Rodgers of his command. whom ne dcc"Sen % &c
~, in a uouor-store while in uniform May D. Noos-
80 sa,a ,h,, no was taken sick from eating pine
a,,los Commissioner Andrews asked the 'aP'a''
- there wero other places IN the neignDorhoou INA.
Rodgers nigh, nave gone into. and the 'dP'''" '
there were -
"step down" remarked the Commiseloh1''
pa,rolman Harry d. Adrance, Of the Merce, 81
station made A complaint against Patro'fndn "'
lam " Khan for being absent from his post
"D,d Won report the fact al the station mousse '"a'
vou left YOUR post asked the Commissioner =
find that the rule requiring oflcers 10 ieP
writing every occasion when they nave 10 cav po'
Is no, generally observed" remarked the Coi"ii's,
s,oner AT the board meeting to-morro" "a'
have the Chief instructed to see tha' '''s '"'S
forced oo,
Mr. Parker came into the court IN the ai'.."o o.,
and the Ccrnmssi oners heard addi'iohai 'es', 49,.
In the case Of Patrolman William Wiiiahso"' u ~
West Thirty seventh-st. station. who was ona'
with neglect Of duty when prisoner escap.u - oe
his custody In the jefferson Market Court app" -
The prisoner who got away was Fra"ciS -,
VINO had been arrested for larceny. LOUIS D. ".""
appeared counsel for the accused oihcei' d. -
proceeding with the case President RooseVe'' o"'
Policeman Wiamsons record in evidence, .
Grant made an objection which was overru'e'' .,,,
goant Foody charged Policeman Williamson "' WV,
being responsible for Murrdy's escape. Inc "'
officer left his prisoner in the lire with o'he'
ers while he went to the clerks desk 10 man.
his complaint. Williamson said that l.e satd h,
officers were negligent President foose... saultv
wanted find whether the system W. W. shouic
The Commissioners tried to find OUT JUS WIZ Niece
have prevented the escape. fouhusInna,n,s ou,Iet,
named the officers who guarded the various ala
from the court and the Commissioners nau Stone
gram of the court before them comm. !hina IN.
Parker asked the roundsman who was watciaet ha
line the day the escape occurred ana edi"e' ~
Policeman Hunt and MCGEE were 49,
What did you watch the line Tor! ,... an he
ITO that the officers got their prisoners ny ~
fore the magistrates" .,.shr,ent
Then" said Mr.. Parker in great astonisnHtet'h.
'!t is your duty to catch the oihcers anu "o' "
prisoners? -,uo.o,s ,oo
NO ] mean that we watch the prisoners. you, a,,
And still you say the sole responslpntJ VI
prisoner rests with the officer making Inc aTresr, 4,
Yes sir but of course we notice all the "e" "
the line A., .,.os,iya
II is not unlikely that as result Of the investe s
ton the court squad will be reorganized IN inc "S"
future