The evening world., 1895-06-13
Roosevelt's Civii-Servioe Reform
Soon to Be Applied with
Vengeance.
PRESIDENT ACTS As JUDGE.
Digs Up Old Cases Against Os'in.
ousnt Officers and hustlss
Through Recent Ones.

There IL every indication that before
long q shake-up in the Police Depart
ment will take place such as has never
been seen before. That this Is fact
was evidenced this morning by certain
remarks made by President Roosevelt
Of the Board of Police Commissioners.
Not only will there be q shake-up OF
captains and Lergeants. but roundsmeI
and patrolinen, and even doormen will
be shifted around among the various
precincts in the Department. How soon
this shake-up will take place 10 not
known at present. but that the matter
IL under very serious consideration by
the Board there Is no longer a doubt.
Preyiden. Roorcvelt said this morning
that It was the intention OF the Board
to bring about q revolution In the Do
partment and to place 1t upon q footing
upon which It has never stood before.
~ have had the matter in mind for
soms s time" 4. said a. president sifis Roosevelt
desire to accomplish.
"Ase the detailment Of officers stands
and superior or commanding officers. are
have stationed them. Now It seems to
the force as a working Body not only for
the mems own welfare, but for the
beneht Of the public. that those who
Among % politicians known W to Il them. % should
be sent to other and remote precincts:
The doorman, as we'll as the Captain.
circle. end 1t is this afiliation which
am ANXIOUS to rid the Department Of"
Conmissioner Theodore Roosevelt pre-
Of de;inaasni policemen At He.daasr-
ters. There were sixty-one complaints
on the calendar, which shows q consid-
sraDs falling r., on ss compa,sd with the
The calendar for to-day contained ssv-
eral old cases wherein the complaints
Prcsidens Roosevelt had dug up out oi
the records OF the Department. They
+ have never been properly disposed Of.
Christian Taulphoeus. charged with
threatening TO slap a prisoner In the
face while taking him to the station.
called me- e1"i vii. w" name. eIsI's toid him n"f
would slap. his fa.e II he did not keep
quiet" said the officer.
Don't You know you havs no bust
prAoner?' said Mr.. Roosevelt. his eyes
'n.RgOinsIi Ro. IT,"
well, you ought TO. Stand down"
Patrolman Charles F. Meyer Of the
Kingsbridge Station. admitted that he
had been In the barroom Of a saloon al
kingsbridge. while in uniform but he
simply went In to get lunch.
'If you go into a saloon while In uni
form .i for any purpose; & except to make an
you take your badge in your hands.
Just remember that. II you get hungry
while on duty you should have some
S,nsar Sns bring ssoDs y0s your lunch Keep out OF
Several excuses Of oversleeping were
made BY. men who were charged with
absence from rom roll,cali -
Roosevelt with a suspicious smile. "bu
I cannot accept that as an excuse
DSH %thn SsE sh. rst hsrf hoar after the trial.
began Commissioner Roosevelt hat
p,SS.n sSi: sSn M:Mn S,sns apgea 2, ,Ss F., 70,
charged with clubbing Thomas Hogan
and arresting and J. mhandcuf,ng him With
house At 3ls East Fortieth street.
McMullen had arrested some boys fol
shSptins crap; on the sidew.lk.
when ofxsS snshfs Mso was saa ID cis.n HGsnn
arrest me. He, took out his club anc
out his revolver. and I struggled viii
q thought he wanted to kill me Il
nte an hs was store Sns MS
Mullen came in and with another ma
pulled me out.
HE wanted me to go downstairs. m
said he would club me TO death. wa
in Bellevue Hospital four days " IN m
injuries. was discharged IN cour
afterwards"
Hogan. the complainant. had a nun
Der OF witnesses present to support hi
charge. Among them were Mrs. Mar
Foley. Mary Madetzka and Frederic
j. Keller. of S'9 East Fortieth stree
They al testified that the assault o
Hogan was unprovoked.