New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21
READY TO PLEAD TODAY.
THE INDICTED OFFICIALS SPEND THE
EVENING IN CONFERENCE.
DR pARKHURsT KEEPS Up HIS GOOD WORN
SPENDING SOME TINE IL THE BROOKLYN
PRISON THE POLICE DEPART
MENT WEAKENED.

The oyer and Terminer Grand Jury yestera"! r.
.,,,.d ire sossions 4 copy Of the resolutions
nassed on Tuesday by the Board OF Ponce No"
missioners was presented the jury by Assistant
District ttorney Lindsay. it having peen Tor
wardef 10 that official by President MAJ 'n' %
messenger early in the morning. Inv lam '
was believed to be investigating the FIRE Depart
ment intending to thoroughly inquire 'n'o It's
methods 4 large number of strange witnesses
were in attendance. a.! OF whom dechhed " XIV
either their names addresses. 40 u''io' "''u
frenen however were at the Crl'"'"' 'o''''
building. y
,,,o,, tho sunerintendent of the Parkhurst so
io,v. Agent Lennon and Liss, the ex-burSar
They were accompanied by several women oelV'eu
IN be in some way connected with inc case VI NV
man Eudneick whom Liss tried to gel 10 80 pe'o'e
rho Grand Jury and swear that ne had ph'u '"''"'
and NcNanus the two Headquarters detectives
q sum of money to release him wheh arrested
,ar, Whitney did not hesitate to say mat they
.,re siiIl after the two Central once men, ana
,ha, they would get them indicted peiore 'heS
were through. Exactly the nature oi '"s
Of the men before the Grand jury oo"'i 'o' Nv
learned
DIR PARKHURST Calls ON fh''o'"'''
Dr parkhurs, made hurried call ycs.erday oh
,,,.r scbleren AT the brooklyn city Hall ana re-
ouostcd a permit to see George Murray "ias Heo'ee
,viu.,,os a prisoner in Raymond-st. jan charged
with stealing a diamond pin from "l'""' sup
man Of Mvrtle-ave.. on March :. Inc M"9"i 'o'
,nurtc,t,l with Warden Shanley' ana the N'S' was
,,,od II ,s said that Murray knows all about
novnsbop methods Of receiving stolen so"'S III
~. work pr Parkhurst was admitted to the cen
tn wbicb Murray was confined, and he had quiet
talk with the prisoner. lie declined 10 zen the
ron,r,ers the nature Of his conversation Win Nur
raw and the prisoner also refused to talk
when pr Parkhurst was asked II ne couin guess
nj IurV had failed
70 lndict Police Inspector Williams ne sai"' NO.
hut the Grand Jury IS not through with us "o'h
yo, and from present Indications ii may continue
until the end Of the month.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIPPLED
Tho action Of the Police Commissioners IN Sns
pcnding Inspector Mclaughlin and Captains irice
Donohuc Siebcrt and Murphy from du'y mas sun
further crippled the department. "h'h lot SOM
time has been short Of commanding officers ana
,.r.,t many pafroim.n. From present Indications
:, l. extremely unlikely that the large number o'
vacancies Will soon be- filled
The department is in badly crippled state. lh're
are nearly 3up patrolm"n To 10" appointed "'S'''s
a number Of roundsmcn. scrgeanis ana '''f''''e
sor-cauis There are nine vacancies in IN" list oil
cap,a!ns The restoration to duty Of captain 'rosS
which has been ordered by the supreme court
VIII make eight the actual number OF precinct com
manders short
40 ono We, has been assigned TO take charge OF
the Detective Bureau. II was THInoI'I AZ h'"'-
quarters yesterday that superintendent HyrheS
would urobahly manage the bureau himself. tenn
porarly at least. II Is said that he has IN MN. Il
Dian 10 rcoreanizc the Office and may max" SOM
Suggestion with that end IN view 10 INC loIlC'
noarI In the near future. sergeant Frank M1hsn
ir n the superintendent ofic" Viii assist 4h con-
Quoting tho business = the bureau during Inspector
McI.auEhiu's suspension .. r.tf..
Thr Ire-lrc' commanders were called - Police
Ur,lqlaricrs yesterday o.. Superintendent l}Inrs
vto talked 10 each - them separately M IN"
rxplanlti0n the Superintendent "orl Hthc W''
MAJ the subject u consultation was me discipline
Oi the force.
THE INDICTED MEN TO PLEAD TODAY.
Inspector Mclaughlin WAS a. n" Central Once
and had a consultation with Superintendent lYrnet
yesterday Mclaughlin and the -FOUR captains ana
three eS-cap,alns who were indicted on MONDAY
vii ,p,ear I'm The Court II oyer and T"rHin'r to-
dav io plead 10 the indictments They all d"Hoi."-.
,rfi; rl.td mot guilty" az! seek ., ger h7 NUN
d,lty ,s possible before going 10 ifiti NJ ~ t.'
w,rc said t. have counsel ready =" defend 'h''"
\ meeting ~ he indicted police officials W. ma
Al me Il James Hotel last night ii-iNT ~ VI
T,urlIlr CAPTAINS Price. ii"VrrN. iou'hh'. murphy
and Sirleri pcrc present Emanuel Fr1cnd nci"4 as
lrgal adviser Plans were formed i'r strong "'-
fence iu each case.
HYRNES DECLINES To ANSWER MARTIN.