New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-18
THE NEW Police BOARDS YORK.

CAPTAIN REILLY RETIRED-RuLES THAT FELL
INTO DIsUsE UNDER THE OLD COMMISSIONERS
JEFFERSON MARKET INVESTIGATIONS.
At the meeting OF the Police Board yesterday
the chief clerk submitted list OF all the
roundsmen the force, giving the record OK each
officer ana his length OF service In the Department
a. we'll as the date OF his promotion. Colonel Grant
introduced n resolution providing that all members
OF tho force selected by the Board OF Police Tor
promotion. except those 10 be- promoted 10 the
rank OF rounismen. should hrst be promoted 10
serve on probation for term OF six months AS
roundsmen hold "A rank which, In military HE ~
known as that OF "non-commlssioned officers ana
from which they be reduced 10 tho grade OF
n,trolmcn at the pleasure OF the Board or Ponce,
Colonel Grant recommended that tho captains Vi
ureclncis ho directed TO recommend from tliho u
time any patrolmcn whom they have fouhd 10 pe
especially efficient and deserving. ihat the boaiu Vi
police might have tho Chief OF Police investigate
thoroughly tho character and quaNncatiohs Oh Tue
n,tralmen recommended and report the result OF
ht. u,estlgations to the Board. and Colonel Grant
said that this method would prevent tho su0ceS' u
any plans ~ COLLISION or improper conduct III p'hS-
lng about the promotion OF an undeSer'hs una ~,
co,n.teut man Tho resolutions were adopted
however after Colonel Grant Was dlTec'eu u H''"o
certain changes In the "orilns'
,rh, noarl retired Captain Thomas Kenny OF 'he
East Flfty-nrsts station. on pension o' '"''
p.r year Captain Thomas Eeilly became po''0''
man August a. 1866. and was made roundsmah June
-, 1871 ON May o. 1872, he was appointed sergeant
and ne ro,. To the rank OF captain June ~ pS' lie
commanded the Tenderlon precinct Tor seVef"'
years.
Tho following other officers were also retired
Sergeant william Tass OF Madlson-st' ~"
v,,r. Sergeant Horace VI. Wells. OF Union Marne''
81 go a year. Sergeant Thomas Fariey' Oh Mo'l's'
MI, Court 81 900 a year: DetectiveSergeant Slas
" Rogers. OF Detective Bureau. sl,~o year.
Eighteen patrolmen were also retired on TOo year
each The applications for retirement OF captain
1'roclcn and Detectlve-Sergeants hush ana Sro"-
ley were referred 70 the Pension committee ior iu'
ther report The officers retired were twen'y-yea
men and veterans who have been over twenty years
on the force The application OF Sergeant Johh D.
TAYLOR OF the Steamboat Squad. FOR retirement. was
denied since charges were made against Taylor De-
forc the Lcxow Committee.
Inspector conlin made "A report relative 10 INC
charges made by John c. Coleman. attorney OF the
West End Protective League. against captain
GALLAGHER of the West Sisty-elghth-st station.
Mr. Coleman asserted thai there were saloons open
sundnys I'm Galaghers precinct, and that the Cap
,oin's attention had frequently been called to tho
violation of the law. Captain ta.lagher SAID that
he was constantly doing everything III MS power 10
enforce the excise law. Inspector comm stated
that the Captain had always performed his duty
properly and made all possible efforts to nave the
law observed. The Inspector also set forth that
tho ,.on,on has all along been willing To cooperate
with members OF the West End Protective League
IN the enforcement of the law
I'VE want no whitcwash Of this matter said
President Roosevelt; this should be further In
Commissioncr Andrews said that several gentle
mon had called upon him and complained or neg
lrrt Of duty on Captain Gallaghers part. IL was
decided to refer the complaint against tap.aih
Gallagher to the Committee on Rules anu piscip-
line for "A full investigation, ,,.u.,o, ., ,so ,,,,
President Roosevelt called attention to the faG'
that Rule 40 OF the Police Manual was skStelati-
caly violated by members OF me Iorce; rms rue
MIA = report I'm writing at the station houses.
COMMISSIONER Roosevelt said that none OF the OIL
ccrs who have been on trial before MN Tor pehg
ohsenf IRON post compiled with the rule In ques-
non; seor, to evade that rule altogether. want
,o ino,w why this rule has been disregarded by
u,trn'r,rn roundsmen sergeants. captains and even
The chief OF Police me former somm mi, r
Colonel Grant will draw up resolution calling lh NJ,
attention of all members OF the force to the fact
vlolated and that from now on ali rules VIII nave
o be strictly enforced. ,,,, ,vu,
,o,,on of the West Thirty-seventh-st. station be-
Sore he "reminiscences Thursday for permitting a
r,gon Market Court, Inspector Conlin was directed
- nr"fer charges against Sergeant Michael r toody
poruniaman Thomas MCGEE and several or the po-
c"men detailed in the court for neglect OF duty
Inanrrtor Conln summoned TO appear petore
i'resldent Roosevelt later this afternoon ana draw
w pa ,tr William J. p. varran. OF the East
undred-and-twenty, sxth-st station was hnea
Andrews who tried Varran. said under ordinary cir
cumstances he would have sne
in his case and he thought the thirty days fine was
enough, ,,....o,, ,,,.s soo,o, 10 ,,as,srdav com
corning the case OF Captain Schmittberger. VINO ~
under charges In the department. for receiving
SEQ brine m AReS. was 81 asked
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