Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1895-01-01

cases were discussed which wearled the
public, which made no substantial add
ton to knowledge already gained and
which were frittering away the time that
we knew ought to be expended upon the
inspectors and superintendent
I'VE knew that the character of the po-
lice force was O reflection from the char
ecter of its chief executive and bis i'm
mediate subordinstes, and that, however
many captains might be besmirched and
however many sergeants might be CASH
Tered, the genius of the matter would not
be reached till we had arrived at the quail
ity of the five men who together consti-
tute its executive headship.
I'm view of all this, we are justified In
saying that, while the committee stood up
to the rack magnificently through all the
earlier portions of the Investigation, they
flinched Mt the crisis. As long ago as
when Mr. Moss undertook 10 adduoe evil
dence against Mr.. Byrnes in q direct man
ner the investigating committee sprang
to Byrnes' defense. Now that il not
thing to be debated Their attitude was
instantly recognized by those in attend
ance and distinctly stated in the journals
of the next morning. The pursuit Of lines
that might possibly have been conducted
to the real inwardness Of Byrnes' conduct
and character was Observation-Disclosures
aged as 1t has been discouraged in the case
of no other man.
Now, there was q reason for that We
are not saying just yet that there was
anything that could DO proved against
Mr. Byrnes We are saying that tho COM
mittee withheld their support from efforts
made to show that there was something
that could be proved against MIR. Byrnes.
We are not saying that thero was any.
thing in the Marett case that was discred-
liable to the superintendent, but We ere
saying that the committee was indlsposed
to have the matter thoroughly ventilated
in order to discover whether there was
anything in 1t dIscreditable to the super
intendent. Their thoroughness broke
| down at that point. They stumbled Just
at the completion Of their work.
The Committee Numbered.
I'VE are not charging the COMMITTEES q
| its counsel with q dishonest intent but
they Numbered. and they Numbered badly.
Mr.. Byrnes, as competent element
Of the department., was to that degree do
PENDANT BY being taken into the conf
dence Of the prosecution he wound him
self out Of the box and onto the bench,
| where he could kick out against the yery
1 men who were no more the subject or In
| dictment than he was.
I've are not saying that there was any
| understanding, or at least any written
stipulation. that II he would tell what hS
knew about other men in the department
that were criminals he should not be called
to the witness stand, or, II called. should
be allowed to use the stand as q histrt
onic opportunity for discriminating hi
official associates and celebrating his owl
personal and official innocence. But
whether there was any such stipulation o.
not, the acceptance Of his assistance prac
tically involved the deal. and q COMMITTEES
that came down from Albany with the ex
press purpose DEMONSTRATING deals ough
to have been punctiliously careful to AvoiI
even the appearance Of having q suscepti
BILE side for the very sort Of offense tina
they were designated to detect and I'd
Judge.
strange that the senators, knowing tn
earnestness and the sincere character Q
our work. and knowing to what extern
we regard Mr.. Byrnes as that element !
the force that was the hardest to reach
and from whom we felt that most was
be feared, have not taken more palms
familiarize themselves with the points {
view which we have boon brought to o.
cupy In respect to him. We have had o
selfish object to subserve We have give
20 the committee the benefit Of our wor
and the resources Of our ofica Wo kns'
the inwardness OF the department. befo'
some Of the rural members OF tho con
\ mitteee were probably aware that we hs
j | q police forca We have had oppoTtuniti'
In our three years warfare Of ascertainin
the true complexion Of matters such
has been impossible to the committee, no
wtthstanding all their fidelity. shoul
have supposed, II they bad the dispositic
to make thorough and earnest with u
matter, they would have conferred with
would have gone In a careful and detai
ed way through the long fight that
have been wagiug and won from US q
outlook we have so expenzvely game
They have sought nothing OF the kin
/. nor did they allow for the exh1ninAtion
Mr.. Byrnes sufficient time TO avail OF n
such disclosures sysR II thsy hAa seour
them.
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