New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-25
THE POLICE COMMENDED.
EXCISE LAWS ENFORCED SUNDAY AND
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PLEASED.
HE EXPRESSES HIS QUALIFICATION TO THE ACT.
ING CHIEF AND INsPECrORS-ExCIsE AR
REsTs-ATTENTION OF THE EXCISE
BOARD TO DE CALLED TO

GALATIANS PLACE.
President Roosevelt was greatly p.eased with the
thoroughness OF the Excise laws enforcement on
Sunday. and he made known his qualification TO
Acting Chief Conlin and Acting Inspectors Cort-
wright. Brooks and McCulagh yesterday morning.
Mr.. Chief and Inspectors" he said. Il want to
express to you my pleasure at the way the EXCISE
law was administered yesterday I appreciate that
there immense amour, of extra Work from
the Chief and Inspectors down TO the patro.men be-
cause We are so short-han1ed at present. ! do not
thank you any one for doing bis duty. but WISH
10 express my qualification at what was done IL
reflects credit on all Of you II is great pleasure
for me to say this. II seems almost ungracious TO
say more but am convinced you will understand
me when say that yesterday was setting a stan
dard below which must not 20. We must go
above II as far as can. but no. below IT, Through
you / want to express my Qualification to the cap
tains and the members of the force for what was
done yesterday. 1t is an assurance take Tor
granted that the same work will be done steadily
and better.
Through you gentlemen. and your subordinates
want to have II understood that the Excise law IKE
any other law goes N New-York. YOU Chief VIII
submit TO statement as to the cohuuct "a
particular patrolmen who under peculiar and diiil-
cult circumstances and physical injury 10 them
selves, enforced the law. and particularly Ponce
man Burke, who had trouble In enforcing the la"
in Callahan's saloon
..rhere is Just one other matter not in reference
am going to recommend Two rcundsmen 10 De re-
manded 10 the position OF patrolmen because OF the
laxty OF discipline among the patro!neh "ue.
them When i find not one case. but a dozen as
did the other night of policemen lettering on ther
posts iounging In engine-house. eating oysters
an a saloon and violating other rules II SHOWS
that the roundsman is not fit for his work Mr:
Chief and Inspectors. when You nhu sucn a iaH
condition among patromen l want you 70 IePoi.,,
A. TO me- 1t speaks i'll of the captain ina! Is al
have to say now. | am CAD 10 see you an. ,,.
Actng-C Chief Conlin then thanked the fresuent
for his kind words and said that he ana MS men
would continue 10 every EFFORT 10 enforce 'ne
Excise "a W as well all other laws 49,,
President Roosevelt told the reporters that ne nlu
various agents yesterday 10 see now Inlnss
were going He said there was great i,rprore
ment and It pleased him very much In Two pre-
cincts he said. the police were not partcuialrrNy
virilant The President talked TO the Acting-Chiei
and Inspectors about II in private. ana II Is nOl
than likely that the commanders OF tne PrecIc'
reSerred TO will hear from the Chief MI ftoose-
Welt would not tell which two precincts they, We're
THE total number of excise arrests yeSterua! "ds
on The largest number. seventeen. was mace d!
Cantain Smiths men in the Eighteenth freclnc.'
The police of Old Sip Mercer-st. ana west SiAt:.
eighth-st stations only reported one arrest III eac'
nv direction of Commissioner Roosevelt re-
,orf Was forwarded the Excise Board YESTERDAY
calling attention the violation OF the Excise ID"
Yesterday in ex-Assemblyman Callahan saloon
with the request that speedy action be taken 10 re-
woke Cailahan's license.