Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-01

NF YeRK, Dec. 31.-When he an- nounced his intention today 10 resign from the police board President Martin said: My friends know that have been anx- ious 10 retire for some time. Now that tho investigation of the department by ths Lexow committee has been concluded in- tend to resign. l did not resign under fire. My resignation will be in the hands of Mayor Strong within few days.
 'tConcerniDg the testimony given by Mfr. Byrnes before the Lexow committee havo this to gay: As president Of the depart- ment do not wish to enter into any con- troversy with the superintendent or any one else, but empbatically deny that the. board or l personally have ever done any thing to interfere with or hamper the su- perintendent in the proper discharge of his duties.''
 Tammany officials, whose terms expire tomorrow, were preparing to move today. Mayor Giiroy packed up his private papers in the mayors office this morning and was ready to go attert the meeting of the board on estimate aud apportionment. which took final action on the departmental esti- mate for 1895. The mayor said that he had not yet made his plans for the future. He might go to Europe or Florida in few weeks for vacation. After that lie will go into business. He declared today that Iammany still had bright future and that he would always be ready to work for the 
 gzr}V lilies Holly, the mayors secretary, has AiksadSsGoRe 10 Albany, where he will be th4 41Eze1pond of New York news-
 Ter Tammany officials who
 MI bg ready to move today were
 xiehardt, the mayors marshal;
 T E5A cClellan, president of the Brmen; Sheriff J.. B. Sexton, Coroners Shea and Schultze, Recorder Smyth and Judge Truax of the superior
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 -ayor- elect Strong will take possession ot he mayors office at noon tomorrow. ih,re will be a little speech making and Colonel Strong will be introduced to ~sthe heads of the departments who will serve under him until the mayors power bill is passed.
 he left for Albany, was asked what he thought of the recent criticism of the com mittee and of the sharp things that have been said of the committee and Superin- tendent Byrnes.
 "Well J said he, tive expected that we would be criticised about Mir. Byrnes, and fl we are criticised adversely 1t will be un- iuft. Byrnes WAS asked 10 account for his wealth and he aid so. TheFa was iiSs---=. .ssss- of evidence to show that he was guilty of corruption. And now, as 6 matter of fact, this city. this state and almost every state in the union was scraped as with a fine tooth comb i'll order to get some evidence against him, but it could not be found. MT. Byrnes was questioned on all the lines upon which the committee or it's counsel had any information. If any one knew anything concerning the official ca- reer of Superintendent Byrnes they should have inlorE,ed us of it. Why did not they come forward with il? Byrnes, as matter of fact, challenged any one inside or outside the department to show that he was eesr guilty of single wrong act. .''
 1t has seen said,' remarked one of those who had heard the senator's word, ''that the committee and Byrnes under stood each other when he went on the stand.''
 ''Any one who says that lies. I simply mean large lie.o
 '',rhen there is no truth in that report?n
 "Not worj.b