New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-28
CAPTAIN STRAUSS.

,-,sb,v.sixtb-st The disclosure made at Buck
lev's trial that an erasurc had been made IN 'he
station-housc blotter and this caused 'ne mars
% he preferred against Strauss. Roundsman liam
r,on1 Of the West Twentieth-st. station. VINO
vas detailed as acting sergeant In strauss pre-
cinct on the night of the trouble was aiso pio"e"'
ND on charges of violation of rules in making an
erasure on the blotter. Captain strauss was 'ne
complainant Louis j. Grant appeared as couhse'
for the accused captain. This caused some sur
rrise AZ no was Roundsmap Buckeys couhsei
and brought out the facts at Buckleys trial whieh
formed the basis OF the charges against strauss
president Roosevelt and Commissioner Andrews
heard the testimony Captain strauss pieaueu NO.
puilty The first witness called was houhos'h"'
Hammond lie said that on September he was on
desk duty and made the entry In the pio''er aS II.
heard the captain direct Roundsrnan huch'ey' ""u
that was TO take siN patrolmen and 20 UP 10
I,lghty-sixth-si Hammond said that late IN 'he
evening President Green Of the Cherokee Clup game
70 the station and Captain strauss Inc cap
tain took the telegraph botter and went into the
serreant's room with Mr.. Green. The captain "''e'
ward left the station but returned about ll'So D. III
Gle came behind the desk said lammohu
"and told me there would be trouble about Rounds
man Buckley's going TO Eghty-sixth-s''
He said that II Roundsman Buckley had acted
with some judgment and allowed the 'heiohee N'''
20 parade there would have been no trouble res
,dent Green he said. had showed Buckley permit
,ror, Acting chief Conlln TO parade but Buckley
stopped him ,,. ~
THE captain sat beside me behind the desk ne
said He asked TO the totter pusheu II
over to him. -,
That will get us into trouble he said. You
had better change the entry III, -
II took the blotter and erased Eighty -sixth-s ana
made it read seventy-ninth-st ana rhs,,af made
Captain Strauss sat close beside me as iia
the alteration. He then said that II was an rsne;
Did Captain Strauss speak 10 you Subsequent
Yves after the trial Of Roundsman Buckley lie
M
ordered make complaint AGAINST me he sSu
he would gf er e s sna
President Green of the Cherokee cup; ..,.,o,,
was found TO be badly mixed up and he became
confused when certain discrepancies "eie my -,
between his testimony Yesterday ana that given "!
Nt Commssioner Roosevelt asked Hammond whether
that he ID 10
ceal the facts. The captain asked me To- ,.
Parker that the blotter had not been scratched
after Roundsmain, BUCKLEY !eft the station mousse
81 did it to shield the captain
The witness then admitted that he had sworn at
and that he made me erasufe OF ms OWL owl Tree VII"
Il did 1t 20 cover up the captain. ne SAID ,.,oo.
In answer 10 question asked by Commissioners
Roosevelt. Hammond said ne did not give Rounds
man Buckley any orders when he left the station
house with the six men. In the next breath he ad-
mitted that he at Buckleys trial that he per-
eonaly instructed the roundsman and six patrolmen
10 30 TO Seventy ninth-st and Ftrst-ave.
Then YOU were trying 10 convict Buckley OF a
false charge, isn't that so?" asked Mr.. Grant
"NO. sir. / trying to shield the captain"
But Buckley was placed on trial for disobeying
your orders and the captain not In the station
house at the time you gave these orders; isn't that
Yes"
Commissioner Roosevelt here said that there was
not the slightest doubt that the captain had flashed
the returns through Roundsman Hammond
Why did you want to shield the captain" asked
Mr.. Roosevelt
Because he asked me to-