New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-20
INDICTED OFFICERS SUSPENDED.
ACTION BY TIE POLICE BOARD AT THE hhdO-
LAR MEETING--CRoss AND SMITH MPEMt
FOR REINSTATEMENT.

LAR MF;ETING-CROss AND SMITH APPEAR
FOR REINSTATEMENT
Tho order Of the General Term Of the supreme
Court reinstatng Captain Adam ~ cross ana IA
troman George Smith was served on me fo'oe
Board at It's meeting Yesterday Afternoon
Nessrs Hess. Townsend and McC.cllanl also hioi
demands for the immediate payment Of the salaries
due their clients from the day Of their "r"ngiui
dis mhssa August 81. with costs alma disbursement
The amount In Cross's case Is s2v'O ana IN S'hlh
2o56 These demands were referred to the corpora
ton Counsel. ard. tho motion OF Commissioner
Murray the order Of reinstatement was laid over
until the next meeting
Commissioner Andrews eaid that the only point
TO be considered was whether the board should APP
neal from the Supreme Courts decision. Mr. Muir
ray said that the Commissioners hal hah no OPP
portunity to examine the decision or consult with
Mr. Wellman. who the prosecutor at the tria'a
OF Cross and Smith. lie thought 1t would be- proper
before any conclusion arrived at that Mr. Well
man ehoud be consulted as 10 the hhvisabihty oi
taking an appeal This course prevailed.
Captain Cross and Patroiman Smith were walt
ing al Headquarters TO learn what action the board
took When told that the order or reinstatement
was laid over the Captain said he could afford TO
wait a few days longer. lie was ready. however. 10
90 duty at any time.
The Commissioners received letter from Lee
Phillips secretary Of the Civil Service Board In
answer to a resolution calling for certificates mat
none OF the candidates the eligible list had passed
a fraudulent examination. MIR. Phillips wrote that
ne had been directed to inform the Board OF Police
that 1t impossible for the civil Service Board
TO 20 over all the papers Of all the candidates now
on tho eligible list for the position OF patrolmen
but IL the Board Of Police desired to make any
charges In the premises they would be considered
Commissioner Kerwin said there was no question
in his mind that the eligible list WAS fraudulent
Commissioner Andrews said that the Civil Service
Board should certainly certify that the men whose
no he olipible had
passed proper examination.
Commissioner Andrews introduced resolutions
relative to the recent Extraordinary Grand Jury's
investigation OF the Police Departm ont. ana the
cooperation asked for from this department. which
had once before been asked and refused The resolu
lions provide that the Board OF Police Commission
extend TO the Extraordinary Grand Jury tshearty
cooperation. and that the officers and empoyes,
in their capacities both as public officials and as
private citizens. are hereby directed TO asss- the
Extraordinary Grand Jury by every means In their
In introducing the resolutions Commissioner An
drews asked If there was any record in the de-
partment Of. assistance having been rendered the
Extraordinary Grsffd Jury IN It's lnvesEa lions of
the Police Department. President Martin responded.
saying that SO Ear as he Knew no aid had been
asked by the Grand Jury. ,,
not wait to be- asked 1t appears in the present
ment that the Grand Jury had requested assistance
80 far az | know" said President Martin. mo
such request has ever been made Of this board
| If 1t had it certainly would have been complied
| with" Commissioner Andrews thought that the
| presentment referred to the superintendent The
| resou tons unanimously adopted.
After the regular meeting tho board went Into
executive session. Superintendent Byrnes reported
the indictments and arrests OF Inspector Mclaueh-
| lin. Captains Sicbert. Donohue, Murphy. Price and
| Patrolman schill. Commissioner Andrews moved
| that Inspector Mclaughlin CAPTAINS Siebert Dono-
] hue. Murphy and Price and Patrolman Schill be
| suspended from duty. The motion was adopted
| al the Commissioners voting In the affirmative.
Superintendent Byrnes last evening announced tho
| following temporary assignments: Sergeant John
VI. O'Keefe. In charge Of MacDougal-st. sta ton
| Sergeant Patrick Gully. in charge OF Union Market
station: Sergeant William T. Cofey. In charge OF
| West Twentieth-s station. and Sergeant John
Cooney. In charge OF West One-hundred;h-st. sta.
| ton No has yet been placed In charge % tho
detective office. and il IT, not unlikely that foI
| the present Superintendent Byrnes himself. with
| the assistance OF Sergeant Frank Mangln. Jr vii
| conduct the business OF the bureau