The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-28
CHIEF OF POLICE BYRNES OUT.
The Famous O11cer Retired Oh a Pension
Of $4,000 Per Year.
COMMISSIONER PARKER'S STATEMENT.
Byrnss Has Nothing to Ssy-iuspsstor Con-
lin Detailed as Acting Chief-Ths Vote
of tho Board silent aud Unanimous,

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Chlef OF Police
Thomas Byrnes was retired by the Police
Board to-day. The application was hanu-
Ell 10 Commlssioner Parker, who piesent-
ed Il with "A statement from Mr.. Byrnes.
Without comment from any one. by 81
lent and unanimous vote, the board mn
ished the act. and the retirement was
complete--done as the Chief wished IL
% be done.
The Chief called on Commissioner Par
ker at li:30 o'clock. The two sat together
until o'clock, while the board ups'2irs
went through with the routine business.
At l o'clock Commissioners Parker joined
his colleagues in a secret meeting. ana
while Byrnes was az luncheon IN the De
tcctive Bureau the retirement was made.
Commissioner Parker sat In his place,
and from some notes from card very
slowly made the following statement:
COMMISSIONER PARKER's STATEMENT.
some time after the appointment OF
this board, and consequently after came
into Office, the Chief of Police, probably
because OF former official acquaintance
with me, told me privately that II az
any time the interests OF the force IN
which he had served almost life time,
and in which he had risen from the lowest
TO the highest rank. should, In the opin-
| ion OF the board, be served better by DIS
| retirement than by his continued presence
IN It, he would consider Il his duty 70
| hand I'm his application for retirement
| lie has stated that TO me, rot upon one
| occasion alone. but upon several
In conformity with that statement,
| and In the spirit I'm which he made II,
| he handed 10 me this morning his APP
| plicatiou for retirement Since this board
| came into Office there have been many
statements attributed TO the members Of
| the board, which. so far as they were
| quoted, were without authorization.
| Under these statements the CHIEF, SO
| far as this board knows. has remained
silent, as was In the line OF his duty 20 do.
"He requested me to add that II the
experience acquired by him IN his long
service should. IN the opinion OF the
board or OF any OF It's members. be
| thought useful I'm the administration or
elevation OF the department.. he viii ten
der his ala gladly tnd Joy.ully.'
$1,000 Pension.
In sharp contrast, came the dry state
ment' Of the question by the chief clerk.
Thomas Byrnes." chief OF police. ap-
| pfication for retirement 5000 pension per
year"
Then the roll-call came:
"Mr. President YES"
commissioner AndrewsY' Yes"
Commissioner Parkerr Yes"
"Commlssioner Grantr' YES"
The board closed the room again, and
went on with other business.
Later on Chief Byrnes said. Il have
no statement to make. II any statement
is TO be made. let them Ohe commits
ioners) make it,"
CONLIS ACTING oHIEF.
At O'clock the commissioners an
| nOunced that Inspector COnlin was de-
tailed acting chief, and that Captain
Cartwright, OF the Edrdge-street sta
ton; Capt. Brooks, of the one Hundred
and Twenty-slxth-street station. and Cap.
tain Mccullough. OF the west Thirty
seyenth-street station. had been detailed
as acting inspectors The three captains
were relieved of precinct duty and notl-
fed az once 10 report 10 Acting Chief
Conlin.
The board also appointed Inspector
Colin. ana Captains Cartwright. Brooks,
| Mccullough. and Smith, of the east Twen.
| ty-secOnd-street station, as police civil
service board.
The board then took recess until 1
! o'clock.
Dn. PABKHFRsr PLEASED.
on being asked this afternoon what ne
thought of Byrnes' retirement DR.. Park
| hurst sad.
"rhc result satisfies me, grathes me.
My warfare, however. has not been
against Mr.. Byrnes as a man. but as an
official and now ihat he has ceased 10 be
an official. IL seems To- me, that Tor me
TO pass any further comment upon the
matter would be both unwarrantcd and
undignifed."