The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-30
BOTH SAY MR. ARKER-LIED
RoOSETELT lND ANDREWS DENY
MS CHAPMAN STORY.

Bribery ROOSEVELT Teatines That Park,
er's seeretnry's Namo Was Kept Out
OF the Case at Farker's Request
Both Commissioners Roosevelt ard Andrews
declared yesterday that the statement made on
Monday by Commissioner Parker after the
wrangle in the board over the charges against
Capt. Chapman was untrue. Mr.. Parker said
that Messrs. Roosevelt and Andrews wanted To
hold q special meeting in Commissioner An
drews's room to take action to have the proceed
ings ia the Chapman case suspended. The three
Commissioner finally got together in, Mr.. Park
er's office and then adjourned to tho board
room. whore q public messing was hold. Com
missioner Parker asserted that this was done
because he refused to take part In q secret meet
ing and demanded q public meeting. Commits
sioner Andrews had this to say:
Commissions Parkor's statement 10 not
true. 1 would rather say It to him. however,
than through the press. There was not the
slightest intention of holding q meeting in my
room. Not . word was said about 1t. Mr..
Parker was notified that there was to be n pub
lie meeting. and he refused to attend IL. Com
missioner Roosevelt and myself then went to
his room, and he escaped from the once. Our
object In calling tho meeting was to suspend
tho proceedings in Capt. Chapman's case until
wo had an opportunity to look into the matter
and decide whether or not the.Captain ought to
DO placed on trial."
Commissioner Roosevelt said: II have not .
word to add to what Mr.. Andrews says. OF
course, MIR. Parker's statement is not true"
Mr.. Roosevelt denied that he had any ao-
quaintance with Mr.. Secley and Mr.. Sherry or
any Of the guests at the Seeley dinner. as has
been reported. and that there was some Interior
motive in having the proceedings suspended.
II do not know Mr.. Seeley any moro than I
know Max Hochstim and Mr.. Senftman. those
two statesmen on the east side who were ar
rested over in Capt. Hogan'sprecinct on election
day." Mr.. Roosevelt added.
II want to look into these charges against
Chapman and sec whether heishould be put on
trial. II there is the slightest.Rround for 1t, OF
course 1 will have the Captain brought up."
Capt. Chapman was sent for by Commissioner
Roosevelt, who heard what he had to say about
his raid Cd the Seeley dinner. Nothing more will
be dono about the charges against Capt. Chap
Gomm mhsst smS p Roosevelt %fSt and Andrews Sssk will re-.
port whether, in their opinion, q trial should
There will be a meeting of the Police Board
to-day. at which 1t is expected that Commits
sioner Roosevelt will have something TO say
that the President of the Board has disclosed to
Senator Sullivan the rating given by the Com
missioners TO Roundsman Jerry sullivan. the
Senator'S cousin. who rs a candidate for Ser
geant. Senator sullivan has declared that he
Roosevelt and Mr.. Parker over the matter.
tiers yesterday and saw commissioner Koose-
Welt. Mr.. sullivan said ,afterward he had sent
latter's statement that he was informed by him
that Commissioner Roosevelt h9d disclosed to
the Senator what rating the board had given his
cousin. The Senator added:
II declined Mr.. Parker's invitation to call
upon him. but l offered to go before the board
upon his invitation and repeat our conversation.
When | talk to Mr.. Parker again want wit
Patrolman Charles McMorrow Of the West
Forty-seventh street station was tried before
terday on a charge that he paid a certain sum
of money to some unknown person TO procure
his appointment on the force; President Roose-
man. and in the course OF the trial Commis-
sioner Parker,s name was mentioned; McMor.
year. He finished his probationary period on Jan.
20 following. and was appointed full police
man. Some time in April Commissioners Roose-
welt received an anonymous letter setting forth
that McMorrow had pad 5000 for his appoint,
before Commissioners Roosevelt TO whom he
said that he had paid the sum Of 5000 to a man
Of the Delaney street station. McMorrow ad-
mitted that he agreed to pay the sum of $500.
club. Policeman Devaney was sent for at the
time. but ,McNorrow. declared he was not the
% had never 20 Mn seem M si Pa'f before aoe m IN his h fea MoMo ne
row signed the statement he made before Com
quently called as a witness against him.
Lawyer Grant. McMorrow's counsel, con-
tended that the Commissioners had no ~jurisdic-
tion to try him, as he was not a full policeman
at the time he paid the money. COMMISSIONS
Andrews held that the Police Board had power
over probation men as well as regular police
men.
testified to the statement made before him by
McMorrow on April 20. McMorrow's state
ment. in the form OF questions and answers.
was put in evidence. In answer 10 Lawyer
Grants contention. Commissioners Roosevelt
said that McMorrow declared that he paid tho
$500 to join a Republican club.
Mr.. Roosevelt added that McMorrow did not
identity Policeman Devaney as the man he
~ - m tho sn Nn aE IN and GatH hi na-Ar an ~ llA-
vaney before in his life.
..McMorrow. after seeing Devaney, said he
believed he was buncoed out of his money"
testified Commissioner Roosevelt.
Lawyer Grant called attention to tho fact that
part or the Two typewriter pages containing
McMorrow's statement had been torn of. He
asked Commissioner Roosevelt for an expla-
There were some questions and answers re-
latinR to the payment Of money on those pages
Ger McMorrow unGerstood that the money was
TO be paid TO n certain Commissioners. At the
tons and answers torn off the statement. | had
come Information from the outside that Officer
the private secretary Of a certain Commissioner.
McMorrOw denied to me that he had made such
q statement. The name of the Commissioner
was put into the original statement"
"What is the name OF the commissioner who
was mentioned" asked Lawyer Grant,
The name of Commissioner Parker was
mentioned, y responded Mr.. Roosevelt. AT tho
request OF Commissioner Parker himself the
part of the statement containing his name was
Mr.. Roosevelt WAS here excused from giving
any further and Lawyer Grant
moved the dismissal OF the charge against Nc
Morrow on the ground OF insufficient evidence.
Commissioned Andrews denied the motion and
heard McMorrow's story. McMorrow admitted
that he paid 5000 TO n person he did not know
for joining a club. and not for procuring his ap-
pointment. He said that when he had been on
probation for two weeks be was introduced to a
man who represented himself as Policeman
Devaney. The stranger told him that IL lie
would Join u certain Republican club 1t would
be OF the greatest assistance TO him in getting
his appointment. The club In question, he was
given TO understand. was recognized By the
Commissioners
This man told me would not wear the uni
form II | did not help the club out" said Nc
Morrow. II was told that II would cost 5000 to
Join tho club. / paid $500. The man who got
the money said he would come back with my
membership card, but he never came. and when
! went TO look for the club, which was
said 10 be Mt 9l6 Sixth avenue, | found only u
fiat house there. ! concluded then TINT | had
been buncoed. thought. the man who got tho
money was u policeman. but when I saw Officer
Devaney he was not the man. never saw Po-
liceman Devaney until | met him in the Com
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