New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-23
PART III.
PAGES 10 TO IS.
,,y RE TRIED BY THE BOARD.
o,,rr OFFICERS FREED FROM IND1CT-
MENT NOT YET SAFE.

-,,nrSC-E IN THEIR CASES TO BE EX-
.rn RY coMMIssIoNERs-AN INDUCE
,,rxr FOR TIE RECONCILIATION OF
rrrrc1ENT ELECTION OFFICERS.
po,,cs Commissioners at their meeting yes
Ioo .oot important action IN the cases Of all
Nu's oars who were indicted on evidence obtained
w exow Committee. Colonel Grant said that
o,,,ee OF the Board should examine the evil
te ., every case where police official was In
esn' ora see II the evidence was sufficient 10
" the men up on charges before the Board
Nns ,ss,oner Parker declared that such a course
Cn's.,sahle even where the officer had been
VS. ar in cases where the indictments were
SUITED or ]" 'A'''
rnissed.,
~ committee on Rules and Discipline all the
~ rnon which Indictments were found In all the
~. cases and that the committee should investi-
r and report whether or not the evidence is
-, N Mace the officers on trial Before the
s The Commissioners said that this course
'O' J.. nursued in the cases OF Captains Price
to. ~ and seibert and all the members Of the
A At who have been under indictment and
Cgsnsicn
-, sshert was served on the Board but no
'4,.r was taken toward restoring him 10 duty.
'n,or.,,on Counsel Scott sent communication
. ~. BOARD calling attention TO the fact that some
.",ovs. NJ the Department had made afidavits In
.nn.r, ~ certain proceedings pending against the
crr.,,rent He considered this highly improper.
and said; ,,-.,-
~ voSr Board to all the persons employed in your
Department that they sn0uid not sign any papers v
ssAAdayits in regard 10 such matters, except upon
.ha consent OF your Board or upon the direction OF
. cour, OF competent JURISDICTION
r.u,nissoners agreed with the CORPORATION
Counsel that no employees of the Department should
.,gn papers Of that sort without permission
Commissioner Parker presented the following
s,om General Rodenbough. chief of the Election
Bureau which approved
In,connecton with the issue OF blank forms OF APP
ulcation for inspectors. poll clerks and ballot clerks
hr the coming election | have not fled the chair
nan OF the County Committee of the Republican
sssrs who served at the last election and whose
nssters and returns were correctly kept would, II
runy, etc; it being understood, however, that
d case Of nomination of any other persons, they
, sUua 70 hat prescrbed for ali Election offcers
1886 1t is believed that by this method more
eMcient and experlenced class Or election ofhcers
can be obtained. and great saving effected In time
and clerical labor
IN the matter OF spending money for getting
evidence" said the president. II want TO say that
I called up the Acting DeputyChief to-day TO get
are treating the statement of the Controller in re-
gard 10 such expenditure as though II referred to
new method o: getting evidence. Thc CHIEF tells
me that in rs thirty years experience in the De
partment, the same method precisely has been fol-
lowed He said that should he be directed 10 dis
continue 1t. dsorderiy houses would flourish. abb
solutely uncht cked in NewYork The present
Board has made only two innovations in the old
practice. one Is that ali disordery houses are TO
blackman and the other is that. under no circum-
stances. the officers obtaining evidence per-
mied 10 commit IMMORAL act"
The Board passed a resolution inviting Mayor
Strong TO act reviewing officer at the parade
.. the police on June !.