New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
DARKER HEARING CLOSED.
poosEvELTs INTERVIEW WITH
p1.Arr ON GREATER NETWORK.
PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE BOARD CROSS
x.x,xEp BY GENERAL TRAcY-rHE Ac-
,,.srp COMMISSIONER DENIES MOST OF
THE WITNESSES STATEMENTS
THE MAYOR TO TAKE BRIEFS

THE WITNESSES STATEMENTS
THE MAYOR TO TAKE BRIEFS
FROM COUNSEL
49, Parker hearing was resumed oeioie 80.
- yesterday President Roosevelt. WIN VOC
So ..o,ns ross-examinaton when 'he ease ~
1900 on Tuesday evening. again 'ooh 'iie WI
.ss-s,and His testimony was espesa' 2.svs,,,s
ne e =. the parts which related 10 MT .'oNeN
ING ~ v,.h T. c. Platt showing the purpose
in'e''' 80 % ,eetsla,e the Police Board out OF
az the latter " 'ee'
unce last winter avn alton
n.ns-al Tracy returned 10 the
.r,nr Mr. Roosevelt: do you remei'oe' 20"
W .neciai meeting 10 postpone a Teeuiai nee's
ING Won and Commissioner Grant wanted 10 go
out Of town? ,,-.rs. haroue, in
-, Horace Porter travelled with US.
.us rau charged Parker with neglect o. duty TOT
LING absent from that meeting
~ Al NO, reconect II the meeting was neid'
.vss the meeting of June Il put OF because 70"
=, .oun and Colonel Grant wanted 10 at
tsnd parade! 1900, ., ros,n,,s
s'Ny recollection Is s'a' VIC '9
hat meeting. A.,
uas present on July when you had ap-
.,...a ~ meet the City Magistrates ana that you
- p,rker met the Magistrates alone?
81 remember that Parker anu "e"' "'0'N
me, the Magistrates. ,.A.
".' .v.- 70 questions Mr.. Roosevelt admitted tnat
sn,.mb-r IL 1895 he attended law and order
,.s,ins in Buffalo and made pontical speeo'. o
Sr,enber % 1895. he went TO New-HaVen 10 '"in
- vale graduates. and on November o. 1882 ne W.,
" tis country home In oyster Bay for priei ho"-
~ All O, those dates were the oates OF resu'a'
r,ss,,ngs ard special meetings were neid Oh Tue
rons DAYS Mr. Parker was absent from all
these meetings and they are inciuoeo 10 inc s' "a
.absences' charged against NM ...,.,o.
..you called meetings suit your own convenience
and then charged Parker with negect because "e
a. m, attend them asked General Tracy
NO We had learned by that time that MT. faf-
Ia, uas usually absent and that. II We wanted 'he
,us,ncss Of the Board done. we had TO call Inc
meetings when the other three Commissioners cou'u
be present A. yoosavslt
MAS absent and no meetings were heid Tie "~s
ors,.r Raw. and one night he was speaking IN BAL
,i,,ore On December 80 ne went TO Pniiade'Pn'a u
.neak A special meeting OF the Ponce noaru "a'
:, "a hsf,-a he went Mr. Parker was absent IRON
that meeting. o,.s,,r.- An.
o. YOU not remember that Commissioners All
oreys was absent ten days! ..
"r 40 well We could hold no meetings because
Of his absence"
WA not Parker in the building"
-, -, Lrow Commissioner Gran; and walt
ed FOR him. ana ne did not appear IN INC D'AN
You are sure you waited for him."
Yes"
TUE TROUBLE WITH Mr.. FITCH
..x,u, &c T. not a fac, that on the meetihs gay "
,hat week you were before the soar ., - I'D
having row with Mr. Fitch. ana Una,
Crsrt waited for you. and that you uiu 10, a.
until they had decided not 10 war any ,
.sporbans II was so. I do not remeniper'
- ~ something now OF Civil Service az 'he
Police Board understands ~ --.,.o 1,oa-d
..rb. Police Board is its own civil service "'
subject 10 the State Board So. o,,-u csrx5ce
r,.r,,.s,oner Roosevelt explained the N. 81 49,,
- -, examination for appointment 10 the roAse
LOT" - - "A then underwent a searching crosS
49,, 80 on the system Of rating apphcAn's 'o'
rron,ot;on Mr.. Roosevelt explained INN
800, The Commissioners rated appncA"'' Wy
I, for record ard allowed them % pei
Seventy-fve per cent wa $500
, ,.a, ra,ed al 10 per cent or less hai no c'iAnoe
\ i'" - h,s letter 10 Mr. Lauteroacn Mt
-, - ,,aae the statement that the ratihs IVA
= - cer~esnt John r.. Groo was so 10" tna' vi ~
a.. ,,,,la ~ no chance Of obtaining 'He ".s -.
nov cenf Mr. Roosevelt. IN hls FVP' - ,,,,aro,s
sa.,,rad Mr. Parker's statement 10 oe ,.os
,s cid that he and MS colleagues mao To-
-e' ar So 30 can, and that Parker had induceu
than, m lower II 10 80 per cent anu '
,,,, ,ad cost Groo his promotion , and
~. -, 1,-ac, produced the ofhcial ra.ii's, ""1
,a that Croo was rated there al OILY - 'N
cent. n,,lar" shouted Mr..
.1, elbows that Parker ihouoeI u"
w., . asuc. the rating seven poih's' -
boa'u u Nv Iauterbach TO have been faise'
US - Co., Andrews and myseif-rateu VI
i"e -, -o,rker induced US 70 change ".oo
-. as nar cent for his mentai WIZ" ~ tho
,sA o-.g4nal 50 per cent. he wound nave
ne, ard have been promoted ".,a. me
"Are YOU sure" asked "e'
rating OF IS "a correct e.,, osrsed on 20 per
's ,ha. rate Croo should be on the e"s'''e
v0.' ~ the matter looked up Inefo may
be mistake some"ners -, ,us,.,~d m the
~ vor sure that Mr.. Parker ihs'S'e0 0'
reduction as,,.ad 70 40 Der
"yss He wanted the rating reduces " ~ ~
...1 49,, af,e~ an argument We. believe. asreea o''
the rating OF 90 49,, Ito, Mr. Roose-
..o ~, threatened the Chief with removal
from Office"
Me, Never. told him
..r a,s ~, al, Won that Did you not SEM Io' inc
css during the tendency Of this trial ana Tel, nan
tia, he must recommend Brooks aha -A0o
promotion or take the consequence
No nothing Ike it, .. 81.
Board could take?" so,,.
Il told aim he would have to recomfne'" ''''
one ,, hat.
And that II he did not, much as you 49, ,
to see Chief Of Police trial, you were al'a'' ''''
a condition might arsse?
NO The matter OF the CHER oeihz VII ''~'
never mentioned"
"D,d vou send for the Chief and talk about inc
pccn,o,soo OF Brooks and McCullagh?"
That was one of the subjects spoken or 'o'a '''o
Grief thai The Corporation Counsel had tod me what
eol.d lie done"
After Mr. Roosevelt had again declared that ne
had never threatened the Chief. General tracy sal"
that he had no further questions TO ASK ana MI
Rooc called Commissioner Andrews 10 the stand
Mr. ANDREWS TEsTIFIEs
When ne had testified that he was appointed
Commissioner IN February 1885. Commissioner An
arews told Of the agreement that the Commissioners
should handle in turn the complaints Of citizens he
h,sir.ss nk ra1xre iInpOrance came