The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-03
SMITH IN POLICE BOARD.
"ToU'RE FREE As AIR." SAID TIE
MAJOR ON SWEARING HIN IN.

hEeaaaent ACl1 nUN AoHoF AnNEeWb 63p~RN
Thetr Few Colleague - nsuiserry Street.
Ceunisstoner Parker OGsTs % show Hin
the hopes VIII CHER Ceniin ssarei
Col. George Moore Smith of the Sixty-ninth
Regiment, the new Police Commissloner. was
sworn in yesterday morning by Mayor Strong
at his once. President Moss and Commissioner
Andrews were on hand before Col. Smith ar
rived. So was Putnam BradIso strons. the
regiment. The two Commissioners discussed
police matters whte tney "aiteo. nI.ie
before III o'clock Col smith came IN. Ihe
MAYOR, VINO was onssESa WIN announcer 'p'''0r'
Good moTninS. Col. smith; glad to geo you;
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nalor andrews, VINO was aoquH.hu0a w
a ..uaNen~s a. s,.,,os Than ,ho1 toot
seat. seat H near = the Mayors IA ol' desk. and for ten nm minutes
he laid down tho law to them, and especially TO
Col smith abou. hi, eoncent,on Of The police
Boards duties. Then he read the oath OF office
and Col. Smith signed his name in the big book.
Before leaving Tor fohce hesdauarters Vol.
Smith said:
me mayor tola me .ns an.,n.. 70 U .. =, me- nndsr
81 = 'n.. -
II nAEe mo n ChhnCoU q KGt bCQuhluhCu 4 ny
new duties. may have something to say about
main 1s. Silent o. po,,,, comu,.,,o,., wan. from ts,
Mayors Office straight to Police Headquarters
with his colleagues. A mighty foral piece, man.
high from the door. awaited him in the office.
Col. Smith walked around 1t with pleasure and
took a satisfied sniff or two, 1t was from the
Officers Of the Sixty-ninth Regiment.
The Colonel fell into the ways of Mulberry
street In short order. He received in Major
Andrews's office the old police oficials. Of whom
many were well known to him. and shook hands
with them. Col. Kipp. the chief clerk. led the
Seen chums in the Seventh Regiment half q life
time. and they greeted each other with a shout.
Then came George Gott. the old department.
bookkeeper; Deputy Chief Cortright, and In
spcctor Brooks. Col. Smith had a cordial word
for all. To the reporters he said he would not
thing about them.
Al present ! do not. he said: II Am just
any policyi None, except to do the work 1 am
sent here 70 do as well as can. just as In any
S SnTboS Sgs or sny ,n |, or 70 n msc an n go iii attic 40
to any ONE, but free 70 follow my own Judgment,
pG One Of tho yellow journals had printed an al.
legged interview with Col. Smith, In which no
any bills for procuring evidence which Col.
Grant had refused TO sign, and that he didn't
POINTED out to him. Col. smith Shrugged his
sboniderS'
SHe didn., tel, Il all " he said. ct said that I
ahorld feel thai wsy II the bills were what the
reporter said they were. / hadn't seen them
then. and 7 haven't now. When 1 have I can
tai al more ahbont Them" "D ~
Col smith said that he knew Chief Conlfn.
hut he entered into no discussion of the Chief.
He aet rivht about eyamining Inc routine aHnirs
~ Ria ofice with Commissjoner Andrewa for
Sis rIide. Nv and by Commissioner Parker ar.
IVA in bSste and ofered bimself AZ guide
With mpch susrity- The mill Of human Mind.
ness oyerfowed on the second floor of the build
Inc al, Tho rest ~ the dar
In The General amnes;y Commissioners Parker
stroye hard to have The Chief included. He re.
peat.d again his statement that the charges OF
nsnhordIn,tion made a9ainst rho Chief nv MT
Xndrews had been Killed by the lie vote in Inc
board. MI Conlin IL expected home on Thurs.
doy. The 9ossips al Head quarters persist in be.