New-York tribune., 1897-02-17
cnNLIN IGNORES ANDREWS.
ruu CHIEF SAYS HE TAKES ORDERS
ONLY FROM THE BOARD
rRo,p1r OVER THE BERTILIoN sYsrEM-rhH
,,,r x.xrs soMp POINTED REMARKS
ABOUT CHICKERING'S OF COM


MrssIONERs.
l., - ,rd,cation that trouble Is develop
sc, =, Police Headquarters over the hitcn III pu''e
,v orera ton the new Bertillon system ior no
criminals and the photograph gallery
Asen established in the Central once. Inv "pr
ratus is ready for use. and Commissioner H"" -.
aho has had the matter in charge, informed |h'e,
Cool,n on Monday to this effect and aIso ore.'eu ~
-. a. d,.cont,nue having criminals photographed
nv outside photographers Chief comm reiu "
,ske any orders from Mr.. Andrews hoio'"e ' ~
individual Commissioner had right 10 CIV ",''
any order. As result. the pho'osfap" e"'
still idle. ,,, ID
Covnm,..,onor Andrews said yesterday: THE 20
,,.s BOARD adoped the Bertillor system ana autho'
ized the construction OF the photograph ga'ie'!'
informed the Chief yesterday tina; tEe gai'er' wa
ready for use and directed him to discontinue ou''
aide expenditures for having criminals P"o'o
graphed. The Chief has not felt inclined 10 resa'o
INV Instructions and as result the outsice eA
psnditures for photographng criminals "io''
amount TO SIS or so "a day. continue to go on anu
the gallery with three or four men dctaiie' '"eie
idle II Chief Conlin continues 10 ois'oe! ''"e''
something may drop OF him. c,,n.
Commissioner Grant had long talk with On'e'
Conlin Yesterday morning. presumably In reference
m the hitch over the new bureau. Captain y h''e"
wants the new bureau 20 be made part o. ,e u
tectiye Office but Commissioner Andrews "no "'
had all to do with establishing the system - oe
sirous Of looking after III. Inc Hia''e' "''
be discussed at the Board meeting to-day
Chief Conl!n declared yesterday that ne "oo'u
take no orders except from the Board lie h"u
this to say the subject:
'"rhe Police Board March OF last year passeo
a resolution on the motion Of Commissioner AZ
drews adopting the Bert!llon system ior the lden-
fjacation of criminals for the use or the DePa.
ment and also directing that photogrdPh s"i,
lery be established in connection the'ewlth. W.
greatly surprised when Commissioner AhoreWS ~ ~
formed me that the gallery was reauE diiu w, VIZ
recfed me to order Captain OBrlen 10 navy ar
,,risoners sent there 10 he measured ana Pno,o-
1raphed lie stated that lie had TecelVeu iui1 "u
1hor:tv from the Board 10 act IN me mater
nrocufed A COPY OF The resolution adopted u! tn0
Roa nd and found that II simply authoriZeu Noni @
missioner Andrews TO purchase one OF ino." .; -
~ Instruments | told him j could nov &C. & uI,.i'
of1caliy Informed by the Board festeronE OIL OH,
yniSsoncr Andrews told me he had consulted wi,n
Colonel Grant and that he believed ne haa @ ais !,
IN give the order. Again | told him II was waS d
1osSd matter and that I would not act unti i
received orders from the Board Commssloi.e,IS 81,
Andrevs and Grant are associated together OF tne
tSomni,tce of Repairs and Supplies co'onci Gran. @
hos admitted that the orders should come HUM
the Board. x.,i.s;,a IN be
~ dislike 10 be made use OF as miSsle 70 oe W
,n,or,n from one Commissioner TO ano'ner, OF 10
;a,c,fera in anv shape manner win lnelt Pe.tS
m,rreis I am expected look after tne RANK
Snd Ale and 10 protect life and property j ne .oI
e.ari h:ckerings between men VINO khow pe.,.I ,.h
No; orly demoraze the force. bu' lnteTieLe VIZ
me /, the discharge Of my nuty l am ooiIs ~; =;
dnty and IL anything drops why, cannot heip IT,