New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
ooNrIN UNDER HOT FIRE.
u-peE poNoHUE's ATTACK ON THE
CHEF.
ACCUSES hin OF NOT CLOSING o IAN Ill
WHICH WERE CALLED TO HIS AT

WHICH WE'RE NAi-i''@H ~ 49,
-r~r1oS-THE EUMPUs IN THE BOARD
-, g., the Police Board. which began
Ihe has become more bitter than ever IN the
- rew DAYS. and members Oh the pom III
last -, mat there be no end OF IL whhe
no" o'''' commissioners remain in office. Chief
the P'es' leone involved In the quarrel to such
NoH''. -. .bat he would be turned out OF the De
o. -, in minute II Commissioners hooSeVe"
- ,,Arews could have their way ms O'''i0isin
o. ~ conduct Of the commissioners y uecIHieu
OF -, a. act Of INSTRUMENTATION which Will de-
70 oe -. entire force His friends declare that
lii0' .,,tssioners by their constant chickering's
''S s,,gfne OF mud. have been demoralZing the
80. right along and they also declare tnat CON-
..,ss,oners Roosevelt and Andrews have been try
.S bv every means in their power TO drive him out
- The Department for year
ro- a time Commissioner Parker ana ChIef Con-
80, were opposed to three Commissioners. but
l,,elv Commissioner Grant has come TO be an
u,. ~ the Chief and of Mr.. Parker. and they hold
,be balance Of power TO such an extent that they
o.r r,,n the Department much as they please The
t.uure TO put the chief on trial on the charges
1rbich were approved by Commissioners Roosevelt
and Andrews has exasperated those two Commits
s,o,srs and has led TO the publication Of charges
mat they we're preparing plans some time ago TO
remove Chief Conln from office. a new attack
,pon the chief has been made by eX-Judge Charles
Donobuo who has declared that Conlin mas been
Tv-TudCe Donohue says that several months ago
h sent 10 Chief Conln a list OF gambling houses
which We're running. and asked him 20 have the
gambling In those places stopped. Later. he has
declared Chief Conln him and said he did not
wan, 10 close some Of the places because John {.
sbcehan the former Tammany Commissioner. was
behind .hera ard because Mr.. Sheehan and James
J Martin rad over 10000 votes behind them. Il
told HIM" -. Dcnohue has said that the city
VS. iu a v-crS- condition than Il had been in,
and :lat DE knew these places were running He
denied that ne cid He denied his ability TO close
them g. tcl5 him that he lied; tina; he knew per-
fect,y w. that AZ he had TO do was TO give an
ahsc.s., c-C.- f.r their closing and that no place
Of The .s-l c9A run without protection"
EN-JUDGE DONOHUE'S LETTERS.
NJ -croarc has given publicity 10 letters which
il v... 10 chief Coniu. demanding that certain
alleged ,ar t,iCS-housoS t- .'ossd. and in letter
dated octobe- 2. 1896 .a.s asuage used:
TIM ia .!mc aga.3 a fair chance and / propose
nov &, Dc, melody else raid those places, and
you rot find what everybody else can. The
e-.., s-d any ctort TO protect them will simply
e. - tie ruin = the man WHO does IT, ! have
to- -rd rot 70 he fair WITH me
y rely On the following day. Chief Conlin
~ c ouI e sqTp[sf s1 and sTsys Mat
20 i'd re. and erievod at the language Of one
respect hold
s. .,s 4 va, believe to be your unjust suspicious
,'er Nfn ~ have been thrown and deceived.
since ard have not rrifed with YOU as You say.
IT. Tt I1rt II reEt week will lake i upon my.
verifv what you claim TO he true
Without any ielav Mr Donohue wrote another
letter closing as follows
Take 10 further trouble for me am satisfied
thai T. is uFolCss ask YOU No reports such as
you can send me amount TO anything You speak
O ro.rr around ard making an examination next
T. frk i'm F0Olv HTr7dn md
jhat an in,imadnn heiT en- now and sunday night
when you personally visit them in the early part
ready for ins2octicn?
Ex-1UCce Donohue mas said that Chief Conlin
came 20 kis office in Roadway and cried. He has
been tr~inc TO get let him off" Mr. Donohue
has said. and has sought all means TO reach ne
10 -'i me 10 stop. All want is TITS born
and brought UP in New-York City and I have
sore little pride in 1t. To-day It is worse as far
as the gamblirg-houses pcolroorns and policy
shops ard all sorts Of crime are concerned. than
It ever was. and desire to make the police do
their duty"
Chief Conlin was az Police Headquarters yester-
day. but newspaper men who tried 10 get inter
views with him not allowed him
John c Sheehan and James j. Martin. the former
Tammany Police Commissioners. loud in
their denunciation Of him because he was alleged
70 have told Mr.. Donohue that they We're behind
garnbling-houses. Mr.. Sheehan called Chief Conlin
~ on the telephone ana SAID ne was Contemptl-
bic hound and liar" II he had made such state
rnent Chief Conltn was understood to say he had
made no such statement TO Mr.. Donohue. Mr..
Sheehan and Mr. Martin declared that ex-Judge
Donohue or Chief Conlin had lied outrageously
about them If statements such quoted had
been made Some OF the officials at Police Head
quarters said the latest attack on Mr. Conn looked
Ike attempt 20 promote hlackmaiL Martin and
Sheenan also declared solemnly that they, as Po-
lice commissioners, had done an IN tnelr power
% close gambling places me 6um MON IN this VIII
Nj Roosevelt said yesterday regarding ex-Judse
Donohues charges:
and ! shall look into them. One Of the ridiculous
features Of the present bipartisan law Is that Il
take Of Their own TO The o posse Sse
tainty whether not they are true"
AMENITIES OF THE BOARD
Yesterday Commissioner Parker quoted as
saying that the police force would drift back into
the old corrupt system II the present conditions
continue. He also was reported as saying that IL
Mr.. Roosevelt gave less time trying DO Chief
Conlin's work the Commissioners would get along
better. He further said that Commissioners Roose-
cOn!in out. which fell through Commissioner
Roosevelt made this short statement NO statement
answer and allegation that he could make un-
5 seRRRs by outside evidence would justify even
In reply TO Commissioner Roosevelt Mr. Parker
said: What answer can make to ecstatic Billings
mat I a lar. Mr.. Roosevelt, has said that many !
many times That declaration always marks a GER |
tain stage Of discussion with him When Mr.
as another stage OF Roosevets defeat The law
O. 1895 provides the Chief Of Police should run
The executive end OF the department When Police
Commissioners attempt 20 do the Chiefs work 1, !
Is not good police administration"
COLONEL GRANT EXPLAINS
Police Commissioner Grant made a statement |
giving his reasons for voting against the charges
preferred by Commissioner Andrews against Chief |
COnlin az the last Board meeting Il not in /
consistent he said "for while consider tha; any
criticism passed upon the Board OF Police by an /
a. IL