New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-16
ANDREWS-CONLIN AGAIN
THE CHIEF SAID TO HAVE DEFIED THE
COMMISSIONER.
RANTS WHICH WERE FINALLY SERVED
ONLY on THE GROUND THAT ONE
CITIZEN MAY ASK ANOTHER TO

CITIZEN MAY ASK ANOTHER TO
EXECUTE A WARRANT.
The arrest Of four men. who are charged with
burglary in the third degree and are now locked
up In Police Headquarters. which became public
last night is likely 10 embitter the relations now
,existng in the marble building in Mulberry st,
tust as President Roosevelt is retiring from his
Office as Police Commissioner. The question in
volved appears to be, from all that could be
learned last night, one of official etiquette and
propriety wherein one Of the Board Of Police
endeavored 10 have warrants executed above the
head and without the knowledge of the Chief of
Police Although the prisoners are charged with
burglary in the third degree, the real charge
against them II is said is having secured in one
way or another copies Of examination papers
containing questions TO be asked of applicants
FOR the police force in the mental examination.
The prisoners are Z. j. Reilly. clerk of No.
10 Cannon-st.; Peter j. O'Donnel car driver,
OF No 429 West Twenty -ffth-st Peter F. Muir
phy. laboTer. Of No. 81 Charton-st, and
Patrick Callan. a stabeman. Of No. go West
Thirty sevenih-st. The prisoners were arrested
early last evening and were locked up in Police
Headquarters.
All of the arrests were made on a warrant
issued by City Magistrate Wentworth in Jeffer-
son Market Police Court. yesterday, on the COM
Civil Service Board. The alleged offence was
committed on Sunday. April IL.
The trouble over the matter. far as the Null
herry-st officials are concerned, seems TO be
briefly this: II appears that about p. m. yester-
day Commissioner Andrews, in the absence of
CAPTAIN O'Brien Of the Detective Bureau. sent for
Acting Sergeant McCauley and asked him TO de-
tail men TO serve certain warrants. The matter
was reported TO OBrien. He reported IL to Chief
Conlin, who told him not TO take any such action
without his (Conlin's) orders. and then OBren
went to Mr. Andrews and told him of the Chiefs
Instructions The cause of the trouble was that
Mr. Andrews had appealed to subordinate OIL
Ger to act in the matter.
After hearing from Captain OBrien, IT is said,
Mr. Andrews sent for Chief Gonlin, who answered
The summons promptly. The Chief is reported
70 have asked to the nature OF the ants
tive to the offence alleged TO have been commit
ted by the persons named in the warrant The
Commissioner absolutely refused, 50 the Story
goes. to throw any light on the subject. ard then
the Chief fatty declined TO send the men at the
Commissioners behest.
The refusal on the part Of the Chief to exc
cute the orders Of a single Commissioner thor
oughly aroused MIR Andrews. it is said and ne
counselled Chief Conn to be careful. The Chlet
remained firm in his position. and then MI An
drews is reported TO have said: ANY citizen can
serve a warrant at the request OF anotEer clti-
We'll. if that is So" the Chief IS said to have
answered, Citizen OBren. you serve tnat war
rant at the request of Citizen Andrews
Commissioner and Chief then separated ana
four of O'Briens detectives were detailed TO
make the arrest of the persons named IN the war
rant and did so last evening. Before these iacts
leaked out all those who knew anything relatlVe
~ any larceny of examination papers had left
the building for it is supposed that the charge OF
burglary in the third degree is the techhlcai
name for the alleged offence. All OF the prison
ers are candidates for places in the Depart
Inent and all denied that they had done any
thing wrong stolen any papers
Chief Conlin's recent trouble with the boaru:
when he was saved from trial by the votes OF
Messrs Parker and Grant. was due TO MS re-
fusal to take orders from Mr.. Andrews regaru-
ing the Bertlon system for measuring criminals
The Chief declined TO discuss the present analr.
President Roosevelt. when asked concerning
the arrests, said: "An have 10 say aDou' .ns
,no,ter &c that for four days past have had
reason 10 suspect that there was some tamper-
ing going on with the questions. AS soon as
became satisfied as TO VINO inc Dehenclaiies Vi
This work were these arrests followed.
President Roosevelt refused to discuss the mat
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