New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
THE BRIGHTON HANDICAP.
The weights for the Brighton Handicap. one and
one-ouarter miles TO be run on Monday July r. are
CAPTAIN GROO TO BE TRIED.
CHIEF CONIIN PREPARING CHARGES
AGAINST HIM-CHAPMAN JUSTIF1ES
HIMSELF TO THE PO-
LICE BOARD.


Cantain Cbapman's official report on the arrests
of alleged disorderly women In the Tenderloin pre-
cinct was submitted to the Police Board at It's
meeting yesterday by Acting Inspector Harley. II
was TO the effect that the sudden crusade in the
Tenderlon streets against women who were sus-
pected of being immoral was undertaken by Chap
man in consequence of complaints from citizens
who had been annoyed when returning from the
theatres and from shopkeepers in the theatre dis
trict: that innocent persons mad been arrested
and that no arrests for soliciting had been made
by the Captains men unless tho men had been
really solicited The Captain further reported that
in an investigation by his detectives OF the char
acter of each OF the women discharged by the
magistrates as unjusifably arrested each OF these
women had been found TO be the associates OF
criminals and known to the police
Tba renort was received in silence but when a
further report from Captain Chapman relative TO
the charge that he nlawfully entered a house OF
his precinct where he believed gambling was going
IN was read to the Board. President Moss ordered
The report fled remarking: There are some things
which Justify Captain Chapman In doing. Ihs Is
OF them ,.,.
Colonel Grant at proceeded 10 laud captain
Chapman The only thing that was the matter
with Chapman. the Colonel observed, was that ne
was NJ he replied President Moss. but can
put my hand on places in his precinct that ought
Chief Coniin reported TO the Board that he re-
ceived information in June that number OF alleged
disorderly houses were open IN the fi.techtl
cinct OF which Captain Groo Is In command ana
thai Central Office had had no dinicuIty III
securing evidence against several places ana az
result four raids made successfully by Acting
Inspector Allaire The Chiei said that he had re-
peatedy cautioned Captain Groo TO proceed against
The disordery houses in his precinct. put that the
CAPTAIN always reported 10 him that his precinct
was in good condition. 1t was therefore necessary
for him to hold the Captain responsible for the
enforcement OF law in his precinct .
The Chiefs communication was referred 10 the
Committee on Rules and Discipline: Commissioners
Moss wanted TO know why the Chief did not take
fhe resDonsibility himself Dreierrng charges
against Captain Groo Commissioner Parker init
mated that charges were being prepared. lie adced
that All captains whose precincts were not clean
should be hauled up before the Board
President Moss remarked that there were otnef
precincts which not clean. and that II the
Chief did not take action very soon toward
bringing the captains up for neglect OF duty he
would =.
tain by the reform Board. He has been over twenty
| five wears on the force The charges against him
| are likely TO be preferred within a day or two.
Agent Forget. of the French Steamship Line for
waried a letter from Mrs. II. Il. Weddell. who went
| IN France on the steamer La Tourane June J.
| She wrote that. having been charged ~ Tor a
| sailed she complained 10 Policeman Houlihan on
| the pier and he made the hotel people give her
/ hack s. Il did not know before that policemen
| We're so obliging" wrote Mrs. Weddell. and
| that officer Houlihan may be rewarded or promoted
| On account OF his Kindness and attention shown
me on tina, occasion ! Offered him 81 for his
t hs% m. letter filed with Policeman Houhan's
/ record. -. -euo.,.s a.. 49,. ~aro an,
Mus election records weighing sixty tons more o,
less stored in the Headquarters building which nso
| hheen there since 1872 The Board passed resou-
y. asLiyr the Corporation Counsel what could De
| done with these Tecofos.