The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-29
col. A WILL RESIGN.
HIS DIsoRD ERLT HOUSE RESoLU-
TIoNS TURNED DOWN.

Me-. said Their Passage would Create New
"Tenderisinsn ana That Blaehmaii weuId
V1ouriuh - Andrews Ditto - Parker votea
with Theu-Grant to Await HIS Successor.
The Police Commissioner appeared at their
yesterday armed with opinions, writ
ton and otherwise, on the vexed subject of the
social evil and its suppression BY police effort,
and for three hours they vented Thorn In the
intervals Of pecking at each other and each
others motives. President Moss declared that
corruption and blackmail were still rampant,
and that he had sworn evidence of It. Com.
missioner Parker prodded him, and said that
he had been threatening the Chief, and that
the Chief had complained to him, Parker, |
about II. The upshot OF It all was that the
board voted that nothing much better could be
done than was done now, and 1t voted against
Col. Grant, who declared that he would get
out Of the board just as quick as Mayor Strong
could find a man to take his place.
The Colonel had brought It all on by his dec
~iaration last week anent the charges against
Capt. Groo that tho police way OF get
ting evidence against disorderly houses was
making liars and sneaks Of the force. and that
he would have no moro to do with the dirty
business. To mako o new departure he pro-
posed the following resolutions. and 1t was upon
them that tho whole discussion hinged. They
had been made q special order for yesterday;
Re,oired, That In the opinion Of this board It is CON.
duct unworthy and unbecoming an onicer for any
member Of the uniformed police force to solicit q
prostitute on the street, or TO company her socially
70 any house Of Ill fame. or TO drink stimulsnts with
her, or TO encourage or permit her in his presence to
behave indecently. or by lies and deceit TO induce
her 10 oct in any disorderiy manner, and further.
that any onloer who shall do any OF these things or
who shall pay any woman for doing any such thing,
whether out Of lswdness or In order to procure evi-
dsnce against any place OF Ill resort. shall. upoa
adequate proof Of his OFFENCE, DO dismissed from
the police force.
Resolved, That Q m OF the lawyer com.
posing the board be appointed. with Instructions
speedily TO examine the statutes and law reports. to
consult II necessary with the City Magistrates and
District Attorney and Chief Of Police. and to devise
and report 70 this board. for the guidance Of the Chief
OF Police and his subordinates. suoh o plan and pro
cedurs for enforcing tho lawn for the regulation and
suppression of disorderiy houses - can be followed
By members Of the foroo without on their part par.
~t,ctpation In or instigation OF acts Of falsehood. I'M
morality or indecency.
President Moss opened the discussion with
o defence of "the Chief and his men from harsh
and unmerited public criticism" He re-
Rretted, he said, that the matter had not been
talked over between the Commissioners In
private. They could then at least have cor
rooted each others errors.
There arc Captains of precincts to-day"
naid MI. Moss impressively, who are praying
for tho passage of the resolution. 30 that they
may no longer have reason to dread tho sword
that they know has been hanging over thet
heads, and there arc Captains who are Permit
ting disordorly resorts to flourish and who Ar
allowing residence neighborhoods to rapidly
degenerate into Tenderloins. They are Cap
tatns from whose precints floods OF complaint
ire coming into my oflce, and concerning whom
charges of conusion and completely with law
breakers arc frequently made. The spirit o
the resolutions Is plain. II they be passed. !
pther Ealins trial, even though new Tender
Loins grow into old Tenderloins;
81 am not 90 much concerned with tho ques
ton Of the sqppressio1 or regulation Of the SC
oial evil as I am with the question OF polio
IT have some knowledge Of this subject, AM
have had some experience e Sod in ! Its n iny yeishsa 10
S &5st, ! DC tS nSt the hssi slis,e eo asf Ia q P pye sals@e q Se 81
teblished disorderly houses, policy shops, gam
bling nlins, h a9is : and n the p SoiIs oP those IS o poiiee y
doers who manage the district; indeed. it ha
been judicially stated to be evi
quentiy inclined to moralize. to talk wisel
about necessary evils, licensing. &c, and 7
superiors. which can 30 construed into an g,
ouee for their ~inaction.
through )" certain splendid sections Of our citss
which BY honest effort could be Kept pure an
clear Tor the enjoyment OIL EceptCIaDlo reslueuu
that are being allowed to lapse into the degrt
dalton that disgusts decent folks, depreciate
ProRerty, values, "a and Iay no Tor m pToseG nnpnhs N
Col Grants memorandum and resolution
board meetings indicative Of my wish that tn
Chief would hold Captains t. astrict account.
S p,D OILY 10a q sof% howeVer that may +
am convinced that the natural result s Of "a q
faina feel sAcura from attack"
Nj. Moss reviewed, the doings of Centrs
Once mon in tho raids in Capt. GrOo's pr
S TRss ia Ia not SIX" iEolo S%0 any p1 ns% pe q DDS. he S al,
but the same old eourse that had been alway
loss We admit that detective work is generall
iicl Snt these men Of falsehood. when they fs "a
that they had not gone TO extremes with Il
many MS%Sn nature afa to sDS say that it Is impossible c
general principles to believe their statemehntss =
p. .rhns %stt sSnt 7. h cannot is'd put su I'd. r SReG sa sas 9
Of . particular method to be pursued by Il
force would, practically exclude all others 7
all cases, and the criminals would be apprise
Of the departments plans. have no sympatt
ployin sHs stool pigeons. I have - seen the result
Of that policy L, and t they are rD, sadly GemSra al II
hands; The regular oficers Of the city, or Of
established corporation, detailed by the
sIPsr'f fhs. 70 rec eesS a peft dutiss, w @nst IN S SeeneSrf
have q better standing with Judges and juri
than private citizens who sell their services I
that special purpose.
II feel that we are in Q critical period In tn
department. II has suffered severely In u
past because Of the yenal practices of commas
Ing officers, There arc many officers still
the force who are suspected to, haye been 1
volved in the past scandals OF the departmer
suspected by the Commissioners the Chief, al
(he public. Many of the older Captains ha'
boon put in m Of relatively %unimporta
trying precincts have been given to officers VI
until recently were Sergeants under the G
commanders. i have watched tho course
these new Captains with great interest. Sor
Of them have commendable records, Others ha
boon great disappointmonts and seem to BIO
lying on the tolerance Of the board that ma
them Captains. ] fear that several of /
new Captains arc fully equal to their old pred
oessors.
money Is being collected from lawbreakers
policemen in plain clothes for themselves, tn
Cartains, or somebody else. Indeed, ] ha
sworn evidence of that fact, though ! am not )
OF liberty to use 1t. ! did not mean to
RESOLUTIONS and the discussion seem to reou