New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-31
YORK'S NARROW ESCAPE.
HI; is SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN DANCER OF Dis
MISSAI. ALSO


According 10 the statement Of a man who hoios
high place in the Police Department or New o'N'
bernard J York the Democratic member OF 'he
Police Board from Brooklyn. had n narrow escape
from losing his oficial head ut the same time 'la'
Commissioners Hamilton and Philips were dis
missed by Mayor Van Wyck Indeed, II IL s"'u
that even now Commissioner York holds his place
merely, on rrohation and that unless he shows II
more tractah.e spirit I'm the future than ne mas III
/ the recent past the Mayor will use on MIN inc
power Of removal before July l.
II will be remembered that several weeks ago
Commissioner York voted against the transfer OF
a patrolman In tho district then commanded ov
Irsnector Brooks Before the taking or that 'o'e
commissioner Sexton had gone 10 Chief McCuI-
ZACH and asked him 10 make this transfer. Inc
Chief promptly refused Then. Il Is SAID Comin's-
slone- Sexton ordered him to make the transfer
and Chief McCullagh again refused saying 'h"' u
WAS the duty Of the Chief and not OF the Comnls-
sioncrs TO make transfers in the uniformed iorce'
.rb,s n,nsa Commissioner Sexton extremely angry
according 10 the Brooklyn story. and he attempted
20 havs tie Board vote for the transfer. ''e@'
WAS his chaerin finding that Commissioner o' N
did not vote With him. but squarely against mo
,ra,..or T. e said that tho Tammany Commits
,,oner then had private conference on 'he s""
,oc, with Commissioner York. and told him mat
.no, rnis, stand together In arranging the ponce
,o~,. In g. way that would make Il more aGVah-
,.c,ous IN tho Democratic party But York stood
-, Mo eoual rights as a member OF the Board
SEXTON appealed 70 Mayor Van Wyck' ana 'hr
latter Il IS said. called YORK BEFORE MN anu Wv
bi,, ma. his conduct was not pleasing 70 inc
,,.,o- Commissioner York st,ll refused 10 Vote
/ &C desired and Mayor Van Wyck went 20 b'ooN-
| lvn and saw Mclaughlin. THIS Visit was ho'"' 81
/ The Tribune at the time. but It's rea' puiPos' "'
! .ho- No, lroU,n II is understood that the Mayor
| told The brooklyn boss that unless nc Ha"o 80"
! Commissioner toe IN. mark he woulA nave ~ "
/ alr,ed from tho Board Mclaughlin sent 1o'
| work and IT Is sad. gave him a lecture nm
| to,oh. him 10 terms in short order IN 'ne mon
| time the Mayor had formulated MS po".' 49,
| ,,g The two Republican Commissioners l"' 49,
,nr in the way % the removal o, chiei No "''A'
and +, is said that York Ind gone to IN" "A'e"s oI
....rx .b,. he would not vote FOR ne retirement
~ NcC,nlaeh He was brought ROUND by Mc''S"s ~.
u, however and hnaly voted with sexton pu'
/ s.,,on has not forgiven him. and wou'o ''"e ~ -
n,r, dronned from the Board. In tho mean ",l'
| york's enemies IN Brooklyn have heaiu ",
| trouble. and are again orl"B'"s P
accomplish his downfall 49,.
Commissioner York was not at ia h.T n.un T1
rlchi or a. the Carleton Club. "here 10 "''''''
sp sr Ii' 70 ne bc, Information that could Re
oDl @ll'e ~, - William Rpt'ling former ShNr'n
81 Kings county. receiving the APRON .I."I.' 10
cd nos a3" ,tat Mr. Bujing has carried IN hs
rocket for several days LITER ION 80 teey.
", r. ia letter coniai Offer or the vacant
/ ouerxhn. Tho over was liNl
az tArnf.gh Mclaughlin TO JACOB NoTt :
tt,|L &c eaid 20 come from h'sitanoy or is''.lh 8
g., .ccouriug tho position and u comes - On u
ta,r,v ,r7lafvorthv source that Worm ana -. (
,~ade A condition thai must DE compI"d WI p'
rore Rrttling will accept the place lheto ~
como VINO have declared this CONDITION % pc NJ
| eoiute irdencndence IN the Board, even 70 we *
cnt % Refusing 70 indOrso the action ready taken
/ e. refiring McCullaEh and making DeVeTy az
tTp Chief Others have asser' 20 that the
! condition is even a more important one man
! this|that il IS nothing less than demand that
worth ard Butung must have me aDI 90
! ,,ie control of All Republican affairs IN the Fo-
ce Department and Bureau o. Ee,,ons 80 i (aT as
tbev AFFECT brooklyn This, = granted ~ Mayor
! Van WICK would put club IN The haids o. tnes
Wor+ n Huttl,ng faction IN Kings County tnst "ouI1
enable II almost 70 certainty 70 wrest IN" coni'oi
| o. the Republican machine IN Kings county rom
rboma. & Plat and his local lieutenanfs In m
irJlrcc. way II would give them an adVan'ego Al
ne nrnarie. which are TO an extent condurteu W.,
DOR The supervision of the Bureau o. Elro'ons ana
| Il vould rive them much patronage ana power nc
| cornnanving the control Of the police, $500 - .
where was 4 rurnor IN brooklyn iast niBh' that
rad an entirely different phase from the t'ateth ],
,-st given IL was TO the ere"t that ran htli
Croker have communicated with one another ana
NO made I'D their differences. and mat ms Gee
~ neace Is 20 be followed by the reiifefnc nj
% Jacob rices and the reinstatement or 'oh,ih'
.,oners Hamilton and Philips. The ranor could be
+raced 70 10 definite source