New-York tribune., 1899-06-07
RANK OFFICIAL IGNORANCE.
POLICE SERGEANT DAILY DOES NOT ENO'

POLICE SERGEANT DAILY DOES NOT KNOW
OWNERS OF SUSPECTED PLACES
John DAILY sworn.
Mr. Moss-Sergeant, you have been in the Thir-
tieth Precinct for some time, haven't you? A.
Yes. sir.
o.-The ThirtIeth>st station house7 Ayes, sir.
O-Some years? A.-About three years.
O-And you keep the blotters when you are on
desk duty? A.-Yes. sir.
Q-And the other books the arrest book. ana so
on? Ayes. SIR.
Own you give me a statement OF the sus-
pected gambling houses in your precinct? A.-You
have the blotter can read an entry there
OIL want you TO state them. A--From memory
Q.-From memory yes. Al can't
O-Why can't you? Al don't know.
Q-You enter them constantly. don't you? A
Enter them every day, every day I am on desk
duty.
Q.-What do you enter? Al enter the report
which is handed In by patrolmen who visit the sus
pected places.
o.-There is one OF the blotters Sergeant (hand-
ing the book 20 the witness). Al can give you
the list here.
O-Go ahead-of suspected gambling houses.
A-Nos and i2 West Twenty-fourth-st.
O-Now who was supposed TO be keeping them?
Al do not know.
O-Now. hold on Sergeant You are not en-
tirey restricted TO desk duty, are you, you go out
on the street? A.-Yes. sir but not lately; we
haven't did II very much. We have worked a sys-
tenn what we call third hand for the ast-well.
in the past year haven't done very much.
Q-But you have been there three years? A
Yes.
o-You know what the rules Of the Department
require about keeping record Of the gambling
houses. don't you? A.-Yes. sir
Q-Require the keeping OF a record Of the sus-
pected places and OF the names OF the propretors!
A-Yes sir.
o.-Now, can't you give those names? Is there
no memorandum no record? Ave have such
book. / haven't that book
AN INTERESTING VOLUME
o.-what Is that book called? Alt is called
Suspicious Places"
o.-Have you no Independent knowledge Of mat
ters as important as that? Al don't keep that
book.
O-I know but outside OF the book? Al
haven't any knowledge that | swear to. no.
O-I am not asking you exactly who the person
is but who is the suspected person? Al cannot
give any names.
Q-Let us take the first number. What is the
first number? A-No West Twenty-fourth-st
O-You say you cannot give the name OF the
suspected proprietor there? A.-No. sir.
Q-How do you know It is suspected gambling
house? Al don't know IT,
Q-But you enter IL? Al going TO answer
you the list OF the suspected places that entered
Q.-I don't care about the reading Of the list
do you enter that as a suspected gambling house'
A-The patrolman handed the report and am
instructed by the captain to enter all reports In the
blotter.
OFF you don't know the bases OF the suspicion.
or the name OF the proprietor, or the name OF the
suspected proprietor Is II because you have failed
10 do anything that your captain commanded you7
or is II that you have done everything that you
have been required by your commanding officer?
A-So far as could.
o-You have TO act fairly with him your supe-
rior? Ayes. sir.
O-And you are practically second In command,
outne 10 your long term OF service7 A.-No sir.
O-Who Is the ranking officer? A.-Sergesnt
welsins.
o-Uow long has he been there? Ale has
been there about since last December
p-You have been there longer than he7 Al
bava not been there constantly. ! was away.
o-What ls the next suspected gambling house7
E-No A. West Twenty-fourth-st.
o-Do you know anything more about that than
vou d,d about the first one? A.-No, sir: don't.
o-what kind OF gambling is II suspected Off
Al don't know.
O-You have never at all nad any suspicion
about the place? A-No. sir
o-What is the next placer A-No 10 West
Twenty y-hfth-st
o.-What about that Al don't know anything
about H.
o-What is the next7 A.-No 2 West Twenty
sixth-st.
o.-what about that7 A-Ths same answer to
tnsu all