New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17

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He Yes yS% are right also spoke e Mr.
Mr. Hamilton n some influence may be brought on
you as to the transfer OF police captains and police
DON'T want any disasreeabe feeling and don't
want 70 be 3 IN that do %s'fr n S
Police transfer any police captain or inspector of
police b Sf Sos s ss aayop That your action wa.
entirely clear Of the the influence Of Mr. Piatt. Mr.
the other S liz Sai thing
again. to 20 and ask Mr. Hamilton He became
o--pid the Mayor intimate in any way how you
could help the political preponderance in the Police
o.-Whether there were more Republicans or
cused me q playing politics. and asked ne Il that
bipartisan. and asked me To name their poll
tics. and couldn't get the lis, ready.
RECOMMENDED FIVE INSPECTORS.
Q.-You had not appointed themg A.-No. had
recommended five OF the inspectors in the Borough
OF Manhattan before. when you on the Board.
The ChaIrman-Name them.
The witness-John II. Grant. Inspector Cross. In
spector Brooks and HerlIhy-John J. Herlihy-and
op.~Isnt il rather diificuIt thing, Mr. Mccul:
Don't they change quite frequently? A.-weil, 1t Is
% Oft is rather difficult thing' Ayes
stand ot against the bottles OF the controlling
Influences in the Board OF Police isn't 1t? A.
myself in that respect You will excuse NE please
to ws ~ into wGn e f oe Al
O. won't press IT, Alt applies to myself TH..
.Q.-.Do you say you were never spoken to ABOUT
Mr. sullivan asked me to transfer him after the
first OF the year,
Q;-You mean Timothy d. Sullivan? A-senator
Ole asked you to transfer Captain HerIihy'
Q.-That was the case OF a politician whs asked
for the transfer of a police captain? A sena-
Ole Is a leader Of his district? Ayes, he is
the leader
H.? Al told him I wouldn't transfer him
Q.-Do you know 1t was stated az that time
Captain IIerlihy came 10 me and told me that he
was ABOUT to be, transferred lie heard he was
tenton to it whatever that he would not be trans
rrf9 r hSt was or arSh think ann not sure
about month or six weeks aferward-with the
stTr to 20 ,US and en no to- his de that he
would not be transferred until said so.
WAS QUICKLY TRANSFERRED.
Q.-You refused to transfer him while you were
Chief Of Police. did you no.? Al did.
Q-And you know. matter Of fact. the very
day that you retired Al don't know that II
was that day but know he has been transferred
since that time; short time afterward-
Odd he not state that the reason OF the de-
poolroom in the Cafe Manhattan in which SONS
politicians were interested? Ale didn't mention
Q-Was not that mentioned? Al don't remem-
The chairman-where was this cafe? Al think
1t was n Four,eenih.st bur am not sure =, NAV
ha Me bsen but really d @ai
that. He didn't make any specific complaint to
certain element bound 10 get him OFT Of the
precinct.
Ole said a certain element was bound to get
him out OF the precinct A.-IeS, sll
transferred even though the transfer was requested
BY Mr. sullivan? Al would not transfer him
police GaRa1 on the ss 81 p 6 9d Sou max.
n IN the ci s!tY'' Al y did did.
D QDd Island sn %s iy, any Sers against
activity in that direction' A.-Not from Long ISL
Oven. where did you hear complaints? An
was genera eo%pats that You We're interfering
with the gambling? Ayes. sir; that was inter-
'e ow T's" that kind of gambling mentioned par
ticulary; was the poolselling or faro or "na'' A.
THE TRANSFER OF MCCONNELL.
o.-Now. I want to ask you about the request
that was made TO transfer Policeman Mcconnell.
Who first spoke TO you about transferring him
from Inspector Brooks's staff? Accommodations
Sexton.
Q.-what did he say to your Ais told mo
that Mcconnell. he believed-that he was not r1enI
asked him ae He ad he Gdn
him he heard ssO 1o o9 TSa b
Inspector and said to him said 10 d 6rUoTS i,
voSr p daS and he said: yes I says: DO
you know anything what he is doing? Is s he n 1o
ing hasr sny of angybOe Vel says complaint
has come to me from Commissoner Sexton .s s6a,
him In regard to gambling -houses"-wel DON'T
know he said RTSoss .sd to me
i transfer that man you Will tTSnsfes IS ni he
t fS5 Se"s 9 Rnd d he said says sent him
West twenty ninth-st., to, Frank Farrelrs pool
Dg be rd he a nfs feelings sans
regard TO his attitude in reference to that p9S9l;
And he said: Yes, and threats have been made %
{, transfer him. told told 6 BIZ bs V dy w snd f' viii
week Mr. sexton as1in asked ne e
the @aG sick list that had not transferred hi, him
We'll he said u wish you would hd ! iran t h NOW
an sO When he comes Ma back viii investigate i
e further ra aRd M sre e2On DOWN @
ing and called me oyer and asked me lie sa nat
% ssg. Ga n% You no DO sac
day" / said. Il win see about H." He said;
9Su will s eys a0cI' will SO ' went up to see
Mr. Sexton again All he said 70 ms-he was ysTy
his man McConnei?S I said "He Is sick lie
said he not sick. said; yes, ne ~. -.
sent in for his patrolman. and he said: Have you
been TO McConnells house last night?' Ana ne
said: Yes" Then he said: Did you ma MN
there and he said No" Nov" he says:
didn't | tell you that Mcconnell was not SICK
said Mr.. Commissioner he is SICK Two
weeks prior to that time Mr. Sexton voted on me
resou TO place Mcconnell before the police sur
eeon for retirement and he had not been doing
dutv for that time and he had forgotten all about
II. And he investigated me-
MOVED FOR HIS TRANSFER.
Ole investigated you? Ayes sir. So then he
said In the presence OF Mr.. Hamilton. and MI
Hamilton tried pacify him little Bit and ne
saws: II order you to do II now" and says; i
won't do It," And he says: II will make you 90
It," said: II will not; shall positively not trans
fer him" Then think that day he offered
resolution In the Board ordering me 20 transfer