New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
given to the Chief a month ago ana the places
against which evidence adduced here yossss

The witness--I will act on that,
Mr.. Moss-This is a month old. ~
The Wness-It don't make any din ,sn.n enoo,.
rooms there low, after the testimony given yester-
DAY hs VIII you viii 10 e where they have gone.
MO,sm xl give you yoiDs d up , S al ,nsss
poolrooms that have been touched by the testi-
Shs short 1 ds,sp sse me the other
tip ,1 and tell me where they have removed TO-
Mr.. Moss-That is for you to find out with your
The The %ltps.sI win % , can wa. given 70
Mr. Moss~it was given 70 the Chief when he
was the stand first. weeks ago Inc dste -
shown to be April L April 7 was the date It was
The wIiness~f VIII find out wha, the chief has
Mr.. Moss-Do you think you will find outr Al
Q.1Now then Mr.. Commissioner. Commits.
You find S" out i by readnT The ~ smeny before this
committee Of about month ago. that me ,hie ~,
! ing those numbers and when YOU Ind on, that ne
knew nothing about them ih't he has done no,r
! Of yesterday. showing how easy II was 70 go 20
: pacesrwhat then win you say TO the Chief to In
dcate your authority and To- hold him TO n,s reyv
ind oni what he has been doing and what he has
know.
HE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY
| Dwell you realize now that The matter has
reached up 20 you don't you' Ayes. This
amt the first time that | have taken notice OF
some Of these things
Q-The responsibility is now yours? Ayes
Q-And your Board has power . act? A-Yes:
moral calibIs holding position pt Ieat sina,
you s has G ag asl ne yon know
have got power don't you? A.-fes' and we VIII
g. believe there |, nothing ks ns * ,sk .se or
of MT AOS aO in .S ssa' .I,m sax.
a. I'M me1 p Sd wS 10 yqs sa to yos
upon these lines Of duty is said 20 each one Of the
Board dc not mean 70 single you ,c @1I IN WIZ sn.
you happen 10 be in the chair this kind OF thought
came to US and we have used you as represents
q Now. ore Of the nrst things you did after be.
coming Commissioned Of Police was to appoint
o~You did appoint a private secretary pretty
soon. did you not! "A month after .,...,v,
A~Twenty-ave hundred dollars.
o-whom did you appoint? Al appointed my
o-That is not a position under Civil Service
| examination? A.-No.
WHY HE CHOSE HIS OWN SON
Oft Is confidential position? A.-Entirely.
| tried for a month II could md ANYBODY
| else 10 suit me- and | could not / did not want
| anybody to give things away
| O-Was there anything 10 give away? A.-oh, In
Teato9s The tern s sha @1Pnen mai
that should not be given ont TO everybody You
o. want 10 ask you once more Mr. C 1omnr,
ment in it's present condition? A.-Man IS never
satisfied ,..
Q-Then you are not satisfied? A.-Improvement
o"Do You hold the court trying policemen? A.
Q-On your stated day? A.-Yes.
9nhers a1e gfSatd spes Of by himself are
| there not? A.-fes; $500 80 ,.,~o,,, d,sno.ea
9 b he g 1, STH 81 Y
QyAii cases which in The Judgment Of the triai
| Ave DAYS he dsposes on the spot? A.-No; he dis
poses OF all cases that involve hnes not eHceeons
Coz that is much Tid;r q ong IL aa.e. W Y
qI am glad that Under sae grsylS ss,
was LET 70 the whole Board when II involved a
complaint by citizen unbecoming an o,fcer OF
thsn the i've days ordinary cases q vGls
ton Of the sge could wn'f Be- IN nS
ave days h Rss'ds days ne Am's .S
be passed upon and + a all
| '' o"fn what cases is that not so? Al couiht
casesparticniarly OF infracons. violations 81 the
rule where complaint has neen rsatine more par.
ticulary for myseIf-altogether Ior my b,e hs
the pra SdS about Tos 'T the cSe on the
brings il into the Board. +, ..,.- ,,o,,e- % an..
| isn't II? A-To fine. yes ,oo Va.
o-The highest fine that can be mace A'-i~
pATROLMEN PREFER SOME JUDGES
ouaven't YOU observed q disposition on the part
OF policemen TO have their cases adjourned or man
aged 90 as not TO come before some Commission
! ers and to get before other COMMISSIONER a.
do not-I can't say that | have. . s,soo.. =, .
calendar OF sixty or seventy cafes. on an AVERAGE
| ANWeil that depends upon the nature OF the
| cases. ..s,.,~,, oo,oraar How
long do aI You sit on trial days? A.-sometimes l
will sit two hours sometimes VIII Of ~ easndsr in
less S1hs aa O% salfnsr Of EE lr sixty
cases don't a thnk Of Hn ia e hour n''
/ O-You can hardly do II ara 90 even 9'S nngbsr
the men, you? A-Not II there are """'''
oThere of The testimony 1S ,ESeS 81 there as
st be the testimony OF the officer who meets ,ne
accusation and very .Ts. often esre are '"''0'S
Wi nyoS G have stenographer who takes down
every word Of the MS
ity and dignity attached to It, isn't IL A-"s"' =
OH 6A ID in order hear tn ro1pdsmaas s'
accusing and s.t his Of the ocsr and
mas o witness you would require consiasras
than ma, minute We TO- yes c'Se would Somebody
else might quickly Than Tor such cases 70
hour. and hear both sides' Arm" " DAY
o~Yes Awe should r Sant co mDrn sS is
~ oie Judge In most OF those cases a., ,han
| some minds can grasp things more p"'s"'
others. . -. Asome men can do
| business quicker than others
UNFAIR TRIALS DEMoRALIZE.
o.-But isn't that fact. MI Oomn''ss'On..,
fact that trials are had IN that way accoun'ao'e
a.so,v for the failure in discipline OF the entiro 9
Iorccq A.-wen. now nothing OF that sor' mas
been called specially to my attention. -.
o.-Havent you observed that ne i9,ce aoesn a.
Il az NE doesn't act well, doesn't patroi az
We as II did a year ago? A-No ~ i ,t'h ns,,ar
ciined 10 think that they peihapsh 10 hen around
after them sharply - ~, ,,,. o,r Lnforma-
TT Chairman-Mr.