New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25

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any special order in that regard that you can re-
o-There was IS" no outbreak of burgIaries up there |
for which you would cali the captains together to
give Se% esn yca or cs s you recall
for calling the Captains together
o.~Not one. And you didn't care anything about
what legislation was going on In police matters!
o.-xnd you were not directed by Chief Devery
to call your captains together Tor any purpose'
that have been called Ss you within the last six
oTnerefore have one meeting Of CAPTAINS az in
Is s wb Sstc Was Ss asou
o.-Do YOU know whether any general order was
s Ssesn 10 about the iRs
9Hw su do IN tho %ee down TO
o.-How often do you see the Chief? A.-Every
DID you see him every day in the week in
February Al saw him most every day ~ the
on Pc 90 tn
O.-How often do you see the Commissio one 81
any OF them twice since have been appointed
9.YoSr business then y Is o With the chief' A.
oDo you there with other Inspectors or , no
other inspectors-a the inspectors.
O-Ail the Inspectors? Ayes sir
1T MADE NO LASTING IMPRESSION.
Q-And when all inspectors were there together
you remember no occasion on which the Chief sug-
gested that the inspectors call their captains for
meeting? A.-No. sir.
O-There was no such order request? Al
won't swear to anything 1 told you before. that
don't remember. don't remember that
O-And you say that all during the winter you
had no talk with the Chief about pending police
legislation? A-Not one word.
Q.-Nor the fact that the Senate was very Closely
divided? A-Not one word.
oAnd that you had friends that might prevent Prevent
not Of ANY e eose hsrs M % In
OIL mean In the Department! A'-Let me nave
81 did not mean you personally. Inspector:
Al will answer the question II you VIII repeat
o. say there was no talk touching the compost
ton OF the Senate and its relation to police eglsla
fa the people who could lid
ssS and to IN Ss
be relied upon to prevent ponce ies's'a''o"'
Wha DID you call your rsms se5ng Of cfp dd
ODD you ever hear OF the oficers' Endowment
Association? Ayes sir That was formed
on S. Ms5sh 1s5 !; A think; 49,. ,...,
AAfter the e~ meeting o. February 10Th 1889
to dow do with the onicefs Endowment Association
| A.-That may be It, 7 .,.. .,,.or
u o~That is right, Captain, 4 you don't know v
long says yG Re h day
QHow long haye you been ss an Vears pasro
0 ono md FOR over two years a roundsman.
| Q-You have been for nine years superior oh-
| GER? A.-For about that time
| REVIVED AT CURIOUS TINE.
o-Dur,ng that time was there such an organiza-
| ,or known as the Officers Endowment Associa-
| ton? Ayes, cir.
Q.-When? A.-When I first went into the De-
partment.
o.-when did it expire? Att must have been
around 1885 or 1886. think-around that time
|
viii perfectly fair in my Xs Euss,Ssp ss t nase
was no such association in the Department wa, Al
No. SIR not to- to my knowledge II 'nere was
woup na sSere was you would have Joined IT. A.
WITCH hsace wrs the thf
March Ave got together S ns ana o giving
o SStq az and piece Of paper put on the wall
thought i would to ,h be sSoo thought
would be nice thing for the widow OF ponce
csBmWho arst proposed this association. to your
,nQow w~q Al didn't know; don't know. to my
N' oYos didn't propose it7 A-No SIR but was
wiling 10 20 '9 from higher UP, didn't 1t? AThat
oYoa do recall A. don't II re ssll t assoca
$s9. sss ssSY zn he frs,
s' oWWhere is that? A.-old Slip, "A, omen
Q.-was that an open meeo"s'
~ Doors open during the whole timer A'-Doo''
open curing ONE ne present but the superior officers
AN0body but the nss suP Sressnt? 'Aarrwenty
| 6'-CaptaIns inspectors and deputy cmeis' A.
Yes sb class of officers make up this associa
ton? A-Chiefs. deputy chiefs inspectors a'0
opYou know there is separate orsan'1a east
sergeants. don't you? Ayes Sir AT 'e''''
na oep hsSt you know when that was formed' A.
No sir 49,, 4. . senarate organization Of
roIindsmen? Ayes, sir. - .orr,ad, A
O-Do you know when that was io'"eN
No sir
pArRoI.MEN HAVE THEIR OWN UNION.
O-Do you know there Is separate ofsa'''Aa"''
of patromen? Ayes, SIR
No. sir ,.a .
o,~Captain. you said while ago that you had
, quiet. well-behaved district? A-Yes Sir
! O-Much crime in 1t? A-No' SIR
O-Any poolrooms In 1t? A-No' SIT ineI'
NAV be- but not to my knowledge Haush'er'
Z / will get at you that way. moan want e
O-No don't get at me- Al mean wan"
, roll Won what 7 know. excuse me- . =. mo A,
YOU S7caRR'aSS piano y sP 'G Excuse for what said
0 a%SOv, cS ss q, you say not so ''F w
know VIZ AT Il The business Of an inspector o
police 4W0aAt To do do ali in his power 70 make ar
rests whe sr there is a poorocm or any othe
- crime: cor,a,n. pardon me. In
SMo sn ParaOff the duty Of the inspector knoy
b. what is going on in the precincts III HIS ''''~
1o.-Now. isn't it? A-Well yes;,,,,r A.
dyes 1t is the duty OF the captain
0.HWait a moment, It Is the duty OF y yee SIR sir
,aGn n repress crime in his district? 49, , Sn
UAnd the duty of the inspector 10 kno" Tia
it is done; isn't It? AN At se know slT what exists
'ne Snd II is your duty to call the captains
- ao~That they shall repress crime; isn't IL! A.
ies, ~ nn,r't Won know there is a pooroom on IN
corner of Thrd-ave. and MISUNDERSTANDING
: hin1n-SWNh when was II shut up? Al never knew
| one being there. - .Aora, A-Neyer wa
r Sor,ad m me there poolroom on Ine cvl io
h hundred and twenty hfth-st ana 49,
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