Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-24
Has Committees Authority to Go to
Europe at Once.
Re MUST RETURN BY SEPTEMBER
No More Sessions After Today
Until May 9.
INVESTIGATING THE POLICE

| NEW YORK, April 24.-The Mazet inves-
| tigating committee resumed its sessions to-
| day in the rooms of the board of trade and
| transportation. The early indications point
| ed TO an interesting session. Mr.. Croker
! and his partner, Peter F. Meyer, were on
| the list of witnesses subpoenaed. and that
| list also included Thomas J. Brady, COM
\ missioner of buildings, and Police Chief
Devery. After todays sessions the COM
| mittee expects to adjourn to May ..
| The first witness called was Police Cap
| tain Eason, who has done duty in Brooklyn
| for a good many years. The witness said
| the New York City Officers Endowment
Association was formed in March or April
| this year. All the police captains, inspec-
| tors, deputy chiefs and chiefs belonged to
it. The witness said all the police force
took interest in the bill providing for a
| single-headed police force while it was
pending at Albany.
object of the Association.
The Endowment Association. Capt. Ea-
son said was mutual benefit organization,
| by which members would receive 1900
upon retiring or dismissal from the police
force. Capt. Eason denied that In March
| last he addressed his officers. and told them
that he had been assessed by this new en-
dowment association. and that as there
were no saloons or poo! rooms to be taxed
in his precinct. which consists almost en-
tirely OF the Brooklyn bridge, they must
chip in and help him out
Captain Eason alleged that he had not
yet been assessed. Chief Devery, Captain
Eason said, was the president of the en-
dowment association.
Captain Eason stated that upon the re-
cent death of Police Captain Worth the
| endowment association had charged all it's
members a3;.O. which went to make up
the $1,000 paid to Captain Worths heirs.
Ihat was the only money except small
amount paid for stationery that he had
paid to the association. Captain Eason said
he had paid no large assessment. such as
Soou, as lnu-nated by Mr.. Clarke.
Not Secret Order.
The witness denied that the endowment
was secret order, and that it had any
desire for political influence.
Police Inspector Kane was the next wit
ness. He admitted that he sent a telephone
call for a conference Of the captains of his
precinct on the night of February -, for
what purpose he could not remember, but
whatever was the cause of the call was as
signed on the official books.
He had not the books there. Inspector
Kane said he took not the slightest interest
in the pending police legislation at Albany.
Mr.. Clark's efforts to get the witness to
acknowledge that the conference of the
captains was to discuss the endowment
~A7oOSioltioii VI 4iiAllSIS pOlIlItdI were not
successful.
Mr. Croker to Go to Europe.
While Inspector Kane was being examined
Mr.. Croker arrived. MIR. Moss told him that
he would not be needed today. Mr.. Croker
said he was anxious 10 so TO Europe, as he
had important business that would suffer
from his absence. He said he had hoped
that the committee would finish with him at
once.
Mr. Moss had a consultation with Mr..
! Mazet. and they gave MIR. Croker permits
| sion to go TO Europe, if he would promise
| to return before the end of August. Mr..
| Croker said he was willing to accept the
conditions, and MIR. Moss served him with
| a subpoena to appear before the committee
on August ~
inspector Kane was questioned regarding
| several alleged pool rooms running in his
| precinct. He denied knowledge of their ex-
| istence. The location of these resorts were
given to the witness by Mr.. Moss, and the
| inspector said he would look them up
| Policeman Captain Haughey was then
| called. He said that at the conference
| called by Inspector Kane on February ~
| the captains, including himself, were given
| instructions, something about excise,
| something about Sunday law