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

INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Clarke-You are captain of police in the city |
Of New-York. Ayes, sir.
Q-How long have you been in the servicc7 A |
Thiry-fve years next June.
Q.-And prior TO the consolidation In what !
branch OF the city service you? Al was in |
the Thirteenth Precinct Borough of Brooklyn.
Q:-The Thirteenth Precinct. Borough Of Brook
.o.1Yop arc nov In command of what district
Q.-What precinct is that? What does it cover?
A.-Brooklyn Bridge.
o.what are the limits of the precinct? A
Q.-From shore to shore? A.-Yes, sir ~
Q;-And the approaches? AYES. sir; upstairs
'o.-And you were put in command of that pre-
Q.-You were transferred from command in
Brooklyn to the Bridge police? AaYes Former
Of Nassau and Washington SITS:
S-Fhe?e IS a book called the Slotier kept in
o-And tha, has record of the doinss of the
Q.-And is kept officially at the desk7 Ayes
o-And it is an accurate transcript of what goes
pn3 A; Yes: supposed to be Va. u,
8so that 4 we hna on give. date s on s,s given
s Sa shs Sd
men who answered TO that rollcall? A.-Yes, sir.
SUPPOSE sndsr Reis sw Is s on 0u
al find on the botter under, date of March lst'
ON which IT states that you were present?
Ayes, sir.
man 1 csiled the f To .G9 sir O
oIIYou don't have a 8 o'clock roilcal in that
'' s@%ysiss y hshi o'clock rouo.u
10 they not? Ask O'clock yes
oThis O'clock call on the Bridge ot takes tn, the
Bridge in two squads.
TWELVE HOURS A DAYS WORK
o-Eight hours each? A.-Twelve hours each.
Q.-Twelve hours each? A. Yes sir
Q-Captan, there saloons on the Bridge?
A-No, sir.
Ono poolrooms? A.-No. sir.
Q-And flash houses? A.-No. sir.
Q.-And very little lettering? Avery little
.Q.-You don't have any trouble with fast women?
A-No. sir.
Q-It is an easy precinct in those regards? A
ON those regards? AIN those regards, yes,
Q-You have no trouble of that kind on that pre-
Odd you make little address to the Off;
GERS at that p. m rollcaI on March lst? Al
0-Are YOU in the habit Bit, Al do most every
'V is the TO am talk with
the men at those rollcals? A-Well. instructions
and orders from Headquarters,
oDTbey don't go on the blotter? A-No, sir.
don't recall having e. had b any Parc Ta
Mr. osullivan-What year was that'
.o-what inspection district are you In? AIN
the Second Inspection District.
.Q-Who is the Inspector? A.-Inspector Cross
Q~when did Inspector Cross call the captains
a n the latter part ae Of Febaary
,Q-Yes. Al don't know that he ever called
Odd the captains Of that inspection district
nave meeting In the latter part OF February!
present
Q.-You were not present? A-No. sir; and
no.-You never heard of meeting called about
February goth or 18th? A0No sir ,,...,
A-No, sir.
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
o.-Have you ever heard about the Captains
benevolent and Endowment Association? Ayes.
tr.
o--when that formed2 A.-That
Vormeo 1 think. In March or April
Q-Ot TINS year Ayes. sir
,Vh.,nere had been no such association prior
York City wnat Assoc Sa, the New
1.-TWO peionsed to 1t? Alt was organized
81 say. who belongs to nY ALI the cap
tans DO deputy sD, and
DIDO they have ASSOCIATION Of their own owl
opo the s rounds%en "SS eonss s ssGas sir
.QTTDo they haye o an association of their own?
Q-Do the patrolmen belong to It? A.-No. sir
.Q-Do they have an association Of their own?
Endowment SsG in sroo S ,he
but whether 1t has connection with New.York
Q-Now this Ofhcers' Benevolent and Endow-
pent Association A.-Yes.
Q-Was formed in March or April Of this year?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-March OF this year? Al think 1t was March
Q-Benevolent-- Alt is the officers Endow-
nent Association.
ABANDONMENT? Ayes, sir.
Odd you take any interest in pending police
,egislation at Albany the first part Of this year?
A., No. SIR nothing more than the rest Of the force
ed
Q.-The rest Of the force took a good deal OF in
.erest in the pending legislation al Albany did
they not? Ayes. reading the papers and Keeping
posted.
Q.-You knew that certain bills were pending up
there which TO some extent recognized the force.
did you not? Ayes, sir.
Q.-You knew that there one bill which pro-
fided for a single-headed force? Ayes, sir.
.Q-And abolished the bipartisan Board? A.
Yes. sir
Q-You say that you knew Of no meeting OF
captains? A.-No, sir
.I9-You have not attended any meetings OF cap
tains this year? A-No. sir: have not
allow did you come 10 belong to the Oflcers'
endowment Association? Al would like TO ex-
pain. There have been two three meetings o.
captains and officers The Metropolitan Burial As
soclation. that was monthly meeting. and then
meeting for the purpose OF electing officers for