New-York tribune., 1899-04-11

court for the violation Of keeping open between tne
thrown out The officers were not asked any cues:
Ses we hsVs got c
with the situation.
ON w s1s to psosSns Gt 20 yc
can't help IT, have got 70 tell you the truth; IN, A.
other ans ya s TSS s That 5oT S
you are unable to close them A.-And 10 recon-
oWhat 1s se is Sst bes,9 Are they closed or are
they noty A-There are alleged places .s.,
now Are they closed or are they not closed' Al
o~Are they running to-day or not' Al can't
o.were they running Saturday or not' Al
Q.-Have they been running any day within the
ysx G sysn heard a. Ss sod S as ssea
places there may be running: that may be
Dy Dy Of yeu men wsTe that on
for the poolrooms? A-Have discovered any OK
Q:Yes. YOU didn't know them: you never heard
Of Mshoneys responsibility and Gleasons respons-
A-Never
o.-Have you tried? Al did not. I didn't have
o-Do you intend to? Al certainly will look
into any matters complained OF TO me
Q.-But it has been in the public prints here fcr
weeks and weeks. Isn't that complaint enoughy A.
Q.-And while YOU have been here your subordi-
nate officers deputies. inspectors and captains:
they? A.-They have been doing
CANNOT POINT TO ARRESTS.
Q.-Has your department made a single arrest IN
a poolroom case in the last three days? A--You
will have 10 look at the record.
Q.-Do you know Of any? Al have not had time
to look the records over.
Q.-Have you heard OF any? Al have not heard
OF any.
Q.-Or within the last week? A.-You will have
| to look at the record
Q.-Or within two weeks? A.-The record win
show.
Q.-And within a month can you tell OF a single
| pooroom? Al say the record will show.
Q.-I say, do you recollect a single poolroom ar.
rest in this city in the last month? A-The records
will show.
Q.-You don't remember do you? Al do not.
Q.-Can you tell OF single policy arrest IN tnis
whole city in the last week? A.-The records wiz
o.-csn you tell OF a single policy arrest in this
show show that. hat III '"' 'A'' ''''''. " 10 ''
Q.-Do you know? A-The records will show
Q-Do you know? Al can't recall that.
YOU tell. sir OF Single arrest. rather Of single
| raid upon a gaming house In this city within the
| ords for that
Q-You don't remember one Of them, do your ~
o-You don't remember it, do you? Al have got
! too much to do 10 attend TO all those things
Q-you don't remember, do you? A-There may
Q-Well that is fair. Can you recall single raid
| three months? Al can't recall anything without
the records OF the Department.
! portance and the immensty Of which have been
demonstrated very thoroughly in the press gam
can't car recall from your own recollection you who
are in charge of the enforcement OF these laws OF
| a single arrest in any Of those classes OF crimes
within month; and as to gaming houses with:
in the last three months? A--Those matters ] told
fcers. all matters that the press show. for their
action for All m the 5 on1sy ass ~
way and yet have not / have heard no complains
] whatsoever
HOW HE EARNS HIS SALARY.
! 0-what do you do for your salary Chief7 Al
! look after the force whole.
o-As a whole? A-Yes. sir look at all reports
that come in. touching all them matters OF that
kind that you refer 10. touching on gambling. lot
terry alleged poorooms. also policy, all alleged
crime OF all kinds. they pass through my hands !
| promulgae all orders TO the force. all lines OF
orders on the equipment Of the men, and look after
everything in general in the Police Department.
| Q-You have a large force and an ONCE force
| and Deputy Chiefs to assist you in that work!
| A-That is the reason say you will have to refer
| TO the records.
| O.-That is the reason will have to refer 10
them because you have an office force? Al look
| at them but they matter OF record. .
oYou have time enough to dispose R OF ba AL yGSt ys%s
TAX lake fresh air? A-Withoat leaving the once
| from u o'clock in the day until O'CLOCK at mgr
aee ovWtHont NhH leaving the chair? A-Hearins all
| complaints that might come there from the meek
eSS wbat 70 Il tT NAV be- and give Il prompt attention
Q-I asked yo1 yest,teras.g oT rearranb Hsys
| you seen 1t since? Al have not DON'T feao
the paper ,,. ,,., tho Tamnanv ONCE
| holders are required generally 10 take The Morn
ing telegraph? Al DO NOT ava never read .hs
paper o., Al have never read it.
| 70 advertisements and remarkably EXTENDED as to
literature ana Its o Of eeurt noces
and OF massage advertisements Al nave never
ing on massage but never looked at shst paper
sass sisSrdeqly eqyerfSss hosses don't yoa certain
o~And to large extent, AIMU yGp p.rsans saas
| other treatments: various kinds OF massage.
0-But it is common disguise Is t o,,cs nosr foS n
obng 70 else and am surprised the Chief Of Pc.
lice don't know anything about such paper a., ~
| and I will make you present OF this chief. 80 g
look over that massage mas Ssvs ssnn run
| ming after me for months TO have these matters
SUPPRESSED And w n.rsy rfTSaSy oesurs s'iehs n ens
ment-houses and apartment houses. where thsy
| have been driven
Mr.. MOSS GROWS SARCASTIC.
oI am sorry for the massagers then unless
! vou mean 10 refer these TO the deputy end have
| him refer them TO the inspectors. and then hays
them held to a strict accounta bility-then my SYM
pathy is wasted. That is just the way II will 60
| Is that so? Al will go a little further and make
a success out OF It, as do with everything ese II
| I can.
| o-You have been so kind as 10 do that. VIII
YOU make the same promise on the poolrooms?
| A-That can't promise.
| o-Why not? A.-Becsuse they conduct those
hooks in grocery stores butcher stores or anything
else Just like policy. Mr.. Moss. and you know what
| Il is 10 cope with that
| OIL know all about II. Al VIII promise you
| will try and stamp 1t out
Q-I appreciate your position here. Alt ID
uncomfortable can tell you that
O-It is uncomfortable and II doesn't give me
bit OF pleasure TO go over this. not bit; but am
going TO ask you, in the difficult position you are