New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-11

Lsveie had remained In retirement and had then
run small place in Doyers-st. Next when
things became wide open. "Scotty" came out into
the Bowery and opened business on a large scale
VIII refer you" said Mr.. Moss. ito the history
OF New-York Of thirty years ago. and in the ac-
counts OF the Bloody Fourth Ward you can read
all about the exploits Of 'scotty' Lavele"
The witness Wood next told Of the buying Of
opium at No. 100 stanton-st He said he had no
trouble passing the lookouts. although ne was a
stranger in the place
How about your visits 10 pool rooms?" he vas
asked
Since last testified made four hundred visits
TO pool rooms in this city and secured evidence IN
each case" replied the detective
All the visits we're made since Chief Devery
testified that poorooms were in operation In
New-York. Wood said he had little difficulty IN
getting into the rooms and in each one he had
made a bet Mr. Moss read a summary OF Woods
evidence. and called the committees attention 20
the Chiefs record n suspicious places In the
First Precinct. for instance Woods statement
shows poolrooms and the district honey
combed with bucket shops" while the Chiefs rec
ords declare there are none Like discrepancies
presented in each Of the precinct reports
trasted.
Summing up. Nj Moss said he had evidence
against 12s poolroous. while the full list OF the
Chiefs record shows only twenty-five places sls-
pected I'VE could close the poolrooms in twenty
Moss said but we prefer leave II 70 the police,
the District Attorney and the Sheriff. Those re-
sponsble for the Police Department say they are
satisfied and wish them TO know the indict-
ments pling UP against them
WHERE THE BLAME RESTS.
we propose 70 show to-day" said Mr. Moss,
that II the Police Department is demora!ized II u
the fault OF the Commissioners I have summoned
policemen here who have been found guilty OF
charges by the Commissioners 70 show the lenient
way IN which very serious offences are punished
In past years It was found that the greatest 5000
was done by dismissing from the force men found
guilty OF irtoxication- Only or two cases OF
this kind where the punishment was adequate
have occurred this year. In one case an ofhcer
was allowed 70 go ahead with ten such charges
untred against MIN. Then he was brought oerore
the Commissioners and dismissed from the force-
MT Moss also stated that policemen charged oy
citizens with clubbing them were either repri-
rnanded or otherwise inadequately punished
He then read the report OF trial IN which A
Greenspan, a diamond dealer OF No. zoo Rivington-
St, sold a diamond ring to Patrolman Muller for
a15 on the installnent plan. Muller gave note
for the amount on May g. 1895. He pawned the
ring and did not pay the note Greenspan made
complaint 70 Headquarters and Muller was let on
OF paying 70 Greenspan the amount due Mr.. Moss
said that II citizen bought diamonds on me n
staIlnent plan and pawned them. Il was ooup'11.
made would let him square 60 By paving me
money he owed
Nj Moss read from the police records Dozen
such complaints against policemen. In al Q, me
cases the complaints were dismissed when me
patrolren agreed 70 pay the amounts due az once
Then counsel read a lot OF other complaints ror
violations OF the police regulations and commented
the inequality OF the punishments inflicted The
immense mass Of convictions for INSTRUMENTATION
and insoleuce 70 superior officers, Nr. Moss said
amazed him. and he did not know what 10 do with
them. Most OF the cases which showed the ao-
solute lack Of discipline the force were punished
by reprinand only
DRUNKENNESS PERMITTED.
Nj Moss read from the records the convictions
81 Patrolman Patrick Keenan,, who was recon-
mendea by the district leader Martin Engel for
promotion The record shows that he has been
convicted Of many offences, and has now eight
charges pending including one for intoxication.
When our subpoena server called al the police
station. the stxty-eighth Precinct. yesterday 10
serve him" said 51r. Moss, the sergeant on duty
said keenan, was al home drunk
Mr. Moss said his subpoena servers had great diff
Guilty in finding the patronen he wished 10 ex-
anime. Transfers were made frequently that the
record clerk at Headquarters is unable TO keep
track Of them Since Devery took command. until
the beginning Of June. 6,7oo transfers OF patrolen
The records showed that 2atrolmen schoeller
serious charges and were fined schoel.er was
found drunk on duty several times and Cook was
saloon while on duty the time so many rob
berries were being committed there Each man
sacrificed than six-v days pay in Hnes James
F McGarry and Joseph Hackett were drunk and
lnsuoorCinate IN January, February and June
two days pay
DON'T FEAR TO BREAK RULES.
This leniency" said Mr. Moss leads the
patrolmen 70 believe that no matter how serious
the offences they may be guilty Of. there is no
danger OF losing their shields"
Reading from the records OF 1075 complaints
tried by Commissioner York Mr. Moss said that
S@ policemen were reprimanded, and the fines i'm
posed amounted TO 2sH days pay Nj. Moss said
there had been no dismissals from the force for
intoXcation. unless the case was made more seri=
Gus by other charges Mr. Moss declared that
offences which II committed BY citizens would
send them 70 state prison or the peniten tary
was found guilty OF ntoxicaton in January, 1885,
and fined three days pay. II was the new Com
mlssioners arst trial. and Commissioner York
then declared that any man thereafter being found
guilty Of intoAication would be dismissed from the
force. To Mr., Hoffman the witness said he had
Jacob Pohs, jeweer Of No l04 Fulton-st testi-
fed that he sold to Patrolman Martin T Shea
same day pawned the ring for $40 I went to see
Commissioner Sexton last October. but got no
satisfaction said the witness.
Were you ever caught by policemen before"
Yes have now three body executions against
Policemen Carl H Lew1son. Charles A. Brown and
Shea. But do not do any more business with
Mr. Moss declared that such cases were fire.
Quent.
HOCNDED FOR HONESTY
Jeremiah Moran patrolrnan Of eighteen years'
service. said ne had been transferred four times
since January from the One hundred
sixth-st. station the Oak-st station, the