New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-17
PRESIDENT OF THE POLICE BOARD.
BERNARD J. YORK TELLS OF HIS CHANGE
II OF FRONT TOWARD MCULLAGH

Bernard J. York sworn
Mr. Moss-You the president Of the Police
Board? Al am
Q-And one of the first acts OF your new Board
was to make Mr.. MoCullagh Chief Of the new De-
par,ment? A.-Acting Chief.
I Q-Acting Chief and then Chief? Ayes. sir:
conndenee in Mr. Mcculiash had You H not? A.
Yes. sir II had not I should not have done It, u,
4 o.-And you and be together discussed the matter
o. o saDn You dreetsa mccuagh so far as you
could do So to, proceed with all diligence and all
quarter, did YOU notf A,"Yes. sir. '''
.Q.-And you said you would stand by him? Al
o.-And you said II he had to go out on an issue
Of that at xn Ss you Mould 70 Out WITH him dd
lee, making s, any such statement as that
tremty? Al said that; 1 don't remember the
the that Sad pfored h@
ssr BE ns good Sse one of the best that had
substance TO what you have said. don't recollect
exactly what what it was don't know that you could
ss Si was public PgSs and was made to Mr.
perfect right to publish 1t substantially just you
OFT was taken by Mr. Schneider and read over
to you was II not. after he took 1t? Al could
Q.-But 1t appeared In the newspapers? Alt did
sppeaf put DON'T recollect reading II in the news
9mYo9 have no recollection Of anything being
lection Of something ike What you now State being
published but don't recolect the fact that It
was READ 10 me. read over TO me by Mr.. Schneider
that way.
PRESSURE FROM GAMBLERS.
Q-Was there not some pressure brought to
bear upon you and McCullagh by gambling inter-
ests. some time after he became Chief? A
There l,a
brought upon me, no
Odd you hear q any pressure being attempted
ests? A.-what do you mean by pressure?
~, 9SrwelI suggestions that the law should not be
and made such suggestion II they had they
would have vo been SasP put out Of the Gce then
cullaghl Al did not.
recall the ac that sufh se fen wsrs 10
ccnversations between Mcculagh and myself on
ticuar Conversations / couldn't reesS now poe Gen
orally the Instructions given to Mr.. McCuiaeh
anything else that was Violation OF law sSpp't So
f ndy as 70, s Sens brought to bear on
anything else. there was no pressure attempted to
a. ana sPy %od ne be safe
anybody to undertake to do IT either. while am
In there.
ADMITS GAMBLING HOUSES EXIST
& Q.-what about the existence now OF large num-
bers OF pooiroofns? are you aware of that fact
aware of the fact that gambling exists In New
York. II you ask II personally aware
OF that In the sense that visit those places
would have TO answer you no. II you ask II
believe there are gambling houses in NewYork
now. / will tell you. yes do believe There
have always been gambling houses in New-York
ard In my Judgment there always will be. and II
] 10 not within the possibilities TO eradicate that
evil II evil IL be- and believe II TO be evil: II
q not within the possibilities 20 eradicate in
this any other large city. IL exists in every
large city in the world. II 10 believe the
4 reports rumors. and II will continue TO exist.
Q.-And assault and battery exists in every city?
A.-Yes
!. Q.-And thievng exists in every city? Ayes
Q.-And that Is the reason we have pofice off,
GERS? Ayes.
Q.-And Il Is the duty OF the police force to
make head against all forms OF crime? A
Undoubtedly. ana II II does not do II, 1t don't
discharge its duties.
o.-And ~ any kind OF crime increases largely
specially that Is matter for the persons In charge
Of the Police Department--that they should be
very serious and anxious about? A.-Unquestion-
ably
OIL want to ask you II you remember the time
when Mr.. Sexton was DESTROYS Of having Policeman
Mcconnell transformer Al remember IL more
from the fact Of hearing you ask some questions
shout II. II Is matter gave very little attention
- at the time though Remember the fact that
there some difference between him and Me-