The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-25
CHIEF DEvnRY ACCUSED.
Charge That He FIagrantly Fails 4
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NEW YORK. Dec. PSI am satisfied
by what ] have found that the chief OF
police could close every gambling house
and pooIroem in the city within few
hours.
In the words quoted Lewis Nixon.
Chairman of the Tammany Aati-Viee
Committee, gaze formal condemnation to
chief OF Police DeYery. He expressed
himself emphaticaIly concerning the IN
efficiency of the force. from the com mis-
sioners down TO the patrolmen. Mir. Nix
on charges the police with giving sp-
proTai to the custom of farming out
immunity to Iawbreakers.
IL is worthy of particular remark that
the committee whose members are all
leaders in Tammsny Hall should accept
the methods long ago adopted by teE.
Charles ParkhuTsf IN battling against
crime Mr.. Nixon announced in The pres
euee OF representatives of five police cap
tains that evidence now in his possession
would be placed before the grand jury,
not SO much 10 briEg about the punish
ment Of the keepers Of disoFderiy resorts
as TO case the indictment of police Of
tion tb@ maintenance Of such places.
and BY closing them demonstrate to their
owners that those who. haze taken money
from them for protection lack the power
TO protect. No matter what party is il
Office about the same sort of men viii be
found farming out immunity.
Every department of the city govern
Hent except the police department is do
ing good work. l am satisfied by what ]
nave found that the chief Of police could
close every gambling house and p0olroom
in the city in q few hours. Our motive
now is to show that these places are not
protected by the Tammany organization,
and further than that K, shows that &
! system which has existed during this and
the preceding administration can be stop
ped if she police department can be IN
duced u act 4 single-headed commission
with power can remedy existing abuses
not only for a time, but permanently 4
bipartisan police commission and the ex-
else department. are the sores on the body
| polite. and they should be reformed joint
| u. and they viii be when the people come
TO a full knowledge of the iniquities which
owe their existence 10 them
| All that the chairman OF the Tammany
Anti-Vice Committee said had been care
| fully prepared IN advance, and vas in the
nature of an official utterance from the
committee which held secret session II
its rooms in the German Bank building
/ IN the Bowery.
Other members 0f the committee gave
! fun endorsement Of what Mr. Nixon said
NJ Marley Piatzek supplemented 1t all By
asserting that at the end of the present
week every gambling house n the city
would De closed so tight that 40 person
could break IN without a crowbar-
Poolrooms AMI gambling houses are
generally closed Out OF the 200 81 more
| that have been IN existence it is probable
that not more than 100 opened their doors
| today.
| Chief = Police Devery, who cut his va
cation short a full week and returned Il
| duty yesterday, paid close attention to Mr.
Nixon's statement while ii was read Il
him by a reporter, but said he would no
discuss it. The attack strengthens the be-
lief of many that Devery is slated by Tam
many for retirement