New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
MY INVESTIGATE POLICE.
,.1v WANTS APRIL GRAND JURY
TO DO so.
-.rFREBY TO GET A wHITEwAsH
srAvE OFF DANGER OF
SPECIAL GRAND JURY.


SPECIAL. GRAND JURY.
The April Grand Jury VIII De sWoI" ~ ~
re impression is strong that II VIII DC
s. As.aa 70 resume the investigation OF tlie
- Department. which was so severely ai
I-.~,ad bv the March Grand Jury when II saiu
s.s resentment of last week:
- charge and present that in relation to
We oSeIc e. dives and gambling houses the off-
tsese ne notice. from the TouhGsnen HP 20 me me
ss-3,,iTai negligence. RogndsTnen detectives
aa--tains inspectors ana me - +bst +bev ba5 no
self pa p ~ RE existence of places concerning
me ''openhsss sseoiiate evidence The inference
able 70 JoS5sbIe thar the neglect and the blindness
s uns - "a lack OF intelligence or hnoWieoge:
are - - some direct interest IN the u
the places -.
This will be done in the interests OF me ponce
who fear that If this savage pre-
- - IS allowed TO pass unnoticed Governor
s-..,- nav appoint a special Grand Jury
: ...s-irate them, and special Deputy Al
= =. General 20 prosecute As long as DIS
- -.o--ev Gardiner has the prosecution the
-. 7,ena-tment cares not who is indicted
=, o,s that this course was decided on al
= r,sr,ocratic Club on Saturday night IN q
-ee-ence between the District Attorney, the
-I--ara+ton Counsel and John F. Carroll,
- who will charge the April Grand jury
Is & Tammany man
GARDINER HOPES FOR WHITEWASH-
said that Air Gardiner hopes for White
-.Sb NJ some kind from the April Grand jury
I'D * preparing a statement OF his relations
,i,b the March jury in which he VIII a'teihp'
- answer its charges that he obstructed them
!, ,beir desire TO indict some more powerful po-
Ire officials than a mere captain.
:, expiauation was had yesterday OF the
=, 1-bv- Governor Roosevelt never received
- -slar-au1 AIr Gardiner said he had sent him
= u-aak regarding the presentment- 1t ap-
-. nv The following statement that with his
.,r,arv vacillation he never sent IL at all
The following was given out al the office OF the
Tis+-,ct Attorney yesterday by Mr. Nichols one
=. me official stenographers Of the place:
New-York. March 81, 1900.
1n rsplv 10 a question asked by Nj Cnternyeir
hsa-5ng before Commissioner Wilcox had been sent
n ne Governor, he SAID - -, 1--
~ ne telegram was not sent to the Governor;
= was directed 10 be sent 6ut l counlernahqQed
tse Instructions and stopped tAe te1egra., De
cause OF the occurrences before the CohnllssiOAet
sffer is sending had been directed -, .,
2s 2gu TT1iIox ~ stated that desired 70 secure his
sanction 70 sending il because did not regard II
esh5ecf mat had been expressly referred 10 the
Commissioner, and which he was inYestlgatiing:
telegra, -;o-, a. - interfere with nv freedom
n acton in any respect I did not regard this as
SUFFICIENT authority 10 send the telegram, but was
-sIieyed from the embarrassment which would 9TH
erwise have been created by this situation by the
proceedings that Immediately followed
After The incident Of the telegram MI wilson
read a lengthy decision upon the question OF
whether or not the appAeaton OF me A1f3rTS tS1s
General 70 amend the charges against ColoneI
Gardiner by including the proceedings before the
question arose on the preceding day objected to
amending The charges, DuJ N V1ew OF me acuo1
consented that the proceedings before the March
Grand jury should be included in the charges, II
80 desired by the Attorney-General-
'Thereupon separate specification was framed
reIjef Of our Side OF the case, since we are most
anxious that this subject should be inquired into
weight Or has any authority in law
You viii observe, therefore. that in this way We
have accomplished the purpose that was intended
70 oe brought about by the telegram 10 Governor
Roosevelt Al that was asked IN that telegram
vestigale this subject. He now decides that he
s ne ne Pe % beoG chqGges @ 9aSe % 6ea 6sen N oy
ernor Roosevelt therefore becomes unnecessary;
SAMUEL UNTERMYER.'
NJ Unterrnyer is AIr. Gardeners counsel and
has hard work 20 keep his clients mouth shut.
He is also Internationally doing his client much
harm by his uncivil methods Of speech and man
al the Investigation before Mr.. Wilcox.
TALK OF SACRIFICING DEvERY.
There is a good deal Of talk that the Police
Commissioners have decided that sop 10
public opinion they will retire Chief Devery.
When DeTery was seen yesterday all he would
say was. 7 amt thinkin Of resignin'." Com
missioner Hess said that while he would not
De averse 70 change, he had not heard that
one vas coming. An active politician. who
Knows good deal about police methods. said:
-hroW down Devery2 Nit. He's one Of the
inside push"
The Tenderlotn was exceedingly quiet vester-
cay. Places Ike the Tivoli. Dore. Pekin Bo-
herna and Haymarket did not even avail them
serves OF their saloon licenses TO sell liquors
ne news that the State Excise Commissioners
nag already revoked the liquor license Of Lazar
Soluleo proprietor OF the Star Hotel a no.
so.tous resort II West Twenty -eighth-st and
laa obtained an injunction from the Supreme
ss.on4nltng him from conducting his place in a
clsoroeriy manner. struck a cold chill TO the
80 -. OF mat precinct II is reported that this
O-iy tne beginning Of q movement to take
"a "a ne liquor licenses OF all these places
ihe rent ~ P0'
Lne Excise Department holds that a license
wine Il entities the holder 10 sell Iin,1ore az
,bs g e. -oaIs Goes not protect him in violating
- H-ele iaW by conducting a disorderlv house
- -9Ls7qlently harbOring disreputa bic peoplA
- -Aat therefore The Commissioner can ask
vs-..1l so-1l a. any time for an injunction pre-
-e--s me licensed proprietor from carving
- sach place. L the Injunction Is de4ag
sns - s','aent Tor contempt OF court may follow
r.- 1e sells liquors after hours the license
-e1,oss y revoked On this ground Gottliebs was
saf5 - Cofey may suffer q Ike fate II is
snIss,t o-et --ere IS lot Of evidence in the Com
Nei :. offlce against TenderIoin resorts
"OAEN DISCHARGED BY MOTT