Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-11-22
BE BROUGHT DOWN BIG GAME.
Bishop Potter's Communication Was Load
cd to the Muzzie with Preg-
nant Slugs.

nant SIugs.
New York, Nov. 20.-The police
board yesterday sent a letter to
Bishop Potter, of which the following
is a copy:
"Rt Rev. Fl. C. Potter. Bishop of New
York, Lafayette Place, New York:
Fright Reverned Sir-The police
board has, under the date of the 10th
inst, received a communication from
the Hon. Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor
of the city. transmitting a commune
cation from you, dated November Is,
and which communication, in part,
states as follows:
1.-The statement now in my posses
sion of two clergymen of the highesr
character, contains the testimony of
two men given without -exaggeration,
with the most painstaking reserve.
and with absolute truthfulness. In
substance it is briefly this, that when
one of them complained to a police
captain of a condition of things in his
immediate neighborhood, whose dis
gushing infany is a matter of no.
toriety-a condition. of things easily
verified by any intelligent citizen who
passes through the streets in which it
exists-he was told that he had lied,
and that, when thus disheartened by
such an experience, he carried his
complaint to a higher authority in the
police force. he was met with insolent
derision.'
The first knowledge that any MEM
Der of. the police board had of this al
legged insult was conveyed in the pub
lie prints of September %, which re-
ported the proceedings of the Epis-
copal convention, having reference to
this subject matter. The resolution
adopted by such convention called for
an investigation by you, and if the
facts justified it, the presentation of
a suitable communication to the
mayor. In view of this resolution the
police board has waited the result of
your Investigation, and such action
as you should deem necessary. The
receipt of your communication from
the mayor places the matter now be-
fore the board for it's action; and TO
the end that proper charges may be
formulated against the officers COM
planned of, the preparation of which
necessarily required a specific state
ment of the dates and times of the
alleged offense and the persons
against whom the offense was COM
mitted, 1 respectfully request that
you cause to be submitted to me for
the use of the police board, the name
of the person or persons against
whom the offense was committed; the
dates or date of its occurrence, and
the language used as nearly as may
be.
Upon receipt of such information
charges will be formulated. and pre-
ferred against those officers who may
be named.
'"The practice of the police board
has been to permit the appearance Of
counsel for the parties making COM
plants on the trial had against a
member of the force. In this case,
however, there is nc desire that the
complaint should be made by the
party to whom the alleged insult was
given, the police board itself prefer
ring the charge. 1t will, however,
permit and it most earnestly requests
that you designate some counsellor at
law, who will represent you in the
prosecution of this complaint, and if
in his Judgment it is deemed best the
form of complaint may be drafted by
such counsel.
'In reference TO the statements
contained in your communication as
to open and public violation of law
and discipline in the neighborhood of
the pro-cathedral, the board has taken
action thereon.
81 have the honor to be, very re-
spectfully, yours,
"BERNARD j. YORK,
president Police Board"
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Resolved, That the chief of police
be, and is directed to cause a rigid en-
of all laws and ordinances
throughout the city of New York, and
that he give to the same his personal
and insist or a rigid compli-
ance with this resolution on the part
of every officer in the department. and
that he will adopt such measures as
will enable him to be assured that the
acquisitions of this resolution are
complied with, and when a failure to
so comply exists, he is required to at
prefer charges against the de-
linauent persons"