New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-09
POLICEMAN DEFIES HESS.
DRUNKEN MAN SURPRISED IN A HOTEL
DOES NOT KNOW HIS CHIEF.
HE CREATES A SCENE IN A POLICE STA
TIoN, BUT IS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO ARREST COMMISSIONER.


Police Commissioner Hess and two
In the Cadillac Hotel at Broadway and Forty
third-st last night. when well dressed man,
who evidently knew Mr. Hess, approached him
and asked to speak to him. "One of your police
is down Forty-frst-st. so drunk that
it's disgrace the stranger told the Commits
sioner
Commissioner Hess almost ran to Forty-frst-
st He found the policeman upstairs in John
Jamess Ranes law motel. on the corner.
In the far front corner of the room in a chair
with his head bowed on his breast and snoring
loudly, the Commissioner saw his man. His he'll
met lay on the floor with hole in it. The po-
lcemans coat lay in heap a few feet away, the
badge shining conspicuously in the electric light
The mans night stick lay beside him on the
chair
Commissioner Hess seized the snoring police
man by the shoulder and commanded him to
rise.
who the hell you?" the policeman de-
manded, jumping up and striking an attitude of
defiance
I'm Police Commissioner Hess" he was told
Il order you to report to your station at once
The hell you do" the policeman replied IN
punch your face
The Commissioner said nothing more His
face livid. His friends followed him. and
engaging a cab they were driven hurriedly to
the West Thirtieth-st. police station
Sergeant Burns at the desk was surprised
when Commissioner Hess entered and demanded
to know what policeman on duty at Broad
way and Forty-frst-st.
It's Officer Charles Fl. Rye" he was told
He's disgracefuy drunk Send a rounds
man out to bring him in" Commissioner Hess
ordered. Roundsman Helm about TO start
out when the drunken policeman staggered into
the station. Commissioner Hess was behind the
desk with Sergeant Burns. Both were so sur
prised at the extraordinary spectacle that
neither spoke.
Saluting in maudlin fashion Rye said:
Sergeant who was that guy that was stick
ing his nose into my business? I want to punch
his face. 7 don't stand for no such bullying
See?" Sergeant Burns talked quietly to Rye
who was staggering about muttering what he
would do if he ever caught the man he was
after Just then he noticed Mr. Hess.
What were you doing in that hotel?" Hess
demanded.
I was investigating larceny?" Rye replied
1t took you two hours to do It. ?" asked
Hess sarcastcally.
That's my business, and I don't take M
orders from YOU" replied Rye
Sergeant Burns went out and talked to Rva
and brought him into the telephone room He
told him he making a fool of himself and
better have care
IL make lesson out of you I'll break any
man who acts as you do I order YOU TO renort
to me next Thursday said the Commissioner
The situation began to dawn on the drunken
policeman. He made jump for the Commits
sioner, and. shouting loudly. said:
What! You threaten me? Annear before
you? You go to hell, I'll have you before the
Supreme Court 1 tell you right here that the
next time you your friends go down Broad
way drunk again I'll run you in. You nv
commissioner? You're a hell of a Commits
sloner! Mind that, now! When I see YOU
drunk again I'll run you in. That goes.'
Dr. Johnson, the surgeon of the Department
arrived just as Rye was ending his TRADE DR.
Johnson officially declared Rye intoxicated This
made the drunken policeman furious. and he
made frantic effort to get at Sergeant Burns
and Commissioner Hess. Roundsman Helm got
in between, and a scuffe followed which lasted
for some minutes After some time the police
men got Rye upstairs, where an effort was made
to put him to bed He broke from them and
they had to hold him
Inquiry by Sergeant Burns showed that Rva
had neen IN and out of the James saloon all the
evening, and had been drinking everything from
Deer TO cocktails He had, it was alleged
stopped several people in Broadway and ordered
them TO DO number of ridiculous things and
even threatened TO club a respectable old man
because in the drunken policeman's opinion he
was taxing up too much of the sidewalk
The records show that Policeman Charles II
Rye was born in 1873, and appointed TO the
Iorce IN 1876 He was street car conductor
before that He appears to have had the aver
age reputation for policeman II he had been
IN trouble before it could not be learned from
Sergeant Burns who disnclined to talk
about it.
Commissioner Hess declared to the reporters
that the whole incident ''outrageousy dis
graceful" and intimated that Rye will have to
IND other employment very soon
Policeman Rye declared suspended and
ordered TO report TO the Commissioners at Po-
lice Headquarters this morning. In leaving the
station house Commissioner Hess said: This
thing is a terrible disgrace to the police force
The idea of man in full uniform on Broadway
at such hour 1t is terribly subversive of
this He made awful show of himself
l told. l will not tolerate any policeman
drinking in uniform"
Sergeant Burns asked why so much con-
slderation had been shown to Rye, and why he
had not been placed under arrest.
1T is not customary to arrest policeman
der such circumstances unless he actually COM
mits violence on some person." he said
But he attempted to strike the Commis-
sioner?"
"Oh, yes, but you know he is drunk. We all
know that. The easiest way is the best way.
The doorman will put him to bed. The DISPOSE
ton of the is with the Commissioners.
They will doubtless do what is just"
How long has Rye been in this station?" Ser
geant Burns asked.
He's been here only since May II. He's a
reform policeman. you know" he said. He
was made in 1885,
CZECH DEPUTIES DISORDERLY.