New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
SHEPARD MAY YET ASSIST

truly yours EDWARD NJ sHEPARD.
SHEPARD MAY YET ASSIST.
Judge Olcott. however. saw Mr.. Shepard after
the dispatch OF his letter and obtained assur-
ances which seemed to point to the association
of Mr.. Shepard with the prosecution It was
learned by Tribune reporter that Mr. Shepard
informed Judge Olcott that while he would be
unable to assist In the preparation of the evil
dence and the formulation Of the charges against
Cross and Herlihy. he would probably be free at
the end Of a. fortnight to conduct with Judge
Olcott the trial proceedings against the two Of
fcers.
THE work Of getting ready the evidences IN
the case myself carry out" Judge olcott
said yesterday to Tribune reporter, land by
the time the charges will come to a hearing T
am hopeful that Mr.. Shepard will be able TO
undertake with me the actual prosecution of
! those charges. I know that Mr.. Shepard Is
heartily in sympathy with the action which has
been Instituted by the Police Board and will do
all that he to help forward the movement.
Both Mr.. Shepard and myself are Of the opinion
that the Police Board is earnest and sincere in
this matter. otherwise we would not have iden-
titled ourselves with the case"
THINKS BISHOP POTTER MAY HELP.
Concerning the apparent disinclination of
Bishop Potter to aid the Police Board Judge
Ocott said
''I think that when Bishop Potter becomes
persuaded that this will be an honest and thor
ough Investigation he will cooperate with US.
I shall call upon him next week for the pur-
pose OF learning just what evidence he has IN
his possession, and, rs l have said, when he
learns that this inquiry is to be carried through
TO the end believe that he will give US what
assistance he can"
| Judge Olcott said he would subpoena every
witness whose evidence he thought would be OF
| value, but when he asked II he would
| subpoena Bishop Potter should the latter per-
| sist in his refusal to appear before the court,
| Judge Olcott said that would be a matter for
to him at present that the Bishops evidence
would be mainly based upon hearsay and there
| fore would be inadmissible.
REYNOLDS MAKES COMPARISONS.
James B. Reynolds head worker of the Uni
versity Settlement in Rivington-st., when seen
yesterday said that he did not think Bishop
PotteTs reference to the vigilance committee
| should be interpreted to mean anything except
what 1t was-a simple statement of condition
| that hod obtained at time in San Francisco.
"If the Bishop had a proposition to make" said
Mr.. Reynolds. you may rest assured that he
would make 1t in form much more precise.
Generally speaking, l think the scheme
would be plausible In fact it has already been
tried in this city. though for different purpose.
You will remember that the late Colonel War
ing when in charge of the Street Cleaning De-
partnent had a similar committee, the mem
bers Of which would inspect conditions in GER
tain district to which respectively they had been
assigned, and report conditions to Mr. Waring
once a week. In that case. however. conditions
somewhat different obtained then We had COM
plete confidence in the chief and little in the
workers; in this we have confidence in the work
but confidence in the heads of depart
ment. So 1t is not exactly an analogous case"
When asked whether, in his opinion, the mem
bers Of such vigilance committee might be
organized for the purpose Of making the city
socially clean would do actual patrol duty. he
said that he thought they should.
The entire East Side below Fourteenth-st.
| ought TO be patrolled every night by members" +"
| he said and the districts on the West Side
| where vice prevails to any extent should also
! be patrolled. We made an attempt to set such
| a system a-going last spring, when condi-
| tions in this city had assumed alarming de-
| gree of rottenness. This society made proposals
| to the Society for Public Morals. among Others
| of which Professor Adler is president. We
| stood ready to furnish delegates for such a COM
mittee, but the other societies were not ready
to go ahead"