The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-20
WAR ON GOTHAM
VICE CONTINUES
Police Captain and Inspector
Ordered Tried.
VIGOROUS ACTION
BY THE BOARD
Bishop Potter Is Asked for De-
tailed Charges.

New York, Nov. 19.-The board of po-
lice commissioners today ordered
charges preferred against Inspector
Adam a. Cross and Captain John B.
Herlihy. and practically turned them
over to the mercy of their accusers.
That the two officers are TO be pro-
ceeded against in no lenient manner is
demonstrated by the fact that BishOp
Potter has been requested to name
counsel to assist in the prosecution,
and the further fact that Edward NJ.
Sheperd and William r. OFT are to
represent the police board in sustaining
the charges
Inspector Cross viii be compeIIed to
meet the charges Of neglect of duty. in
that he permitted precincts within his
inspection district to reek with vice.
and the further charge of conduct I'M
becoming an officer
Captain Herlihy is accused of con
duct unbecOming an officer and of neg
Letting to enforce the law in his pre-
CinCt.
Having provided for the prosecution
OF INSPECTOR Cross and CAPTAIN Her
lily, the police board Informed Mayor.
Van Wyck of their action and then
instructed President York to cOmmu-
nicate with Bishop Potter. requesting
the latter to place before them any
evidence which he may have against
the two accused officers. or against
any other member Of the police force.
After the adjournment Of the police
board. Il is said, q Misunderstanding
arose between Chief of Police Deverv
and President York. At headquarters
II was minated that charges Of as
serious d nature aS those AGAINST IN
G "a f.r III
against Chief DeveTy. The latter has
refused to remove Cross or TIerlIhy
from duty pending the hearing of the
charges against them. and in doing
this he has incurred the displeasure of
President York.
Letter Is Sent Potter.
The board sent the following letter
to Bishop Potter:
Right Rev. II. c. Potter. Bishop of
New York. Lafayette Place:
Right Reverend Sir-The police
board has. under the date Of the 18th
inst. received a communication from
Robert a. Van WyCk. mayor of the
city. transmitting a communication
from YOU. dated Nov 10. and which
communication in part states as fol-
lows:
The statement now in my possess
sion of two clergymea Of the HIGHEST
character contains the testimony of
two men, given without exaggeratiOn,
with the most painstakiug reserve and
with absolute tTuthfulneSs. In sub
stance it is briefly this: That when
one of them complained to police
captain Of a condition of things in his
immediate neighbOrhoOd, whose dis
gusting infamy IS matter of nOtOriety
"a condition OF things easily verified
by any intelligent citizen who passed
through the streets on which it ex-
ists-he was told that he had lied; and
that when thus disheartened by such
an experience, he carried his complaint
10 higher authority in the police
force, he was met with insolent de-
rision
The first knowledge that any mem
Der Of the police board had of this al
legged insult was conveyed in the public
prints of Sept 2S which reported the
proceedings of the Episcopal conven-
tiOn having reference to this subject
The resolution adopted by such con-
ventiOn called for an investigation by
you. and. if the facts justified it, the
presentation OF a suitable report 10 the
mayor. In view Of this resolution the
police board has awaited the result OF
your investigation and such action as
you should deem necessary
Asks for Details.
@"The receipt of your communication
from the mayor places the matter now
before the board for its action; and &C
the end that proper charges may be
formulated against the officers com
planned OF. the preparation of which
necessarily required a specific state
r11ouf of dates and times of alleged Of