Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-11-24
HE BROUGHT DOWN BIG GAME,
bishop POttsr's Communication w.sIo.a
ed to the MuHnle with PrcE-
nant SluKA

hlShop Potter, of which the following
is copy:
Ill. keH. II. {. Potter, Bishop of New
York, Lafayette Place, New York;
Right Reverned Sir-The police
board has, under the date of the 10th
'hst'' received a communication from
the Hon, Robert A. Van Wyck, mayor
OF the city transmitting a communi.
catlon from you, dated November IS,
ana which communication, in part
states as follows:
The statement now in my posses,
son OF two clergymen of the highest
character, contains the testimony of
TWO men given without exaggeratiop,
wlfh the most painstalliny reserve
and with absolute truthfulness. In
substance it is briefly this. that when
one of them complained to police
captain Of condition of things in his
immediate ncighborhood. whose dis.
gustin9 infamy is matter of no.
lorletN-a condition of things easily
verified by any intelligent citizen who
passes through the streets i'm which il
eNlstS-hc 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.
bcr of the police board had of this al.
legged insult was conveyed in the pub
lie prints of September 9S. which re-
ported the proceedings of the Epis-
copal convention having reference tc
this subject matter. The resolution
adopted by such convention called for
an investigation by you, and if the
facts justified it, the presentation of
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 its action: and to
the end that proper charges may be
formulated against the officers com.
planned Of the preparation Of which
necessarily required specific state
ment of the dates and times of the
alleged otfense ana the persons
against whom the offenSc was COM
mitted, | respectfully request that
YOU cause 10 be submitted TO me for
the use of the police board. the name
of the person or persons against
whom the otfensc 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- o-pcrmit the appearance of
counsel foI The parties making com
plants on the trial had against a
member of the force. In this case,
however. there is no 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. II will, however,
permit and 1t most earnestly requests
that you designate some counsellor at
law. who will represent you in the
of this complaint, and II
in his Judgment it is deemed best the
form of complaint may be drafted by
such counsel,
"ln reference TO the statements
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.
II have the honor to be, very re-
Spcctfully, yours,
BERNARD j. YORK,
"Prcsident Police Board,
The following resolution was also
adopted
"Resolyed, That the chief of police
be, and is directed to cause rigid en-
forcement OF all laws and ordinances
the city of New York, and
that he give to the same his personal
attention, and insist on rigid compli-
nncc 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
of this resolution are
complied with. and when failure to
so comply exists, he is required to at
once prefer charges against the de-
Iinuuent persons"