The sun., 1900-11-20
TO TRY CROSS AND lIERLTIlY
PO'I'k ROtRD TAXES NTiON ON
Hi,HOr rOrrERY MEMORIAL.



" Va" d'f'c' result of BISHOP Pott"rs me-
/ '""'la' Y" 'h' mayor III "hl'h ne ""fnpinlhed OF
| '"holI'hS on 'h" raN Sid" s"'t"n known ~
/ 'he h'd '"sh' district Police Inspector
/ hdhh 'i"'' "l III" hr-t ihsr"ctlon district
/ ana 'api John u iicrllhy, formerly of tn"
! iInrdS" N'r'"' STATION, but now oi the Steam-
/ p"'' squad are To he rlaoci on trial befor"
IN" ponce commissioners. and are To ho
! pr"-"'u"i ny counsel -"!e tod by Prcs-
dent Bernard y York. If MFR York can ~
around Charter section Which apparently
lmI'~ p"""rIn th"miii"r Mr. York said after
! IN" BOARD meeting nj which all OF these things
wer" d"'id"i YESTERDAY tha, he had made
| 'Ip IN" mind on Edward VI Shcpard and former
! District Attorney W. NJ IL Olcott as
| counsel ana h" would seek - engage them
lns' as soon iS II" could be- sure ''ai he had eho
| ri4ht To do 81. ihc TWO Officers mentioned
/ are 70 1" 'ri"d on general charges of inen-
cheney, uhbec"mlng conduct and failure n
| properly enforce the law and the rules and
regulations OF the Polce Department. They
are not to he tried on the charge Of insulting
the Fev Dr Paddock. pastor oI the Prot IL
thedral on Stanton street b"cau~e in his letter
! bishop PoUer referrei TO thi' incident WIFI
out mentioning names and 90 the board de-
cded that 1t wa' not In position TO 20 ahead
/
mean to drop TINS part OF the general complaint
was shown ny the passage OF resolution di-
recfing President YORK to call on Bishop Potter
! to transmit 10 the board the facts essential
Tor the proper preparation OF charges against
Inspector cross ana Capt Herihy Tor ihsolence
10 Dr Paddock Mr. YORK Is also direc'ea
to ask the bishop to designate counsel to rep
resent those persons who were the victims
of lhSolenoe from the officials mentioned.
Pending the frial oi The charges against
INSPECTOR Cross ana capt. Herllhy those two
officers VIII probably not be suspended from
duty, On this point II was evident yester-
day that there was little friction, CHER
Devery says that the men will not be suspended.
and that he KNOWS what he Is TAKING about,
as the power OF suspension Is vested IN him.
| Mr.. York declined TO talk about the matt"r
of suspension at all' but his manner was that
| ot II man VINO was not sausled WIN the way
| things were gong. ana around fohce head-
| quarters there was persistent ruInor that no
and the Chief had clashed IL was sald that
| Mr. York wanted ooth oihcers relieved from
duty at once ana Kept under suspension unttl
| the charges against them nave been disposed
OF. Inc 'hie'' " was saio' refused 70 hs'eh
to any such proposition
lhe poard hieeuhS yes'efday was oehnd
closed doors, but IT was known that at II the
! p'o'N "o"'N '''iN"'' ''''''S 80 Wv '""' '''''
the ieuer from the Mayor "hich was pun
shed in The Sun on Saturday. and the me-
mortal from bishop Pottera copy OF which the
Mayor sent along with his own communication.
| The only member of the board not present
was Commissioner Hess. VINO was III. Tho
board was In session Tor about TWO hours.
during when tlme Chef DcVery appeared
before II, ana there was much running IN ana
out OF clerks ana s'enoeraphers When u
| was all over. those portions OF the minutes
which tho board decided the public might
know aDon' were given 'o the reporters py
Clerk Kipp The hrst resolution passed after
the board had read and dieested tne ietter
sent to ~ ny the mayor concerned the 'hei
| of Police and was as follows
Whereas, In the communication received
from his Honor the Mayor " Ia stated that in
the communication received by him from the
Bishop OF New York open and public violations
Of law and decency exist in the neighborhood
"ResoIrtd, That the Chlef OF Police be andls
directed to report 10 the board what action
u" La ,o,,on T., ,.,aronoo % tho oond,,,n.
he has taken IN reference 70 inc oohdn'ons
alleged to exist In said neishoorhood; and IL
ir' WV
n.So"'"' i',i' no "uo', "' '''s,".,
TO effect the abatement of any VIOLATIONS OF
.n.ha"a '""a ",t ,ho, no renor, his ac,ions h.r.-
borhoou' ana Una. ne repoi' MS ao'i'"S "oie
under to he board.
"ResoIred That the Chief Of Police be and IL
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drec'ed 10 causo u fle'o chiorceheh' Oh al
laws and ordinances throughout the city OF
New York and that he give to the same his
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personal attention ana eSac' risio comphhiico
with this resolution by every officer In the
denart,en, and thot he adopt such metbods
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as VIII enapie nun 10 pe ass"r'd 'hh, 'he re-
0uirements Of this resolution are compiled with.
n,d vhero failnro to so cotnply exists hc is
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required 10 al once prefer cHa'soS against
the default ing officer"
Thon tho hoard discussed the mot,cr of IN,
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charges Ior long tine " WIS shiu 'ha' inc
board was unanimous In the opinion that no
time .hould bc lost in prefcrrnp charges against
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officers whose omciai cohuuct hao peeh 50
severely criticised by citizens as had th1t OF
,nsnector Cross and Can't Herllhy The fol-
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lowing resolution was .nhS M , ura~m ~ w uiin
passed every He'hVc' VI ''e oo"iu |o''"s ior
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w h'reGs IN q c1inlnuilifa,ion IeniVed
from ms iionor W, MhnoI h s,on, tae a,t'[m.X. [ p
me b9at1 i nan"u 20 ,ie Ippa,e1.e'u inhoe py
the hlsnt Fmn nis."p iHi,.r, iti,.a, NJ az Ino ~ Ino