New-York tribune., 1901-03-17
MURPHY OMAKECHARGES
DoNOHUE PROBABLY, HIS WARD MAN
SURELY. TO BE PUT ON TRIAL
BINNINGS TRANSFERRED.

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! BINNINGS TRANSFERRED.
! Mrs Mildred Hamilton and the two other women
| who made afidavits against Police Captain Dono-
| hue and his ward man. Lyons were at Police Head
quarters for three hours yesterday afternoon. and
! were examined by Commissioner Murphy. Deputy
/ Commissioner Devery and Assistant Corporation
| Counsel Brown. Their dispositions were taken.
Lyons and a number Of others were also examined
This preliminary investigation will he followed by
formal charges. Commissioner Murphy said. He
would not say whether or not charges would be
made against Captain Donohue The formal charges
will not be formulated till tomorrow or Tuesday
the Commissioner thought. it Will he hrst neces-
sary to have the stencgraphers notes transcribed
Commissioner Murphy indicated that captain
Donohue included in the charges by referring
TO him and Lyons together once or twice when
speaking of the afidavits, which. he said District
Attorney Philbin had returned to him without any
comment.
Earlier in the day. when Mr.. Murphy was asked
if there anything in the case against
Donohue. he replied: There is nothing new in that
case. II will up with the others
Asked what he meant by the Others and told
il might he inferred that being prepared
against other captains. the Commissioner grew in
dgnant and said: You have right to infer any
thing
Captain Chapman and Captain Martens
Police Headquarters in the afternoon. Martens
wanted his precinct transferred with him.
Commissioner Murphy is upsettng a long estab-
lished custom at Police Headquarters of transfer
ring the confidential men of captains at their re-
quest after the transfers of captains He declined
10 do Martens asked till he had looked into the
matter further.
Captain Chapman the Commissioner said. was
called 10 headquarters 10 report what he had done
in the Tenderloin, and what he purposed TO do.
Il think he is trying 10 do right. II he obeys my
orders that is all | ask said the Commissioner
II told TO the Commissioner that a certain
old ward man who had not yet been transferred
out of the Tenderloin had said that since Chapman
had been sent into the precinct with orders to
clean it UP so Thoroughly he. for one. intended
to make arrests by the wholesale. and that he
would run in every unattended woman he found
in Broadway after dark.
II he does any such thing I'll have him by the
throat" the Commissioners frst comment.
He has no such orders. Such thing would mean
that many good women would he falsely arrested.
I doubt whether any intelligent man would make
such a statement"
The Commissioner summoned Deputy Chief cort-
right at once by bell and told him that there was
report in the papers that man belonging in
Chapmans precinct had said that he was going 10
arrest all unattended women in Broadway after
dark You convey my message to him that his
men must not arrest women OF reputable charac-
ter. If he made such threat he is taking the law
into his hands
Il will ask Captain Chapman II any Of his men
made such statement" replied Cortrght
The man may have made the remark without
Chapman knowing it," said the Commissioner cor
recting him You send my orders 10 him in such
a that he'll know l mean it
As result of this order Captain Chapman, who
haddn the mean time gone back to the Tenderloin,
returned Police Headquarters for conference
with Deputy chief Cortrght and with Deputy COM
missioner Devery on this subject
Commissioner Murphy said that Captain Titus
had transmitted 10 him the report asked for some
time ago cont erninR the men in the Detective
Bureau. y have sent back for fuller report"
said the Commissioner Il want to know more
specifically about the bureau"
II is said that the Commissioner is contemplating
the reduction Of the force in the Detective Bureau
and thai Captain Titus has protested that his men
have plenty of work do
Commissioner Murphy in the morning. called Can
tain Thompson who had the day before been
signed 20 the Mercer-st. station, into his Office
also summoned the captains four sergeants. the
roundsmen and wardmen OF the precinct. and FOR
some time talked 10 them concerning the necessity
Afterward Mr. Murphy said:
Il told Captain Thompson that I would hold him
responsible for any failure 10 purify the precinct
talked to his men and informed them that each
one would be held personally responsible FOR his
share of the work. and that II must he done done
well and done at once"
tain Thompson responsible for the running of the
alleged poolroom In Bond-St. which a raid was
made.
No J can't do that" the Commissioner repl!ed
The mon just got into the precinct yesterday.
They had not Vet got settled In fact and YOU
cannot hold them responsible for what was then
Of the biggest business houses In that precinct -
Captain Alhertson called the missioner'S
ONCE ABOUT noon ard asked to have his ward
men. Jackson and illegal transferred 10 follow
him into tho Delsncey-st station The C.onrnts-
soner told Albertson that he had preferred charges
against his Wardmen. and that he wouldn't trans
Ter them since II they were bad In place they
would he in another. CAPTAIN Albertson preferred
charges against the for falling o inform him
Wnen they saw number Of going into the
alleged poolroom at No. 43 Mercer-st.