New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
POLICE CORRUPTION FUND.
REPORTED COLLECTIONS FOR BRIBERY
IN BEHALF OF EIGHT HOUR BILL.
pATRoI.MAN WHO ARRESTED sEXToN's
FRIEND TRANSFERRED-PHILBI HAS
NOT PRESENTED EVIDENCE.

II Was reported yesterday that most OF the police
men IN the city had paid :l5 each toward fund to
promote the eight hour bill OF the police which mas
been introduced IN the Legislature. The money was
raised n was said, with the understanding that IL
was 10 be distributed among certain members or
the Legislature whose votes will be needed II the
bin Is 10 pass Chief Devery recently issued an
order warning the members Of the police force
that severe punishment might be expected by any
policeman Joining in the movement 20 raise funo
for police legislation His order, some Of the po-
licemen say, MOT meant TO he needed. because
ne recently called meeting of the Police Captains
Association 10 take measures against the pohee
bin which IS before the Mayor. Some OF the
policemen say that this is time 10 he afraid OF
revery or OF the Police Board. the new bill VIII
legislate them out Of Office in a few days
Alonzo c. Hubbard the policeman Of the West
sirty-eiehth-st. station who arrested Joseph p
Kennedy Police Commissioner sextons friend. has
been transferred 10 the Oak-st. station by Chief
Devery for the good Of the service, as the thef
says II was expected that Hubbard would he sent
''up among the goats" but Mr. SeXtons friend ap-
parenty satisfied 10 have him sent 10 the other
extremity OF the island. Policemen Of the city are
accustomed expect transfers whenever they Of
1end Tammany politicians who have friendly rela-
tions with Commissioner As soon as II Was
known az the West SiNty-eighth-st. station that
Hubbard had arrested one Of Commissioner Sections
friends the policemen at the station began 10 talk
about Hubberd'. expected transfer. and when Ken
reilly was defended IN the police court by Register
who
Magistrate that Hubbard one of the policemen
who brought disgrace on the force Huhhard's
associates felt sure that ne would he sent 10 one
oF the outlying precincts in short order Hubbard
received notice on "Wednesday that he was trans
ferred.
POLICEMEN GET BACK EASILY.
President York OF the Police Board said yester-
day that policemen OF the city got hack on the
force too easily after being dismissed for cause.
He said the Police Commissioner should he the best
Judge Of a policeman's unhtness- He said also:
There IS TOO much talk about life tenure here.
= b e q se5 ae of fye en n e p Pooe Dren z The
seem 10 think that when they get in here they can
Ag ~ we dismiss a man without absolute legal proof
& Is the same thng as giving him yseati9n Ths
OF the Department that could exist When we came
were revoked by the courts that men got laugh
back. back '''- '-'' "
we came here. Only one man has been reinstated
by the courts; but there is telling how many will
80 into court after We leave.
District Attorney Pnibtn yesterday contradicted
report that some the evidence presented by the
Tammany Committee Vice had been presented TO
the Grand Jury, and that several police captains
were 10 be indicted The evidence had not been sub
rnitted 10 the Grand Jury, Mr. Philbin said be-
cause Assistant District Attorney sehurrlen. who
has been examining the evidence. has gone out 81
the city for few days.
NEGLECT OF DUTY CHARGED.
II IS understood that the charges mad. against
police officers this evidence do not relate TO brib
cry but 10 = general neglect OF duty. and that
great many police officers are implicated
Detectives OF the Committee Of Fifteen
ported 10 have found considerable important evi-
dence OF police neglect OF duty recently in the
Fourth Precinct. the station Of which is in oakst
Many OF the persons who kept disorderly places in
the 'red light district I OF the Bowery said
TO have moved into the Fourth Precinct and 10
have opened places in and about IN. district known
Cherry Hill
The annual meeting OF the Good Government Club
of the HIXth Assem- bly, District is be held next
Friday evening al the sherman Square Hotel, and
William II. Baldwin 5r., Dr. Felix Adler and George
Haven Putnam, all members Of the Committee OF
Fifteen. expected 10 make sddr~eses.