New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-04
WOULD LNDICT MURPHY
ANOTHER POLICEMAN ON POST REFTSEs
To SERVE a WARRANT BECAUSE OF
THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER.

Police Commissioner Murphy, 1t was learned
yesterday, has more trouble in store for hin,
owing TO his order TO policemen not TO execute
warrants If presented to them when on most
This order was obeyed yesterday by a policeman
sttechea to the West Twentieth-st. station. He
refused 10 execute warrant against the pro-
prietor OF an alleged disorderIy house in West
Twenty-f1fth-st. The warrant had been issued
ny Justice Jerome, the candidate for District
Attorney en- the fusion ticket
Justice Jerome was highly indignant when he
learned how this warrant had been treated As
he is candidate for District Attorney he de-
c:ded TO leave District Attorney Philbin TO deal
with Commissioner Murphy and the policeman
who ignored the warrant
The warrant was issued on complaint of Maria
Augusta Ndnson, who alleged that she had been
enticed into the West nty-ffth-st house
and kept there a prisoner against her will. She
is only seventeen years old. Justice Jerome
when ne heard her story, was angry. and at once
issued a warrant for Mrs Batheller, the alleged
proprietor Of the house in question, and war
rants for severa! others who had induced the
girl 70 enter the house. One warrant was for a
cadet" in the Red Light District"
The warrant for the arrest Of the woman was
given by Justice Jerome to Superintendent Nc
Clintock Of the Society for the Prevention of
Clintock and Hammond went TO the house in
West Twenty-i:th-st. execute the warrant ct
IL q. N. yesterday. A policeman in uniform
was standing near the house.
We're from the Society for the Prevention Of
Crime" said McClintock, showing the warrant
and We want you to go with into the house
and help us TO execute this warrant"
The policeman looked at the warrant Then
he said decisively:
Il won't execute it,
Why not?" asked McClintock, surprised.
Because replied the policeman. "Commis-
sioner Murphy sent out particular instructions
10 US TO serve no warrants when a man came
n US while were on post We are TO tel
people who come with warrants TO execute
70 go TO the police station and get policemen
there You the position I am In If 60
with you and execute the warrant / can be dis
missed for dsobeying the rules Of the depart
ment On the other hand
Yes. on the other hand" interrupted Nc
Clintock. Il warn you that you are likely to get
INTO trouble If you do not serve the warrant
This warrant calls for its execution by the frs
officer / meet to whom L give it. I hand it ovei
TO you You are here Now, for the last tim'
l ask you, will you serve il or not?"
i will not said the policeman.
McClintock, leaving Hammond In front OF th'
hocse so that IL could not be tipped, hurried U
the West TWenteth-st. station, and after con
Siderable delay had policeman assigned TO alo
nlm. The policeman went with him 10 th'
house and arrested Mrs. Batcheller. She wa.
iocked up in the Tombs She will be arralsnee
LOT examination to-day
IL was said in the District Attorneys once
mat when the grand jury was sworn IN OF
Monday indictments would be asked for Com
missioner Murphy and the policeman who re
FUSED TO serve the warrant.
The order by Police Commissioner Murphy pro
niDting policemen their posts from executing
warrants was issued about two weeks ago. Mr.
aufphy said vest erday that he had issued IN
order with a view TO keeping policemen on thei
posts as plenty Of policemen could be found II
Inc stations
he Society for the Prevention OF Crime doe
not want its agents to go to the stations 70
,ssr the people for whom the warrants are In
Tended may be tipped off before the warrants ar
e1ecuted