The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-29

! the force From men who know that merit
win surely be rewarded and that nothing
gained tie MAXIMUM OF service and devotion
let tho q know that they must seek the favor
of an individual by bsroI" In, Sr persona ma
d"lartm"It, and their thoughts and efforts
! are turned INTO an unworthy cpannel
tion,ry power j. vested in the Chief of De-
! nartm,rt 70 recommend such selections from
! strengthen the personnel OF the department.
! pnt y Is manifest Ia, IN. ,i.' 81 ti,is y,"at,
! snrl"-Il ind"d Devotion To this worthy end
/ u hut on" or Two or even several such ~.
| Crutions wcr" 'uad". proper pirpo-r could
! h" assumed. hut Nuur" "a large NUMBER w
! ,olylng all gf"d"s Of rank navo been tlu;,
! dl.crWlnated aEain-'. wher" All had good
/ wl"r" personal threats were used ~ som"
,t~'- TO undutr "uiui'li'nCe with demands
| outs d. of ~. dtl al a fireman. II - M
| rosslb Ia RESIST J." CONCLUSION thit, ,he
! puwcr of ~, defendant was beng used for
p,rsonai sno- and not for ~ 700 ,1 g, u,r
! Of which IL" dri'ndHht . hereby iouhu
nv INsrnnrpI< ,rioN 'mALor.
Tho seventh cnarg" Corcrri- I. I"rsonaI
! relations between tno dc,cndar' and t'e
| present Commissioner 10 al tgc irec.d-
! iur charges the Commissioner az mere ~
| - Official r"lftiou. In causing tn"h' 20 =.
! brought ,oa ne ring lr 'as prr,orin"d simply
| ~, serve ~" di-ci"iiu" and we'll! u = OF u,
| uniformed lore" aud 20 tab" CocniNN," az
] ''t' dtts OF any n'llb'I bl l.F 4p' '''l'-
| mental thereto. In thi> conn. 'tloh ~
| rHrh % any accused I"'rsol T. lHin'trtl"I
"Ac"pt in :" FAR as TAT a." hisEtr rank "a.
| poses =" is."r obligations o. lf'seI ElnE
! -" dIs Il Hi" -. ~. r,r'm. ~ ana SUI
| obscrvE". oi is rule. md regulations. -
| standing u' !oartu grad. tlr' mai H. ~ pre-
! ,iou> % lin and ouid h." to -, ,oiuinl>-
/ sipn'r - mat of c.irt al IT, hirrsr rrad"s
! OndcooUu: OF q" nature o ~ if'-.ht ,hats'
! tie touinI- .uHrr aplroaC I", II wi. rcgi"t:
| fur relations between a." tonill -Iun"T ana
! -" C,i-i Of Department shoaid b. II o." o.
/ mutual trust. respect ana y lIaLC'. N!.r"
! these LAT. ~" 'rop'r inahasrih' az % We IL
| purtmolt l. impossible.
disrepoct !ul statement mad" 10y tie, defend
| tut to To rrur.-' nt,'iv" 81 dhly i"Ws-
paper nd published in tull by II. j." man
agiug editor :, fused 10 xiv" IA" nam" OF vac,
| n foIUpht o. that of t.c r"Ir's"iiefiv". aud
! gpor I l. specification uv Nudiur iutd", !,
The second allegation I. that OF in-ubordi-
nation The CONFUSION -iven below 4, de-
| rived solely from the testimony 81 th" defend
AT. a. tn. 'omni--loncr did rot b',pi"T a
! witness II appears thl' on July - The G"-
! frul,rt received. ~ hi own Request, = I'hf"
! OF th~"uc" for two months ron august
| detailing his .ucce-,or and other officials
/ to new duties were directed hy the tolulti--
-ion"r That til" d"i.nddant rrtHrnri on Nor OF
missioner That the batter told him that
| l." di rot wish hin 10 return from hi Na'a1,
ton Ia which the defendant a,N"nt"d hiiu
| ggatr I"!' town that az W. i n" uLhih
| returned aud during ~" absence ol we ON
! missioner lay reason of Iilne,-. assumed COM
H. 'hn commissioners pnice lft'r taking
,u, lion informing We t" n,. 10 ~ ,n.
/ Other interview tine Commissioner Told 'h'
defendant that he objected 10 TIT a. non
/ amt ia" rr-'indlhE of the tom'ui'sloi"l
/ order. and he then ordered ~" o"i"ndtut
| 70 restore -" previous CONDITIONS. when
IN'. d@f"u,c rro.rntrd wa the provi sion
! of Lul. ..l 20 VIt Any officer or member
WHO may. before eeArrstou of q .ctN" OF
absence. yet arm 70 quarters and r'iott hl.u-
| -.lf Tor duty 10 the commanding oficcr
shall be dr'ucd To hgN" Abandoned IN" ~;
eNp,rod portion of uch leave Of sn~'r'" ana
be- regarded - prc-"i' Tor duty
N" drtenc" a!-2 r"A"- on ~" srS@t.rd g.
parcniIr ,4,'.in"d ey = Jn,'irr %s ' n,iHn
! his Ir.al ris,.t IN Abandoning the unrNpr"d
portion Of HI leave Of absence ana returning
fh"-c licences do not touch the real que
lion a i--ne An ct ma n@ -'ri,.H LV'H tho
| present instance. IN" fact Wa mat IN" 'hlri :
/ u,'lou ia r"-uwing command ~ ne nil-
formed fore" va; IA dlr''' oiV"nlio.n 10 'n1 ~,
! the pm'ui~-iou'r The thiet oi p'paN-
m"ut Inc" u grrtGrc mat htra., VA [onttarSE
conduct i, plainly and Enthusiastically in
! subordinate
LIMITED MS OBEDIENCE 10 orpUrs
Nor can TIE construction "hir' u" d"l"4c,
gives 70 Hui" a:l H"a""crt"d II Is con'"Idrd
'.ai IN oiHo'r returning un"Np"'trdN from
20 l-Uy. assigns iW.rli 70 iuty - NaS done
by tue defendant. ll" tru" CONSUMPTION l.
found IN the literal brclng" % ~" rue.
! "SirlI hc r,.s.rdrd - present Tor
I dut, In other words T." reports 10 -
7 .uIrr,ir fia' lr T. ready Tor duty III order
nat q. ma" h" assigned. iH"r 20 ~ lOsr" ~
,,. .ua.a or t'ufltr l. d-rr'' lOHu'N WITH Ills
! chief \ -i'Ii' Illustration Nul -df'".
Let n b.. ,rIpro-,d i'.t during 3D. Ctptliu',
t.l-,u',. roipotlpr- u'vr been made, another
rIpIHlu Np~ been assigned 10 IIS former
/ company and ARRANGEMENTS nan" to 'rth-l'r
rl,. .li-rl' on, 20 D. new 'oWutuE or to d"'1ti
. him 4- a ing c'I,f Of battalion or "ti.rN'"
. uIon ia. T..,Iru l. u to Uc 49, .Iiu"d mat on
raturuiug abruptly %" can tik" ''"rg" Of
! lls iOrw"I pOiuiuur iorriuiF. ui-I,la'' ~
assignment or d'tsIl, Npnii"~'I- NOT. SIN
STRONGER would b, 80" ca" OF battalion
cgiaf P''' further Gmp.lu'. ton j. nc, GI,-S
~" position OF ~" d''ru'" ~ MS regard l.
uur"uahr
III pr,cedcn' Of custom j. finally sought
Tor support oi tii~ action and Wh"r" TO OH
iartiou "Si-trd on ~" pIrt OF III" commits
ulout But 10 Precedent Was cited and non"
| j. known vn"r" -uct action yHs 'Hk"h T.
| opro-ition to tito oppressed directions and
orders of that oHi,il The finding II guilty.
CHIFF CRoKER's RECORD
Edward Croker il 80 wears old He was
| appointed fireman ou Jun" ~, 1874, by
| Fir, Commissioner Van COtt. and went to
| Engine so He vas promoted TO assist ant
| foreman six weeks later for SallaHtry at
a fire and sent To Eugil," Ia II" was pro-
| NOTED to foreman uu Feb. 20. 1856 and on
Jan . 1928 he was made ha' talon chief.
| On july - 1905. he vas appointed dcputy
| Chioi. and, when Chief toiuer resigned on
May | If IN" following year, tommission"r
S.npr.ll la him hiRf