New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-03
MAYOR VOICES HIS APPROVAL
SAYS PRESENT POLICE SITUATION is DUE 10 AN UN-
DERsTANDLNG-HE PRAISES REBELS.
REWARD FOR REVOLTERS.
COMMISSIONER PARTRIDGE PUTS PA
TROLMEN WHO MADE ARRESTS IN
PLAIN CLOTHES MEMS PLACES.

PLAIN CLOTHES MENS FLACES.
open and direct encoura cement of the revolt
among the patrolmen at the West Thirty-sev-
enth-st. station was given by Police Commits
sioner Partridge yesterday. He ordered the five
plain clothes men of the precinct TO be re-
manded to patrol duty. and directed that five
to take their places be selected from among
the patromen who made eighteen excise ar
rests on Sunday evening His action will be
considered as notice to patrolmen and detec-
tives in all precincts that men who do their
duty will be protected. and will be rewarded as
far possible.
Il took this action" the Commissioner said
late in the afternoon. because it seemed to me
from the events of the last few days that the
in plain clothes not active as they
might he. In my judgment. some of the men
who have been doing duty in uniform are quite
as competent they to do plain clothes duty
The men who remanded to patrol duty
Martin ]. Scurry. James Timoney, James j.
Iichels w. F. Brown and Joseph T. Ciarman.
They sat around the police station on Sunday
evening when patromen in uniform were closing
up saloons and arresting saloonkeepers, al
though it their duty to that the excise
law enforced in the precinct. About a
week ago Commissioner Partridge asked the
captains to submit to him lists of men they
wished to have do duty in plain clothes. and the
names of the who remanded to patrol
duty yesterday. Captain FoOdy selected the
names the list. but it was forwarded to Com
missioner Partridge 10y Acting Captain Ryan
after Captain Foody had reported sick.
Captain Foody remained on the sick list yes
terday. but he was well enough to go to Police
Headquarters and seek a personal interview
with Commissioner Partridge. He did not ask
about the charges Of neglect of duty which he
hut he ante
to deny that he talked defantiy about the
charges He told Colonel Partridge that there
was no truth in a report that he had talked in
a defiant manner. He declared he was glad
that policemen of his command had enforced
the law. He was told of the change of men for
plain clothes duty in his precinct and he said
he was satisfied. To newspaper men at Police
Headquarters he said he had given no inter
views. and not willing 10 say anything
Il sent the communication to Acting Captain
Ryan" Colonel Partridge said later. because
he is in command of the precinct while Captain
F1ody is on the sick list. told Captain Foody
when he was here what | intended TO do Cap
tain Foody is under suspension. Charges
against him have not been presented 10 me
yet We did talk a bout the charges Cap
tain Foody car1e here of his own accord to show
to me a report representing him as having de-
fed somebody He said he had not been assum-
wanted 10 do his duty it was required of
him lie told mo ne was glad to see what good
work his did last Sunday
Before Commissioner Partridge talked with
Captain Foody he had a conference with District
Attorney Jerome and took luncheon with him
He said he had not talked with Mr. Jerome
a bout Foody's particularly but they had
talked about some other captains
Are charges to he made against other cap
tainS?" vas asked
well. Of course replied the Commissioner.
laughing. The whole department might be put
on trial
DO you know whether the District Attorney
is Investigating any other captains?
Il don't think he is just at the moment. but
I won't say that he won't be investigating some
body tomorrow. and i can't say that he hasn't
been inves-isattns some others in the last few
days The word investigation mean sew
eral things. He is getting information all the
time. and he is getting information about the
department pretty generally. But as to what he
is doing. YOU had better go and ask him.
District Attorney Jerome would not admit
that charges against several police captains
were assured. He said his had been at
work in several precincts. and were not through.
Several of the patrOlmen who made arrests on
Sunday evening in the Twentieth Precinct were
at Mr.. JeromeS office again yesterday. and were
examined by Mr. SandfOrd. Mr.. Jerome said
last evening that the Captain Foody charges
would he written some time during the night
In reply to question whether the Germans Of
this city had protested against a strenuous en-
forCement of the excise law, he said he did
know that they had protested
Il am not after the Saloons he said but
after the police The policemen during the
time | i'm office must do their full duty, and
enforce every law have the laws changed.
/ do not intend using any discretion in the mat
ter of enforcing every law. do intend al
low any one else use discretion as to the full
enforcement of the law
Mr.. Jerome said that the charges against
Captain Foody would he given Commissioner
Partridge. and that it would take least
days before the would come up for trial
However. he said. IF Captain FoOdy is
really III and sick leave. he will ne allowed
all the leeway he wants.
MIR. jerome declared that charges were be
drawn up against other policemen. He would
not tell the officers names their ranks He
vOIunt teered the information that the rank was
insignificant. and that the charges not in
connection with the enforcement of the liquor
tax law.