New-York tribune., 1902-08-01
MAYOR ORDERS PROBING.
TELLS PARTRIDGE RIOTS DISGRACED
CITY.

Official investigation of the riot in Grand-st.
| on Wednesday was ordered by Mayor Low yes
terday in a terse letter TO Police Commissioner
Partridge The Mayor did not hesitate to ex-
press his opinion that the city had been dis-
graoed by the disturbance at the funeral of
Chief Rabbi Jacob Joseph and that somebody
should be punished for it. He wrote:
I desire you to make a careful report to me
cession Of Rabbi Joseph. Such an incident is
discreditable to oar city and | want to be fully
Informed as to the origin of ii, as to be able.
II possible. to that those who are ibIe
Tor II are properly dealt with
The Board of Aldermen unanimously PASSED
resolution presented by Alderman DevIin. de-
claring that the riot at the time Of Rabbi Jo-
seph's funeral had aroused indignation among
thousands of our citizens" and requesting the
Commissioner Of Police to investigate the dis
turbance so that the instigators might be dis
covered, and if found guilty summarilv dealt
with.
Commissioner Partridge followed the usual
police method in making the investigation He
called for a report from Inspector Adam A
Cross. who has charge OF the district in which
the riot occurred, and who commanded the DO
lice engaged in suppressing the disturbance
Before he received report from Inspector Cross
he said TO newspaper men that he thought the
police situation IN the district had been an un-
usual one The police had made preparations
for what was believed would be an ordinary
demonstration at funeral procession. and were
not prepared for the tremendous crowds and
excitement they were called to face later.
What do they carry clubs for?" he asked
when his attention called 20 the charges
that the police dubbed people too freely pre-
vious to the riot. when the crowds blocked the
funeral procession in Henry-st Then he said
that he had an opinion about the police action;
that he would be ass if he didn't but that
he would not express his opinion until he had
more information. When he was told that some
Of the observers of the riot declared that police
men present seemed to encourage the attacks
on the Hebrews in the procession. and thus
incite a disturbance the Commissioner said:
You have told something that is news to me-
The Commissioner was asked if he intended to
invite some of the Hebrews of the East Side who
had made charges against the police to give
their statements to him, and he replied:
mo. I am not sending out invitations TO peo-
ple to come here and tell me their troubles II
any one has grievance expect him TO call on
me. I have never found people bashful under
those circumstances.
Then you do not intend to solicit such com
plants?'
NO; why should I?'
How then, do you expect to get at the facts!
Never yeu mind Leave that to me-.
In his report to the Commissioner. Inspector
Cross said in part:
From time to time complaints have been maze
v Jewish people living in the vicinity OF TINS nelgh
assaults have been committed Dy bo$s
employed by Hoe & Co during the noon hour IN
several Instances boys employed by Hoe q CO. nave
hean arrested for assauting Jewish persons passing
Hoe &. Co.'S building. and for other dsorderIy acts
while in the street These matters have frequently
been reported Mr.. Hoe, sr and, as nave been
informed in q number Of instances these arr
ba,Ja razuited In the discharge of employees from
Hoe & Co IN conversation with Mr. hoe last even even
ING he told me that he had not been as strict with
MS EMPLOYEES in that respect as ne should nave
been He told that in the future ne w9uiG @ o1
yery strict with his employees and positively STOP
f4rfber acts of this kind by his employees.
Commissioner Partridge said late in the al
ternoon that he had made a report to the Mayor
based in part on the report of Inspector Cross