New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-01
PARTRIDGE IN ACCORD.
SAYS JEROME AND HE ARE IN HAIR
MONY-WILL DO JUST AS HE
HAS BEEN Dol Nc.


Commissioner Partridge. when informed yes
terday of District Attorney Jerome's intention
- indiCt police captains no did not enforce the
excise law in their precincts took three papers
from his desk showing the work. of the police
on excise violations the ID, 10th and 23d of
the month. In that time there were nnety-two
arrests; hfty-fve were held. six cases are now
pending and thirty-one were discharged
People say I'm doing nothing on excise,
commented the Commissioner. There are the
figures
Some people have criticised this administra-
ton because the department here has not been
made perfect in two months. 1t took four years
TO pull the department down TO where IT was
two months ego 1t is easy TO pull house
down in a day, but a house can't be built in
dav This department can't be made perfect In
a dav or in two months My idea in doing any
kind Of police work is to do II thoroughly. II Is
hard 10 get the kind OF evidence in excise cases
| that will hold in the courts. The police are
making arrests that Will hold. 1t is hard 10 get
| excise violations. but the inspectors are going
on raiding Raines law hotels that are also dis
orderly houses When we establish the fact
that a place OF this kind is a disorderly house
| we can get the liquor tax revoked and so wipe
| out the place altogether. 1t is my opinion that
| this systematic way OF going at excise is the
| right way. The police Of this city not per
| mitted by the law to pay exclusive attention to
| excise. In the charter provision defining the
duties Of the Police Commissioner, there is half
page Of solid matter stating his duties and
| here is only half line devoted 10 excise. and
he same section especially states that he must
nforCe every of the provisions and also all
| the city ordinances"
Commissioner Partridge those about Police
| Headquarters say. is keeping close eye on the
work Of the officers high and low. Of the depart
rnent who are working in the excise situation.
He is going slowly. finding out who the trust
worthy in the department are. and some of
the excise work that certain captains have
been doing has not deceived him. He gets a
port Of every case. and learns the circumstances.
to form idea for himself whether the
arrest is in good bad faith
IF District Attorney Jerome starts out next
Sunday and closes up all the saloons in New
York / shall be very glad OF IT," the Commits
sioner continued Mr.. Jerome. to the best of
my knowledge and belief. is working in entire
harmony with the Police Department, and the
Police Department is working in entire harmony
with the District Attorney. know OF quar-
rel between the two departments. We in
entire harmony wherever the two departments
come together He has he legal end 10 attend
TO and have the police end. ! have letters
here from District Attorney Jerome commend
ing the police for tn" work they have done in
excise in various specific cases"
"Win you start next Sunday and close
up all the saloons in New-York?" was asked.
IN start out next Sunday and do just
have been doing. the very best l can. Since
"a into this department / have been doing
the very best / can with the means at my com
mand TO enforce all laws. There number
Of them to enforce. You will find that out If
you look in the charter"
Then you haven't waited for a statement
from District Attorney Jerome 10 start in en-
forcing the law"
mo" replied the Commissioner: I'VE have
been doing something, the best could. all the
time"
How about the discrimination between saloon
keepers, which Mr.. Jerome speaks about?
Il am afraid there has been discrimination,
replied the Commissioner, but don't counte-
nance IT. | haven't countenanced IL. and won't
countenance It; but you can't stop this sort or
thing in minute. There is one OF me here
and there are about seven thousand men in the
department. / can't keep my eye on every one
of them but I'll keep my eye on as many as
can"
FRANK Moss is quoted this afternoon as
saving that gambling places are running openly
and VIGOROUSLY in New-York and that If he
were Police Commissioner he would put stop
to it, he was told
..The best thing to do in that case" replied the
commissioner, with a show of feeling, rs to In
troduce Mr. Moss Mayor Low and let him
he made Police Commissioner if he is certain
that he can do the things he says ! ready
10 nut in NV resignation at any time in favor of
a better commissioner. Mayor Low have
my resignation and he knows IT.