New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
STEPS FOR A FAIR INQUIRY
PARTRIDGE TRANSFERS CAPTAIN AMI
POLICEMEN AT STATION WHERE
NrATIIFFE WAS LOCKED UP.

tn aid the secret investigation Of the death OF
James McAulife. Police Commissioner Partridge
Yesterday transferred Captain John J. bono-
hue and Patrclmen T H Reddy ana D. y
Barnes from the police station in west rory
seventh-st Donohue was ordered TO chalis
,,laces with Captain Schmittberger. OF 'he "es'
One-hundredff-st. station. The two pa1roliieh
were sent to the station in West IWehlie'n-S''
Commissioner Partridge would not talk apou'
the transfers. except to say that he thoushl tne
mo-, would he better off in their new precincts
hut If was understood that the intention was 10
separate the men while the lnVesusa"oh 'A
McAuliffe's death was in progress.
f-an+ain Donohue was put in command OF the
,,olice in West Forty-seventh-st. by DeVery-
They were friendly. both being allied cioSeiS
with Tar1many politicians Reddy was the po
rceman who arrested McAuliffe. a witness
against Devery's former wardman' Glefhoh' 'Il
-ba NIGHT of February Is. Reddy has declared
that he took McAuliffe from the ponce sIa'ioi'
TO the police court on the morning OF eur "a-
is and saw him discharged there Barnes M@S
one of the policemen who found McAuIre oS ing
With a fractured skull in SiXth-ave about nam
an hour after the time McAnllne "do Si1 ~
have been in the police court
raptain Schmittberger was in bad door HI 'iie
r,e,,erv regime because he ''squeaed" before the
1axov Committee He has been canoloa'e
for the head of the Detective Bureau recently
II there was a plot among policemen IN INC
notice station to punish McAuliffe a goou way
10 discover il might be TO transfer some vi 'iie
mon supposed TO have knowledge OF II and seHu
. new captain like Schmittberger TO take charge
Of those who remain.
The investigation Of McAulihes death "a9
resumed yesterday afternoon by Justice Mayer
% +be Court of General Sessions. and two hours
examination
nesses before an adjournment was taken 10
,rs,,- district Attorney Jerome said that
,,o evidence was produced yesterday to ma
,aYiarlx affect the status Of the case, and that
y-ounds for the issuance Of warrant had not
been established
The first witness called was ]. Burnet Nash'
Of No. 800 West Eighty third-st.. superintendent
of the Sunday school Of the Church OF Ihe Mes
siah He testified that Frank Charlpe . o.Ie
hoy who has testified that from his nome across
4be street he saw man helped into a carriage
in front of the police station on SUNDAY IiloIi
ing in February. was a member OF the llOi -
force of The Messiah Sunday school, ana WAS
All the Sunday school at 10 a M on feDrudIg
16 This confutes the supposluon Inat 'ne a. "a;
the Chamberlain boy saw was lfldl oL an "a
-oxicsted prisoner who refused 10 pay ms CAP
man and was brought TO the west forIg
enth-st station about 10 a m On the SUNDAY
After Nash the boy himself testified. as did
his father who is a coachman District Al,or-
new Jerome. in speaking of the ChampeIIali
bows testimony later. said that the lad was IN
-eliirent and bright, and told a straightforward
story but that his evidence was not Welehty.
Chamberlain is not able to state the particular
Sunday on which he saw the man put IN Inc
cab. .,,,o5
Policemen Reddy and Barnes We're exan 1.1
and two boys who saw McAuiifie ran In SIKH .
ave before the police arrived told their stories
District Attorney Jerome and Commissioner
1oa-t-idge are expected to have a talk with Gov
ernor OdeT about the McAuliffe case to-day ana
esz-ise him if 1t is necessary TO direct a grand
Surv Investigation of the case by a deputy At
forney General