New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-04

n he had any guarantee that the he had
re.nanded to patrol duty would be actually re-
manded '1ll guarantee that" he replied. In
times like these don't think orders will be dis
ooeyed. Thered be music in the air if they
were
The charges of neglect of duty. prepared by
District Attorney Jerome. against Captain
Foody. of the West Thirty-seventh-st station,
were not sent TO Commissioner Partridge yes
ferday- Mr.. Jerome said they would be for
wa1ded to-day. with charges against another
policeman Of the precinct. 1t sup
posed that Detective Sherwood the officer
meant. Sherwood was remanded to patrol duty
Wednesday night, and Commissioner Par
fridge had not assigned another detective to the
precinct yesterday. Sherwood was the regular
detective OF the precinct holding place some
what more important than that of a special
duty man.
CAPTAIN WATCHED PATROLMEN.
There intimation yesterday that new
charges to be made against Captain Her
lIhy. who was tried by the Tammany commits
sioners and acQuitted and later indicted
District attorney Jerome said he desired to
carry out the plan Of allowing the Police Com
missioner deal with charges against police
offenders before trying the cases in the criminal
courts. The old charges against Herlihy ac-
cused him OF neglect Of duty when he was in
charge Of the police at the Eldridge-st- station
Among the policemen who testified for him
when he was before the commissioners was Pa
trolman Stephenson. Yesterday Stephenson was
on trial before Deputy Commissioner Thurston
on the charge of being off post. He said he in
sisted on making excise arrests instead Of false
reports and Captain Walsh watched him on
post in order to make charge against him.
The charges against you are dismissed said
Colonel Thurston Report at once District
Attorney Jerome IF he is not in his office. wait
there TIL he comes and see him personally
Stephenson went to the District Attorneys Of
fee and talked with one Of Mr.. Jerome's as
sistants 1t was said later that his testimony
would be needed in connection with charges
against Captain Herlihy-
There was a report yesterday that the Police
Captains Benevolent Association, Of which ex-
Chief Devery at the head before he was re-
tired TO private life has raised a fund 10 defend
captains who are tried before Commissioner
Partridge. Some of the captains contradicted
the report yesterday. They said every captain
would have to look out for his own defence
AS was expected. most Of the saloons in the
city closed at the prohibited hours yesterday
morning The shades were drawn. partitions
were removed and the lights were burning.
that any policeman on the sidewalk could look
in and see that no business going on. The
saloonkeepers have not complied with the plain
provisions OF the excise law so generally for
long time az present. Two saloonkeepers
who were caught by vigilant patrolmen of the
West Thirty-seyenth-st. station on Wednesday
morning we're examined yesterday in the West
Side court Daniel Grinnon was discharged be
cause the policeman had found no customers in
the saloon when he Went in to make the arrest
George P Mayo brought customers to the court
IN hat he oil
time the policeman got in, but he was held in
81 600 bail for trial
sALoONKEEPERS MUST WAKE UP.
You saloonkeepers have got to wake up"
said Magistrate Meade. The police woke up.
and now II is up 10 you
Superintendent McCnntock, of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime at the Jefferson
Market court yesterday to get some warrants
against saloonkeepers who had sold liquor 10
agents ot the society at prohibited hours 1t
was said that the saloons in the precinct
OF Captain Cooney. of the McDougal-st- station.
One saloonkeeper. against whom agents Of the
society appeared, held in $1,000 bail for
trial by Magistrate Mott, in the Harlem court.
The society is said 10 be determined TO urge
patrolmen to continued efforts TO make the
saloonkeepers obey the law
Magistrate Crane, in the Essex Market court,
been summoned by Policeman Falconer that If
they failed TO keep their bars exposed to view
from the sidewalks at prohibited hours they
would be punished for violating the excise law.
The magistrate said from the bench:
have advised saloonkeepers time and time
again that 1t would be better for them to live
up TO the law than TO violate il persistently as
they do. They gain nothing by II, and the time
has now come when the public sentiment is
aroused against them. have predicted TO them
right along that il would be only matter OF
time when they would be compelled to obey the
Law. For years and years they have winked
al the law and law enforcers. ana have been
able to do il by some mysterious influence, but
I believe that this thing is now at an end
They did not fear police courts and listened to
no advice II the saloonkeepers would only
come together and vote among themselves to
obey the Law they would gain the respect or
the community which they appear now to have
lost
TO FIGHT THE BOOKMAKERs.
Keepers Of poolrooms In this city had a meet
Ing yesterday and talked about the police sit
uation- 1t WIS agreed that no police protec-
ton could be expected in the present state of
affairs Some of the booksellers said they were
making ready TO employ lawyers against the
bookmakers at the racetracks
The bookmakers are allowed to violate the
law at the racetracks right along" one Of the
booksellers said. They take money and give
tickets when they take bets on the races, doing
IL openly In violation Of the law and the police
10. not Interfere with them. If the police stop
pooseiling in the city, shall stop betting at
the races by prosecuting the bookmakers"
Frank Farrell. THE poolroom king" was re-
ported TO have said to representative OF The
1Fening World yesterday that he had no in
terese in the new gambling house in Thirty
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