New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03

POhce L0Tness at Carnegie Hall
Thus Explained by Mann.

The inefficient policing of Carnegie Hall at the
Tammany City Convention on Thursday evening is
receiving careful investigation from Police Com
missioner Greene. In reply n communication
on the subject sent to Inspector Walsh Yesterday
he received report from the inspector which salts
ned him FOR the time being. but later information
caused MIN to take up the inquiry again. 1t IS
believed by many that the general disorder al the
nall was the result OF a deliberate conspiracy
the part of some OF the police force 20 discredit
General Greene's administration before the Demo-
cratic convention. and that this was prompted by
outside influence
IN his report TO the Commissioner Inspector
Walsh admitted that at the beginning Of the even
Ing confusion arose owing 10 the lack Of sufti-
clent force. but he declared that he Immediately
sent for reserves. and formed a line which was
maintained throughout the rest Of the evening
without further disorder. He stated that from his
Personal observation the policing of the hall was
manifested in letting people in without credentials
Wa; as een na as utterly false,
waited on General Greene yesterday learn his
views or the situation. Many OF them still
smarting with indignation because of their failure
10 gam access to the hall the evening before.
me 1act that tickets were issued 10 more than the
hail could accommodate" said General Greene. Il
have Yet to learn whether the police or the com
mittee in charge were to blame"
Several reporters then told how they waited FOR
hours and finally departed without getting into
me nan. Contrary to the inspectors statement
that no line or any attempt at a line was formed
on the t1fty-sixth-st side where those having
posed 70 enter. No gained admission there
except an occasional individual who showed
in bodily when the door was opened for an in
slant. The police stood about in groups, and made
no attempt to control the crowd
Commissioner Greene" said of the reporters.
the opinion stated by several persons last
night that this thing simply conspiracy on
the part OF some of the police and others 70 dis
credit your administration at critical moment
This statement seemed TO startle the Commits
siOner.
Well said he. Il doubt there some
on the force perfectly capable of such conduct.
They wouldn't lack encouragement from the out
side, either. II l find evidence that such is the
case, the people who guilty will suffer for it,.
The statement also made that Inspector
Walsh barely showed himself outside the hall dur
ing the evening, and then the Fifty seventh-st
side only.
You may rest assured" said General Greene
that this affair will be thoroughly investigated
II what you say is true. there IS something seri-
ously wrong and the persons to blame will be
punished. l will also consider the subject with
view to seeing that such OF affairs does
reoccur at future meetings"
A prominent Tammany official remarked yester-
day that Inspector WalFh all right, and that
he did the best he could with the aid and instruc-
lions he had. The trouble higher up he
added The question Immediately asked WHO
furnished the whiskey OF which the police at the
hail were making such free use?'