New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-28
WOULD lNDICT GREENE
TO ASK JEROME TO ACT
Captain Piper, Too, His Mark, Mr..
Myers Says.

The Rev. Cortland Myers in the Baptist Tenn
pie Third-ave. and Schermerhorn-st., Brooklyn
last night made vitriolic remarks about Police
Commissioner Greene. Deputy Commissioner
Piper and the police force in general, and de-
clared that he would Go his utmost to have the
District Attorney take steps with view to the
indictment Of the Commissioner and his deputy
lie charged them with neglect Of duty in not
making arrests on so-called evidence furnished
by his society, and asserted that he would give
$500 TO any charity designated by Captain
Piper il that official would prove that one Of the
society's agents had been arrested for holding
up a woman in the Tenderloin.
The remarks were a reply TO Captain Piper's
report TO Commissioner Greene that agents of
the society who got the so-caIled evidence on
which the police were requested TO act were
criminals.
The sermon was In part follows:
General Francis V Greene the reforming Com
missioner, has al last been driven out Of his hole
teeS - be 20 oe Gs3SI course OF al People de-
undertaken 10 cry against somebody, stop. thief.
eorer He was paoe 1i %Rere ' he Hf is it S was
sac 10 reform gross abuses which the celebrated
DeVery was said &c have allowed 10 grow up in the
the Police Department OF the city CT New-York
Is kept at an enormous cost to tho city for de-
tectng and arresunz criminals. This seems 10
Greene sets out in the duty the part OF the
police. he commences substantially by SAYING that
the information have is not what he waDted.
He wanted 10 leave my proper sphere and
large Salary He vraiR admits VI" SS s Ie%fn 4baf
he wanted US TO furnish the evidence that the great
police force Of the city OF New-York was power
less under him 10 detect; he admits thai without
cur assistance he could not take any steps or do
Mr.. Piper, with the true feeling OF guilty off,
not a good man, and thai there are people in the
society he has doubts about, when, on the in
Formation q these people ne now throws doubt
on, convictions were had finding that they were
employed at y % DAY, he offered them a dollar
Where IS the proof OF their work since they went
iective, agency they did good work when he
stole them away from the agency they seemed 10
Captain Piper gave each Of those men de-
esye seIg9anes page something that was an
put them in position TO the most effective
parts OF the Police Department for their own use.
They were men who had no right TO wear them.
and We're not policemen and never had teen, End
yet these we're the men that he stole from the
Sefesye ageS S Rat on them The Uniform Of
Rosicsien ia nIe sLSpe OF a badse' gave them
saese9 go" ~ % d p9Ieenan without ne
society with the OF these men.
Now. among the four men so employed by Cap
tain Piper one by the OF T. c. Haber-
passed Rorhless checks on sers % 9ateycSs
precinct detectives and Others getting away with
CAPTAIN Piper states that former empoye OF the
society had been detected holding up woman IA
the Tenderloin II Captain Piper VIII prove that
any employee OF ours had been ever arrested on any
Ire Deputy comissioner SEQ He says that any ny
other emplOye is suspected OF tipping of raids 10
gamblers. the very thing this society has always
= been careful or They want their information TO
get 10 the police. and let the police act, so that
they carrot then charge that the gamblers were
tipped OF The very object 81 the society is 10
prevent that. When the police dc the tipping they
charge * upon the society. We tell them where
the crime committed. and they have their
own time to make the raid. Who tip them OF
except themselves?
Il comes down TO what We have started with
We have charged VOu. General Greene. with the
neglect 81 duty. We have charged YOU, Captain
Piper with the neglect OF duty.
You have that. You sdmit the
neglect Of duty because you admit that the places
exist II Z be in my power 10 get the District At
torney OF NeW-York County 10 indict you for
neglect OF duty shall every means IN my
power 70 bring 81 about
Commissioner Greene refused 10 see reporters
last night. sending word that he had nothing 10
say regarding Mr.. Myers's attack
When Deputy Commissioner Piper was seen
al his home. in Bay Ridge. last night. and told
that the Rev. Mr.. Myers had issued another
statement, he declared that he did not want to
get into any controversy with Mr. Myers and
DID not care 20 hear what the clergyman had to
say lie declared that he was responsible to
Commissioner Greene. and would make any
reply necessary through him