New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
CURSES Mr.. PARTRIDGE.
Er-Inspector ". Thompson In
duIges an Foul MOuthed abuse.

Ex-Police Inspector Walter Thompson at din
given by Captain Nathaniel y. Shire. OF the
East Thirty-fifth-st. station. his last night
at the Murray Hill Lyceum, Thrd-ave. and Thirty
fourth-st abused ex-Police Commissioner Part
ridge TO such an that his hearers got up in
a body and walked out of the room
Immediately after the police parade sixty of cap
tain shire's men sat down the dinner. They had
as their guests the police band. 1t when
the dinner drew 10 a close that the eX-in-
spector opened the door with bang and an
nounced his own arrival He had not been invited.
and the only person who babe him welcome was
himself. 1t hearty welcome.
L want to make d speech he shouted getting
up on a chair and waving his hand for silence
But first of all. I want you TO tell me what be
came of the band. 1 organized the bard, and /
organized it at the risk of being fired out OF the
department When I organized this band 1 was
performing a great public service. There was a
whole lot al stake in organizing the band, and now
that 1 out of the department VIII tell you
why there whole lot in it.
commissioner Partridge that old woman, who
was always knitting stockings and mending the
holes in his socks who said that he couldn't trust
any one around him but himself. didn't like the
band idea and took especial pains to knock it sky
high. Now what harm was there in the band /!
There was a whole lot of good. and he knew it He
inferred it a band of thieves and 1 tell you
refuted that statement to his face. and he'll never
forget it.
Il told the old woman I would allow no
make such assertion. and came pretty
near making him eat his words l told him that
in the band represented refinement and art
Ard told the truth. There is refinement and art
in the band, and the fact that the men are
able to read music proves it. Partridge and that
clique because few were bad said they all were.
but he told a - lie, and the - old woman
knew it.
Why did 1 leave the department? l left it be-
cause he put Schmittberger. that confessed thief.
who ought to be wearing stripes and breaking
stones in Sing Sing along with that contemplate
scoundrel Adams at the head of the department
I'm glad ! got out of the - de
partment. 1t is than any man can POSSIBLY
endure TO under the man whom TINS admins
tration has selected to command -
The old woman who spent all his time knitting
his dirty old stockings. instead of getting at
the who spent their time in saloons and In the
triaroorn deserving their families and leaving
children starve instead of calling them the
thieves and the baCklegS of the department ana
striving to throw them out, he went after the men
who loved and loved to do their duty, ana
called them thieves.
Il tell you thing: He said | would get out
of the department before he would, but the
old woman made the mistake Of his life. He got
out before did
Up 10 this time the diners lsat breathless. Cap
tain Shire had gone the station before Ihomp-
what was going The men began to get on their
feet. Thompson continued
The band. the glorious band. he said. is here
to stay. CThe band had gone before he camel Ana
that -- old woman -
At this point the captain rushed into the room
and the men. without knowing of his presence lett
the room in a body. leaving the former inspector 10
finish his address to himself