New-York tribune., 1903-08-20
HOGAN CHARGES EMPTY
NO PROOF IN EVIDENCE.
General Greene Isks Magistrate to
admit Mistake.

No charges arc likely 10 be preferred against any
member OF the police force result OF the ac-
cusations made by Magistrate Hogan. Police Com
missioner Greene yesterday made public the re-
port Of Deputy Commissioner Davis. who was or
dered 20 investigate the cases referred TO by the
magistrate. After the examination Of all available
witnesses and careful inquiry. he fails TO find suf-
cient grounds for sustaining any one of the -FOUR
charges brought by the magistrate. Commissioner
Greene accordingly wrote the magistrate yesterday
inciOsing copy OF Ir. Daviss report, with a
transcript OF all the testimony involved and asked
that he either withdraw substantiate thoss
charges concerning the officers boast that prison
ers went free not they choose. He also
asked him state whether he would still hold 10
the other charges after hearing the report Com
missioner Greene that he would, in the latter
case immediately place all the policemen in ques-
tion on trial so that the charges may be tried IN
open court and the officers either convicted
or acquitted"
Soon after the afternoon session opened in the
Tornbs Court Magistrate Hogan said he had re-
ceive6 letter and bundle OF manuscript pre-
sunlably from the Office of Commissioner Greene
When asked concerning what, If any. reply ne
would make. he said:
panying manuscript Until I do I cannot make
my reply"
IT is understood" the magistrate was asked
that Commissioner Greene has asked that you
Withdraw your charge Of police graft or give the
names Of the men you had reference to-"
.I don't care. The Commissioner can demand
whatever he cares to. If have made mistake
am big enough 10 own that have been at fault
But II must be shown that was in error
in this matter. I not pigheaded enough to
deny mistake made by me, and when have read
what the Commissioner has to say l viii make
reply Of some kind
over one hundred pages OF testimony we're taken
n the investigation. his letter General Greene
stated that the charge that two policemen had
numerically beaten Italian. proved groundiess
on good evidence including that of the Italian nm
self As to the second charge that the ponce were
protecting a disor5eTly house IN the IWenueth
Precinct and forcing girl TO remain there; ne
finds that the evidence proves the girl 10 nave
been found by a policeman and not by NeihbliTTS
her mother The charge against W Neinourg. VIII,
however, receive further investigation. AS 10 the
alleged holdup Of the third charge, the ComInls-
sfoner is convinced that both arrests were gustleu
Commenting on the fourth charge, he says:
7 therefore ask. with all respect frst that you
viii either withdraw your charges tnat ponceIneh
boast IN court that women they have arrested go
free or go iai they see lt and that you
have absolute proof OF such cases, or else that you
will furnish the names of the men against
whom YOU have such proofs.
He also asks. if the magistrate is satished that
he Is mistaken in regard TO the nrst and thlfd
charges, after reading the evidence, that ne ad-
init II. -
AS 10 Magistrate Hogan's motive in bringing the
charges. General Greene said he believed they were
purely from desire 10 bring to punishment ponce
men he thought guilty Of offences