New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
GIVES 1T NO CREDENCE
SEE TTGHE. SAYS GREENE.
Liadingcr Asscrts Commissioner
Knezc about Promotion Case.

The United Liberty League yesterday made pu'ic
a statement Of Fritz Lindinser. a MEMBER OF the
c,r,raiyo committee declaring that payment for
proTnotIon in the Police Department had not oeeh
done away with In this statement Lindinger DC
cleared that spring he wrote letter 20 FOIce
commissioner Greene asking him to make a GER
tain police sergeant. who was fitted FOR u. cap
tain and ircosfng letters written to the sergeant
by President Roosevelt and ex-Poiice Commits
sioner Andrews. recommending the sergeantS am
ity and mentioning his high record The sergeant
told I.indinger that the latter's letter had Deeh
sent to him without comment. The statement
continues in part:
member went 10 Albany protest against the *
else Dill 1icbae Hines the RepubIcan leader of
the lid Assembly District in tnis city Farley.
fairs. During the conversation Hines turned 10 me
S'' "LindingeT. j hear you trying to make
HOW DO You know that?' 1 asked.
George B. Manchester. the secretary OF TIE ReI
publican County COMMITTEE. tells me SO. VOW
want to tell you, Lindingsr tnat that man r;c %
yours will have to put up $50 to DC MADE p 3
promoted TO a captailcy by Commissioner Greene.
and want +; to tell You fgT o Eff H the es ri @
1 want 10 say right here that. latter our return
Hines in the presence Of many people. and asked
p II. Nolan, who was present snd neaId a. ~ ~
future Mr. Nolan dld this. and IKE NJ Farley 2,s
/ returned from Albany the sergeant called at my
office and dejectedly declared that it was an OF
asked him vbV and then he replied that an ennis
eSEy bad come to him and said that II a 81 600 con-
fritsyution Sere MOI forthcoming before a certain
date, his would be dropped from the eligible
time he was employed at Police Headquarters- The
date which the emissary said the 1900 was 70
dropped from the eligible list I1e came to me. a
Sergeant you have been yo Long Tin me a9 TT6r
nent brokers' and bankers and so do /. You and
VIII go to them and tel them the GircuIlst
sioner Greene"
enS1tf e1u mem in the Repubcan ranks wrote lat-
tiers to Police Commissioner Greene demonstrating
list. So adverse were the comments Of these power
ful brokers and bankers on Sree1es conduct that
restored. Ultimately. this sergeant was made cap
tain. 1 do not give the name of the sergeant
now captain1becaEgse do not want 70 jespard DE
trouble enough. but the records will prove that
Ehat saEs Tad Is s and 9m1ns b
with afidavits proving every single point
When the statement of the United Liberty League
was shown to Police Commissioner Greene he made
the following explanation:
on May . Captain Robert A Tighe. now Of the
East Fifty-hrst-st- station, was appointed Some
time in the latter part OF that same month Fritz
agreed to furnish the names OF liquor dealers pay
that Captain Tishe had paid s26S6 to Mchae Hines
to get his appointment ! then and there told Mr..
is all there is to IT. Go and see Tighe and see II
Lindinger's statement was read TO Captain Robert
A Tigne. of the East Fifty-hrst-st- station. the
Why % you come to with this. boys2,' he
my promotion. and there never any question
OF my having to do So AS every one in the Police
promotion, and that is the way ! got it,
Pointing to a framed letter hung on the wall.
bearing President ROosevelts signature. ne said:
x6 what mat hs sL;td me 10 get my POSITION
Yes, know him very. we'll When was work
ing for promotion told him as told every friend
Of mine thought could help me was in the
0ak-st staten at the time and went to friends
orally. and asked them to do whatever they could
IT'S true that 1 twice dropped from the
eligible list Captain TiGhe continued; the first
know for what reason but it certainly had nothing
TO do with paying 5000 or any money at all
Hines He said that he had FAINT recollection Of
having met him at a puoiic dinner or something
private conversation with him
At his home last night General Greene said:
the first occasion because he was recon-
mended by Fritz Lindinger. When he was recon-
people he was appointed. The trouble in his case
was that in the first instance he offered a bad
from such PeHpie as Andrew H. Green Everett P.
Wheeler, several clerSymen, hnanciers and business
Matthew Hines. I believe, is a saloOnkeeFer His
recon mendation would have as much weight WIN
Michael Hines the Republican leader of the la
Assembly District last night said that he had
never exchanged five words with Captain Tighe;
that ne didn't know him, except that he had on
ono occa sion met him n reception OF some sort
and had there shaken hands With him. and ex-
changed the usual greetings He denied absolutely
that he had ever attempted or thought of at
terDting to collect from Tighe any else
money for getting promotions He added that he
had Selected him for the subject of the charge.
He is he saws. the president Of the district as
the only not to call meeting Of the associa-
ton CT his district for voting an assessment OF
s. for political purposes. Hence, he said. came
Tindingers desire to get him into trouble.