New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
CHARGE STILL PENDING.
jerome Says II VII Not BE
Pressed against Schmitt5erger.


terday at TIE opinions expressed by a number OF
-,ersors that Police Captain Max F Schmittberger
r5s been bounded. and that on account OF his
record since she Bexow investigation his whole
record as member of the Police Department
should not le weighed in determining whether or
ot he is fitted for the rank Of inspector The Dis
iriot Attorney said he had not read any printed
report about the leuIer which Captain Schmitt-
berger re oeived some sirle ago from George W
Cortelyou. secretary II President Roosevelt and
which indicated that the President was pleased
with the way Captain Schnaittberger did police
duty when AIr Roosevelt > Police Commits
eicner of ti-s city
What e-ea. and cre6itable service has Captain
sehunittberrer rendered the city that his police
record as revealed by the LeNow Investigators
should he forgotten" asked Mr. Jerome II the
trustees Of g bank held meeting 10 appoint
hank president would they he likely choose for
the Office ? cashier who had once defauiteo? cap
tain Schnittlberser has not been bounded lie was
rfsced and kept Cor long time IN the froatNlle
district TIE work for 2 captain in such district
ss not nearly 50 trying - importans as in the
Nineteenth Precinct and many other precincts
Tho orport1Inties for Nroncdoing in the GoatVllie
fre-inct are few. practically nothing compared
- those II the Tcnderloin. II is not at all sur
-prleinc % me that sef.onfessed biackmailef
should have tried to do his duty as well as he
o.,,4 s,n-a -be day Of his confession. Because of
ri~ rz - record nc was closely watched and II nc
had committed any intraction OF c4S ne WON"
So ree- quickly detected All this time there has
I SUSPENDED CnafEC 8ldl4S4hS pNeA ii'S i'N-'
nnd nc could have been tried on this charge at any
nine and he can still be made TO answer 10 Il.
Al The time ne confessed. however, immunity
-.ae r-ou,iseG % him. and that promise consider
"a sacred one Moreover I do not think that the
sentiment of the publi is that the charge be re
-,a5 y r1l7lst not forgotten that some captain
,-,,le- ne IN the Coatv7lle district, and on what
grounds the placing od = captain there can DC
called bounding him ] cannot understand
Il do not think that the public is of The opinion
17nliCenlen are dishonest II SuCh were
The conditions Of police affairs it would then be
question Of selecting the crook with the srnallesl
t-ecord for crimes when promotions were maze
There are many honest and good men on the police
force and many of these honest and excellent
members Of the force do and will not associate
with CAPTAIN Schmittberger because OF his past
record as shown by the Bexow investigation
-o,,Id not associate with such and am not
surprised that the good and honest members of lhe
.o-ce do not look upon him as their friend
district Attorney jerome was asked If the in
>-estiratio7 into the case OF Patrolman Eugene
afssterson. Of the East Fifty-hrst-st station VINO
-7as arrested q charge that ne had young
--or,an named Annie Berkeley leave her home on
.ha rrornise Of getting q good place for her, and
had sent her 10 d house in West Forty-thlro-st'
where she vas kept q prisoner and compelled 10
.1osd = dssolute life. had revealed any dereiction
Of dl+z- op the part Of any policeman connected
With Captain schmittbergers precinct The West
'F-or-,--t thir6-st. house is in his precinct
I 90 not know Of such = discovery having oeen
made said 7lT. Jerome Nor do know or any
charges that are 10 be preferred against Captain
schmittberger because me west roi'S -Ii-ii -
house was fisorderlv.''
When seen yesterday Captain Schmittberger mad
.sust completed tour of his precinct
SO far today I have been very busy said the
rsntair. Eight excise arrests have already been
made and Of that number made four It's no
essv matter 10 keep this precinct clean 1t has a
.,,opglatfan ] think. Of more than 1l5,eS people
and all kinds Of people come to i've mere Al Al
v7resent ] have not got man doing detective ouly
-ro e--er did detective work before he came TO me,
and I an also instructing d number Of neWly-aI'-
-7oin+ed sss-ceants perform certain Of their
new duties ] have had a hard struggle TO keep
constantly on the go to-day. because have a cold
and am suffering with chills This damp oay 1sn
; good tonic for chills. hope III feel better
Te-rnorrov. for this is the very time want TO DC
shle 20 stand ~ and DO battle st,,,. III. letter
,ou received from Secretary Cortelyou: was
9'e5C; No. exclaimed The captain. y have not
o-d 10 sav about the letter about District At
1orney jerome read about me arrest o. faIToI I
man MaSterson and OF the charges a9dlIlsI lIII
The West Forty-thI7d-sI- place in which the young
woman is said 10 lraTe been Kept agalnSt her VII
Is z f3athouse- II IS hard task 70 Keep tne nat
houses free Of dissoIsIte women They might live
sn one for long time ana carr On t1er ne & ell PIe
.1ices without arousing the Suspicion OF me 'qIlce
attention 10 fa1houSes- Here Here
g5oDses o reeardns the character Of some of their
ftenants.'' The captain held up a baIch OF papers
Il herd OF this man Masterson before to-day.
i any one says that the fathouse in which the
lead q bad life received protection or was guaran-
seed police protection from any policeman connect
sshing as protection in this precinct The as
signed here are being constantly changed about
Mr, Jerome e when show shown Ar, Farknursts letter
! think Dr. PaTkhurst's letter REQUIRES no reply
fG2 me ether than what is contained III the letter