The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-02
POLICE OFFICIALS TALK
IN RELATION TO CONDITIONS
 RESULTING FROM RAID.

Statements by Mayor studIey, and
 ten to City Attorney Webb and Clerk
 IsbeII-Their RepIIes-Statements by
 Chief wrinn, Captains Woodruff and
 CowIes; also sergeants crOcker and
 Hayes.
 After a special meeting Saturday af- ternoon and subsequent conference the board of police commissioners gave out a statement concerning the. raid on John A. AIcKee's poolroom. which was made up of the individual statements of Mayor Studley. President s. S. Thomp- son of the commission, letters of Cor Iporation Counsel Daggett to Messrs. Webb and Isbel, the replies of City Attorney Webb, City Court Clerk E. ID. Isbell; statements of Chief James Wrinn, Captain S. D. Woodruff, Cap ltain Henry D. Cowles, Sergeant H. M. lCrocker, and Sergeant Michael J. Hayes, ali of those who have been mentioned in connection with the af- fair.
 Mayor Studleys statement in refer ence to the conditions is as follows:
 T have been making inquiries, but have not learned any facts which seem to warrant an examination of the po- tlice department further than the con lstant supervision which the board of police commissioners exercise over the affairs of that department. l do not believe that the police commissioners are evading any of their responsibili- ties. but believe that they are anxious to remedy any evils in that depart lment which may at any time come tc their attention. and I believe them tC be fully capable of doing so. No facts have yet been presented to me which Indicate that any member of the police department is not performing his du- ties. but if at any time any such facts should be presented to me, I would not hesitate to summon him to show cause why he should not be removed from office. I should not hesitate, after a public hearing, if such facts were prov led, to perform the duty imposed upon me by the charter and remove him From his office"
 President Thompson of the board made the following statement:
 At the request of the board, the Cor poration counsel wrote to Mir. Webb and MT. Isbell the letters which explain themselves. The board has also in- quired into the facts concerning Nc Kee's poolroom, and the officers who had to do with it reported to the board. From these statements it ap- bears that the warrant referred to by Mr Webb was obtained at the request lof our officers and that every reason able effort was made to secure evi- ldence upon which Mckee could be convicted. If. however, any officer of lthe department has been unfaithful we would be anxious to be informed oi the facts. and it would be our duty tc 9unish him. The board is, and always has been, ready and anxious to do any ithing to maintain the efficiency of the force and secure the enforcement of the flaws. and would be glad to have MT Webb or MT. Isbell, or anyone else bring to our attention any conditions (which are not right. I trust that il there is reason to do so the mayor will Iexercise his power to examine by a lcommittee the affairs of the depart ment or summon any unfaithfu1 mem Der os the board and remove him from office. As to general conditions in the department we believe that we are al ready pretty well informed; but whether that is so or not, it can do nc harm for us to examine the department carefully, and the public may be sure lit will be done, whether Mir. Webb oi Mir. Isbell present any facts to us ol mot
 The letter which Corporation Counse lDaggett wrote to City Attorney Webb was also made public. The letter re. Icuests that if Mr. Webb has been cor lrectly reported as having certain facts in his possession which would prove negligence on the part of the police that he bring these facts to the atten- ton of the proper authorities. The cor. operation counsel also wrote a similar letter to Clerk Isbell of the city court These letters were courteously replied to by the gentlemen in question, al. though but little light was shed on the subject by their answers.
 MT. Webb states in his reply that tho request of the corporation counsel is q novel one and that he (Mr. Webb sees no reason why he should be called upor to make any specific charges against Iany member of the department He lsays that the reason that he called the Estate police into the case was because he thought that they would do the work most satisfactorily, and in relation tc this MT. Webb intimates that the jof was pretty well done.
 MT. IsbeI replied that it would hard fly be fair. if he had any charges tc make. to let the accused act as theil lown judges
 Chies Wrinn also reiterated the statements which he has already made and which has been previously pub llished. He acknowledged that war rant had been issued some months ago lby City Attorney Webb, at his request but that as no satisfactory evidence could be procured, although a New York detective had been called in, until the day that the raid was made the warrant had not been used. The report gives the intimation that if the raid had not been made by the state police