The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-16
HANSON A La BILL DEVERY
SOUNDS LIKE OLD TINES IN HEAD
QUARTERS TRIAL ROOM.

\ sermon on Lying rms Drives Prepared
witnesses 10 Cover Tell the Truth and
the Punishment Is Light The Case Of q
cop and HOLSTERS. Live and Dead.
Policemen who were sitting in the trial
room at Police Headquarters yesterday
awaiting their turn on the griddle listened
TO a forceful dissertation by Deputy Com
missioner Hanson On lying. When Deputy
Hanson had delivered himself OF all he had
to say there we're whispered conferences
between policemen, and their witnesses,
and then the witnesses became scarce
The manner in which the cases were dis
posed OF after that was unprecedented.
The policemen instead Of pleading not
guilty Ind guilty with IN explanation
admitted their guilt and were let of with
light punishment. In a little more than a
half an hour forty cases were disposed OF.
Ordinarily IL takes a morning and an after
noon session to handle rs many cases.
There is something I want to say to you
men about lying" Comm issioner Hanson
began. The first day I came into this
trial room two things impressed me very
forcibly. / told you that when charges
were preferred against you not to send
people to me to intercode in your behalf.
II took some little time to put an end to
that practice, but we nave accomplished il.
But you AVE not obeyed my second ad-
monition, with regard to lying. l have told
you repeatedly and strongly that I wanted
this Wholesale lying cut out; you a v paid
no attention to me, and conditions have
gone from bad to worse.
Some Of the stories you recite in your
defence have been ridiculous TO the ex-
treme. Now men, it seems TO me that you
don't realize your position. Not a few
Judges and lawyers have informed me that
the word Of q policeman cannot be taken
against that Of a citizen. To honest police
men hat is a serious thing; to the dis
honest To- Of course 1t means nothing,
Not long ago I had a policeman befor g
me who was caught in a lie and I fined him
thirty days pay. II he hadn't lied he
would have got of with a reprimand. But
the policeman went on and tried to make a
liar out of his CAPTAIN, who caught him
reading a paper while on duty. What was
| the RESULT l recommended his dismissal
from the force.
Il want all Of you who come before me
\ TO take your medicine like men. and when
your superiors get you right don't attempt
to lie out OF your scrape: IL will 40 SoII
llOTp u Nh1AA kOO1s oiN yNb "hh AAN
hat il does not pay 20 lie.'
When the Commissioner got through
these remarks were heard: "Skidoo. there.
pal; I won't need you as a witness. Beat
it quick. I'm goin, to take 2 eha9oe:m
was let on with a light sentence. an extra
tour OF patrol or one days pay. The Com
missioner was unusually len lent. John j.
Smith Of the West Thirty-seventh street
station, who was charged with be ing on
post. said he was being bounded by Sergt.
Randle, who had preferred charges against
lin. Smith said he was not guilty. Com
missioner Hanson went after him.
Smith. ! think you are a liar and a
~loafer.' he said; -and what's more, l think
you are hitting up the booze"
1t was expected that Smith woul then
get a jolt, but he got on with an extra tour
Of patrol.
Side court squad was charged with steering
a prisoner to a lawyer.
This steering game has got to be stopped
Mr.. Hanson said. and you. Henry. have
got to quit it,"
Henry tried to explain, but Commissioner
Hanson stopped him.
You ave been steering. and you know
you have, and so has your commander,
Delaney" said the Commissioner. up
in the Harlem court the practice got 80
bad that we had to shift Delaney out Of
there. Now rev made it 80 hot for him
that l understand he is going TO get out OF
the department. I'll make monkeys Of
all Of you il you continue to countenance
such a practice. It's nothing but a dirty,
rotten piece OF grating. and you know 1t
as well as l do. However. there's a lack OF
evidence in this case and I'll dismiss the
complaint"
Policeman James MCGOWAN Of the City
Hall station was charged with being in
.undress" uniform while on duty.
What are the circumstances?" asked
Mr.. Hanson.
Well" explained Capt. Walling, "he
ven out Of patrol wearing a gray necktie.
That's in violation OF the rules OF the de-
partment. MIR. Commissioner"
COMMISSIONS Hanson laughed and said:
Mac, your record is too good to spoil. 80
III reprimand you
Policeman Walter Patterson OF the Oak
street station got into trouble because he
wanted live Holsters. He had bought
rs cents worth Of dead ones down at the
Fulton Market and in passing the stand
of Isaac Price he noticed some live ones.
He poked them to see them crawl. when
Prioe came out on the side walk and told
him mot to nose around for graft"
He called me all kinds of a CRATER, Mr..
Commissioner, " said Patterson. and caused
a big crowd to collect. He abused me
most outrageously, until had to arrest him
for disorderly conduct. He was discharged
get live Holsters and I was looking them
over when Price came out and abused me-
"This lobster case needs looking into
laid MIR. Hanson. and III put IL over for a
week.
Acting Captain Henry Nugent and Lieu
tenants George Cullum, Paddy ane and
Phil Carroll OF the Church street station
property taken from a prisoner. The
prisonpr said that $40 worth Of souvenir