The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-04

making a confession to him. l dld,'t
say I~had He'd
Ibid you tell him you had made a
false statement OF any kind?"
mo. sir"
PRISONERS BEATEN. oooRMAN
TOLD DRiscoLL.
Mr.. Buckner read n statement made Nv
the doorman. Patrick Comerford, to
Drlscoll the day after the alleged as
ssult. II related that the two prisoners,
brothers named Howell. were badly
beaten when they got 20 the station
house. Their clothing was torn. Capt
Lebers said the two didn't look as the
doorman described them when he
| uiebersD raw them.
IAebers admitted he had talked to the
doorman before thA trial, but coulin'.
| remember what was said.
q. How did you get your fine re-
mitted? A. applied to the Commits
sioner.
.. Who suggested the application and
made 1t up? a. Myself. I dictated II
90 Lieut.. Dwyer. now Inspector, and he
typewrote II for me.
Q. Had you ever seen n similar appli-
cation and wasn't there a lot of talk
about getting hnes remitted? A. No, sir
Mr.. Buckner read Lieber's application
II bore the marks OF a legal training
In the person who wrote It
Q. Did you dictate that applIca ton {?
A. Dwyer might have changed Q word
or two.
q. Wasn't It unusual for you 10 be
before your Commissioner begging for
leniency? A. I wasn't begging.
O. But you didn't go before the Com
missioner when you were dismissed be-
fore the fine was duplicated? A. No,
sir.
e. Did you say to Commissioner
Cropsey that his cross-eyamination had
broken down your testimony? A. I
think did.
Licbers, describing the rehearing, said
he went to Deputy Commissioner Dill
Ions office. Dillon and stenographer
were there. No witnesses were called.
He was sure the stenographer had
taken notes. but he couldn't remember
what questions were asked.
cRoPSEY NOT LIAR. BUT "DlDN'T
TELL TRUTH.
Lieberss testimony rs to his CONVERSE
tion with Mr.. Cropsey was aga'n take
up. Liebers Insisted he wouldn't cal.
Cropsey "A liar. He was almost pathetic
In his insistence.
But you say he didn't tell the TRUTH"
insisted Mr.. bucNner.
"Y-yes, sir" said Liebcrs.
Lieut.. Zane In charge of the Police
Department files was called. He said
he had been unable TO fnd the minutes
of the original trial OF IIebers. Lie
bers had sworn that Commissioner
Dillon had these at the re-trial.
You'll find out why you couldn't
md the minutes" said Mr. Buckner
| recalling Mr.. Cropsey.
Mr.. Cropsey said he never had the
| minutes written up in cases he tried
by himself when only fines were i'm
posed
Mr.. Buckner then called Mr. Cropsey.s
attention to the case OF Lieut.. Finn, who
was charsed with minor ofrense, for
which he was fined ten days pay, and
was also charged with making a false
statement to a superlor--amounting 10
per)ury-for which he was fined forty
| days pay The records show Firms
thirty days' fine was RENTED by Com
missioner Waldo, but the ten DAYS fine
| was allowed to stand.
A hne OF two days pay inflicted upon
Lieut.. John r. Dwyer--now Inspector
was brougnf up. Commissioner Waldo
RENTED the fine In February, 1912.
THIS oFFENsE VIOLATED or.
DER OF MAYOR oAYNoR.
Lieut., Louis W Rochester was
charged In October, 1910. With fa,iin .
to investigate promptly and report ON n
citi.en's complaint that he had been as
saulted by a policeman. Mayor day
nor haC suggested a police order which
was Issued commanding iieutenants
and captains TO report such cases al
once under pain OF dismissal, Lieut.
Rochester was fned fifteen days pay.
On May Is. 1872 Commissioner waldo
reduced this fine TO three days. MIR.
Buc&ner called to attention that this
omission was subsequent to the receipt
by Waldo Of advice from the Civil SER
vice Commission that he had no author.
lily TO remit nnes.
Mr.. Buckner read into the record de-
tails relating to charges preferred on
May 10. 1911. against Police Surgeon
Rdwafd T. Higgins for not MAKING
proper daily reports on sick policemen