The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
FAIL TO
REPUDIATE ELLISON
Benevolent Association IA
points Committee TO lnyc>ti.
gate COunsel's Statement
IND0RSES COMMISSIONrp

The sweep OF resentment arains, v.,v
lam p. Ellison. the 81 900 a yea- a,,o-...,
OF members of the Police Departre,, .
the sentiment favorng his dlsmissat d..
the counsel for the five benevolent assoc.
tions OF the department. received , .,
back Yesterday when the Lieutenant,
Benevolent Association held a sro..t
meeting In Terrace Garden to discuss ,F.
remarks derogatory to Police Cop,..l.
sioner Woods attributed to Mr.. Ellison
Although the feeling in the insper,,-,,
captains and sergeants' association
been so pronounced that each OF ib,,o
organizations voted to dismiss Ellie,
its counsel. the sentiment OF vesierf.,..
meeting was one OF doubt as To- the rel..,
bility OF the papers in which the alleged
statements were published. The re.o,,'
tions adopted by the association. in.,c.4
OF being reputation OF Mr.. Ellison to.t
the form OF denunciation Of tho New
York Times and the New York World
The meeting was closed one and lsica
for an hour ana half. From an autbori,
tative source, however, II was learned if.,.
there was strenuous opposition 10 tba
phrasing OF the resolutions, many 81 ,b,
members wanting to 20 on record as be.,g
opposed TO Mr.. Ellison and favorirr HE
dismissal. As a result Of the eao-ts ~,
these members the association resolved o..
appoint committee OF FIVE member 80
investigate the facts and fix the rcspor...
bility."
At the close OF the meeting a ,omn,tts.
composed OF Lieuts. Richard 4 Eurfrb,
william j. Mccarthy. Charles II. McKlr.
ney' Thaddeus NJ. Jones and CHARLES \
Zanes tourneyed TO Police He,dgu,rt,,
with the resolutions to wait on COMMITS.
sioner Woods. They refused to di,russ
the resolutions or the action Of the assn.
citation
Included in the resolutions presented i.,.
aNVaafN N.s
the following:
RESOLVED. That the Lieutenants' Ron.
VIOLENT Association denies all pr..io,,
knowledge OF or responsibility TO- a.
| legged statements recently published .,
the newspapers criticising the pn,fra
Commissioner or police conditions or tina.
such published statements rcp-c.crt m.
sentiments OF the police lieutenant. or
the New York police.
| Resoiued. That We denounce tho Nc,
| York Times and the New York Word
/ against both OF which papers this ~.
ganization Is now maintaining IN CONT
libel proceeding for false and malicious
statements calculated to iniurc the polics
organizations and the New York pol "a
| force.
| "ReSoireG That We extend to the 70.
1 lice Commissioner emphatic expression
OF the confidence and loyalty of tho Nom.
/ bers OF this association and assure him
/ lnat tne members or this rank arc earn
estly and faithfully cooperating with h.-a
in all police work and he it furthcr
| "ResOlUed. That a committee Of o.
members Of this association b. an.
| pointed to investigate recent statements
appearing in the public press purportlug
! 20 have emanated from the counsel 70
/ the police associations with view ~
ascertaining the facts and hNins 90
/ sponsibiliiy.
! "Pesolrsd. That this committee corrc-
with the representatives OF the inspectors
I and Captains Associa tion. tho ScrEcauts
! Association and the Patrolmens AsSo-
! citation and the counsel to the police as
/ socations as TO the terms and condl-
tons OF existing contract for his ser.
vices
| "RcSoIred, That this committee repor,
| at the next regular or special meeting
OF the association as TO its findings and
recommendations"
, Commissioner Woods declined TO max,
any statement as 10 the actions of the
| Iieutenants Association except to say
that he believed that the sentiment ot
the men OF all ranks OF She department
was with him in his work.
Next Tuesday afternoon the Patrol
mems Benevolent Association will hold
a special meeting at Maennerchor Hall ~
! Fffty-sixth street near Third avenue -
discuss the statements attributed TO Mr.
! Ellison. II T. expected that tho parol'
men will fall in line with the action
taken by the inspectors. captains and
tho aerpeants' associations