The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
"Pucrilc," Attorney for Po-
licpmrn Calls Commissions
cr WoOdSS Answer.
SOMETHING BEHIND IT,
DEPARTMENT OPINION

d.. .-...ulI I,sf UusibiltN for or CON
r....... H 81 llusou's expressed scutl-
r,.f s.. Mt Ellison receives $4,000 a
y.. ts 'HDr counsel II was thought he
Apo,. %. tr,l mouthpiccs
Yesterday. :. WtVer. Mr.. Ellison stuck
e. s gums and affirmed his account
aE.rv .ar thr expression OF opinion that
hos So, the whole Police Department by
tho oar. Np' only that. hut he said he
wished FOB CELEBRATE and II possible TO
euprisf1, ll that he had said about the
iram.,u.y OF the present administration.
'N.I I shall continue to do So" said
81. Ellison. fright to the end OF the line.
Won't Nr -ro. DO thc back
Comm -s'ou'r Woods's statement Is
~ un., uuortlc." ho continued, but he
attempts 'o throw du~t In tho eyes of the
r4b.. Conditions In New York were
never worse. never was there so much
crime As nov.
SnnctuHrics OF GanRdom.
There are two causes--bad business
and unemployment and the supineness
o. the prcsen; Police Commissioner. lie
has no, walked up to the presen. abomi-
nan.e state of things. state VI things that
has hcsu covered up long enough.
WHY. the saloons that have been
exempted from police inspection on the
prc'aNt mat 30 conduced to corruption
have become the nurseries Of crime, tho
sanctuirIc. " gangdom and Of all the
though records may show more arrests
TINS wear than last A larger proportion
Of them may be made for trivial Offences,
ami tho mon may he so instructed And
the Commissioners ideas about crime pre-
Narfo0 Mr. Ellison laughed--"Hre as
pu,r.', ts his statement
III the police were allowed 10 use their
own discretion things would be Tar dit
forcnt They know how 10 deal with
suco situation as this II they are al
lowed 20 they might not make 20 many
arrests. but they would get results"
Els Il likely that as "A result OF the
four benevolent associations reputation
o. Nour announcement. your connection
with them as counsel will he seVeredT'
NJ Ellison was asked. q
II have heard Of no such possibility"
no answered. and | am not greatly i'm
torss'cd In tho matter. My record IL not
one NJ resignation, and If the connection
Il severed II will he at the organiza-
ton, motion. Police Headquarters may
'-rs. them into taking such action; in
fact ! think the flavor OF commissioner
Woods statement rather indicates that he
may 1p h. ! have heard OF no meetings
Co. DISCUSS the step. m fact, never at
t.'U the mcs- uEs Of the four bodies"
What do YOU think is the policemen's
r'U .r.ling in the matter" Mr.. Ellison
W. asked.
"N..." 10 replied. II think It is hes.
10 slr nothing on that score You APP
consequences N they talk We have had
several transfers IN the past that showed
how soWe Of tho more active members
of the examinations were appreciated. SO
do not want TO speak for the men. but
for the public. which expressed its opin.
Ton a' thu recent Cooper Union meeting.
! think the Commissioner must be blind
not 90 see what that means"
Ofnccrs Are silent.
Capt Domiuick Henry. president OF tho
Captains Benevolent Association could
not even undertake to say whether his
organization Planned q meeting soon 70
decide whether to ccnsurc or approve Mr..
LHsous statement Lieut. Richard En-
right head ~ the Ileutcnants Association,
could not be reached Sergt Joseph T..
Moran presiding officer of the sergeants'
Organization, would say only that the
Commissioner was his mOuthpiece.' as
Ia'd down in the rules and regulations
~ the department. Patrolman JoseIh T.
Moran was even more uncOmmunicatiVc.
The general belief throughout the de-
PARTNER. yesterday seemed TO be there :
something behind this, and it's coming
out later" With that feeling anybody
who knows policemen can imagine the
hedge OF suspicion and caution tina,
hr'stled for the outsider
'hlef Inspector Schmittberger repeated
h'' expressions of contempt for the at.
tack on the administration
ITS all ridiculous from start to finish 81
hc said This is the best administration
we nave had In long time. There may
h" some dissatisfaction among yer,
small percentage OF the force, though
nave never seen 1t, but ! think the asso
.auons were not responsible for wha'
Mr. Ellison said, even though his benl
their counsel makes 1t look as IL the,
must have had some forekuowedge of it,
Tho nineteen inspectors, who have M
association, will meet this morning I'm tn
Commissioners office at II 80 O'Clock
Tho meeting is n weekly one, instituted
tN Commissioner Woods in order to ge
me inspectors advice, but IL is likel,
mat thero win be but one main topic o
conversation. Inspector Schmittberger Il
"i'hoTiiy for the statement that the In
sueCtors 10 a man approve COMMISSIONS
Noods.s administration and will back I
enthusiastically II need be
Commissioner Woods said yesterda
ms he Was still at loss to assign
motive for Mr.. Ellisons structures on hi
conduct Of the Police Department. II ha
bC.u suggested to him, however that MI
..|soua close though Intermittent con
hooIVu with TdnmanY might have som,
'...g 10 do with A. The fact that he Ia
b,cn personal counsel to Big Tim Sull
.Nu md executed his viii also SUE
l"s'rd Itself to Mr. Woods
However. | draw mo- inference an
point no moral said the commissions
''' may be, too, that Mr.. Ellison Is man
.G some capital out of rumored though
existent very trtilug resentment Ill
r'r',d against Mayor Mitchell since III
".N.durtIou Of the police bills, nothhl
... u.u dcprNug q policeman Of IN
-It of review 90 his case by III
'nlrs before dismissal
notice also that Mr. Ellison think
M, having tho heads of the four nonevc
..m- associations In to see me was a tort
. mtmldatou ! thought they had hoe