The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-13

MEETING THE Police COMMITTEE OF TFFE SRcoHp
guNlcIFALfTY COMMITTEES met last evening the
council Chamber, for the purpose at investigating
charges against Lieut. Basby thepOce The rst change
examined was that pTefened By MI Ford foows Thai
some time towards the end of June last late in the after
nooh an insane man having gsthereda crowd aEoand
MN opposite the Second Ward COfsshOuae be had BEEN
Objected BY Alderman Gnding to convey the nnfrunate in
hvldua 70 the Baonne street watch house. This he did
and when he delivered him there Lieut. Bdsby who wal
Hhg down on Seites at che side Of de room, jumped up
caught the insane By the back Of the neck and violently
showed him against the wall sink g his hst and face with
great iofce that Mr. Roudez the asJ asksd the man his
name but he being supplied BY the Injury Iecsyed did mot
answer when Busby again advanced said he would teach
BIN 70 answer and struck bin in the faea The witness
protested agaipg this treatmsa said that he should report
such conduct and eA the watch hOuss. Hemet Alderman
GOding few squares Off Informed hin ofts and accoh.
panied him back 10 within few feet Of the door, where he
out Liept Busy a. the man who treated the unatc
IN the manner EecitedaboV The witness had no aoauan
anee with BUsby before; did know his name and never
remembered seeing him again until few weeks since when
he recognised him in the street. and then aidhe complaint
before che Council. Mr. Goding did not the evening
stated addfesS BuIhy the subject he Was on hs sy 10
meeting of'the Council, and merely took note of the
charge.
The aoOused Busby denies in tote any knowledge of the
transaction The time he states. shows ooneusiveIy that
there mistake in the person. that he yak not on dutv
there At that hour and that the witness has made gross
error in charging him with this outrage The following wit
nesSss were Then examined for the defence
Mr. hOUDEZ JalleF- beng sworn testified that he HUst
nave been, from his situation oOgnizRnt of this assault ii ID
had been made but that be had recollection Of ths oc
euTrsnoe. he could not lind the Of Mt Ford OF lis
unaue 0o09 hls day oynght reports and he felt certain
tee nent OF this kind had taken place before him ts he
could have forgotten IT, The witness slsF sstsd fhat
Lieut. Bus5yis c0ndnet had hesn ls reverse OF this q s
eneTs bEoughto the Watch house. and that ha never s
- instance Of Soishee on bis part towards any individual
MI Ford replied to this By reeraton Of his ev5ehee
and positively deOansd that Mr. ROudez was present a he
ue asked the name insane person and the assu
SERGEANT KICKER was neXI sworn. He il one OF the
Segean the police and testified the mild treatment by
bespY OF all PRISONERS IN his charge
SERGEANT SULLIVAN sworn. He couoboratad the sfnfo
ment Of Kicker and said that " the whole cry OF ts spe
nor Officers do I abuse the pnsonen That Bpsbv
was very PARTICULAR in this Injunction and such was his
piecucs az well as pecept Sullivan also statsd that o. the
evening % the assault he met Ford who told him that he
had lett man at the WaOhhouse who either Insane
ordunk and that he had been Obstinate and ore OF
the police Officers had shook him to make him tel MS name
the evldenee here closed until another meeting Of ire
Comntee; which will be Friday evening next AT that
Tune MI Ford Proposes bringing other Witnesses and ne
change rests an statH quo until that time
Inc second complaint made against Busby. by Allen Or
ton tor charging h-gyth an attempt TO fire his own houss
matter before the Committee, and said that he VOud nm
able '-Ss
The Investigation Of the complaint made against HudnS
one OF me waehmsR, for the arrest of Nj Mccormick an
Alderman OF the Muuieipaitysas ntained in RESOLUTION
passed a. messing ofhs Council came upn next before the
Commtee We have gwen the evidences in this case W ben
before Recorder Baldwin some weeks since We will pub
l'sh the decision Of the Committee when mEle known