The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-23
SUNDAY MORNING, JULY e. 1854.
The New Police CnifOrn- The Meeting IN tue
Park-ssalenens or ASzra Bracu.

Pnrk-ssalcmont or ASzrn Bracn.
TO rnE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERALD.
SIR notice in your paper Of aly lsth, the de-
cision OF the Mayor and Recorder ~ . complaint
said TO be preferred against me for co Odact unbe
coming an officer. That conduct was sinply this
MY attention was called to written notice on the
10th OF June last posted In the Eighth ward station
house. Of meeting to take place in the Park On the
29th in regard to the uniform which the Conn.hA,.
fiouers had prescribed to be worn by polise
men, also, notice Of o meeting of policemen
TO be held at Military Hall on the 27th, at
three O'Clock, to make an appeal to the hon
orable Police Commissioners in regard to the
Uniform. At half past three left my home t o walk
over there, expecting to get there about the time
the meeting wonld adjourn, and hear what had been
cone. On arriving found the meeting had not
Deen called 10 order. | waited there for q while,
ana some one called the meeting to ORDER and pro-
postd me az chali man. Seelng no impr lpricty in
- LOOK the chair, and stated toe call OF the mert-
ing as follows:-" Gentlemen, / understani this
meeting to have been called for the purpose Of
making an appeal to the honorable Board of Police
Commissioners in regard TO the new uniform pre-
sclted by them, 10 be worn by policemen and
now gentlemen, how will you proceed to maze
iha' appealI motion made to call
the wards and Fee what wards were represented,
winch was put aud carried. Tue chair chen pro-
ceed.d to call the wards. II then moved that a
committee OF one bc appointed from each ward there
represented, to coaSer with the honorable Police
Commissioners in regard to the new uniform A
morton was then made, which was prefaced With
the remark that we should have to wear some kind
OF uniform, that a committee of one from each
ward be appointed to confer with the Alder
men and Councilmen OF their respective wards,
IN regard to the Common Council defraying
the expense Of such uniform. as the policemen
should have to wear more than what was
worn by them at present After some little dis
cussion 1t was moved to refer that matter to tue
committee, which was to wait on the honorable
Police Commission. The meeting then adjourned.
And further certify that no action was taken in
my presence relative to the call Of meeting ia the
Park; neither would |, under any circumstance,
have lent my influence for any such thing. II Is
true that my name did appear in the public prints
10 the call OF meeting iu the Park, but without
my knowledge or consent; therefore, it was en-
tirely beyond my control The Mayor, in his de-
csion says that Beach Is clearly mistaken in regard
to there beng no committee appointed at that meet
ing TO call meeting in the Park. Where ia his
evidence for that He has none, nor for anything
else. have been tried by conjecture substituted
Tor evidence. 1t is true that MIR. Boyer did swear to
what what he S saw in the paper, but !! should have sup
themselves aud saved Mr. Boyer the trouble of CON-
Ing down from the Crystal Palace. Certainly that
is strange sort Of evidence to be taken in courts
where mans interest and reputation is at stake.
And this Is all the evidence which was adduced on
my pretended trial. The Recorder has wasted
great many words about nothing. One thing no.
tice:.-he says ft Is strange that the comuittee
serted to have been appointed to coufer with the
Commissioners have not waited upon them or con-
ferred with them up to this time. Not strange at
all, Mr.. Recorder: These gentlemen have every
reason to believe that they would have been dealt
with In as summary manner as all others who
have been known to the Commissioners to have the
audacity OF preguming to approach them upon mat
ters concerning the discipline of the department.
hope none Of the members Of that ,mmistee will
be iAveged into the snare he has so ingenicusly
set He has thrown out very enticing bait; his
words are like sweet smelling roses.
EZRA BEACH, Eighth Ward.