The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

assemble again on next Wednesday evening"
The Police Investigation.
TaK ALDERMANIc INQuIsIToRIAL COMMITTEE AGAIN
IN sEesI0N-ANoTHER WITNESS ON THE NATIVITY
OF TIE CHIBF-MRs. MKsEvFR's AFFIDAVIT.
The Committee of the Board of Aldermen, of which
Mr. Briggs is the Chairman and the leading spirit met
yesterday afternoon in the City Hail. and
Investigations into the character and nativity of the
Chief Of Police. The first witness examined was John
L. Cey who testified as follows
am salesman in Tefts, Griswod & Kellogg's dry
goods store 145 Broadway there trunk lost there
by the firm, in August, 1858; l have a bill of goods
which packed in it; they bought by Ezra r.
Core, Of Albion N. Y, the day before he left town,
he wished them to with him. they packed about
o'clock in the AFTERNOON August 80, 1885, he had
silk goods sent to the store to be packed in the trunk
and afterwards to be left at the Franklin House. they
left there by porter named Ceyle who took the
trunk in his cart the trunk marked T. Cone, Al
bion, Orleans county N r.; another card it said,
ITO be left at the Franklin H0use in the morning Mr..
Cone could not find the trunk went after Coye,
found where he lived and brought him to the Mayors
Office; he said he supposed he got drunk and couldn't
tell where the trunk his cart was he only knew that
he found himself at home next morning. handbills
distributed among the policemen, offering s25 reward
for the recovery of this trunk Coylss house was
searched but 1t not there end has not been found
since bill STA for the goods that packed
in it, don't knew the value of the silk goods packed in
it, but my impression is that they worth about
$500; frat thought $500.
having examined the books IN the Cmptrollers office,
and finding thereon about loo convyances OF lots made
TO the Chief Of Police and Captain Norris the leases OF
these sold for ron. yment of rent, and were
bought by the Captain and the Chief
Albert Lombard was sworn--This witness read docu-
ment stating that during conversation which his had
recently with Captain Leonard the Captain threatened
tbsn testified as folio Es have Sc, the report Of the
Chief OF Police as 10 the disposition of stolen property
9. Did you discover anything untrue in that report
A. Yes sir; one OF two; arrested man in 1852
1853 csmDg across the Bowery, with black trunk; he
told me some had given it to him. he seemed to
to be porter; waited there, where made the arrest
about fifteen minutes took the prisoner to the Sc
cond ward station house; Captain Leonard on the
bench he retained the trunk discharged the prison
err the trunk kept in the station house four Eve
days it was then sent to the office Of the Chief of Po
lice; it packing trunk, about three fee.
long it appeared full thosgnt it filed with
dry goods clothing have been two and half years
arrested with twenty nine pawn tickets got the
articles from the pawn brokers' and they were sent to
the Chiefs office the Chef does not say what DISPOSE
ton made OF these arices, amounting in value to
three four hundred dollars; Captain Leonard has
Threatened to co.hiie me: he was very efficient
two or thee hours a day; he used to leave the
ward sometimes private busness of his own he has
ona visit 10 Chicago the marx on the trunk seemed to
have been rubbed off, the prisoners name Is on the re-
cord the man whom arrested with the trunk in his
Philip Stats sworn-Ih been contested with the
police department; have been connected with the Third
ward police Ihave had to watch closely the house
Of Madam Reste three four officers detailed to
watch that house, the orders to watch every
man that came from there and get her name and where
abe lived; have got some names and kept them in 3
book have followed ont OF the city to New
jersey and Long Island orders strictly to get their
and residences used to watch house from
the morning till eight or nine o'clock in the evening"
gS orders from the captain he took my reports and
suppose he gave them to the Chief of Police.
The following affidavit from Sarah McKeever, here
read by Stephen H. Branch, ESQ.,
Wh maid mama va Sar nth
ell residing at No. los Broome street. depose sy that
.sn
Prince and Houston streets and where NlbO Garden
n i've Ses:
.H.iipS! 4 Mr. hs.sells Tia. with NJ; G'ssli
eel we're p England .s william
M.sss Mr Ms.,sll; eldest son told that himself
81 PsI,s: yea III 1i%ss George %ils$
;:s e isis
se. younso,t Boy named James Henry Abdeel colembs
Ssolss william SSi0 chis sa q
a @ ou ana one TO e. mo a. s
B5ssdvsy sa hossr! r ss1sss
sons a9 s ss0f s Wills the we c asr an Rs
ed ohs.h.m theatre there was sudden Of are that
broken srS:S SSc :s.assns before
70 m with vss
sr @ left ns hoa
assgning fer his singular conduct; that
tme forwards learned with much SURPRISE that he had
mailing love letters In his father shop
si
that his father in laws Barrett, who
had dyebouse (where he jed eacoe ut Staten Island
that George learned his trade Of his father Mr. Bar
rstt, Who his keeps dyehouse store at No.
John street. In this CITY and which put down in the d.
reotory Of 1865 Nathan Barrett No. John street,
house Staten Island that after be left he married
Ellen Barrett Mr. Barrete daughteri that understood
rett during the entire that he protested love
and visited me- and accompanied to places Of
men and wrote love letters to that when learned
his drision Of letters at Staten Itand and that
he showed them TO Ellen Barrett and Others and laughed
At me and lettersnnd learned that he waiting
on Mise Barrett all the time that be was waiting
meyhen learned all this felt unhappy for long
ton TO him. and might have had the attention OF other
young men OF that day but whose atten refused to
coenze IN oonsequenee OF aec ion for George,
who proposed himsefin marriage and certainly
pected he wond marry but he grossly deceived and
made my parents very unhappy. That he trfed with my
young and innocent ahectons to degree that although
now have very respe stable and devoted husband and
the mother Of eleven chldren nos often t aons
and contemplate his treatment Of me- At An are
when youthful and conAdng, with what con.
stancy tenderness loved him That some time since
George met my venerable father and asb him vhera
lived my father refused 70 tell him. left him abrupt
y That father and mother both living and side In
6 wafer street. where he carries the
'A' MRS SARAH McKEEyER.
Sworn TO ksforsaa thl. l.h day Of May, 1855.
GEok@G TAYLOR, Commissioner OF Deeds.
Inc committee then sdjourned until day to be de-