New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-15
THE POLICE CENSURED.

In the Board of Counclmen last night, the Presi-
dent ID. D. Conover, Esq) proposed the following
preamble and resolution:
Whtreos William Poole WAS brutally murdered at
Stanwx Hail. No. $40 Broadway in the City of New.
York, the morning Of the 25th Feb last and Lewis
been hitherto permitted TO escape arrest And whereas
portion of the police authorities Of this City, 10 per.
hitting said murderer hitherto TO elude them, are
justly looked upon with suspicion by our citizens
Resolred That bis Honor the Mayor be, and he is
hereby authorized and Directed to offer reward of
Five thousand Dosrs for the arrest and conviction
of Lewis Baker for said MURDER and that said reward
be paid out Of the City Treasury.
A spirited debate ensuei, OF which we can find
room this morning for only mere sketch.
Mr.. Mather considered the preamble as too sweep
ing and not deserved by the Police themselves, er
the Mayor and other Commissioners of Police.
Mr.. Conover replied He said tina. there is reason
to believe that Baker is still in New.Jersey, as he
has been seen since the vessel sailed in which he i,
reported to have gone away.
Messrs. Wendell, Cooper, and other members,
offered remarks on the subject There was general
feeling in regard to the murderer, and some Of the
members thought that the whole Police the head, in
Guided, were to blame in permitting him to escape
but others were in favor of modifying the censure Of
man Gray offered an amendment to that effect
Some of the members spoke in favor of the present
bill before the Legislature recognizing the Police
among them Mr.. Conover, although he had not, till
now, fully seen the necessity Of it.
r,r,sned him mr.. Ridder) three weeks oeiore Tue
alsc,on threatening his life II he did not g'o ',u'
rnonav But he refused to do 90, and person "HV
was In company with Mr.. r. was knocked GOWN Gnu
dreadfully beaten by them, his jaw broken ana ne
received other injuries He was not able 10 appea,
at the Eighth Ward Police Station next morning. and
his assaants were liberated Baker did not actuaDy
make the attack but he was in their company and ne
made the threat upon Mr.. X unless iat'er gave .ne
money. 1t YVES stated In answer to question: mat
Baker belonged to the Police at the time.
In relation to the bill before the Legislature, Mr.
Purdy said that some Of the Captains OF Police nave
been at Albany lobbying against it.
Considerable warmth was manifested upon the SUD-
ect of the preamble and the debate was quite pro-
tracted. The rules were suspended, and the paper
taken up for final action. Various smendmen" were
proposed only one of which-being to add the words
aportions Of as related to the Pohce-prevailed,
and the preamble and resolution were adopted 30
to II.
Councilman Jenkins offered the following resolu'
ton, as an amendment:
R,solrsd. That bis Honor the Mayor be, and he Is
bereby requested, If consistent with the laws to re-
quest The President of the United States to dispatch
Government steamer to the Canary Isles Tor inc Pur
nose of interceptpg the brig kabella Jeweit ana ar
Testing Lewis Baker, the murderer, as is alleged OIL
William Poole.
Mr. Conover said il would be useless to do so a
Rsker ia known to have landed Staten Island and
TO have passed into New.Jersey. Another amend
ment was offered, by way of joke, that Committee
Of five Of the Board be appointed to 60 in the steamer
| The amendments were lost.