New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
BRIGGS .INyEsrIGArIXG COMMITTEE.

lie BIigg, lDvesc ig4tmg Commute me, yertefoay
afein9on il NJ Ysentbe ofiCs, GUY II al. Pes
eit d. b isgs, Ch uruisp, and AID. {. II. rGckc-.
Tie rooEu eviceLoe Was sddueed;
LS 4. Clara Seccnc Lis teuant Of the Iniree1;A
sd. being sworp tsls h. has ten attached 70 th9
IVIee N psItmtLt sIDce rs or-an'Z1'ion 10 Iet'i
Judge ood opsned .COur, IN Our Staisn' Houss tTo
or lbite Ao4 M n ae cess o. quarrel between
snan 81 hls ~'ie' the non wa = m'ricer, Tho aId
q go res The d. X Morning, DID Aid. y; 20
Get him of | told him 10 20 % Justice Woo who
exsniI &c bto the csse have heard of tEo perso1s
Who ere discharged en- an der rJm Jus ics Bren-
ran: II " we're held 20 bal IN lie monog by Jusi,,
Wool he eI Try IL the han 1wcting OF Lelen Ant
q he.f. az le was DUTY that nig1t; l never as
,rn,d sueh @ responsti ity, nor 30 nd do it under
our pesent orcers rom the Ma. or ana The opin GA
Y veo ~ tn late Disll tArcr ey Blunt
q. Do ,ou know, OF nave YOU heard OF Lieut..
O'ke. fts tai i0s liberties with iemse prisoners
ha neard hst was The case
. Was this generally ulderotood the Sta1ou-
H,Iit Yes, that u the genera und arstaning.
Q Have you ever seen any ~omsn in bis room ;
A. ! bave seen LOGGER conlas out of his room at
O'Clock III TIE morning. -
%. Was b. Ia there at tie time 4. l sksd the
doom CD, he said TO, bat that there was woman
Ia BIS room; was In bed ssl, when he cane 10; he
had eeen TO a ball was here on duty Till he came
il; EIov nothing OF my owa knowed6e a. TO the
itms prisoner.
o. " neIs DO YOU geTeraIy sleep A. Each Of thu
officers has rcom | told l. cut. o Keee mex morn
II < hat i ~ss Til uLusu,l tbet woman should
he III his
S-ute Memo being sworn, says-I sve been at aehed
10 be Thirteenth WaId Police ny time exprei on the
1tb oct last; Had been four yeas atttcne1 TO tne
lOlice. -
All BIO You know of q transaction b5.Feen
ii NJ O'Ke,f IL and female al the alton House \.
It.eo.ect The eyelir when female iodgef came out
a. about . or - . clock on my beat, he't 10 Il me
II ii ye,y h6n.scme woman had ceen o6Ousnt Ia o!
Davio CsrItn be said she was dressed very ta'ty
sl told NE 10 put her into bis bedroom; tOi1 nth
: had he ter tnsp
il : rooms for dodgers; he said he gould not al TIE
tine; he mace use OF armaik tina woula 10 DE vsry
psl.taUe, re sad he would IKE to have hale pfi-
va coIytrsation with her | thought that thls Was
rather tiIY uiaT talk for ieute nant to his men,
thu u. ht captain lieutenant should SET an ex ample
10 hs meu at about sunrise Ietu ned 10 Tue sllon
HCuse ard met woman coming OUT Vi INC s.supe-
room, told II was ire sane wonlani lA5ut'
O'ketfos room was Checly opposI . to the sltsla5-
room. o. ~.
O. Wba. was tie understanding in the Station
House A. Several men told me mat ne nad osen
INTO the room; had seen Mr.. Carpen er IN Lent.
Kette recm dressing this lady and PatunS Oh her
ClCthes ,
q DO YOU know anything more OF the matter
A. No more than have Gearo do not know oil
Court being held at the Station House; have heard
IrisoIers were DISCHARGED.
v lillian CnulctilI--I have ibeen attached to the
Tbiiteobth waIo rohce for more Than tour years.
O. Mat do you knor of this affair OF tho Lten'en-
ant and tie odger | have SEGA two different
women 10 his room at different taes.
Q. Did you ever see him 10 the room with them
A. No: | bnOw nothing OF the Gtsr OF the female
prisoner that has boon talked Ut.
O. What were they doing in this room A. Dont
kbOE what they were doiogi 1t was ~ - NE
sLertu emit; | saw tie last Ons at O'CLOCK III me
inornirg ami Il David Car lontef PinhirS up Ter
Globes. s.. .,,
Of any sT wGom h1 have sno~%
a c,nrt beps held ere year and hsit ago; Justice
Main rs sc III Il "a as 1l ee eass su N rss wood
for sinking me- the corner o. Broome and LIE sis
sItets and met him at ocIo IN the more ing going
10 hs aIOtbtr person vas arrested Tor strk
ing Officer Kirk at the same tinei he Was also dis
O. DO you over have any sto IN property 10 the
Staon. E0use A. Yes We haId it over TO the
Pfoperty CeIk We soAo it az coon oonvenien;;
we rave had some property whi,n was kept Tor two
or three Yeas; IL has been lately removed.
John &. Abbott sn an officer OF tGe Thirteenth
Ward | helped arrest Counclmsn McCOnnel, the
10Th Dec: the charge was assaut aud battery oo
tree men, a hack msn and two officers; understood
be a. oIscba5e.d arout IL clock, after | weut 10
beo the same night; 1t y. h. was on duty at the
; az on HVuse that hight; do OF know that these
charges made before the Mayor some NO or
thee months ago; a court wns he'd a. the ScatiOn.
House by justice Brerh ani MoConatL wa discharged
by an order OF Justice Brtnusoi ! unl fs'OOd tina.
Ii. q. was some time ago qule familiar Win
female lodger.
John Gslreb, Policeman Of the Thirteenth Ward,
sWon-Don know anything about Mr. y he5e
ten fau liar with the female lodgers there WAS
cOLytTsaon TO that effect about the station nave
BEEN on the Police ,! years.
Richard Cornsen, Policeman OF the lhTteen'h
Ware, sworn-I know both Dg OF the woman sno IS
said 10 have been IL ktete's room 81 toe s:snon'
Hops. except By tesIsay saw him come out OF MS
room II at Ligot, but old not kIo1 ths the x0msa
was 10 tDere charge was prefsrrej against kcee,
tefoIe tie Mayor; / came ami told what kneT, the
doc man atkeo me If cav Okeee come out OF his
own oom, and when told him yes, be sid tha!
woman WAS in here 1 saw Judge Bfennan ed a
e.aA FaN -. Inn
s1Ine prisoners; il was arer primary election.
Moses Brush was calltd. The altnees cans for
waIc very reluctantly. He said no had been sw0ra
o1ce, AID bis reme banded about; no" he didnt
went bot TO occur again the testimony whioh ne
gave before tie Mayer CT record; couidnt the
Committee read that the com paint aga lst Lieut..
O'ketit was dvmssed II tbs you'd correct tbs
abuses be didn't mind being sworn but he hahn any
fifth that i. would He asked tie Alderman TO spare
hs fee &c. Mr.. Briggs promised 70 do so; sno t1en
TIE piDt ss being swUID, sald: | an doorm,n oi tue
Ihirtt enih ara Sta ion on or about inc u VI ~
gust last on duty at the A'ioh- noa'c NY soI
cimue1cod a: l2 c'cock e. light; the doornao whom
relieved told me the number Of prisoners and lOcge:s
in The Station House Lieut. Okeeie called the 10
in about fifteen or twenty minutes Lieut.. Okeete lOf
the pubic 100 u and welt Lto his sitting, aad tnen
supt oee INTO his bedroom for went into the s.tng
room ano be vas not there; at twenty minutes u
Lieut.. U keefe came from h!t bedroom into the pup
lie ioom ard ssid he couldn't sleep he had esteh 20
much the dsy be'ore-he would 20 and get some CO
fee; ,cld him tbs, was TO cal Lieut. CLARK 10 go
cut a. 10 visi. the men be said he ~ouId be btck Ia
time 70 e. him 20, which he was; woke Lieut. CiArX
AT 3 and y ktee went ioto the deck 70 WIRING
then bissn 10 sweep the public room, ami U ksee
vert back, ~ l ,uppoee, into his bedroom again;
about twenty nj autes 10 sanrss be caus ont OF a..
room again AID passed ou' Of t2e otacon-houe IL
csa tS nv kpogI.dee the next day that a woman
.ieo, with Tim thst night; cid not krox it that
pigbt; the next Gay Officer Taorne said TO me, You
"eidL't turn cut ali Of the LOGGER: t1A mora
ing :" l s,id ! bad a. far as l koewi ne
sajd a Young woman was found up stairs sonis-
where and the captain sent her 70 the Police Curt
re pt1. cay tie soman who takes cae Of the sal IN
sss Cd ire captsin and Lieut. Clark If they knex tost
Lieut. o keefe had Bosio LADY WI b hun As' hkhti
he ssid he brought her down stairs, and 40. break