The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-17


q I'd pssple eomplau Of ssmcop Drspcr James Bowen,
es se ssose oSle asa , SaS. ma, a, TIE ,i,,,
= ele rSssase If cerIsI prelsnae &c, " NE 10
g,ssure Of the o. Nes fora entitled "An acl 70 es
~, Metropolitan Pohoe ds,rscs and 10 provide for
D. governmeui hereof" about the 18th day Of
6--R 1891 The oBos OF PoSe oommi ssoners and mem
49, of he sNd ~ C0nmsstoaes Of Police o The city OF
- vorT wss s1a ever since hath been and sun i.
? ,ir c-f othce " said oily, she ssid Police Oomrison
- IN ~ s. comprising such oosri belns thfee N puoner
,sss is 90 "a, tue Mayo Recorder ana ny Judge OF
- CIT, % New York, aud az the uroe TIE ooe
ne head Q. che Police , parine0t OF the city Of New
~ 1tice u ssN city " ghL besonsng Eno a3petR na.
ae 9hoe q Mayor a sad iY, and n ice came lsne he
soa % bead o. ibe Police Department IN eiy VI
NSgn wsa eDd ever snce has osen ana sui is public
tioo II said osy Z BROOKLYN, q rsht belonging aud
.7'uaniog 70 ne oGiee o. Mayor Of ice ssii CRY Of
Erb, aus sne sad plaintiffs r'rttar Say, tba. aftr
~ uEae, o. the tverty Eecond day Of April 1851, ~
ct3 aac county u New York, s,neon N sper, Jstnos
. seE. james ", Wye, la5Oo CaclWon snd James : T.
,srGnEaRs, As pretended Bo2rc Of Police unier said
fsster tea aGt, Without suy ssl warrant gfAyL
~ osvor irtruaea mic ao ssurKe me ssid se er -
sts7 1 pcet Commits Sozers ana beads Of Poboe Re
& neni, y TIC csy "a New York aui bead % tae PJ1te
e.>. tnrpt 10 ne city o. Brooklyn, ana tho and irln
tA5etogh hthefto that " 20 saw for the space Of
- "vs misN laiy he'd sad eNer sed ne sad o1Lces
Q -uire onoUissisrorg and head Of tho Police Depart
estseni ct The city o. ar os n, and sso all Ae por>r
T. aushcTtf rA.ca before the passage ~ 500 reed
Of the Legislature n The Stats II SeW York
Ted D.. s~ $3.50 the oTd Of sr'niSoneSe Of Poke Of
" city Of New HcrS ~ hs sGd Mayor, aecorder
a1i Gty Judge OF ula Gil, OF yes Yo-S or uppn lue
r. ors OF the sIid oipoa Of Sew York ara Srooksn
ssivclg Die hear Wherein gos rea;o 10 Oy are
B. sar way ccshecteS with The poce g5gerpneat police
stvn ronts er pice d,sc-itne Ef+ IA either of sa-
1900, or VITO suo Counties OF nngs New York. and
Sol DO 80 ay.a sll nsprp, hold ana exercise he said
SFveral ofi0s Of pee ocnu issoae7s eec Of police
ls-a,ahi Ind a.. IKE power and authority Aforesaid
y contsn1t OF the people OF the state q NeY YORK
s.l IA Violation Of the constitution aud hws Of the
80 Ssts sat c the prejudice a. ITO said ,@ope where
- me said plaintiff pray that he ssi Sueoo O-apee
'.sss @rNyen james W Nye, Jacob O-OiFeh sad James
+. g sS-2oAhsn may answer and thow ~ what warrant
Spd eacn q them claim % ho'd, u5e or ENJOY 'Ie
r'sscd resrAssvo Offices o. Police CornIss!oEers ana
9z15', Pcbce Department. sDd al cf aay part n ne
-~t ano authority SioToSd and tio sac pi~iuau% De
tadRmeni Gsanss tne saii SneoG Draper James
ss& Jsrncs y Sye, Jsooe choiwe. a1d Jsues : T
-r1ls.nan. The, they and each Of item be ousted f.oR
Office ana 81 The said power ard authority
ad and every pa thereof; &n1 that the sa1 Sea
entitled - hoid ire aud ENJOY ali
NJ .aNor rilnfs privileges sA.r offices "a 20
ft gnnin siJners and said Board o. Police Conrs-cu
ana head o. the Ponce Depa -tSelt "a ne cy 81 New
he OF rGLt hi W have, held c~srce asI en-.
g, n. amer The ls~s Of the Kate Of New York
ssns snd % force s. she time hr-t above ui-n,oned
81 said defendants psy toe cost OF th.s .caoa
d 'hAI the sd plaintiff may have such other further
: ~sef u tie premises, Or both as may b granted
s Il. CUSHING, Attorney GousraI.
TO complaint vii be rec0Nec'ei. was sas .eret By
g. SasondRnts, Sbo substantially admitted fsos a.
- 4 The pllnafs denurred sad Judgment
AID Il isvcr Of he defendants al stscial tur On an
- general setting the Grst ds,rlot ths inds.
Nsnt affirmed; <n1 II " On sppyI fr'n the later
al that the case comes before ,ne ooar. u Appeals
ae 81 the rules Of Court b. that III cases e.oh
a-y hal briefly state upon his T~nted po.u. seps-
49, iOrn, Gle losdug tsots ~aloh he deems shsd
G.Ts nsy b found Aud tie couTt sii hear an OK
1891 DISCUSSION vpoo any mere qcestoo OBJECT
pss1 tts rule the partIes each sito have briefly
svs'1 ther facts aDo paints In printed pamph e.
PLAINTIFF sTATEsEsT or FACTS
Poe fonoSns are he iAes stated OF ocas Of the plan
sr INA sppa-anH:-
oha,r 3l6 q The Laws or 1873 hearty al tho OIL o.
'ss-ec 40 With be poce III The c Of Ees YORK created
y charter Or statute abolished, scp4yt
81 mi D. % d.
Fa % Aia IoJuoi, al police modified 10 rs mnJr De
aa by subsequent act ~ ne atast Of bcas, oasc.sd
Afrn IS. 1888, r. 4se, tbs ahCe bOtY ooust i-g Of
~ q Police, oalans heuteaanls scFe snss, posDsn
N aeS- men at l. &c p VIZ placed IL susog isgsooD
e. = sec ~ ne pS"ef = spp1htneul ana removal
y . III ofccfs Sno members % tSls department Was
$500 Brad u Posoc ocn nssiooers, cJu-i,lag q
u S9soF, ieo1rGeI 'm1 Gag judge tAu B, sec al
y Fr3,iou7 urnes ne fsscs 0lc9r7 IN N-F YORK \. IN
@1ei p2s of 'ae SNe, Tera elected ,, the pcpe Of
:. q'1naRe ~ rpolu'cd ~ some 'ocal sutlorr
lhlpter hts % 1854 cIothed WITH al - reqa-
n '0sms - legislation pur0 ruug ius..l e De glts
q snnss III pgovi iorl az A. lolo~s.-A tNe,To.
80 & heV YoTk kiufs Westch-,'ef Rcnir VA aud
ps-d uLder tho 20 .e IA elt Of 2 l O. apr even 10
hTunr 31LsstE ~ sdc Mayors gf Neg York Ald Brook
b. 40 dve Commissioners - be tnen.4y s0p 'ut-d BY
~ governor sno senate. (>os. l, p M poScrs VI
+. iinueoiesly On NSng me oetn ~ office sac uotu
~ ~nrrs acre o. Organic = Bs5G, sc - .a1 from
,AhOsuy hef.tp-o INFERRED ~ law on ne b ~
.N-ioe Ooiuuss ~ b. city y New y1rs W upon
I'-lS-i Fnef- of -y,i Ve LOOT /" "" o. eLa
trC basti- tharsu a the Ae U..alrtmer vi
ia.r euos - @bch resed % AZ, ssy contested
80 De cover m~r' sriniDent or discipline NJ ne ~
- So tSec 3D. Prom aud sflcf such drss meeting al
-'-e's 20 uc1n--leu' vih boo t1e.t'y areisi we-u
~sc lnd a. law. ~ ',oDn-41ent arb sLss sci we're
r.. .-h.1 ts-.s- 81 IS
- msAsJs requires N suppori Sals Be~ evil force
- faisai the-etlfor~ ~ me Su>rvisar Of
- o~peolse cluan-s. in Dro1ore0r- oep-ndcnt upon
alive uunbsr OF niicrft employed b. fh-
y.sascnv, oounes thai subi-c, .i-o l.iug reg1. ~
u II. = 4
q lNis ro1oe .rt. however, - Tot i0 b. dre as
r-.-oi ~ os' oi1o"'s, bat Fls % ne pai 500 Tue
q p, g. ~Ls'ts, Sc - ue az uafottinj Bare " 20
~ &C 81
,a-nrallt .r.sn-, be aeSsrasats IA the nature o
- - o-.io, s- ted - iAe AroSney eneFa', -ens
80 he iscts hereunder u.sruosst ne 1efcudsnts
-'~erea, sua1HrvGy al uuss lae issss rbe ,,,.h
~ de'ourr~o Aud lldg men, a. ocnocrcd II isyor Of
y, sciaacant n, specA' term
G. a. pea 20 general term s'ttgg The Frst a.stdci
~ yadgmoni 80. alrHsd
- d,isrs4at' b. ~ bsco l,port,i, ooulni.soped
80 sSo'n 40 "Des "a d4e form a. tolu5iirnsfg Of
-,cs - be Nrfopoh.-n roice eLir-t Ia sufo- aity
~ - % 1907. held u.r dr.t ra,eug and .r.a1 4
h Opsfj o. T. Ice, ardcr s-i1 act. the III Ia, 4
.-s 1857 T',ey III snyu as-rsc8 IN on - a. ,erp
49, q - -ioe fore u ely ~ Ses 70 81 ali to-
s.sss 40 duties s-setoiple hs1 c..r.t Cd ~ sac
.-s% a. head ., ioh'e tn1 r1e sAyori Re1,fd"r 'nd
49, eve sud re7f-ra theso laNs and dlaes M
- 90 nnenoerDaui o. 10 -
IL CD Irtecae onf ErTo cDe~-s1--t 9
ge'ssr 70 Metropolis Police eel % 1867 s coo.
sp.gic1al'"
DkyrsD.s-s stArSNxsr Or racrs
~ f,L.vtns s Tie atA.omeDt o. fscU V hL' o. to
tgaacspt7 Hrd rofuoufent
TO 'sa'rr groi, ssyor - ~ city q Nes York
p .ee al scc M N De cha % = 1870 TaEs y 1872
Il lsT a. executive fsgt-lnsut kno-L A. tls Ponce
lSs@nm.lt ir0rtded - ptrt q ne siy soverur,.ut
"a n NJ u thc h~@J as 90 al g.Bx ~
D. Ier1'ustfailor = rts3 rnisr 3 AZ ~ o. .sso1
r. soss,,s . % n.y. p. ster am liy ynaes
~ hal be oglc. u fonoe Slr u-.au-r 40 member y
80 foi ,o-lna.- W. y Pr ci,I q