The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-21
Police Commissioners.

TRIAL OF CAPTAIN RUSSELL, OF THE THIRTEENTH
WARD.
The Police Commissioners met yesterday Afternoon 10
hear charges against policemen The charges Asains,
Captain Russell Of the hirtecnth ward were ar taken
up They are Substantially - follows
L. That the said Russell on or abou, the tenth day Of
June 1896, nterfered with several officers Of Tnr
teensh ward In dhcharsing their duties policemen
OF prostitution In said ward situated In Dvis,on street.
and kept by woman named JAnc Stewart and did thon
stuns under orders rom enc OF The eutss Of said
wsro without inqurpg into the facts OF The case or.
dered The said men 70 return 10 their beats and that the
ssid house or prostitution still continues 10 said place
has been reported several occasions by The police
Tfst the sNd Russell charged ascd officer Of the
g. That said Russell wholly neglected 70 break up
dance houss In said ward, although perfectly well
swsrc that they existed and were irequensed by girls Of
all ages vsryi ing from twelve 10 fourteen
1be the said Rasseu pcglcots 10 the uniform OF
the department. ordered by the rules ana regulations,
snd eonnualy IN the habh OF wishing public houses,
s. That the said Ruve has several occasors she~.
cd oovaose and wholly Incompetent 70 discharge the
The prosecution thn proceeded tc call witnesses AZ fol-
lous-M Besbe, counsel for Mr.. Russei. oocotins to
the Board being competent 10 try the
sequence OF The Recorder being absent The Mayor and
City Judge Russell overruled the objection, and the trial
OBcer Richard Cornell being sworn sald-I am ser.
sesnt 81 The Thirteenth ware know house In Division
street s.p BY Jane Stewart reported u ., The station
house 10 be house OF III lame, and have q record
C hat report In the station hoase called in st
time 10 eject three perons from that house; not
bouse generally among the police 10 house
Of IA lame ve In here but once think that
was IN the year 1885 did not make any report OF the
particular nsn, Of which spoke; never Witnessed any
disturbance In the bouso my round the house
that Pass once In twenty four hours had any
talk with captain Rwec about II; have seen females pass
In and out of the house frequently late night,
seen anything Improper n their conduct
Oncer Philip wss swerp, and testified that the 10th
OF June Ast bis beat extended through Division and Hes
ter street covering the house spoken Of wasaoouttven
around and young woman comng out OF the second
story WINDOW: che was slightly intoxcsted, and was
hurt and bleeding from the fall which she received she
told thai che bad that 10 be house OF III fame
ere would not have gone there heard halooing In the
house vben she Jumped out; Ieutesant Okeefe told
tts there sny rsy n the house 10 oil the
Inmates went TO the house with tome other officers,
got the door open and found male and FINALE stand
M IN the lover hall sstef why the woman jumped
out Of window; Captain Russell then and inter
rIp,sa DC; told him that we're sent there by the
euebant be said he wanted oarsumtni; three officers
d the Cnttan vent stairs the Captain tho
No on her beats said he did not want them here:
nc Gked the names OF The females they gave names;
The Captain told me TO get out warrants Tor those two To-
Ccur,e Tor offered 10 prove that the CANAAN
rad on one occasion refused 10 boys Who
threw Gre crackers in the station house, but the
witness ooptbued-Bsve no personal enmity asainss
Captain Ruseen the nirht referred 10 the arst night
.,s s mn ,ep, sssS 20 The .s,S "ssp sss csr,s,s
10 inquire for the landlady Ne heard no noise up
stairs We only saw two women MP there; We did nos
minutes; went 70 the Police Court In the morning; did
rot make sDy application for warrants, became Captain
Russell told that evening In The morning thai
be Did not think necessary 70 g out warrant - the
In scoordnoe with tho wish Of counssl the Commits.
soners here adjourned unis Friday next