New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-21
COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE.


TIE Commissioners Of Police met yesterday sfter
noon in the Nay oce for the purpose of trying the
case Of Captain Russell Of the Thirteenth Ward
Prtsert-Msyor Wood and City Judge Russell
The following are the charges as submitted by Pc
lceuan Ztiger.
Fir,t. Ihat the said Csptsin Russell about the
lh 6sy Of JuDe 1856 lnierfsted with several officers
Of said Ward in 1lschaTgIng their duties "a foAceu4n
while ssid officers we're -ndeav-ring to break up
house of prostitution IN saic ard susted in Division
ctr, e. kept BY woman OF the name OF Ja0e Stewart
ard did then and there com el said Officers to leave
ssid house while they acting under orders from
ole of the LieuenaHts # said wsfd, without luqunng
into the facs OF the aai ordered the said m6a to
return to their bes an ths the sad house OF prostl-
tuition still continues in sSd place and has been report
cd on several occasions 10 the police
S,coad: That this said Russell WAS guilty Of urgen
tlemaI and unl ficer ike conduct with one Of tue
officers OF said ard and charged the said officer vino
il aged man and q man OF family, with standing and
talking to prostitutes for bour- together to the q at
injury of the discipline OF the Department.
IRud: That the ssid Russell has wholly neglected
TO break up dance-houses in said Ward, which were
hequented by notorious women and rowdies, although
perfectly well aware that the same exist aud the houses
are visit,d by girls of ages varying from twelve Il
twenty yeaIs and have been complained of 81 su n.
FOrrik. That sad Russell neglects 10 wear tue Uni
form Of the Department ~ ordered by the Rules and
Regulations governing the same and Is continually
IN The habit OF fequenting public houses and drinking
sIrl uous liquors.
Fjfh. That the said Russell has on several occs
sior showed cowardce, and is wholly incompetent Il
ditcbsrte the duties Of Police Captsin
RIchsId COmvell Sergeant of Police in All " ard
a. first examined and established the fact that the
bosse meItoutd in the charge was house Of ll-fame
Officer Zeiger, the party making the charge, wa
next examined: He saw 3 disturbance a. the house
in uos,icp on the said night the first that at
tracted lis sentlOn was a woman coming ou'
of TIE second story window she was under the
influence of liquor; abe had on her night clothes,
with no shoes stockings; witness ran toward
her and picked her up; she said che was not much
hurt, and also stated that if she had known what
kind of house It was she would not have gone into
IT, took her 10 the Station. ou,e Lieut.. Okeele or.
dertd witness 10 go with the woman 10 the house, and
if any foul play had been done TO arrest the plr,s 10
the hCuse; witness went TO the house aud took
ber of officers with him man and female were stand
ing in the hal as asking the cause OF the
gils jUmpig from the window, Capt Russell came
in; Ne tod him our busness, when Capt X. ordered
Il men hack TO their BEATS Capt Russell asked the
women their names and told witness to 90 the next
dsy ard Get warrants for their arrest. got the girs
clothing; never had aoy difficulty with the Captain;
have 10 hard feeling against him; did not employ
counsel in this case; counsel volunteered; have not
paid counsel ythiDg and don't expect to; no sub
scription has been tax up 10 defray expenses OF
Or, scouting the charge against Capt RUSSELL witness
drew up part Of the cnarges and somebody else
the rtst; covered the beat that night II was the
first time had been there as bad been dstlei al
the TUmbe bad been in ths hall only two minutes
en- the Captain cane in; one up stairs bat
u two women; don't know where the man went Ia;
took the girl to the Police Court next morniny, did
not ask for a warrant for the two women, a. Capt.
Russell had told me the previous night there was n
use Of it, the women being drunk.
After some further testimony from thus witness, the
case " az adjourn ed till nett Friday Afternoon.