New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-23
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The appearance OF 80 voluminous q report from "a.
Eleventh created little excitement in the exChier.
office, and the clerks deserted their seats to read
over. There was a variety of opinion as to Capt.
Squress course, applauding and others eoudens-
ing his action in the premises.
Complaints were forthwith made before Fernando
Wood, late head of the Police and the parties, Capt.
Squres and Lieut. Cameron, were cited to appear Be.
fore Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Russell, Commissioners ~
Gently in Office, at o'clock in the afternoon, aDa
defend themselves against the charge.
Some time previous TO that hour Mr.. Wood and Mr.
Russell were closeted in the Mayors Office, and pune.
tuay at clock the signal bell was sounded and the
officer in charge Of the door directed TO call CAPT.
Squires and Lieut. Cameron, neither of whom, how.
ever answered to their names. The party making the
COMPLAINT. Lieut. Graft was then called and the forms
of trial proceeded but how, or in what manner,
are unable 10 state as the doors were closed and nons
permtted 70 enter unless called. The Captain and his
Lieutenant, we understand, were tried jointly on
charge Of characterization under the following sPecf.
cation:
That said Squres and Cameron, on the 2lst Of Mas
inst. at II o'clock midnight declared in the station
house that hereafter they should recognize and make
their returns 10 the Commissioners Of the socallcd
Metropolitan Police District, and would not obey or
recognize the Mayor the old Board Of Commission
ers-meaning thereby the Recorder and City Judge
and endeavored BY their language and conduct to
ate characterization in the Police Department.
The charge was supported by the evidence of Lieut.
Graft.
Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Russell rendered what they cal
decision forthwith finding the defendants guilty Of
the charge and Diminishing them from the Police Des
partment
Immediately after rendering the decision Mr.. Wood
and Mr. Russell illegally appointed Lieut. w. ID. Gran
as Captain in the place of Captain Squres dismissed
John n. Cornell First Lieutenant in the place OF Lieut..
Graft, promoted; Thomas X. Barton Second Lieuien-
ant, in the place of Lieut. Cameron, removed; james
Corwin Patroman in the place of Cornell, promoted;
aud Luther II. Wygsnt Pstrolman, in the place Of
Barton, promoted.
In the Thirteenth Ward, Patrick Calhoun was aps
pointed in the place of Sergeant Steers dismissed;
and in the Seventeenth Ward, Charles A. Russell
in the place of Mr.. Nugent resigned.
The parties thus promoted and appointed were pres
ept, and took what Dir. Wood calls the oath Of Office
and after receiving letters of instruction from Mr.
Wood, retired to do his bidding.