New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-22
THE POLICE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW COMMIS-
SIONERS

The Board met yesterday at their Office, No. SO
White street; present, Messrs Draper, Cholwe, Nye
and Bowen. The session was private.
The following decision Of the Board in relation to
the charges against Deputy Mstsell read by the
Clerk and directed to be served the Deputy al his
Office in the City Hall:
In the matter of George W. Matsel, Deputy Super
intendent of the Metropolitan Police.
At meeting of the Commissioners Of the Metropol-
itan Police at their office No. 3 Tryon row, the
Goth day Of May, 1857 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon;
present, Simeon Draper, James Bowen, Jacob Chol-
well and james w. Nye, Commissioners.
The Clerk Of the Commissioners having caused Geo.
w Matsell Deputy Superintendent, to be called, and
he not appearing, the Commissioners proceeded to
take testimony in the case when II was satisfactorily
proved that the said Geo. W. Matsell, Deputy super
ntendent as aforesaid, guilty of INSTRUMENTATION
in refusing 10 obey the lawful order of the General
Superintendent of Police, served upon him on the l4th
day of May inst and by repudiating the authority of
the said Commissioners.
II is hereby ordered and adiudged By the Commits
sioners aforesaid that the said Geo. w. Matse be and
he hereby is dismissed from the Office of Deputy Su-
perintendent of Police of the Metropolitan Police.
District Of the State of New-fork.
s. DRAPER, President,
JACOB cHoLwELL
JAS W NYE.
GEo. W. EMBREE, Chief Clerk pro tenn.
The Clerk was directed to send to the Superntend-
ent the following order:
To t oeF 4sIsI o. IS5 S, OF NrwYO'S
SIR: You are hereby notified that G. w. Matsell
was this day dismissed by the Commissioners of the
Metropolitan Police District of the State OF New-iork
from the office of Deputy Superintendent OF Police and
YOU will cause forthwith notice thereof to be served
on the several Inspectors Captains in the District,
with instructions TO them to promulgate the same
among the men under their command:
BY order Of the Board, GEO w EMBhEE
Nt0- York May q, 1851 Chief Clerk pro tenn
In accordance with the above, the Superintendent
has prepared the following order to be served on the
several Police Captains of this city and Brooklyn;
OFFICE OF GENERAL SuPLRrSTLSpESI OF PoLIcs
No. 80 White street, City OF New YORK, 1911
SIR: The accompanying order was this day received
by me from the Commissioners of Police of the Metro
politan District which you are directed to promugate
among the officers and men under your command.
Daniel Carpenter has been appointed Deputy
Superintendent of Police in the place of George w.
Matsel to whom the Captains or Inspectors OF Police
in the City of New-York will make their reports ana
returns at his office No. IS White street in the City Of
NewYork. r. A. TALLMADGE,
General Superintendent of Police.
After the case of Deputy Matsell was disposed of
the Commissioners, by unanimous vote, appointed
Daniel Carpenter late Captain Of the Fifth District,
as Deputy Superintendent in place of Geo. W. MatSel
removed. Mr. Carpenter having accepted the office,
was sworn in yesterday, and gave the requisite bonds
ts3 Ooo) to perform its duties faithfully.
Several names were mentioned Tor THIS position oeSiue
that of Capt Carpenter among them Ex-Capt Walling
Capt. Squires of the Thirteenth District, Caps' Dks
and Speight respectively of the Fifteenth and twenty
first Districts and Mr.. Ira Floyd of the District At
torney's Office. The design was to elect some
Democrat, in pursuance of the plan of the Comnis'
soners, to give to the Department an antl-pa1l'an
character. But preference was given to Capt Car
penter in view of his long experience in the police
service he having held his present position or that OF
Lieutenant for ten or twelve years and also from the
fact that he has proved himself reliable and fearless
officer. Mr.. Joseph Keen, Superintendent of the
Worklouse, who has been called a candidate in some
of the daily papers was not spoken of yesterday before
the Commissioners in connection with the place.
To-day the charges against Lieut.. Horrgan and
Privates Files and Evans will be entertained.
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