The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-05

monia fom the facts forth by the wtUt oses 49,
soeation Of the Tho Metz cpoian Police act ssS
set the empo, meat OF i've surgeons for the nsedcs.
IN disregard Of the spirit intent ad language q FRA
increased the msdica stan to thirteen surgeons M
eight additional men appointed as patolmeu ."S
then detailed u surgeons to the force there I.
authority or law Tor this increase but General N,rss
tempted TO justify tue ground OF preccde,t "sossr
sloEANi or POLICE GUILTY or RArE AND uNMxyuovAu,,
oMStS-0hER CRIMINALS THE POLICE
u We Iorce - proven TO have been guiIty AZ
three several outragss OF the most disgpstinr S ~
cous estrp'ion-a rape in the sstlop honss NJ,
h nv OUT commtee Can name refer TO ia sn1
oue. tpan hs vague manner The conduct OF avn od.r.
was brought before the Commissioner and al,nouSh ~
against them was Of the strongest chsrsoer ma
Peecty conclusive In fact they were suffered 70 20 m
punished, Dnd still hold the Office Of sergeant o.
patroman was disabled from performing his dus-v
tered by the discharge Of pistol and no
surgeon OF his precct refused give him certier,ts
to tho oe while on duty b.. actually
because he was shot while he neglecng has duty IA
violating the law, the Commissioners caused him 10 be
alo Tor the three months while he was recovering or
his wound member Of the Habor Police holding m i'm
poran position in the force engaged ia conspirscv
10 steal the stores Of the United States ship ssqaehaans
lying on the dock at Quarantine either as an acconic
or an accessory and that the Commiss ouers disnsss
v h, y ss the man guilty Of ts crime
refer TO The testimony Of Mr. Bender member Of ina
corroborating the evidence Of officer BENDER Tn Sys
mssioners have appointed special policemen "a ores
ever premises occupied by such specas which premises
are me resort OF feous prostitutes patent safe
as well as being used for assgnaton purroses Whc IN
Commissioners have appointed men OF this character
tcey have refused to appoint this Of officers rer
asked for by respectable citizens such bsn
necessary 10 preserve the peace OF the city and TO sra
tect the property Of It's Inhabitants Prostitutes takeu
to the station house as prisoners instead of being
in the cells allowed to occupy tho sittioc ronme
in the station house as odgers were placed - s
cells which had been provided for the acc0o,mois
ton OF criminals Almost every rule and regulation
made ny the commissioners for the government of tho
organization have been violated by ia men and oacers
OF the department, and as your committee beeyo ia
very many instances with the knowledge of the Com
mssiones, who have taken notice of such Violations a
the reason perhaps that they had set the examoo bv
themselves openly violating many provisions Of tho
Metropolitan Police law Il was proven before " o
ntee that many thefs had been committed by menobers
of the police amounting in several instances m
ceny none OF which, SO far ascertain wero
punished or prosecuted property belonging 10 members
OF the force has frequently been stolen from the station
houses while an officer committed larceny in BrookIyn
which was clearly proven upon BIN; yet he was never
punished IN any way except that he allowed resign
from the department.
MEMBERS DRu.KARDs, BRonIxL KEEPERS Rrc
members OF the force, officers as we'll patrolnen arc
IN the habit Of lrequentpg houses Of i'll fame when sober
well when drunk Of money of the keecrs
and Ill treating and abusing the The mooey Dor.
rowed Of these people returned not, the convent
ence Of the men who compel the prostitutes TO lend t. II
was In proof before the committee ber Of the po-
lice force stole valuable watch from the Ncaraguan hi.
mister on board the Oregon steamboat while she was used
as receiving ship for passengers arriving at Quaran.
tne The thief caught confessed his crime and was
allowed to remain in the department The concurrng
mopy OF several respectable witnesses established the
fact that the Harbor Police at the station on Staten
Island consisting Of fifteen men, were utterly inefficient
and worthless that eleven Of the fifteen are habitual
drunkards that they frequent OF house Of
i'll fame Of the commonest description keeper of which
would seem to be reasonable doubt that proper and
ordinary diligence on the part Of the police would have
prevented the disastrous c0nagraton at Quarantine on
the 1st and I'd of September, 1855
IHE uRNING OF QUARANTINE cHAReEAE TO SEcLxCr
THE POLICE
Your committee do not allcge culpable remssness or
negligence on the Fart Of any particular officer of the de-
pamment but when the circumstances Of the are all
considered the short distance of the
from the city OF Now York, the facility and rapidly with
which an adequate force could transported to
the island and the means OF easy and constant commun-
CATION between the two points, 1t is impossible suppose
that the department could have remained Of
the actual condition Of things Quarantine as tho hostile
intention Of the incendares was notorious in the cty
The negligence which permitted the second burning ia
more ndeiensble STILL The responsibility rests upon the
The committee regard the testimony of General supern
tendent Ialmadge as Of sufficient importance give il in
I General Iallmadge s almost the only witness called
truth He shows that be is disabled doing his duty
properly and efficiently by the nudcious interference Of
the commissioners, and that the Inherent vices Of the
organization are increased and exaspeaed by that ntcr
SUPERINTENDENT TIMApcEs OPINION OF TIE COMMISSIONERS
FREDERICK A. Iallnadgc swears in substance, that he
undertake 70 exercise all judicial legislative and oxscu.
power for good by the interference OF the comssoncrs
That interference rendered all his efforts and
paIa zed the efficiency Of the force lad could perform
ne duty Oh superintendent understood by the Board
for II was only TO act as a medium through which to
transmit the orders of tho Board. He had been CON.
emergency and condemned other times for tho re.
verse. He considered the Board political in its char.
acter, and regarded that its obje onabe feature
He had refused the office rendered 70 him. ia the frst
place. because no feared was to bc political machine.
n lO na@ been assured By the Commissioners that
Ical character lie had found those promises unfuIled
ION hnxa Lnn,,
elective 1t had not been prosttucd to political purposcy
BscRIaEs sl5o TO PREY ENr rur REPEAL Bl1I.
ted that Gene ae Me- Me-
500 or $3.50 to 60 to Albany with. BE had given bin,
500, and had never got IL back again.
THE EXPENSES FORCE. p.
Toe appropriation in the tax levy for the support OF tho
roice DEPARTMENT Of tho city OF New York for the 1857
support Of the for s5s inc e x c levy o tho
York was $sss 54S co. making increase for e5s over
os s 81 20 to WHICH should be added the
police Of the city Of New York 70 have Been 500 az
more in 1858 than the amount levied for its support Ia
Of 81 ,234 s9s 40 upon the taxpayers Of New York
,6ar us support for 1853, or s3l5,74o 80 moro
appropriation for 1851 But n tbe den,ren. aa "a
managed with the loosencss poagacy that have
@ i since It's organization, there viii be
ucpang the expense for 1852 examination OF tho
accounts and books Of the Metropolitan Police Com a,lsson
ere Shows deficiency at the end Of the year 1858 OF
SOm3 reason
khown 70 themselves, have mado estimate in their.
statement TO the auditing board Showing that tho d.
cency for 1858 was but $40 5l5 rho difference bet weeu
hc esumate OF the Commissioners relation 10 tho do
hcency for 1853, and that shown by your committee
arises from the fact that tho Commissioners have either
intended TO deceive the taxpayers or through their in
capacity TO discharge their duties owing TO their Ignorance
OF the true state Of the finances Of tie organization have
maue inc mistake as shown between their figures and
those Oh your committee. Your committee also find tho
expense OF tho department in the civ Of rooxyn I'M
der the MANAGEMENT Of the Police COMMISSIONER with
lne same number Of men, to BIO ss3S67 Is more per an
num tnan cost for the support or this branch of tho
Of tciy prior TO the passage Of tho Metro
The citizens Of that city unanimously in favor Of
being released from this unjust for tho pay.
meht or which, up to this tme they have received no
benefit inasmuch the duties OF tho department have
been performed by nearly the they were pre-
vous TO the passage Of the Metropolitan Police law The
enormous expense connected with tho support Of tho Me-
tropolan Police Depo tmen need not surprscthc public
when they find that the Commissioners have been in tho