The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-19

lew YORK HERALD, SA
poses that policeman, named John n MILLER, was pa.
dismissed for bad character and drunkenness as this
pouent has believe before the date which he
may have given testimony alleged in the report Of the
| said Senator.
| SERGEANT DnAxArER's STATEMENT.
VIM Delsmster, Sergeant OF the Fifteenth precinct,
subpoena from him. that he does know what testi-
mony the said Senator caused TO be written down that
occasion since he had NO Opportunity given him Of hear,
he did not refuse TO testify to the question whether he
had subscribed contributed twenty dollars for coat
unquafedy said that he had not and supposed be would
have been reported but that the appear
ed 70 him to be urged With desire 70 involve him in con-
Predictions, elicit some perverson of tho truth TO his
personal prejudice be finally refused TO be further
examined; stating, probably, a. reported that he would
the police department. and he did mot wish to bring him.
self into roube this refusal he now deposes and says,
was mot in view Of any Acts within bis knowledge which
could throw light upon the question Of collection
trbuton for any object or thing be given by the police
for the benefit OF any Commissioner Of the Metropolitan
Police Board On being further questioned TO that por
ton Of his testimony which admits that he had made
tain contributions, he says that bis admissions In that
respect had reference exclusively to payments for bene
violent purposes or such as in degree had bearing
on the point Of their being for the personal benefit Of any
| Commissioner.
i
| William W. Diks Sergeant Of the Fifteenth precinct,
says-Tha he gave anything whatever to be put
the use or directly or indirectly contributed for the bene
it, Of Commissioner Nye that he heard of any coat
or other clothing being given to Mr. Nye and that col
lection taken in the station house out Of it,
knowledge: that ssMr spnoa asked me The Question
answered. No. he then repeated his question offensive
manner as appeared TO me; and looking upon the pro-
ceedng as personal insult, did not his
examination upon that ground supposng that my abso-
lutte, unqualified denial would be SUFFICIENT,
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN s1vxY
James Silvey, Captain Of the First precinct Says
That he has read the statement Of testimony given In
TO the Senate Senator Spnoa touching the sub
ect of testimonial to be given to General Nye, whose
statement is printed as follows in the public press
James svey Captain the First precinct swears that the
house in which General Nye lives street.
Nye with the money raised BY the police force
The deponent that he has never given such tes
mopy or made any such statement 10 any person under
circumstances whatever and further that he
was called before the said Senator, that be asked
questions and that his answers in part ordered
be down evidence whilst others explanatory OF the
fact were by the direction OF the said Senator not put
upon the record
STATEMENT OF MIR. HAsBRoucK
Daniel B. Hasbrouck says-That be has read the pub
shed statements of the testimony taken before Senator
Spnoa; that he told exAlderman Shaw that Pres
ton was retained because the Commissioners could
him. that the said Shaw was frequently standing upon
public when deponent left his house morn
ing and very often commenced conversation about police
maters that said Shaw upon more than occasion,
old say substantially folows-sI understand all about
it, you Preston and that's why he is retaned'
but deponent positively denies that he (deponenD
used such language, assented to Shaw's PROPOSE
ton that this dep0nent has much less of said Shaw
since the dismissal Of policeman in that precinct who
complained that he had paid the Of twenty dollars
to this deponent for the purpose of procuring
tence less severe than dismissal, but which money
deponent upon investigation, ascertaned the said
Shaw had obtained from him, whereup0n this de-
ponent went directly to the station house and told all
the men then present with the request that they would
had paid the said Shaw, any else single cent
on his deponents account the had been
upon false pretences and they could far deponent
was concerned take their method Of getting back
STATEMENT JAMES QUINN.
ton with either Of the Police Commissioners in regard to
dividing any sum sums of money that he received or
was TO receive from any old policeman desiring to be
the police for services he had might render
them neither has he ever in any way mentioned either
of the Police Commissioners the fact that was TO re-
curing position on the police; neither has he offered in
any way to either Of the Commissioners money, pro-
missed give either any money for purpose whatever
STATEMENT OF CHARLES wnIMOT.
Charles Wmot says that he purchased the house and
lot Of John v. Gridey where James W. Nye resides
that he the now that the said Nye rented
the same Of him for the term Of one year, commencing
the first day Of May last.
John Gridey says that he purchased the house where
General Nye resides from Mr.. Buckley the builder
spring Of 1858.
CAPTAIN wnlnMsoN's STATEMENT.
y. precinct FOurteen,
that he has read the testimony Of David s. Clark
set forth by Senator Spnoa in his report that far it
relates 70 the PAY OF Barnard Phillips Is g foilowsA
pay, the full counted ont and put into sepa-
rate packages, with their respective written there
that this deponent left in the hands of Sergeant
vorsney when he left the station house the pay for five
six men, to be handed to them they came in that
they all called and paid this deponent understood
from said sergeant and as their receipts on the pay roll
attest that day. except that of Phos which the said
sergeant put in his drawer behind the desk; that few
hov cnffp vhanp
geant could not find II in bis drawer and thereupon the
sergeant arranged with said Phps that subsequently
similar event occurred that deponent after paying of
Of the (a that presently left for his house
leaving the roll and the money the charge and custody
Of Sergeant Weed that on his return very short time
aerward he learned to his establishment that the pack
containing the money for the pay Of patroman Fer
gwon was missing; Sergeant Weed, however, i'm
medately arranged il with the said Ferguson and to
his entire satisfaction deponent is ignorant Of what be-
came Of the said missing money that far respects
his having been seen coming out Of No 26 Howard street,
on certain occasionhe went in official business upon
the call Of the housekeeper he was passing by that
ne is not in the "habit Of making social calls that
house" at any other aside from the duties of the sta
ton ne occupies which necessarily brings him more
LEES contact with such houses and thosc who
them but not In the manner purpose is alleged by
said report or testimony that said patrolman
David Clark that 81 have been up to how the old
girl made out; pretty rough time now money is not
flush used to be-" anything of the kind said to
him, on the occasion referred to, that Mrs. Sullivan
going to Deponent further says that all of
drunkenness coming TO bis knowledge either at the sta
the Commissioners Deponent further avers that in rela
ton TO the charge Of prostitutes being cared for and
commodated in his station house, In other for
any other purposes than being amenable TO law, ia
without any foundation In fact And furthermore depo
nen most explicitly denies all and every charge made
against him by said testimony taken before said Spinoa
STATEMENT OF A. WILSON.
Alanson Wilson says-That he has examined the bills
and vouchers of the Metropolitan Police Department from
the time Of s first organization and compared the
with the entries in the books of the Treasurer bringing
the account down TO January 1882 that the aggregate
amount Of carriage hire nearly thousand dollars all
Of which has been dsbursed by the General and Deputy
Superntendens Except six hundred and ninety doars),
as follows
VI account OF Oommissloners.... S278 S3
General Superintendent. .......,..,. 373 SO
Deputy Superintendent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 430 10
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or the parties from whom carriages have been hired
appears that Van Ranst received $780, other par
ties $780, and the balance to Wilson Co. and others EN-