New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-11
THE CASE or DETECTIV WILLIAMSON

This morning Commissioner Bowen called on the cas-,
Of detective Williamson, who II cha ged with taking ii
LEAVE Of seuce ana going to Washington on his
ucoount and alro with using insOeut language tow ird
tie SUPERINTENDENT. The following is the state
the Superintendent which faty conIrddcts that made
by tie Detective:
John A. k.rDedy testified On hs 6r't day ofm,ch little
after Sboet oeoci po1aoy young msn came .l1 ~
hon svp.o.' reporter be ussed mc e. ise nii
nee and he .sd be that g W.h
son At he had heard that Detectives TO be
should than, that ddIi want ADy TO g. whom
hf bo~,s-Did you know hi. that tmoi
Dir Keuu,dy-l did not how tnAt he Wa Miiiim'on
n. he the told him thst could not to Wasns
tom ths, should select ,Gg Gu thAs ,nosi send It 4n,
lie -aid that he wjud 40 anyhow hnd poae IN lcA
nsnnrf hst saw lie ~. very much excited aad took
for gsnd th. he drum haze since slPvo.id hom the
shgs, h tss made that be ~A derangsd vs. 's sure TIA
r va. dunk Lowever told him decidedly that Ito cpld
LIN In ad Iat,r 70 wns BIZ, rs.ituation he said
~nl, ,oar,e" In wy in.elea, and inpsopor ;lysi
Lus he proper mtn to o. IN the oee at .G'' a.
room, 10 w,lt Gu, 'owy q'mg improper laaSanse.
about an hour siteissrd l drew up cnAfso,
cory Of which you hye before youi ought to have
toned that when a-ked lin hi name oo ,iid Il was Wi
on s,ked What precinct he belonged aud he said she
MI. Bowrn-H.d you never seen him In your office be.
f'i H. Ksupedy-c.t.iplync
Mr Was ho no, there in the month Of December
MIR hem
know member OF tao forcei do not pretend TO
kuov personally every oIe Of tho 90" eu In tho oice
hi. to uod va an opportunity to eIsin 'ono ehis
been made BY shdnsit ugan'' YOU heVe you ocoh
csI idste Or any onco under Es General Government
I'll S., candidate in NV hle iof any Office uuder tac
Geub OoSeIan en-ihe ne"Pspofs have made mo eAudi
date. ,, -,,,
Mi Kennedy you here (poinng 20 the reporters
something and they well blow
other Peon that Ia Something that IG"'0 them
Mr. Bowen-Did you have airy conversation with Williamson
Oh tie st of bbcn with rriortuoc 10 Jout obtaining o;s
Mir krIuedyl never lad ally conversation Win him or with
any other II the ubod, going eIosp, vita
,ch Oc,s were hay h rarely occurred ,ht the men
VINO did had Instructions from me until after they g
iheie hey merely Instructed upoft to the persons
whm they we've 60 ghtd has oten usual loo "a 10 'eui de-
teces OF tHo city business connected With tho Depart
we sent diem Canada OF tho aIryAl Of tho
Piilce oil W desy ana on sub.equ ne occasion
NJ " nh reference ~ the whom you sent South
did you All theu what Their pJnhci were,
bies have Gkcd ~ ths force what hi, pOgs
Mr. Bowen Did you ever say to williamson 81 understand
you city good Republican,
Mr.. kennrsy - never did.
Nj bowen Did you say Williamson that you m
dfrtood there pot la Baltimore ne tho Presl
dent elect, all events, desire Il to appear 50 %
Mr Rennedy-i lave never said that to any 10 tho.o
who went said there stories IL ciscuaon that
Mr. Bowen-Did you ever inform Williamson or any smber
Of tho force that you were candidate for the oco OF Uuied
hr yhing of the kind on the contrary
every member Of tho force Who nas spoken tho
Der Of Understood 10 be Capt Ha Of the City HL
speaking about It, informed NO chat he cindd.e
io the position aid assured him that would stand
hight lLblshtsrI
Sir bOwen-T,n understand from your testimony that the
IN dAyit made by Williamson on Saturday utterly fA5e
kennedyl have never discovered word OF truth In t.
that appeared before the Let Of arc
Wa, dunk or cary, must ehareby infer rusdug tho
affidavit that he was crazy oil the declarations In that affidavit
= utter fabulous -, , ,
Nj Hswey Chief CLERK, then testified 10 hay served
notices Mir Williamson and he counsel Informing them that
the tidal WIS to he taken up On Mondsy morning
The case here closed the Commissioners reserving
their decision. In subsequent conversation with the
reporters, Mr. Kennedy ap0logzed to them for hay