New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-23
THE CITY TRAVEL.
TIE KENNEDY AND WILLIAMSON CASE.

The trial Of detective Williamson on the charges OF
drunkenness and dsobedience Of orders, preferred
against him by Mr.. Superintendent Kennedy, was con-
tnued Yesterday before the Police Commissioner.
Mr. Ro~. e,i, Prr,ldeIt Of The Board of Commission
err stated thai the for TeOpenng the case was
10 allow Mr.. Kennedy All opportunity of cross-ques-
,oning Mr. Williamson in reference TO the affidavit
submitted by him in 10 the charges, aud also
to afford Mr.. Wiliamson's counsel, Robt. ID. Holmes
an opportunity to crossquestion Nj. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy declined asking Mr.. Williamson any
questions and took the witness stand himself. The
examination then proceeded substantially as follows:
q. Have you anything to alter modify n The 'a,emen:
have not seen he report OF testimony 'incs don't know
<, ~ Hoass suggestion Mr. Kennedy peru.ed the official
report u the poceedns' and rePed The. one portion Of
tbs AT Isy that l. sad u Is made Tor M 20 say that
be Duhed the paper at me- DID not 10y ths told him to
write HE resnson and gave HIN and ina lof the purposes
hi, You write youf"f, there another
down read tina; have aid that understood
,ad that any did the ofcers who went
South that such stories were current NJ,
DsSan@sn,i 4 Sine he srs Of June, las, year
q Are you acquainted with ssIseA' Leae' and Dickson
u Also with Detectives sowsy, Du,enbery Lease and Van
q wer. some Of those detectives have mentioned among
those who to Baltimore and Wellington A.
Mr. Bfoweu-B,col the obec, Of the examination Mr.
and yourscfto the NATTER under investigation
Of the Adams Of the Police Department.
Mr. Holmcs-l don't know whether the newspaper hsye
done tho Hon Comni.:ioneT bowen inicr ogt II thrif re-
ports be correct he established precedent which felt would
10 Mr Kennedy-Q Did you have conversation with Mr.
williamson the let Of Mach with reference TO obtaining
MT Bowen n,erposng ~ do not that the question Is ct
ell pertinent to the issue Of thi. ms,'eL
Mr. HomosBui nevertheless. during the absence OF Mr.
Williamson snd his IsPie.e1istiye ,A questions mere pa.
by you 70 hI hrhhsoyi nu no" WIEN W SUNNI nun W
Mr. sewen-My obec! il gue.tioninE aL Kennedy was to
permit MN 10 reont certain ilynou, ~ WHO" "a1
te.p nsde sssisi hm BY an ea'li asiis ~, .D,e'e
mr. 2I - ~ -, tyrn,.,i,r. Trnh ill., Is6nJ
gold WI oesi an amount 9 OF Vesi t ro, 81 ,t 49,
49, . n,''S ~. sy H., Jt,ci,ipn d, as uy .,,luopy
nm LIZ, y Now Who were ,bs ar., detective,
hr. iou NJ f trLy 49, ~, u,i,i, 49, WV Wv "
fent on to Wa'hingon ana bstno ore =, ..,,o,,
NJ H n. i -, ~ rar,,ion ,sA nv
MI a., ' ,t ~, he P,ssjJn,
~, o. d. of oue u,r,ou other than Mr.
,, trt olislis'eu III INC lung na''O" VI 0 P ~ ~ ~
NJ understand then that your object 4, to impesch
the superinteudent
y tb sane si,ude that would be- SLOWED n civil court
M viii bear in Maud hat in the absence of the
supenh..ndshs, i, I" lS,U ,ap I'm ~ ~ g ht ,
an uee S Ia Tx ,h a. ,, onsI, t ,S bj,S
Upon iAg T"g Ds anu or bou
ron h9ldl.s ha l I ~ ia - ~,
i wa. due 10 nun an oppGiSu ,O oe gwen 70
w son & ibs. charges NAV havs been made in GOOD th
S Hr Wili-m.on but neyerteie.s t,y were u such char
The whole Police force was redec,ed upon Now the
Mr. te.iony sr Il you can but submit that this
/, not for the purpose OF lowing you roaming in
guy i.to ~ a, I'at ~ VI W. -, -. si, " ~ NV
be sna We posra ,re ST. Kennedy upon the
gIeon s,sed hm py ne 20 SocS @
when no parry ~ III ia ~ ,b. Id. IN d.
oo 80 d H. re-. n .a,r,,I Tor The persecution
Mr. Bowen en- acting as e9uils0ner 81 Ponce. s,
dn ~ nj h.. }I.olsnt occasion 10 wish IN, trIs
nlsnb ofeeT A. Ye, almost daily when am in town