Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-07
The fsriDsmade Oase-Finale OF the
80 Kennedy GEb0i.


The trial of JOHN A. KENsEDY, superinsend'
cot of the New York City Police, before the
Police Commissioners, for the Illegal arrest and
OF Mrs BRfssMADE, has been
concluded. We have heretofore alluded to this
case, end have only space now to mention
briefly some of i,s more revolving features.
Somebody reports lady to Superintendent
KENNEDY as probably "rebel agent" Upon
th!s, KENNEDY stArts BowLts upon her. track
with instructions 20 "pipe" her, that is--to cog
hes about aud act as spy upon all her con-
duct in public ard in private. He "pipes' the
lady to Washington. There he arrests o
Lieulenans In the union army for speaking TO
her. Then, he arrests citizen for the crime
OF being acquainted with her. Finally, be ar
ress the lady hersslI for using expressions
which the "piper" BoHLEs "did not think
proper"
BOwLrs's superior, BAKER. the agent OF the
War Department, sends the lady, Mrs. BaISs'
MADE, under sTIes. back TO New York, where
shs is placed 10 police ststion-house. Yet
when BAKER Ia informed By the War Depar''
m ent that the arrest was an outrage, and tns'
he sought to have nothing to do with IT," be
not ohly neglectd to release her, but goes to
New York, visits her in her prison, and pro-
posea to her 10 elope with him to Philadelphia
KENNEDY, the Police Superintendent, al
whose instance BOWLrs started TO "pipe" Mrs
BlssMLDE, and whose prisoner she ostensibly
was, in the mean time, denied her lady friends
access to her, and suffer ed her to remain !ueAf-
oerated till Provost Marshal DRAPER finding the
arrest dsasowed by the War Department, Or
dered her release.
The investigation Of the case before the 70
lice CcmissiCnets is curious history. The
three prominent actors 10 the nefarious trans
action we're EEHEEpy, BowLKs and BAKrR-
KENNEDY, the Police Superintendent, BAKER, a
Quasi Deputy Provost Marshal, and BowLES, q
"piping" 60 between. During the progress Of
the trial, these three worthless seemed to use
ell their art and cunning to shift the feaponsl
bIlity of the act from ons to another Tht
War Department would not father 10, nor would
KENNEDY, nor BAKER nor BOULEs. The fact
was cIear-an American lady had been arrest
ed and Imprisoned, without any authority, eth
er civil or military, but nobody was responsible
lit was done. bu. nobody had done II. The
public judgment will be that ell these sccon-
plices in the outrage are guilty, aud should oil
be punished,
But the Police Commissioners, after two OF
three dsys spent in the examination Of wit
nesses, and taking several days more to come
to q decision, finally contented themselves
With merely csnsuripg KENNEDY, and still suf'
ferinS him to retain bis cfics. The following
resolutions embody the decision of the Com
misaiouers:
RssOlued, That the Superintendent be and be
is hereby censured:
l. For the detention Of Mrs. Beinsmade. as
compstent authority.
@ For omit.ing to make application to the
War Department for Instructions In respect 10
Mrs. Bfinsmade.
8 For using the station house of the Board
of Police for an unusual purpose, without the
previous consent Of the Board.
Resolued, That while Il is the duty of this
Board to rebnke every assumption of unauthor-
ized pow or, and every Infringement OF the rules
established for the government OF the police
force, II is also incumbent on the Board 10 ex-
press OF suitable times, Its approval Of the gen.
eral good conduct Of i.s officers, and therefore
Resolved, That the Superintendent, BY his
earnest zeal, his fidelity, and BY the ability he
has shoWn In the discharge OF his arduous du,
ties, is entitled to and mas the easise confidence
Of the Board Of Police.
The World clos 90 al article on this decision
as follows:
The public sense is shocked BY this disgrace
fol proceeding. Il had confidently expected
that the Police Commissioners would deal just
| ly By their subordinate and record the verdict
which had already been pronounced BY III
unanimous voice. Bot instead they invite fol
themselves full share of the odium which
hitherto has belonged alone to Kennedy. The
Commissioners may rest assured that in st
tempting TO avert his just fate they have onll
sealed their own.