The New York herald., 1863-06-05
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
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The CHARGES AGAINST THEM.
the SYSTEM OF ARBITRARY ARREST.
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Mrs. Brinsmade's Wrongs to be
Attended To.
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The japanese Fund and the Metre
politaD Police.
Interesting Developments Forth
coming,
10. As., H.

X, NJ,
ALBANY, June 3, leo.
Te annexed papers copies Of charges which have
ceen mado against you, md which on fle in ths
oce You required 70 make written answers TO tho
same which are to be sent TO before the 18th
anstant. gou also required answer within the
tinse 70 the charges which made by H K.
Bauve- the 1ss Of January last, copies OF which were
served upon you the I'd day Of January last When
your will make the proper order
for inquiry into the truth OF the charges made.
HORATIO SEYMOUR
To Nessrs. JAxKs bowen, THOMAS G. ACTON and JOHN
G. BERGEN.
r. His Excelenev HoRAro SEYMOUR, Governor Of the
State OF New York
SiRI respectfully present the following charges and
specifications official misconduct against James HOwen
Thomas e. Acton and John g. Bergen the Commissioners
Metropolitan Police and each OF them except
the said James Bowen included in much OF the
said charges and specifications relates TO meconduct
since the rst day of January last past the said charges
and specifications being supplementary and in addition to
the charges against The said made by the
Subscriber on the first day of January last past
CHARGE.
Arres,ing persons arbitrarily without legal process
other valid authority in violation of section H. title g.,
Ehapter l. part 4, of the Revised Statutes, by which
1t is made a msdemeanor punishable by fine and i'm.
prsonment "any sheriff or other officer, any person
pretending 10 be officer shall, under the prelence
color OF process other legal authority any
person or deain him against his will, )" without due
and legal process, other valid authority - and omng
persons arrested before magistrate in viola.
lion Of section so OF chapter 259 Of the axs Of 1850,
which requires that "every member OF the police force
who shall arrest person without warrant siall mme.
datey and without delay, upon such arrest
person such offender before the nearest magistrate that
he may be dett with according to law
Ers SPEC lfcaton-rhat the said Commissioners caused
permitted The arrest OF Agernon s. Sullivan at No "a
West Fourteenth street, IN the city OF New York,
about The 7ih of August 1861 by two members of the
Meir poltan police orce upon the order of supernten-
dent kennedy of the said force without legal process
other valid authority and held the said Sullivan in
custody without taking him before magistrate, all Of
which was IN Violation OF said statutes.
SrecfTCds0a.-tbat Commissioners
caused permitted the arrest OF Samuel Anderson at
No. 10 Spring street, the city of New York On the
18th Of August, 1861, by Philip Farley member Of the
Metropolitan police force upon the order OF Superntend
cut kenneiy, without legal process or other valid au.
LhDrty and held the said Anderson in custody without
taking him before magistrate. all OF which was in vo
taii d ol said statutes.
permitted the arrest OF Henry A. Reeves, the depot
of the Hudson River Railroad Company, in the city Of
by Of the members OF tho Metropolitan police force,
cpon the order OF superintendent Kennedy Of the said
force, without legal process other valid authority and
held the s.d Reeves custody without taking him be.
tore magistrate, ali OF which was in violation Of the
SAID statutes eree ... n.
fo.yh specification tho said Commissioners
caused permitted the arrest Of James orwzen the
city Of New York In the month of October, 1861 by
OF the members OF tho metropolitan police force, upon
the o. superintendent Kennedy, the said force
without legal process or other valid authority, and held
The said orwtzen Ia custody without taking him before
amasisGie, ali IL which was la violation OF the said
statutes.
FYlh Syeci6caton- the sad Commissioners caused
or peT ca the arrest % stephen Day, at No. 125 Allan
tc street IN the city Of ETooyn the 18th Il August
force legal process or Other valid ahori,v and
hsd the SID Day 10 custody withou, taking him be- ore
magistrate, all os which was in violation OF the said
statutes.
St1th Specification the ssid Commissioners caused
or permitted the arrest Of Augustus ri Benning at the
Of Eknth avenue and Twenty third street. In the
city OF New York on the 18th of August 1862 nv one or
members OF The Metropolitan police force upon the
order f Kennedy without legal process
oc oihcr valid authary aud held the said Eenning in
custody whjut taking him before a magistrate, ali Of
Ssr,Elt esfcl ion That the said Commission ers
caused or re med The arrest Of Hugh Boyle Ia the CITY
o New YORK on the 18th of August 1852 by one or mo
men bers OF he MetropoIit,p poice force whon lecsl
process r other valid authority and held the said Vie
m custody without taking b,r beore MAG srns oli or
which was In violation OF the said statutes.
tiobM circiGcaiioD that the sa;d Co,anissioners
caused or permoa tle arrest 81 James CarroT m the
~, Nicholas Hotel In the city Of New York on ,he o2d
az Irc,f tsso by oairer ucpouoaw ono 81 he Maj,
n,, ,ol orcc nor ,ha opSas oa !, "
81 he sad force whon legal process or other valid au
,boriy and he,a The ssiS Carraii i'm c,s,adr ,,shau,
iakng him before agirirate ali OF wbich was In viola
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carssd or nerS,,ed he arrss, Of svs q ora nwa
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