The New York herald., 1863-06-15
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.


Answer OF the MesropoIitan Police Conn
mtssioners 10 Governor Seymour.
To his Scellency HoRAro skyAorR, Governor Of the
Thomas C Acton and John G. Bergen, Commissioners Of
the Metropolitan Police for the State Of New YORK
Bauvelt the LIST Of Jsnusry and I'd OF June, 1893,
copies Of which have 10 them by your
Ecellency state as follows
They reserve any questons that may arise as TO the
authority Exceency them 10 reference 70 sne
charges made the mode in which such cnarg snoua pc
disposed Of or any purely egai questions "on may oe
suggested concerning such charges, or either Of them
CHARGES o JANUARY l. 1868.
Rrs-The first that The Commissioners permitted
John A. Kennedy Superintendent OF Police and
tain other officers named in the charge to accept the
pretended Offices OF Special Provost Marshal for the Me-
d law We cay nothing Is 70 'Ls question q .,s. lsx
hseaer essa TINS necessasy oa he '" Is. August
ss62,.. the Hon. Edwin N. stanton. Secretary
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for this Metropolitan district, 70 perform the duties
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officers and privaes aud other duties deyolved upon him
under subsequent orders Of the War Department, the
Of the Toea states towards the prosecution
OF the war and measures Of lawful nature connected
,herew,th These duties were discharged with S the
mssioners but did not interfere with the entire perform
by kennedy and the other officers OF their duties
under the Metropolitan Police act
Sscosd-To the second cha 60 these respondents say
that all they know OF the facts therein referred 70
which they insist correct determination in judi
cai pssceedng honestly made not amounting 20 usti
power, and placing peril the personal liberty Of
any citizen Of New York The commissioners do not
IN shs proceeding but say thai in all that they did
srning the matters OF such second charge they acted
misconduct whatever, as alleged in such charge. M
TAird-To the third charge the respondents say, y
FbwtA-To tho fourth charge tho respondents say,
that does not allege any act Of theirs and dsss
Seny eau that Sp' Mr. s1' R.nnsdys ~ o1asr hersn n:S
ticned was either calculated or intended 10 deter
in violation Of law. They submit that judcous
order for te parposes stated in IT, beneficial 70 the
Try and eminsnty cAiculaed 70 promote the purity Of
CHARGES oy JUNE 2, 1868
rmIo the he nrss charge the respondents say na:
she specifications Of that charge, were without valid au
and n violation ~ o. ne Ssv;sed % u sasuss q % Ssw
nsosssary. Agernon Sullivan was arrested By Super
nnden Kennedy under directions from the Secretary
Of State OF the United States and not by order
permission from the OOmmissoners who took part In
his arrest detention and are not responsible therefor
The Commissioners know nothing OF the arrest or deteu
Uon OF Henry A. Reeves nor Of James Horwtszen. Ste
phen Day arrested under orders from the War De-
partnent but by the direction Of the Commissioners
the same. August H Benniug. Hugh Boyle, James Car
roll, Lewis Ballard, David r. Webster, William A. Green
leaf, William NJ. Van wagenen. William R. Mcdonald, Al
fred Kershaw, Alfred Phillips, Frederick Duane, A. W.
orders OF the Department Of the United States
were also William Coddington and Michael J. Million,
and not by order or direction OF these Commission
srs, and they are not responsible tor the same
Cs;harine Mccabs was not arrested by the
the Superintendent Mr. Kennedy but discharged BY
bun when she brought before him; neither the
Commissioners nor he are responsible in any way In
gard to her. The Commissioners know nothing about
the arrest OF Geo &c Maoy Alexander Hutchings and
Henry Kerner arrested the complaint Of the
landlord Of reectory OF created
Ia his and taken TO the station house
before which they could be- brought and Hutch
snes became insane was fom delirium tremens, OF
All said by the commissioners in answer TO the
Of the nrst charge aforesaid is on ufoma
Win either Of the arrests in either or ssd
specncatious and had NO interference with control
asr, which took the due course Of law.
c0ndThe second charge and the specification thereof
rease 70 the detention and imprisonment Of some Of the
same persons mentioned In the specifications Of the frs
charge. The respondents had connection with and
:s:ssssd % % no control over such detention and know no
arrested by the police they taken by the
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specicatoDs except BY Information, and such inor
....on deny each statement contained in them tending
was treated improperiy 10 any manner or degree.
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