New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-15
THE COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE
Charge. Submitted to Gov. seymour
Answer OF the Commissioners.

A.dly rot warm his seat, dispatched an
Is OF Official uisconduct against the Poice :.
,Ts appointing saturday the 81 day OF CuS, in the
ssock afternoon, and the txecutSe t5s same
C,,v Of Albany time and place OF heaIns ~ rn.sd
Il ~. found however that the Propo-ea he law sp
bag in accordance with h7 a. In m. case Of
ssSTia CLERKS &c section 81 Of Vol H. rsa T. en'p O.
title page Al. Of the Revised sne TO n. oe-r copy
yidns thai the beside E'ns 70 We bssyJ n
OF eisees .gsirst him sed sn o ps- coan,y
NH on FER shall be- to conduct an inquiry iuto nc
t,,b of the charge ie. who sa gave az ieSe esn
no,ics 10 he officers accused OF the time snd psee ~
,n S - the examination Of witnesses before some
<ssige II tie Count, Couts. ;. or ri,n.sass on
P,oyop is made for the suopenaipg o. Witnesses oa
-. and sec So provides that 10 tue TIME ana pa.e
ssss. in soch notice the County lnge before woI' we
Ran shs be coutuced scai proceed 70 l"h' 'Io @
g. .x or nv toe accused officer; the witnesses ssh be
sgeS Jpise every ie, ysH o Ne s"g sr5uesa ~
VI in shaI be ~Itn their Testimony shall be read TO and
tSe sane AID delivered the DsiietAtOFne, to De by
Hun transmit ed to the Govetuor' 49,, --
saisgoners lug under tn Metropolitan Police Sc OF Ap
10 1861 did August, lt6 permit Sap john A. hen.ey
,i. IN Os,ob. TO lowing 1.-The iuuciious Of the preieeu
soss of Special Provost Msrshs4 for the MctopontA ne
while exercising such pretended office, the superintendent
wing without warrant process, othe' autnoi'S - E
Police Stsron.ouse in TIE Cry NewioIs under tue
control OF said Police Commissioner pr .. ", WY
ls62 Gin vi 1la,ion 'ec'ion oil ne soov
mentioned set and without having dsoo.'a -. ~
fmprisOnment
ing caused charges be preferred seAs sso ntuteos o
fo. them" gave Their decision bearing date December
isg1 ,,o than folow. in which the Commis.iouer.
80 Sn,srpteudent for the retention Of Mis- Brins.
sde without w1is", or oie he W.f p~ps
r sud for USING the Station House Of tie
80 - pce for an uausual pnfpose without tue previous
81 The Bosrd comaend4tory resolution is also IN.
STUDDED 10 decision that the by Ms ga nest
cd 10 md
Police The charge c.i, tnat this decision IN ereci Just
So the rpswin assumption Of power by said Keuuedy in
conaic, with the Constitution and laws Of this State and OF the
United Ss,e and placing n penn he personal oe OF every
The thd charge Of the date tina, the station house.
have been th- confinement WITH Mt hority Of
law of Mr.. Bn.msde and ether persons without the
know edge OF the Commissioners showing thereby gross
neglect OF the p.inest duties Of their Office
The fourth charge that General Order S4 was calculated
ana e1oe citizens IN the exercise Of the elective
fr,nchi.e. aud Was in viois,iOn Of law
As order also forms the basis Of charge OF the I'd OF
June 1t Is herewith appended:
oTFlcs srPsRNiKSpEST MR y MA PSSS, l
GENERAL ORDER No. 324 Capt =. Precinct SIR;
In ode that War Department. be aided in holding to
itar for the term Of the draft al persns who By
false sttep toevade tho dTaft, you will
ec competent and rusty rom each election dfici
In Pre- met; ehose DUTY shA ne T. an 81 the 20
Of the district the 4h @ fo the opening 20 she closing
hereof ard carefully 20 note each aid every person
who offer 10 vote al such poll ana whose nste spp-s
on the exemption book having been excused from AFT by
any Commissioner on the Tould Of beng sn alien o. ou-fe
ident such eHrmp who mhy 90 chr q vote Wi
BE- secured snd conveyed 10 te station ioe thefeo be de
tanned subject erders Il he Secretary Wal. You
will special repent % Ibis Office 81 ell such Arrests at
'''''''' JOHN A KENNEDY, Superintendent
The Comm sOners di rot appear Al Albany tria and
the next heard rom the Governor under
Jsnusy 1853 when paper bearing the signature Of Hora.
ito Seymour appeared the public pats stating that he
should oect early animation into the truth Of the
plants filed 10 his oice and tLst the convenience Of parties
snd required 0s ihi. should be made in New
York Til. ltenced doubt i5r The eye Of the
pubic than the Commisiooe, we are informed copy
Was served upon them
,fffv
Legs ature aid until tue early part Of the pr
when d. X. Blsuvs, twho he y again from
1t The tail Of some fifteen charges which inuo
laced a. To- ows:
10 Ha Eseosaey Horatio Sssn,u, Grsrnor Of he Stat,
sM: ! I.'gsc,tSl!y PIs.su, The forownf eh.Tss. and
spechcAons OF ocisl misconduct against Jane. Bowen
tie Metropolitan Police. and each OF them tnat the
said James Bo~en is not included in Of the ssid
charges and spechcaon as relates 20 misconduct since he
let January iss past the ssd charges and spec
sssn.s the .sd Co msousTs fads b. tie subscriber o.
The let day ofJsnusry last p4"
ss or other valid authority 20 vieson Of sector
title ehsP,eI part Of me Revised Statues by whet
eBt 81" any Sheriff ether officer, person pretend
ing 70 be On officer shall under pretense Of spy
process. other legal authority are" any person or desa
him agaosi his WA ~It4cu1 doe end legal pFooe" or
ether valid suihoIity" ard oI4ns to take persons
before magistrate in violsiiou Of section 80 Of chap
Ger 259 Of the Lsws OF 1850. winch requires that every
member Of in' Ponce GlsG no mo '1 ss s. eoS @
convey such hud-r before the mares. magic
The specification is that the Commissioners "eausec
orpermted' the arrest Of Aser99n seilvso August
l6bl by members Of the Metropolitan Police force
upon the order Of sapenLteads Kennedy Of he aid force
WhSu, leg. process or o;ssI vsS sr'a3 n.y. and hela ~
tr.te all Of which was in VIOLATION u sad statutes"
The second specification is the except thG
II applies to Philip Farley. arrested Aug. 10, 1901 also
third applying Henry Reeves arrested Hudson Rive
Depo, 10 september 1861; the fourth Jane. Hor
wizsen arrested n October. 1866 the hh, Sephe
Day arrested In Brooklyn, Au. ~ 1851; so The D. Z
August H. Bennins arrested Aug 49, 1867; the ,eath
% Hugh Boyle arrested Aug 5 lsol; also the eishth 4
James Carroll arrested Aug a. lslZ sso whic
issf Wm NJ Van Wagsoen, VIM X. Mcdonald Alfred kef
shaw. Aired Phillips Frederick Duane, A. ". Pratt an
Ca h.ribe McCsbe sested Aug ~ 1872 the eleventh
70 VIM Coddinstoo aud Million. arrested Sept q. l6I
also the twelfth Geo Maiioy arrested Nov. l. 1902,
che thirteenth to Alex Hotch!nss aud Henry j. kensr
rested May 1903 IN consequences OF when unlawful az
said hutoning ceased u eSjoy his mental faculties
sEccSD CHAaeE-Usng the public building. in thei
charge and cOnol such ComnoDefs and permitting A'
saIe used for the orcibe aid awl confinement
persons prisoner. ~ho not held legal Prco..
formation a. TO the cause OF their imprisonment
The nine specifications under tins charge refer TO
tbe persons ana act. aud no otHef individual u menoheS
except Mira Brinsmsdel enumerated Ia the hTs, charge
assy ~ , b., ifow .sS 'Pp t
CoddisgtoD, Million Molioy. end Mr' Brn'nsde;
or psmitt arhon s. Suivsn TO be foIcbl snd unlsw
fny prsonea tho police teadqusT Of Broom,
IN the month Of Augq" $780, the said sullivan Not beia;
bed 10 cJstod, legal process valid charge and
Ing denied any and all bionsi0n az !" TIE eauss Oh Las LII
prisoDmeAt-
THIRD CHAKez-Psmittius ladies to be treated BY
bers OF tbs metropolitan Police force In iDc0neu
Win due aud with their
xnodssty. aud Injurious to feelings and character Of
those wsnsony and cruelty subjected to such es
uent
FUf Speeaoai,On.-Tha. the said ConmssioDsu permit
tsd Ms Isabel NJ BDsmsde lady about ~ yess Of age u
b snlawfoy held In custody by members OF the Me,TOpo
tsn Police force the 18th Of September l5l to
she ID November 1902 at the Police Station house Ia West
yoJseventh. street In the City Of New York building in
ths charge Of said CommissODss and under their control
which building occupied by humber Of and
Dot By Other which place sne sense3 and
waited ouy and subjected prop