The New York herald., 1864-10-02
Trials mt PoIioe headquarters.


HOGS IN THE UPPER wARDs-THK CASE OF SER
0EANT WADE OF rHE EIGHTH-A DREADFUL RE-
vELATIoN or CRIME IN GREENE STREET.
There were two before the Commissioners OF
che ay and upwards trial FOR the week. that OF
more than usual Importance.
Tho nrst OF these q charge made BY patrolmau
OConnor Of the Twenty precinct against patroman
Van Arsdae, Of the Nineteenth precinct appeared in
evidence that officer Oconnor kept four within tho
city limits and that these allowed to 60 at
large in the public highways, and that than
they had been taken 10 charge by other police
and driven to the pound. OCounor seems TO have
been possessed with tho idea, that he police
man his cows ought to have unusual privileges,
and officer Van Arsdale veuturesome
enough to do his duty and place the cows whore they
could not annoy the neghbors, he was charged before
the Board with cruelty to the animals and also with i'm
proper condnct towards Mrs. OConuor while that ady
the officer The case was very lengthy one ex Record
Smith appearing for oconnor and Captain Hart acting
for Van Arsdas Some OF the female witnesses testified
among other things that they had suffered greatly from
tho actions Of the Nineteenth ward officers in taking up
Sixty second Sixty third Streets Fourth avenue
and that she kept thirty hogs Of which had been
10 got them out Another woman Testified 70 keeping
twenty, and thought thei officers had no bust
es ess' arc that ocsr VAN Asae viii Is
mended by the Board instead Of being punished BY
them as he appears 70 have been doing his duty and
nothing more. The case is important showing that
the police has had positive instructions 70 pok up all
stray COWS goats hogs and other animals runnog at
charge OF Captain HART tho keepers these animals
know what 70 expect. They should care for their
stock - to avoid dcuitses and not annoy tho public At
The second case Of importance was one aboundug with
GREEN. s
complainant against Sergeant Wade. OF the Eighth
ouc; whom she oasrsss Nth s.vas entered her place
girl staying there who, whsa abe weet out Of
her s she that the
back aud demanded her coshes without Offering TO pay
Sergeant wade in and said he would teach how
% respect him, and slapped her face aud Otherwise
statement 70 the effect that the complainant kept OF
the most disreputabe saloons in the entire precuct that
two young ladies TO attend saloon az No iso Greene
and that when young and respectable girls OF
possessing appearance answered the advertisement they
at onoe taken into service IN o day or two the
re character Of tho house discovered and the land
lady would endeavor BY every species Of baandishment
or infamy The In question OF these young
woman Of highly respectable parentage was nveiged
and on the third day was induced BY threats and
promises to submit to the commands Of the mistress Of
the house AZ the end Of three weeks she reducsd
condition Of physical debility that she could
nos home. Fer mother hunted FOR her everywhere,
BIT without success. She finally applied the police
and succeedcd in tracing her to this house but the land
lady denied she there and for four weeks longer the
poor victim subjected to disgusting horrors
little detecsiye strategy finally produced tho gratifying
result OF getting her out OF tho house, but SO terribly dis
eased that she was obliged to be conveyed at once
60 B'ackwcI's Island for treatment, where she
rov is. The Sergeant applied to the Iandady
for the chds clothes but these denied n violent
terms, and under such circumstances warranted hor
being arrested IL this that the woman complained
Of The mother OF the child co-robcraied the statement
made by tho police and II further shown that other
young girls had been similarly dealt with 10 the house
the iandady in support OF her statement that she was
abused by the police, called Witness who gave his
John Num- who said he did not live any where
in particular, but had home In Hackensack, N J. He
stated that he whskey dealer sc Cedar street.
and did not deny that he spent five pgnts out OF
at this house OF insmy. HIS evidence went for nothing
than that the Sergeant slapped the complainant 10
the face. or made out against Ser
geant Wade who simply did his duty A moro disgust
ing has come before tho Commissioners The
landlady retired amid the Kisses the spectators,
Claiming, as she passed the Sergeant, 9" like aTs. but
you suit mo too weli.r