The New York herald., 1864-10-30

Trials 0t HOaAoO 80o0QuoYeoY0S =
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mo uials Tor The vssx epsns1 win fan bs1gee 4
eassa. AZ usual many Of these were uainpoFtsna ~
s ossr Cook. Of shs Twenty vas ess q Ne no
peculiar thai hes for long period occupied shs tns
the Board. Citizen Charles Wood. q Ne. 10 Waahhs
street, eomplainsd thas hs had been grossly ssautsA 81
dubbed by Cook and that without pFevoeatisa vha
ever. His head bore marks q The baton whiah wsse
easy be seen a. he stood up and gave hs sviAsno.
He stated that he retired 10 bed with hi wife - ~
night Of the alleged beating and that about tive eoss
IN the morning be vss awakened BY the @y a nurds
made by his wia He spoke her, bus this only nsAe
her scream Murder" .swatch ali me louder. tea
moments Afterwards no heard some policemen The bali
way going up and down. Who nnslIy came - hb doo4
and demanded sdmis.anos they break hs door
door, This, he he did, that upon doing Do Waa
struck upon tne head with club and Knocked back sa
Ing and she got to assist him. when alleges sh4
also was struck the head and knocked down. iish1
70 the station S6uso his wife also being .aksn there =
after wards she could get dressed Mrs. WOOD
was the next witness in the oass She stated thaS 81
went bed at rather late hour went 70 sleep, and
dreamed that somebody was attempting 70 murder hss
that she attempted 70 ay from them, and ssrssnse
took hold Of her 10 wske her up Il appeared - her
drsamand murderer had fastened upon her, and she
her evidence corrobornted that husband. go a4
the case looked very bad for officer Cook He made
msny, that threw ne. oil. and rather an explanatory
light the affair. He said ne patrolng his beae
soou. Two o'clock on the The night question and has
"Watch evidently mado by female. He started 10 the
direction OF the cry and finding repeated with great
orcs gave the alarm rap As be ran along aod was soos
0vertaKen by Officer Hoar. When thew came 20 COM
plsinapts house they heard violent noise inside,
aud rushed into house followed by officer Mc[ougai
moments
fore they could ASCERTAIN what noise pro-
ceeded from rhey called at doors, which
quiries, and finally came to complanants room. The
officers say he At first refused 70 admit them,
made rush at them, cutcbiDg officer Hoar
by the throat aud attempting throw him down. Hoar
0oniesses that finding himself upon the point Of being
mastered and IL being still intensely dark he called ou1
to Cook keep tho door open he should not be locked
m snd Wrestling bis club from the grasp OF his assaants
s,!caoed hm with blow upon The hoad. The statements
cshe other officers were similar To and c0rroborave Of
shown that Mrs wood had been up vety late that night
drinking beer with the neshDors and that she bad had
some angry words with her husband. The evidence was
very lengthy but did not appear from 1t that the OH
GERS had 9yerstepped their duty or bad been unnscea'
! sarily Violent =
Oicsr O'Brien, or the Thirteenth was complained o9
BY citizen b. A. Darwin. stated that he robbed
short time since, by hs servant girl Maria Ftzpat-
rick, s41S IN money; that he mads complaint at the
station house, and officer UBron sent to arrcso
the girl which, citizen Darwin stated be refused TO
do further stated that lie based tho chargs
olcoI upou oi
patrick OF the servant girl Anastata was
called Up, and proved TO be exceedingly pretty So Of
fifteen years bu much 10 the surprise OF the COM
plananl, denied every allegation in the complaint,
and SAID she only tod citizen Darwin what did In the
hope OF getting i've dollars as witness fee This SUM
she mad been paid previous coming before the Board
aud she urther acknowledged that the whole affair was
plot concocted by herself to pose upon citizen Dar-
win and get his money. sdon the real be-
came known complainant withdrew tho charge and
made very satisfactory and acceptable apology 70 o
cor OBrien, who stood exouerated before the Board.
young
girl who had made much trouble for all parties and
she WAS allowed to depart unmolested. =