The New York herald., 1864-11-27
rr..ls as Police Headquartsrs.

Trials ~ Police Headquartssss
HBARIN0 HENRY wAKD BsEcHEs uhDEs DIyvycuLs
fIEs-rHE CASE OF CAPTAIN JACoDs-GoIN0 TO
HRAvAN oyxs SHB HEADS OF POLICEMEN
I1EcRBR's SngATRIcALs, Tc.-THD CASE OF
eBRsEANr CLARK-soAE CURIOUS rOINrv IN HvI'
DENcE-A BADLY "ruT Ur JOB KHocxED DOWN.
Captain Jacobs, OF the Forty second precinct, Bros
yn, before the Commissioners charged with I'M
proper conduct BY citizen William Allen, Of No. NersA'
Washington square, New York. Citizen Alien stated thas
himself and . friend, named Colonel Hawkins. took
carriage on Sunday night, the 18Th nst and drove 70
Ply mouth church. Brooklyn for the Of listening
heury Ward Bsecher. arriving tho churcb
they found closely guarded by policemen large
crowd standing about the gate that they Immediately
passed up 70 the entrance and were stopped BY the
policemen one Of whom (silton) rudey pushed colonel
Hawkins back and refused them admance that Captain
Jacobs then up and ordered him (Alen) away or
could put him away, and that all this time the crowd
ho,t.d and jesred and made iuu Of him. calling alb
sorts Of terms and otherwise annoying him.
Captain Jacobs cross examined citizen Allen at length
but the latter adhered to his original statement exhibit
ing, meantime considerable Indignation at being thuG
questioned The Csptaa then stated that during the
Sunday evenings up p which Mr. Bcecher had bsen do
hverng political sermons previous 70 the election, the
church had been free to all that the Sunday night
IN question the first after the election and tho
pew holders had that sSpng resumed their right
their sests first, and 1ave strangers remain until
t~snty minutes past O'Clock; that In accordance
previously ide with tie trustees,
had stationed officers Tlton and Mooney al the door,
with instructions to remember the time aud place. and ba
careful to depor themselve screety not TO offend
the citizens and ut the MAINTAIN order he
went himself had attention called citizen
Allen by the boisterous talk OF latter, who ls~
ing officer tou that he ought TO be ashamed OF himself
dry bands ON him, &C. that he then stepped up and
told them they must stand aside II they not pew
holders: bu, as Mr. Hawkius appeared 10 be lame ha
rOWd
insisted that Mr. Allen should so OUT the latter said
he ordered him 10 be put and tho officer about
eecting Alien when the latter went himself. Capt
Jacobs further stated that after citizen Allen was on tho
outside OF the crowd he began decsimng 10 them about
this fellow, Jacobs that he then called the heads
Of the crowd to Col Hawkins. and asked him iii he d4
not think this pretty way TO get TO Heaven, over the
heads VI po,cemen" and that the way TO get TO the
cato Of Heaven appeared TO be by Jacobs LADDER" and
sometbing further about Beechers theatricas
Officer .ton corroborated the Captain statement,
also did officer Moopev, both Of whom present.
church. came forward and testified to the gcntlemany
and correct manner IN which Captain Jacobs always car
RED out their nstrnctcns and stated further that had
been remarked by every how admirably Captain
had managed 10 AVOID trouble with any one.
IL appeared on the whole, that there was any trou-
bic Alien bad made it, and President Acton Ad-
vsed him not to TO Beccher's church any more; buo
offered me time 10 so win him, provided Mr. Bowen
ne ,rustee) would fninsh them with seats Ar. Bowen
sad he would be most happy 10 d. And thus ended
the CAPTAIN Jacobs being roughly exoneratcd
The OF Sergeant ark OF the Eleventh precinct,
oIo OF the most singular in point OF evidence that
bas before The PCard for weeks. Catharuc
toyhan the comp'ainant stated that The night Of
the 10th OF september she arrested BY officer Carter
Of the Eleventh precinct through having troubis
with her sister, that be had with her at the time tour
hundred dollars in which Carter took and handed
TO Sergeant Clark when ne At the station house,
that the following day the sergeant with hor
The bank here she deposited but ninety dollars ten
OF which she aeges Clark kept and further that be Kepe
ut OF the original package, making twenty IN
all sergeant Clark denied that he took sny OF the
money and made satisfactory account or all but ten dob
lars Hs camed that there was but three hundred ana
ninety dollars when officer Carter handed 10 him. but
three witnesses present ths she aosat
take TO the station house. snd one OF them, parned John
Kipp, said he went with Carter all the way, and knows
he did not take II oot also thai there were three
hundred dollar bills and ten ten dollar bills Al tho
juncuro Sergeant Clark no ID previously said he haA
no Witnesses, stated that young man had "
shat he NJ the tine The money counted
The young being p' reduced stated thas biz.
name George w. Young. and thAt he resided sS No.
l73 East Houston street. that the night In question,
between twelve and two O'Clock In the morning, - w
coming out OF an eating snioon near the station house,
when be met officer Carter With the womas and Wsst
wh them 10 station house that hs went behind ~
6esk and the mouey counted. and that there waO
three 500 bills and nine $40 bills making only $3.50 "
ell Presdeus Acton asked him he could not gss NE
answered that have bssu After O'Clock, aA1
6nay settled that muAs have been between aaa
two O'Clock In the morning. Having sworn 70 this posi-
tvely his coDsternattou and thas OF Sergeant Ozark
readily be imagined when the ofdoia blottes
produced from the station house. aud showed the arrest
vous The witness eft the court 10 confuson Sergeant
Clark hung his head, and sbe opinon Of te spec
that the board had sted OF The worst put
jobsn that had ever been brought before IL.