New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-07
POLICE TRIALS.
Pnwn-Tichefs from Gan OH
ccr." and What Came OF It-Cnjusti-
able Arrest OF n Lady, &c.


Nearly hundred policemen were tried yes
terday before Commissioners Acton and McMurray.
TIE PIPE CASE,
Stowell agt Busted, came up for tho third time.
Edwin James (Queen's COunseD appeared for defend
ant and John NJ. Flynn for the prosecution. james,
az everybody knows is fine specimen of the sturdy
well.fed Englishmm, while Flynn, man Of some -
rears of age is tall and shaiFfeaured, With an ex-
uberance of dark hair flowing down 10 his shoulders
"A kind OF cross in temperament and appearance be-
tween Theodore TiltOn and Henry A. Vice The de-
fendant is brother Of Glorious Dick" Blsteed and.
beyond question has talent sufficient to run Court III
the Northern District Of Alabama should the un'
loOkedOr contingency arse oil DICK aoandohiHg ms
position The long experience Of William II. as Court
Oeer in the Seventh judicial District OF the City aud
County Of New York would c9feriS furibus, render
such change by no means preudcla 10 the interests
of the General Government Were Dickens cogniz1nt
of the case We have don5t there would be supple
ment 10 the " Pickwick Papers" A 1t Is. we can
only chronicle the simple facts leaving ont the saGce
Iquante Of President Acton and the saes ofCounseor
FLYNN Ii appears that about New Years sprlgntN
darkey Theodore Reed arrested tried before jus
tice Stemler-to whose Court Buste,d IS detaed-nnI
discharged. He after enlisted in the navy ana
wrote through Capt DeVOe 10 Busted to redeem ior
him a trunk containing pants, shawl ana some otiel
artices-among them meerschanm piDe-Whlch ,he
darkcy had in pawn. The pipe was TO become bus
teods property 10 pay him for his trouble Busted
stopped them at the pawnbrokers ONCE ana realsu
the circumstance TO Mr. John Stowen. person VINO
had been employed by MI busleeu u asSis' NM ."
moving some furniture. -, 49,,
Stowoll coveted the wel-colored meerschaum, and
finally Iuseed agreed give to him IN case be woud
redeem tit goods. This stowe did, and has since
smoked said pipe with great ueal Oh satsIa.''ou.
Tins The cnsc stood until il is said Stowel was put out
of 1hird.ave car and Busted not taking up ms quar-
rel against the company the possessor oil the pipe grew
wroth and sued him for alleged services rendered;
Busted put in a counter claim, exceeding Dy severn
dollars The amount Of StOwels bill and including a
of far ~
ments-the latter Sowe asserting To have neeh OHefeu
him AT various gra'utousy IN Busteeds generous
mosds when be stood treat" In this ciyil SUIT some
ouson was made 10 the pipe having been in pawn. ana
II seems to have been inferred that the pawn tickets
were received bv Busted from policeman who had
taken them from the dnrkCy while mistake
bonpepin this wise that BuSteed admitted be received
the pawn tickets from an 9fetr. HAD TINS beeh SO
defendant would have been deelct IN not leaving the
tickets with the property clerk; and for his presumed
negligence in not doing this he arraiRned before
| the Commissioners. But tlppeafcd that the oihcer
held very different position from that OF member OF
the Metropolitan police, beng no 0ther thhn ,hphl
Ueroe of the United States Navy Thus out OF case
which has been adjourned several times on motion oi
the prosecution and wherein counsel seemed 70 nave
been indeatigabe TO procure conVcuOn mas busteeu
come riumphanily
Another ease OF interest was that of patronan Johh
! c. Fitzgerald Of the Eighth Precinct EhtongIeSs.
man Kerrignn was present and Mary T. Kerrigan. an
intelligent looking lady who said she was the CongI9ss
mans wife was the mplainant. She testified that
she eft her residence No q Grandst the evening
of August a. a little after o'clock 10 make some pur'
chasfs Of groceries at Mr. Hines store nj the corner
n row had been In progress on the other SIDE of the
street and Officer Fitzgerald cleared the crowd away
he came up 20 me and said. DO You belong hercF
aid NO two doors below be- said In brutal tone.
e | want YOU 10 get along" replied that when got
through IN the store would do be then caught ne
by the arm and dragged me 10 my stoop; said was
decent woman that would not move, rs had done
nothing and took hold u tho stoop; he said. Como
Iaong-if VOC don't viii make you sick with the crowd
II win bring round" some ono told the officer
was Mr. Kcrrigan's wife; bel replied le did rot care
who wa: told him BE- wns coutempiihc oaier, ana
would see " could make lin suffer for his conduct
he said You doni keep civil tongue IN yonr head
| will give yon soncthiug % swccicn you.' She was
locked up in the station llonse taken to court next
morning aud discharged. Wines. testified that she
was never under the Influence Of liquor In hcr life. aud
there was nothing IN evidence to the contrary.
| Defendant stated that y wns very bad corner. nnd
that be bad strict orders from Capt. Mills 90 Keep
clear ne was driving parties away connected with the
fight opposite and asked this woman 10 move sae
said she had business there and that she would not go
Fitzgerald said II she did not, she would have 20 go 10
the SiatIonlIou,e.
Several other witnesses were examined. but nothing
was elected 20 show that the officer was justified IN
making the arrest Officers should remember iaai n h
no light thing take woman through the street Oh
| frivolous charge.