The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-24
TRIALS At POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

An Alderman Right to stand ON Cor
ners-The Alderman Locked Up-A
Writer for the Public Press I'm Trouble
Outrage I'm the Seventeenth Precinct
station House-A Doorman Clubs n Pri-
soner without Cause or Orters-A Case
from the Yorkville Court-A Little Fa-
mily Trouble and What Come OF II, &c.
The attention OF the Board Of Police Commissioners
was cngrossed for some time yesterday afternoon in
hearing which involved TO some extent decision
respecting the rights Of Aldermen in certain above
those OF other The complainant In the case was
citizen John Cox who stated that he resided at No IL
Rcnwck street. and clerk OF Washington Market This
COMPLAINT was against Sergeant Scho6eld OF the Eighth
precinct whom he charges with locking him up without
just cause He said he standing on the corner Of
Grand aurens street. about four O'Clock In the morn
ins In company with Alderman Norton, when officer
Ray (who has since been made q roundsman) came up
and arrested them BOTH taking them 70 the station house.
where they were both locked up charge being made
against the Alderman, but not against him. The next
morning he was discharged Sergeant schoneld being in
command at the time he held him responsible for his
being locked up.
sergeant schoneld denied that Cox was locked mp with
out charge being made against him, and produced
roundsman Ray as his witness. Ray said he
saw Alderman Norton and Mr. Cox standing
on the corner at the time and place above
piled che would be God damned II no would get or the
corner and that after further words he raped
for assistance and took the Alderman and his friend into
the station house. where he made charge against both
them for dsorey conduct and that upon this charge
they were locked up.
Ocer Barker testiGes that he heard distinct charge
made 10 Sergeant schoneld against the two men This
appeared be the whole Mr. Cox was ably repre-
scnted by Mr. John Sedgwick, exDisrct Attorney Ser.
Reant schoneh conducting his own case Mr. President
Acton took occasion TO say that the officer In telling the
Alderman and his friend to move on acted only under
| the orders given him by his superior omccrsl
| and that in carrying out these orders the Board
would sustain him. The Eighth precinct, he said,
was one Of the worst In the city-ul OF thieves and
rowdies and he understood Alderman Norton had take n
upon himself 10 be the champion OF them this Board
had determined 10 break UP the rowdysm oil the Eigh,,
precinct and all other precincts In the CITY, and would
sustain their officers In the discharge OF their duties ana
whether the parties found TO be dsordery we're Alder
men or private citizens, order must and should De had
Commissioner McMurray-That " SO anu II .he people
don't like II they get rid Of us. We shall preserve
| order while we have the power. .,
Mr. sedgwick replied that he did not diner materially
with the Commissioners that order must be preserved
but 10 rule sordery persons by the law they must have
their rights under the law Othcrwise they would revolt
and though the Commissioners might be successful "a
puttnc down the they were before there would
ain he riot This closed the case, Mr. Cox being In
formed that under the circumstances the Board did not
consider that Sergeant schocd had exceeded bis duties
nv ono i Smith OF 200 Third avenue, against Office
Sutherland no IL detailed for duty at the Cooper lnsti
tusc Citizen Smith stated that he was writer for thu
and up So wsnT rS
said hc saw cer sutherland In the reading OF III
Cooper Institute day, and told him hc bad no RICH
there. tina, The ns, e, p oSs q 81 aim ~" here
so,me vords wiici 65Ally LED 70 ms betne arrested
locked up over night and taken 70 ossrt the e<r
vass A , sssd % The as 0%s:
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Wa dssailSd Il Co0pss lnstlsy;a 70 preserve ords