The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-21
TRIALS At POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

A Private Watchman Gets dubbed
Trouble About = Brooklyn Goat-In-
tercsting to Canal street Aucti0neors-
Two Thousand Eight Hundred Caso~
Of Violation OF Corporation Ordinances
Reported from the Fifth Precinct
Within . Year, &c.
CitSen J. Morrow, private Waterman, residing at
No l6s Duane street, complained that officer Walker OF
Tho Third precinct, up to him about fve o'clock
the morning. and assaulted him without proyocatioa.
clubbing him about tho head. C,zcn Morrow further
stated that odccr Walker had previous
TO this assault Occr Walker stated that no was pa
trolling his post and saw Morrow whom he did not know
at all standing in doorway; th.. no ordered him 70
and pu. his hand in his broas. pocket a.
m In tho act q drawing . pistol; that
but struck him In tho head ct once that the then
came out and he punched him second tms. Sergeant
Feeney and Sergeant washburnc stated that citizen Nor
70 tho station house and complained that occr
Walker had struck him, and further that he (horrow)
under tho influence OF liquor and would not wash
was called but stated thai no knew nothing about the
case, was his night or ltdd NOT appear that the
ocer could have done any different from what no did
Ocer Derham OF the Forty fourth precinct Brooklyn,
was complained Of by citizen Timothy A. Rempson, OF
Atlantic avenue Brooklyn, who stated that his boy
stoned him. That he ran out and caught one
Of the boys. who was 80 frightened that he
to him ard arrested him and took him before the judrc
and had him held TO bail but whom no appeared at
court next day there was no case against him. Seve-
raj witnesses called but all testified that tho boy
appeared very much hurt Officer Derham stated that he
Citizen Rempson chasing tho boy but did not know
what the matter that citiz RompSon caught the
boy very violently, and dragged him distance Of
twenty-five feet; that he ran over and made citizen
Rsmpson lot go Of the boy who then dropped faintins
10 the sidewalk that citizen Rempson stated this boy
had struck his boy with stone that no thought that
Rempson had no right 70 take tho Law in his own
hands, and 70 he arrested him. Tho witnesses called
could mot say that the boy was hurt by Citizen Remp-
or otherwise; but some Of them thought Rcmpsou
ought to DO arrested President Acton thought The on
justified In making the arrest and so told him.
Citizen St0vor appeared as complainant against ocer
McDermott OF the Fifth precinct He stated that no
passing through Canal street In the middle Of the
day. and found the sidewalk fronting 29s Canal street
obstructod by auctonoer and crowd; that no called
officer McDcrmots attention to the fact and he pushed
him back and made him move on. The auctioneer in
questlon-citizen Conswas on hand, and stated that
citizen slower under the influence OF liquor at tho
time, and that he wns raising disturbance. Captain
Petty asked citizen Collins u he not in the habit OF
obstructing the sidewalk He replied that he was.
Captain PcttyDo you not know there q corporation
ordinance against this.
Citizen Coinns-Tncro Ia corporation ordinance against
my using tho sidewalk unless havo special permit TO
use It. have special permit from the Board VI Alder.
mon.
President Acton do not think tho Board Of Alder.
men can give you special permit to obsruct tho side.
walks II they do our men will have 10 SEQ the gang
Captain Pctty-f have reported these cases regularly
the corporation counsel for Ave years past Last year
made 500 such complaints occasionally ono OF those
men pay ten fifteen dollars fine, and this ends the
matter.
Citizen Collins (laughIngly)--Yes, we good loyal
citizens, and pay when they ask us TO.
rcprnandcd for not dispensing the crowd and reporting
the obstruction tho station house, and zcn Slower
received tho thanks Of the Board for having tbs
case 10 their attention The remainng cases wore unim