The New York herald., 1865-08-03
Trials mt Police Headqusrters.

Trials mt Police Headqusrters
| RgNIEIsoEroE or THE DARsuM FiRs-A yoLUH-
1 rEER EoUNDshAN IRON OVER The wArEx-
l Has TwO GASES, BOTH WITH ALIBIs-A
sPr0Y CASE From DEooxLYH--A WOMAN At
TBMrTs 70 SHOOT AN ovyIcER FOR TRApUcInG
/ HER CHARACTERISTICS COMPLAINANT In THE
CASE SHOWN TO HAVE PATRoLLED ASrER HER
| HUSBAND IN MEMS oLOrBEs-HER SEX DIS
oovHRED The STATION HoUsE-HER PERSON
| MEL, ETO.-sOMETHIHG INTERESTING FROM THE
B0wERY-yBALOUsY. HARDwARE. TENDERNESS,
TIN BOILERS, SWORDS, CLUBS, Ere.
RoundsmAn Deiamstcr. OF the Broadway squad, was
charged with conduct unbeoonring officer Citizen
Alon. nroman stated that no was holding hose pipe
At the Museum flre whom o sergeant OF the Second
precinct directed him 70 turn hs stream pile OF
brckS whore tho crowd standing, for the pur
| pose Of driving tho crowd back, and that officer
DoiamAter along sccosted him. saying he was
smart 70 play ON the people. and, calling him
some seurrious names, ordered him 70 stop,
which he did. at tho Same time taking the
roundsmans nane end number Deiamater stated that
he was accosted at the fire by gentleman who wanted
him TO arrest citizen Allen for playing water on the
spectators without cause that he went with the citizen
70 the spot and found Allen with his stream turned in
such manner a. to wet the crowd and ordered him TO
dosist and that II was the complaining citizen who
called Allen tho names, and hmsolf There appeared
70 be no OWL intended the part OF the ocer and the
complains wall probably DO dismissed.
Ctiscn Nelson Brooks Of No 10 Lincoln place. Wilson
street, Brooklyn, ~ expolceman, appeared and com
planned against oncer Bell OF the Forty nth precinct
Bro0kiyn. Citizen Brooks VINO appeared to hayu been
acting somewhat Q volunteer roundsman stated that
he saw Bell In lagereer saloon No. a South Seventh
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proved BY the proprietor Of the saloon that he was
nsr " the the s
hour charged, and brought Mr. Conn., the ferrymaster
TO prove It. Brooks admitted he must have got the
ant IN another case charging o,Oer Huh also Of the
Forty nfth, with being in q liquor store-back roomon
IL an s or . ns h Rs
witnesses to show where he the Adjourned
The osse q ccsr BOWL of % the Forty y nth precinct
was next called This case II will be remembered was
for the production Of certain witnesses whom il was
thought would make some very interesting develop.
msnss Nm: Annie Nafow the complainant complainant did did
previous examination 70 the effect that officer Brown
had grossly insultsd her In the street Miss Bugbee
She stated hs. sic was walking ou. with Mrs Nafow on
the evening Of the h Of July and having proceeded
far she desired told Mrs Nafew she did not to
walk any further; that they had passed officer Brown
who was talking with young CIR. on ths corner OF the
insulting remark 70 him; that when she lwi.ness pro
posed to part from Mrs Nafew, the latter said, You
need not be afraid 70 60 fu,ths there are oss,s enough
time, aAd Mrs. Nsfew again accosted him; some hard
words ensued, Brown finally calling her "dirty sloueh"
President Acton--Are you the woman who shot at
ofncer Chichester, one Of our menS
Miss Busbes-Am obliged to answer that question:
President ActonYou not obliged to answer it. but
going to have Chichester before us it may
your coming here again you state all you know about
Miss B-Well, heard he had talked against my char
acter, and that was why shot him. and FOR no other
reason ns IN Naiew was w,sn M mo the 'me ana went
This WAS all witness had 70 say this point. In
answer to questions put her by oficer Brown she
harp
what she going to 70 before the Commission
ers and that Mrs n told her II she would in her
70 anything she wanted ON the Chichester trial; and
added, "for you know was there, and that will be
Of malice on the part Of Mrs Nsfew and Commis-
sioners seemed 80 TO regard II.
It appears from the evidence of Mrs Nsfew that she
could not live with her husband from the excess
I've vioicnce OF her temper. but that she was so
jealous Of him that she dressed herself in mems
apparel and lay in wait for him on several occa-
sions travelling after him on post in disguise,
and following up other officers whom she supposed
the station house. night dressed in mems clothes
said there until nearly twelve o'clock waiting for her
husband to come out Ohcer Mansum, who was pcss
there looking after horse thieves thought she
one and arrested her. and brought her TO the station
and told him who she was and was then allowed sit
In the captains room until her husband came In and took
her In charge At this time she was armed With eng
and very sharp pointed pair OF scissors There we're
several witnesses present who testified in regar to heI
general character being bad and that they would moi
In person Mrs. Nafew is about the medium, hsight,
light complexion rather dashng in .ppearanos end OF
innocent but rather determined expression Of oounte
nance The case against Brown will probably be DIS
/ missed
Another very interesting case In which Of our
German fellow and female citizens figured was brought
AZ sia sox. stated that xh II
quietly pursuins his business in his own house, ossr
Quinn, Of the Fourtssnth precinct came h and caught
him rudsly by the arm, and his wife also and told Aon
TO put their things and come with him; that he
teld the officer not to handle him rough, wcrespos
the latter drew his club, and that he then said 10 the
| officer "You hits nit CLUBS hit you nit swsrd v
and that be and got his sword when the ocer called
some hsp sosk him to the station house. where hs
and his wife wsr@i locked up night TIE Bextmorn
ing he taken before the Judge and dsctslrgt ~ bu
found on soLs home that three stoves had ssf stole,
| pipe had also BEEN cut and stolen away.
Onicer Quinn called ohcer WEIGH in his adfenre Ths
oncer state2tfiat Mrs Seien, complananus wife, had
dncuIty with the people who lived in ths upper par,
the house, ana that she came 10 him ard asked his ad
the Court aBd.1ay the before the Mdge but not
assault th pArties shortly after this he called int
saw woman standing on the stairs badly cs. and be.a
ing profuseH, and went 70 Selens door TO 90 In b.
found i, isnked. He demanded admsn !nce, and v,
finally let in when no found Quinn and Slen strugglu
toseths and helped arrest the latter, WHO had draw
sword hm hand
was hext called and stated that Mrs Bellen was vcr
Jealous Of little girl who was living With her w,nes
hui tssd tha, sie had repeatedly throaioned the youn
cir s le until the did dares 90 10 the hydrar
on Mrs. Selens floor for water; that she (wness)
o lLged 20 herself and while lcapng the hydrsr
yrs sesn came up and struck her on the head with
Mse round wash boiler, knocking b.sr down. and kckn
hor about the head and body that she then called Office
Quinn TO como and arrest Mrs s.llen, which he did
Josephine Farmer the little girl alluded 10 tho
OF jealousy between Sellen ard hi wife next called
Josephine proved be sorishiiy looking girl OF ST,
teen seventeen summers, wish fine hair teeth an
eyes, and rather captivating that might have mad
ladies' less sensitive than Mrs sellen look CAREFUL
afer the conduct Of their leg lords In her presenc
She stated thai Mrs scien wsI jealous OF her athoug
for the life Of her she could toll why aud that si
had threatened her fe On the day OF tho dir
\ Guilty she sas oficer Quinn in TO arrest Sclle
| when the latter cnchsd hi and threw him to u
bed and having fastened Tie door and got swor
and that she fearing the ,iicer about being mu
dercd ran out crying mu rdcr at the top Of her voc
aud succeeded In getting jther officers In who
and arrested seen ON cor Quinn made similar etat
ment IN his own behalf He said he told murder