The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20
Trial. nj Police Hoadqusrters.

Trials at Police Headqusrters.
INTERESTING CASE HBOM THE SIXTH PRECINCT
ME CASE OF OFFICER SMITH, OF THE Six
rrnsru-A WITNESS TOO GOOD TO KEEP THE
RREyooRr HOUsE-AN OFyICBR CHARGED WITH
rRpQUENrING PORTKR HOUSES IN UNIFoRA AND
PLAYING CARDs-A CITIZEN COMPLAINS AGAINST
AN OFFICER FOR NOT ARREsTIN0 HIS WIFE, WHO
nan STOLEN HIS PANTs-rHE CITIZEN REFERRKD
TO rHE DIVORCE COURTS FOR REDRESS, ETC.
Odscer Mctuirk Of the Sixth precinct was on trial on
charge of iIl-treatiug a workwoman named Kate Kali
lock- Of No II Ridge street. The complainant stated
that aha was returning from Jersey CITY, where she had
bean N see some friends in the evening" and that as 1t
v.s too late for q stage she walked up 70 Chatham
street 70 get . car; that whns sno ~aa
standing there officer MoGuirk came up ana ad-
dressed her, saying, Chow goes things 'o-h'sn"'
She replied that the ocer had mistaken her
but the latter answered that he could not always se
book by the cover and then took hold OF her anu
her TO the station house. whore no abused nor giving nor
black eye and INJECTING other injuries; that she was
taken 70 court the following morning and fined ton oo
lars and costs for dsorderly conduct which was the
complaint the officer had made against her. Complain
ant offered written vouchers of her character from her
present employers and her appearance was that OF
q respectable workwoman. Osfcer McGurk stated
that tho night In question he complainant stand
ing Chatham street. talking with different men; that
he ordered her away several times and when he found
she would not 60 he called TO his asssance Louis Cor
ton house Watchman Gerber corroborated the state
ment Of the policeman but the lady had told such
TO lead the Commissioners 10 believe she had been
justly abused The case was accordingly adjourned
cn mex. We'd e ys both time "
Oh1cer Smith, OF the Sixteenth precinct, Was oonn-
planned against for arresting two who, accord
fight in his presence Several witnesses swore TO his
being the ground during the fracas One OF them,
the Brcvoort boarding house in Eighteenth street
President Acton-You keep the Brovoort House, on
Fifth avenue, do your
Witness-No, sir; that house is too common for me;
keep one in Eighteenth street.
Citizen Zimmerman said he saw officer Smith very
close TO both the and asked him 10 arrest them,
Smith said he did not sec tho men clinched and altar
they got up not knowing which party was the aggressor
President Acton informed him that 1t his duty to
have arrested both Of the parties engaged IN the fight
and admOnshed him 10 remember that in the future.
Citizen John Scullen of 69th street and Tenth ave
nue. charged officer Dooey Of the Thrieth precinct
with frequenting porter houses ana playing oaTas ane
tcular kept by Mr. Depperman, In Tenth avenue and
there played for the drinks with citizen Labnski.
Officer Dooley said the charge was one founded IN
malice; that little time since he arrested com
planants brother and that complainant had since then
said he would take his shield so on MN r Il ne ne s
July which includes the time specified in the complaint
ana consequently could not have been on duty at tha
told him he must take moderate exercises while laid vi
and keep his mind unused that he did go into the place
alluded and play game Of cards. but not in uniform
This was the whole and as the charge did look some
thing like malice II was dismissed.
Roundsman Green Of the Tenth precinct, was charged
with arrcsting soldier unusty and badly treating him
but tho evidence all in Green's favor, and as usua
with this officer when brought before the Board he cam
off with flying colors.
The last case was that of officer Graf, OF the Seven
teenth precinct who complained against by ctzei
George Malloy of 158 avenue c. Citizen Malloy statc
that he gave in charge TO officer Graft she hav
ing stolen from him pair of panaloons, aud told tn
officer that he would 60 with him 10 the station house an
make charge against her; that they walked along aoou
twenty feet when the officer let her 60 and would TAX
her no farther Oicer Graft stated that the parte
were man and Wife and that citizen hs'loy wa slu
him, and that az he he oficer) found out tn
relations the parties sustained to each other he let th
woman 60 Citizen Maloy informed that 1t was n
crime for the wife to take her husbands pants but n
latter said he did not live with her any more she bein
| a vagrsnt President Acton then recommended him
get divorce. which he replied he was in the midst
that trouble Az tho officer acted right IN tho ma
| ter the COMPLAINT was dismissed