, 1865-11-27


Of Police. Captain W11lism Turtle, was made ,he
recipient, on Saturday evening. OF very handsou,s
testimonial, BY the members Of the detective Etaf
OF which he IS the Chief. The u,annez IN which
the presentation was got up mnst hare been pecu.
1arly gratifying 10 Nj. Turtle ey1ncinR ~ It doe.
The hlgh estimation tu which he IL held By every
wss made Il The Central Station, wherr a s.1ect
party, consisting Of the old and new Board OF Po-
lice Commissioners, {exceptnR Aessrs. Wentworth
assembled al 8 o'clock, and completely took the
Chief by surprise.
The testimonial 1. IN chbotasely wrought silver
centre 4 masonic emblem, bes1nfniiy Sc, Viii sIS
large diamonds. Il is m exquisite pIece ol work
man. r1a hsp s1d o. sesy costly Description 0o one
s,e e, y = p,; 1nseea TIE wo1ks supest9tend.
pefntendent Of foiiee, william Tu1tIe, ESQ by his
stat, Kenny, Webb, IunnIc1iGe, Moore, Maanley,
Douelas. Abbot, Hodgson. Scott lansing, Miller,
and Powers"
As econ as the party werc assembled. Mr. T. B,
Brown. The President Of the Beard Of Police. pre-
sented ths gin TO The Superintendent ID the follow
1nR speech;
Superintendent Turtle:
The members OF your EtaE. hare requested me 10
become the medium OF conveying to ron. the kind
regards, and respect which they entertain for yon,
as man, md a. chief executive officer OF the Po-
lice Department. For them and for the Board OF
Police, I thank you for your UNIFORM kind and gen.
Gers, and for the 1essons Of polItencsa, humnne
Treatment 10 criminals and those charged with
s1ns industry md pessevesancc in The dlsshsrve
deyored TO t1nprees unon their minds.
Upon m ocsasion like this words need not be
eqnises .nsuaee aiiow me. t6en on be6s,f eSa q
your detective staf. to present 5on. my dear eir,
s:ith This eisgan. golden ear studded as II IS with
G, By the wearing OF which the Hc.rer says, naofc
plainly thnn meFe words exprcss-"I believe il
God, and have kindly case for all his creatures.
GEon the iepd Of common hnuanit; meet each
right"
Tske, then, this eift and Wear It, \. .wee. tes-
! alxa{e ready q do bis duty; ns ~ emblem Of an
ulHght man. In your keeping may iia lnstre never
grow din. May none Of lis Jewels be lost. And
when every community like ours ID swnTmne With
felons and dcepefadoes, may each and all Of such
characters BE- obliged TO adop. Gansiaton oi tnat
old Latin motto,
.sic Auv ID o.tru,~
way mith the stars."
~. Turtle responded in few b.ief but appro-
pirate fcmatks, thanking them for the honor tncy
Ind conferred on him. and expressing his sense OF
The good will which was thus shown to him, he
referred In complimentary terms TO the efficacy Of
Ii IF iSss ,oe f. apa R mt In thl as n
body.
1heparty then adjourned, and over some wine
Tut Tie, Coventry, Kennedy, Titsworth, Mi]ier,
Kenny, Macauley. and other gentlemcn, and alter
passtne an agreeable time the par.y separated.
SHOOTING AND uoRBERF.
a somewhat mysterious ease OF robbery came to
light On saturdny, IN which three brothers were
charged with shooting and robbing man In a ga
loon IN the township Of Cicero. The names Of the
parties implicated, are George Frederick. and ST.
chael Bose, Wo1knen employed At the horre rail-
road hstn, beyond the Western limit. OF the city.
The circumstances Of The case, as gathered from
The slatements. OF the complainant aud Capt. Ken.
nedS, aIe briefly As follows: E7
Last "Wednesday niEhl man was carried into The
West Side Station, severely wounded, and In q
slatc OF ntler dezlilunnn. lie had no covering
upon his body except pa1t Of old canyas troaeess
and apparently he was subject to eptlepl,: ds. he
~a. put npon nattfass, and taken care If uli the
morning, when he became sufficiently wcli % r.lle
Tie circumstances uEder which be uas foanl
lhs name l. Dawson E. Grics. He was formerly
the city last week, after being mnstercd out, aod
after purchasing new suit Of clothes, be went
70 foHna re slT IN search q snployment. Finally
ere 90 q es aRs 6a
could ret lodging and board at the German Car-
dens in the town Of Cicero. He accordingly pro-
the p!Ace, and while passing by saloon h that u.
chilly he yenu1ed to knock al the door and Inquire
e be eu sPo9 n% Z Z
MatdinE on tis cautnc arsaihnt, man Appeared At
the door With gun in his hand. which be Instantly
evelled At The earnnger's head and fired GrcT leil
to ibe ground and the nau, assisted By two ohers,
dragged him into The saloou whs1s They stripped
him OF htf clothing, and euTcluped his limbs IN
pair Of old can,as pants. Aner this, G13er found
hia way 10 coal yard. where he lay in a SLATE Of
utter exhaustion In "Wednesday night, when po-
licemAn picked him up nno conveyed him to liz.
station. From thence he was taken to the Mercy
boep!al where be tti lies in very prccarous con
diflon, his head being very dangesousy injured By
lrorn de vcry accurate description eiren by the
man of Inc p.aoe, knd Of those who robbed him,
Kenny sseded iq atns ths Psss
ih,i hc ii.d .I,pl fhe msn but claimed that he did
% the pres;on .nat be was ss hThe
thcy ot the same limo admitted tbat they took him
IN, he ID 10 ioIee, and even etrnck at him attes the
shot vas frd. The brothcrs also allege that t9ey
carried the man into town far the purpose Of Esns
him in cLrrrc Of the police. bnt strange to ssy
hey paused within 4 block Q! the nearest police
EauoD. ........
Ae tLr pr1etsEt.De witness wa5 r:a5lc - app2af