The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-05

SCARCITY OF REPORTABLE CASES--sINGULAR CASE
FROM THE TwEETY-sECOND PRECINCT-DoMEsTIC
TROUBLES FROM THE FIRST wARD--wATCHING 4
DOCTORS SHOP AND WHAT CAME OF IT, ETC.
The trials at Police Headquarters for two weeks past
have been singularly devoid Of public interest The
majority Of coming before the Board relate TO
the discipline Of tho force, in which the public int
rested only remotely Thanks to the excellent school Of III.
strucon which Inspector Leonard presides the
understand their duties thoroughly before going
post and hence there fewer collisions between them
and the citizens generalp This week there were few
exceptions and rather out Of the usual rou-
tine.
oncsr schuck, Of the Twenty second precinct, wa
charged with being absent from roll call under very
received at the house about seven O'Clock In
the morning that the coat cap belt club and shield OF
h, "a bean found lying or the Sidewalk
clothes were sent for and found by the number the
shield, to belong 70 oicer Schuck, who the same
morning was absent from roll call
officer Schuck stated that the whole affair was mys
terry which he was powercss to explain He knew that
he he went out on m his beat mot feeling well
Ing day day How he became . dves,sd Sd Of i'1i his
could not tell. Citizen Anderson called up and
stated that he was returning home at early hour
the morning in question and saw policeman schuck
his shirt and pants that he thought first that the officer
must be drunk; but, going up TO him, could not dis
cover any signs OF liquor and then helped him home II
appeared all the evidence that the ocer must have
had affection the head, and that as the
blood mounted to the brain and produced choking
sation, he had himself thrown of everything
scously, aid the circulation and relieve his system
There not the slightest evidence TO show ntoxca
ton.
Ofhcer Ryan, Of the First precinct, charged with
improper conduct and intoxicaton by Dr. Price, Keeper
OF a drug and medicine store, No whitehall street
Dr. Price stated that he opened his store eight o'clock
In the morning. and that officer Ryan came
in, evidently intoxicated, and asked for . scidiitz
in again as as II ready that Ryan then stepped
TO the door and called In woman who was once his Dr
Prces wife, that a. soon as they were both In officer
Ryan placed his back against the door and said eve got
you now repeating the exclamation two three times
that Mrs Price then went into the back part Of the
into bedroom occupied by the doctor, and commenced
abusing woman whom she found there who had been
acting the doctor for weeks past that
officer Ryan stood by during all this time and did no,
interfere.
The called up the nurse who gave her name as
Elizabeth Farley She corroboraed all the doctor had
said and added further that when Ryan first came into
the store he passed directly the bedroom and ex
claimed TO her, 'Fve got you now" that Mrs. Price
followed right in and abused her and struck her In the
Officer Ryan here desired TO make statement which
he allowed 70 do He said that he not well
DR. Price to get seidz powder that the store was
open he went Into the shop OF Drysdae, tho tailor
and there met Mrs Price TO whom he was then for the
first time, introduced; that she then tod him she
waiting for the store 10 open, she wanted 20 In
there that he went to get his POWDER and Mrs Price
in and the two women had troublc that he did
not interfere any further than to tell Mrs. Price
that abe had found out all she desired she had better
leave the place He totally denied the "Pve got you
now and leaning against the door; also that he was in
toxicated
The witness who threw the most light upon the sub
ject was Mira Price herself She called 70 the stand
and pr scented the appearance OF respectable woman
about thirty years OF age, rather prepos ssng thar
otherwise but 70 exceedingly as 10 render II diff
ncu for her TO give her evidence She stated that she
had sued out bill Of divorce against her husband fol
cruel and nhuman treatment; and that she was con
vinced that things could be said Of him. thai
she believed this In the store all night with
the DOCTOR and that there was but bed and
bedroom, she believed they must have occupied u
together; that she had long suspected this was the
case and that she had stad the store all night long
to satisfy herself; that the morning
in question she officer Ryan accidentally in the store
Of Drysdac and that the latter introduced thcm tina
Ryan said he going into the store and she said she
glad officer going To be there that she went
In, and went directly 70 the bedroom where she caught
Elizabeth Farley arranging the bed clothes 70 hide thu
fact that two persons had occupied the bed TINT she die
not strike Farley, but that having obtained all thu
information she desired, abe took officer Ryans advice
and left the place
The entire matter appears DO domestic quarrel int
which Ryan became drawn quite innocenty, 70 appear
anoe The charge Of intoxication not proved and
Abe case was dismissed