The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17
TRIALS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

"A Nineteenth ward school VeacmeF An
TroubIe-The Penalty OF Going to q
Picnfe-A Com plaint Against Captain
Mills, or the Eighth Precinct-A Citizen
Complains OF Being Looked UP as
Witness-He Calls One OF the COmmis-
sioners Uncle John and is Repudi-
ated-An Expianation or the Relation
ship, Sc.
OF the large number Of trial at Police Head
quarters yesterday there were but few OF special public
interest The majority Of complaints appeared 70 org
nate from the trivial Causes and were 20 viewed oy
the Commissioners
Mr. Anthony Garaghty, Of 1871 Third avenue and who
stated that he teacher in the Seventy ninth strees
school, appeared complainant against officer Burns OF
the Twenty precinct Garaghty stated that
he went to Bellevue Garden on the I'd OF August
for some recreation and that while there ocer Burns
assaulted him without just cause, Knocked him down
ON the dancing PLATFORM and struck him again after no
attempted RISE and also again when he was In tho GUS
tody Of officer Coogan Citizen Garaghty produced several
witnesses in support Of what he had said but did not
succeed in making out very good case, Of them
tes.fyng that he rather the for liquor the
occasion referred to.
Oncer Burns said he at the picnic and talking
with officer Connolly, when Garaghty came up and said
TO Connolly 'Dont mind Burns, he's genteman-he's
bad man." together with other equally irritating re.
marks; that he under the influence Of liquor and
finally became disordery that the officers CON-
PEELED to arrest him Citizen Garaghy said ~ was not
drunk; was soberer than am to-day" He acknowl-
edged however that he had drunk few glasses of ager
and President Acton asked him he thought that assist
ed to make him sober. On the whole the
not well made out against the officer he proving by good
witnesses that he did not exceed his duties commit
any more violence than was necessary in arresng the
citizen.
The most interesting of the day was one In which
Captain Mills OF the Eighth precinct, charged with
improper conduct The complainant the case was one
William H. Lewis keeper of house No 179 Greene street.
others to be- house Of prohibition CITIZEN Lewis wis
stated that certain parties into his place one even
ing and made disturbance, insulting his bsrkeeper and
conducting themselves in very disordery manner that
ho put them out and shortly afterwards had his wire
window screen broke through and the glass smashed by
Browning, of the Eighth precinct standing with
tho man who threw tho stone, and who subsequently
proved to be Charles B.. True. He told the officer
TO take him TO the station house and he would 60 along;
when they arrived there they found Captain Mills be-
hind the desk; the captain said he would cck the prs
oner up and that he would then lock him up in order
that he might be on hand to appear against the prisoner
In the morning In court: he protested against being
locked up, but was compelled TO submit and let out
then went to Police Headquarters and looked over the
returns but found nothing about his being locked up
them Captain Minis said he did not deny locking up the
that was often the that parties had others
rested and then failed to make good their com.
censred the officers; that he had made arrests pre-
vousIy at Lewis house, and thst no one appeared
as compainants, and he was determined this tine to
detain the witness. He further stated that the house
of prostitution and the of prostitutes and
thieves; that had been 'pulled" by the police and
had boon registered In the precinct house Of fame
for four years past
Citizen Augustus saxton called by Capt. Mills, and
said he knew the house to be place Of prostitution and
knew 1t OF his own personal knowledge.
Ohcor Cameron stated that the house OF pros
ttution, and that he had made arrests there He fur
ther stated that Lewis In the habit Of speaking Of
Commissioner John G. Bergen Uncle John, and that
he heard him cws say occasion that no had to
over TO headquarters 10 help Uncle John write his
President Acton informed Captain Mills that he had
made mistake in locking Lewis up. At the same time
II was hard ward aud every house the kept by
Lewis helped to make the Captains duties arduous
This was supposed TO to the end OF the but Mr.
Commissioner Bergen, who hat sal quietly listening to
the evidence, called Lewis W and took him to task
Commissioner BERGMAN your uncles .f
Lewis-No, sir.
Commissioner Bcrgcn-when did you see me Iasts
Lews-Three or four months ago
Commissioner Bergen-Did speak 10 you them
LewIs-No!
Commissioner Bergeu-Are you in any way related to
mel
Lews-No
Commissioner Bergen-And yet you have 30 intimated
In tho ward and has placed mo In a very curious DO
sson 10 those VINO knew no better II appeared that
you were keeping house OF prostitution, and that
was your uncle. The fact Is, your father kept dry
goods Brooklyn and bought goods there, you
being clerk thero Is that sos
Lewis-Yes, SIR.
Commissioner Bergen-Yes and that is the extent of
the relationship between US
The other complaints made by citizens were against
officers whom they charged with being over zoalous in
the performance Of their dutes but in all these the
officers acquitted themselves handsomely and tho com
plants wore dismissed.