The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-28
TRIALS At POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

l A Case or Interest to Boarders and Board
ing House keepers-The Right OF .
| Citizen 20 SIT ,on His own Woodpile-
Tho Homicide a { Lion Park-A Club
bling Case from BA-ooklyn, &c.
Tho trials yesterday occupied the attention OF the
Police Commissioners from hahpast ten O'Clock in the
morning until six In the afternoon As usual the COM
plants at the morning session relative to the dis
cpne of the force The cases tn Will the public arc
most interested began At O'Clock Abe nrse OF these
was a complaint mads by Mrs, Sheppard, OF No. %
Lafayette place. against officers Barker and Beckman OF
the Fifteenth precinct ferimpropsr conduct urs shep-
hard is the keeper Of - fashionable boardL og mousse
at IS Lafayette place. The lasat week,
but adjourned in orsef TO have Mr.. steiifs one
Of the principal witnesses, present It app 'an,
from the statement Of Ma. Sherhsrd, that she
had a boarder In her house named Stein, WI 70
owed her money for board and shewas apprehen-
sive that no about TO his baggage before
settling his claim She therefore applied to the Fiji
teeuh precinct station house for some officers to be sent
to her residence preserve the pnce An officer came
the following day. stayed until o'clock, and them
deenng all danger past went away About three hours
after this Mr.. Stein arrived with officers Becaman and
Barker and while they stood by thu doors, which they
prevented her from shutting Mr.. Stein removed his
baggage Mrs Sheppard further stat st thai she reTnon
straed AGAINST the removal Of the baggage in rhc
Of the officers and substantiaed her statements by
witnesses Officers Beckman and Barker deufed
that tboy took any active part in the removal o. the
goods and showed that they were sent from the station
house to preserve the peace They brought Mr. stein
forward in their defence That gentleman stated that
he had boarded at Mrs Shephards house between SIX and
months that no paid one hundred and Ave dollars
per week board for himself and wife, and that his bills
for extras from forty to sixty dollars per week
more; that he had paid her all hs bills with
the exception of sixty-four dollars and that
he mcoh to pay the remainder, but finding Mrs shep-
hard not going to allow him to remove his baggage,
he applied the Fifteenth precinct for two officers to
thing but to stand in the doorway Mrs. Shephmd called
back but informed that he could not int ere she
then said she knew Mr.. Acton and had bean brought up
with him, and would have the officer broke.
President Acton-Whch woman told you thatf
I'M stein--Ths one tpo'nting TO Mrs shephardt
Mrs Shephard-I never you before last week
President Acton--No; know that.
From all the evidence in the case appeared that the
officers did wrong, and President Acton SO informed
them II the moral force Of their presence that in
Inundated Mrs Sheppard and prevented her holding that
which would have secured her the money due her
Whether officers there in the interest ~ Alr
Stein could not be satisfactorily determined; 1t
had all the appearance of being So and as the sequel
At tho conclusion Of tho case Mr. Stein Informed the
Commissioners that II the OH ers were fined FOR what
they did the occasion referred to he would eheeriuy
William Lahey. residing at 40 Cherry street com.
planned against officer Cole of the Seventh precinct for
clubbing him without cause Citizen Lahcy stated that
he had load of wood in front OF his door, which he was
aad Would DC so his ay be then ' go NM to
watch IT, While on the pile Of wood officer Cole came
along and assaulted him without any eansc, clubbing
him severely about tho head and breaking the 'spntle"
| of his arm, subsequently taking him TO the station
house. whore he was locked mp over night that he was
taken to the court and committed for trial in the sum OF
$500 Officer Cole showed that the wood In question
had front of Laheys premises fer several days
| and nights that he did know Lahey the owner,
nor did he know him personally; that he saw him sit
| ting on the wood and asked him what he was doing
there; Lahey replied, "None OF your business. The
officer then told him he move on and upon his re-
fusng TO do took hold Of him TO arrest him thrt
Iaoy resisted and that order to arrest him he found
/ n N IN
the case appeared that the officer dd no more Than MS
| duty.
cd against officers Kennard and Dennson Of the Thirty
first precinct charging them with falling to arrest the
parties who stabbed his brother David CaHy In an ar
frny at Lion Park the night of the 10th instant The
facts regard this homicide have already boon pub
ashed in the report OF the proceedings before the coro
ner The officers showed that there large nnmber
Of in tho saloon Mt the time the most OF whom
intoxicated; that they wero called In tn qelI the
disorder and did the best they could that tbey took
number or persons into custody and conveyed thon 10
place and locked il up This they substantiaed by
era parties The great fault committed by them appeared
TO be that they did not lock the door upon
weapon II was represented that good deal OF feeling
existed in Manhatanve regarding the conduct OF tue
officers. and Mr. Thomas C. Field was present to watch
tho progress of tho The officers appeared, from
the evid nee have donc their duty far AZ was pos
sble Under the circumstances.
Tho only other Gaze Of any public interest in
which sr Edward Day. residing at the corner Of Thir-
ieentb and Fifth avenue Brooklyn, was complain
ant The defendant was officer Mcintyre OF the Forty
eighth precinct Citizen Day stated that an old fond
existed between him and officer McIntyre on account OF
some bak rent which tho officer owed but had never
paid him. that officer Mcintyre TO him one day, and
said he would m for violating Corporation ord
nance that he did taking him to the station house
| clubbing him I've times on tho way, locking him W
finally and taking. him 10 court to answer the ehSncc
Citizen Day denied that he was violating any o7rance OF
the Corporation that he resisted the arrest Ohce
Mcintyre showed, the other hand, 'ir the ononct
was committed that he undertook a. arrest Day; thai
the latter resisted him. and that he Sns obliged to cul
| him TO get him along. number. Of respectable VII
TO this condition Of f,,rs and the conduc
| Of the officer sustained.