New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31
OUR DETEC TIVE SYSTEM.
THE CASE OF CAPT. voUyG.

| THE CASE OF CAPT. r0US5.
The trial Of Capt John Yourg, Of the Detective
Police charged improper ooudre took place yesterday
morning before Acton Bergen and Manisrr>
Judge Bosworth being absent
TIE charges against Young based upon state
in the sm3!dy Of Messrs ] W willard Co. OF No sss
Broadway absconded With funds belonging 20 ire nrm tas
exact amount not being sscertaned. Mr.. Willard vsitet
Capt Young who soon tb part of the bad
been lost at gambling houses Capt Young recovered par
charged ntmaied reward would not be refused whers
upon Mr. willard handed him $50 The facts as above stated
coming 10 the of the Commissioned they preferred
Mr. Willard was the first witness called who depO.ei ~
follows In tho Of 1884 there robbery our storsI
we out the case hands of Capt Young he succeeded
in recovering about 500 for which we gave him snsa
recovered $500 currency and $50 specie for which We
gave him sio tne mater was scV'a'n! ~ ~
and II was not intended to make cnarse mex ~
called upon by officer (Moore for t1e particulars Tue
amount paid to Young ouy $40 not 500 stated 10 ths
CHARGE could not tell exactly how much money we os a.
proceedings commenced against the book Keeper Gaps
Young did not ask for any uoney- was given 70 nm OF ny
own free will did not give the particulars 70 the officer 10
spirit Of complaint did not intend him 70 maze any a'e
them b S % ca@e 10 S call G e be o paoa
lars OF the transactions with Mr. Young have
mot sfDT Sm supposed Re there aar the
ton Of this Board and him with the facts did nos
soned bal oTa be intended 10 publish IT, we had 40
evidence against the clerk but his admissions and the eoo
make q complaints had sympathy for the clerks VIE saS
did not desire 70 prosecute am at a fe!aee no person
troSnced TO Mr Brown Of Grand.st whose house the
money had been lost at gambling lett business 10
make no revelation OF the crime II he would return A.
GSCIss BTos0 S sad m rsns M S that they wsrs
ennested to cali at the Police Headquarters where they ms
,ween himself and willard; told Mr. Willard he did nss
tbnk the clerk had lost much money in his house but re-
t sT r the SSn osssSf SSs the Of
Guilty had watch and chain that received rom 'ne GERS
ana testified that the watch was lost play
freely given mp because the wife claimed IT, . 4,
reference TO this case stated that his hAz
smbezzng and had lost tho money at Brown ana som
want to prosecute the youas mani did understand ha @
loss $1,000 spoke to Capt Young about ae case
meet Capt Young the following day didn't bear the convsrs
between Brown and Willard nobody sRs% .sfs 's
20 where the money obained understood the loss w
$500 and @ sns 20 ns oSc s s
the time Of the conversation between sas
Judge Bowling and A. Oakley Hall were called. to show
that proceedings this case were not nProPsr Jadgs
hsd been before him. thieves often remandsd for As
purpose Of making restitution order to prevent suffering
cases showing that It was customary in courts Of justice
complainant unable TO bear the loss 10 let tAs
Nj Graham counsel for Capt. Young produced papsr
the form Of an application rom Capt Young 20 the Board re
y 5. divided between himss and officers sssss
working case The was ... 4.nS to-
4. pSe. fund length = S:ssss:
to have resulted surbng the malice Of the snsmis s
noce force ought 70 have been no necessary ee
renetition OF any Investigation against Capt Young he
came ou charge clear that seemed % him tns ~
emles force ought TO have confessed
The against Cap. Young NOE specific aud 40 ia
nroprsy was specified the allegation He was very severe
On certain daily paper of this city Which had hs
ste trial Of Capt Young mock trial and spoke OF tae
OF the present Board in comparison With the oA
srste He claimed that Capt Young had been fully excd
saed and asked the Commissioners to pronounce the saus
Judgment that they did on MS first tral
Me- Acton remarked that il mad sways been customary
ssode important before full Bosfd and o. Judge bos
worth was they would wait until he ooud real over tas
evidence before rendering decision $500. -
The Board will probably the view OF the o1e
M Graham and dismiss the compliant L. tsot there sss"s
10 have boen no ground for a complaint Of all .
Quite large pamber OF polOsmen were brousnt ap u
various charges principally ~ 5sGs 99 A'1 ass sas 49,
lsenag special datss