The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-08
The NEW YORK POLICE.

FlOurishos Ia New YOrk-A Detective
Caught in tao Act OF taking n BrIbe-
The Detective Cmce Placed tn Charge
of an Insp' etOr, Etc.
On Friday morning of last week the Detective
Office at No 300 Mulberry street, heretofore
under charge OF John s. Young, Chief of the
force, was suddenly, and without previous
warn ng, taken from the hands of That person
and placed in charge OF Inspector Carpenter.
The detectives were all ordered TO report at the
Central Office, and not to go out until they had
received special directions so to do. John A.
Kennedy, Superintendent OF the force, then met
the men assembled, anu made them an address,
the purpOrt of which was that thou
sand rumors were aaoat regarding the
corTup.ions SAID to exist among the detec
tives as a body; thai tn ewes and COunterGelters
had been complaining that the detectives had
been "beatng" them, or sharing ia their III.
pOtten gains, until they (the thieves and coun.
terfeiters) could endure it no longer, and that
the great public must eventually come to know
OF these practices unless they we're summarly
and at once put an end TO. The men were fur
ther informed that hence' orth all business trans
acted at the Office would be done through In
spector CARPENTER, and from him they would
receive their orders. The detectives we're
utterly surprised at this sudden change in
affairs, and, from the Chief down. looked blank
with astOnishment.
" hat was 10 happen next they could not pos
sibly suImise. All inqriry among them failed
to elicit anything of q reliable character. One
officer, upon beng questioned, said he belle yed
some person had lost wallet containing
dollar, and because the detectives did not use
as much e&ertion in looking Tor it as they would
have done tor ten thousand, the party (being
friend OF o commissioner had raised q terrible
breeze. Others of the officers advanced equally
absurd theories, bat none OF them seemed
willing 10 communicate anything having the
slightest appearance OF truth.
The outside 1umors were of q conflicting
character. Parties visiting police headquar, ers
were aware that something was up, but could
not tell what. The members of the press were
as much befogge1 as anybody, and it was not
until yesterday that the real tuse OF the change
and some OF the subsequent developments leaked
out in such quantities as to form the basis of a
tangible story.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE,
as far as they can be at present arrived at are
tnese:-The tremendous eXertions recently pat
forth by the Government IN this city to rPpress
cOunterlelting developed, among other matters
perfect system Of operations among the coun-
terelters, which had thus far placed Justice at
defiance. 1t demonstrated also that certain of
the local officers were friendly to these men, and
fol- a consideration used Their authority to shield
them from the punishment due their crimes.
The officers of the United States Secret Ser
vice state that they were approached by the
parties Tor whCnl they had warrants with
direct bribes TO let them CO. and that the criml-
nals when arrested asked as an especial favor
to be taken to the Mulberry street Office, naming
one or more detectives with whom they had
been in the habit Of sharing their plunder In
the past, and whom they sad wouid speak in
their favor. These Facts being duly reported
were taken cogniZa1ce OF, and, although the
stories came from thieves and couuterteiters
they were accompanied by such corroborative
proof as to compel belief.
HOW DETECTIVE WAS CAUGHT.
One of the counterieIters, on being arrested
asked to lie taken to certain detective at Police
Z Headquarlers. On being told thai he could not
go there he exclaimed, "Well, he loses fifty
by this ~ and then went on 10 state that he had
committed an offence some time since for which
this officer had arrested him, and that in order
to get of he offered to give the officer 500, but
not having but fifty about him, the detective
agreed to let hm go for that, and take the other
fifty at a future time. That ''iuture tim," was
latt Friday evening Just twelve hours after Mr..
Superintendent Kennedy had met the detectives
in a body and warned them against indulgence
in this besetting sin.
At dusk on that evening it is ALLEGED the thief
and the detective me-, not in Obacurity, but on
the great high way OF the metropolis, aud trans
acted the business which made them companions
in crime. In tins case justice was swift and
sudden; tor oVershadowing them both two stall
Wart police captains stood ready to take the
guilty party should the trade be Consummate /.
This they did, and the detective who had 50
often placed his unwelcome hands upon the
shoulders OF others was himself prisoner.
How he felt or what his emotions were as he
came into tie presence OF his superlors are
matters best known TO hlmselt. The money was
token from him Just it mad been marked by
the careful hand OF the SUPERINTENDENT, anC
after being properly identified as such, wa;
handed back 10 MN. He was allowed it is SAID
i TO write his resignation: but for the honor o
the Police Boar d, the superintendent, the in
spectors ana so much of the detective force al
are not implica ed, 1t Is 10 be hoped that this il
not true but that an official Investigation viii
at once be ordered.
OTHER DETECTIVES IMPLICATED.
It is stated that there are several other detec
tiyFs implicated IN dealing with the thieves ant
counterfclters, and that there are numerou
atldavits coming from respectable sources gonJ
to establish this fact On this point, however
the authorities and police headquarters are eX
tremely retceLt. They have fatty denied tna
any of tbe occurrences above stated have tran
4 spired, a course which will only tend to comDl
cate matters when 1t is finally brought oefor
the public, which is its inevitable fate.
WHAT WILL BE DONE
is still q mystery. Whether the Board OF Polio
Commissioners will order an investigation, o
whether the United States Attorney, Mr.. Court
new will move 10 have these men indicted TO
tampermg with United States criminals an
allowing them 10 escape for briOe, cannot b
told. A solution 70 the problem will probabl
be arrived at IN few days. AT present Nj
Insrectcr Carpenter remains in charge of tn
business OF the detective office, and has specia
instructions TO scrutinIze with severity all tha
is done
THE NAMES OF THE GUILTY PARTIES
are, it is rumored, all in the hands of the Con
missioners, as well as the key to obtainin
such evidence as will prove every allegatlo
made against the officers. If this is true, an
an investigation is ordered by the Board, it ms
open the eyes, not OF the public only, b.
OF the Commissioners themselves, and ms
dous robberies occur III pubic loca
ties in the height oil business hours, and vii
the officers OF the law patrol'ing up and dow
before the verv door out OF which the thiey