The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-15
POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

Investigations by Superintendent Kennedy
Nature of the Evidence Against the Detec-
tiyes-NOyel Way Of Testing their ycracf-
fy-Arrest of Officers in the Twelfth Pre-
cinct, and What il Lead 10, &c.
The investigations Of Superintendent Kennedy into
the mapracccs alleged have existed in the detective
Office in Mulberry still going forward, it is said
but the officials exceedingly recent relative to the
results thus far arrived at by that gentleman The mat
has discussed in the full! Board OF Police Com
missoncrs they being also OF the character and
volume OF the sworn statements in the hands of Mr.
Kennedy and it is asserted that they have considered 1t
due to the officers comprising the detective force
well the public at large that rigid investigation
should be made into the whole affair, and have d-
rcccd the Superintendent There is general desire
police headquarters relieve the officers OF the mputa.
tons recently cast upon them, moro especially
OF them very nearly related to certain members Of
the Board. The problem to solve is, how this best
be doneY
NATURE THE EVIDENCE
This cannot be learned from official source !;
hut the statements have already been shown to
numerous confidential parties, who told tina.
they were taken down verbctim by short hand
writer employed by government officials. IT Is stated
further that these Investigations entered into by
United States government officials for the purpose of dis
covering how far United States criminals being
means of breaking organized bands OF counterfcer5
who flooding the country with worthless issues,
and who Boosted that they did not fear the law, simply
because they could buy and sell its executors These
criminals repeated this story OF official corruption
after the other until the witnesses numbered by the
score aud became necessary 10 pay some attention 20
what aii and also to take the statements writing.
Those put down in the form of questions and answers
Of which the following Is a correct sample
O. To prisoner Who arrested you A. One Of the
secret service force
u What did You say on being arrested? A. asked
IN o
q For what purpose A. wanted to ace il could
NOT nay ge s s e. pay W, TO DC ress S
WAYS ~hea arrested by any Of the Mulberry street de-
Yes. svays with the one.
Q whHher he arrested you or not A. Yes. al
wss> ,sked sor him a. soon as got TO tho office.
whai particular detective did you deal WITH Prs.
oacr h 20 gives tho namo or names.
v Wat amour. did you paw 20 square these iobs2 A.
That voad he according tho size OF the Job some.
times Nv - ten dollars, and at others high hun
drei. aad thousands.
v ian tell the time II max ing these payments ?
A Yes THE time is then given
Y an you call 10 mind any peculiar circumstances
occurring at these times corroborang these statements?
A. can fTnc circumstances then reiatedl
some SIX or cigh, statements of this kind, some Of
them comprising several sheets Of fooscap have been
made up and submitted the superintendent who in
turn, has laid them before the Board
THE our zion vgRAcfTY
Is about tn, only which arises the minds OF the
Commissioners. These statements carried with them
sufficient moral We ghi to them there was
Quoting the Affairs Of the Detective Office and hence the
Inspectors placed in charge. Bu the statements
objected TO legal evidence from the fact that they
are ssorn TO by thieves and eoGn;ciciters, OF
whom have already done the State service at Sing
Sing and whose oaths are therefore good Tor nothing
court OF law on the other hand Of the parties
making these ugly confessions have themselves been
policemen and rogue cachers and have never been
in the lookup
WHAT u TO ~ poSFs
IL Is said that the proroiiion i entertained OF
bringing The parties who have made these statements
gp haau sol
OF sharing with the thieves In the l-got,en plumber
placing them upon their oaths and compelling them
make ther statements and dena.s upon Their afiavits
y VIII tcn be mere question of seracity In which the
thef NAV swear that lie hrtcd the officer or paid him to
lei MN 20, while the officer the other hand may
swear iha ne never received moneys for such par
pose; ard as no really honest man would pedure him
sell, q On 20 save his reputation Il j. hoped some
thing Ike the truth VIII be- arrived A..
THF ARREST og OFFICERS
~ the Twelfth precinct was the rs, practical deinonsra
oh 81 the truth Of what these ihiet and counicrfciicrs
had iur 50 long time been revealing the authorities
The trs unrest that Of sergeant police on
staten Island H. mp Gated others thn in active ser.
vice IN the Twelfth precinct Some Of these were placed
under arrest Patrick aud John Haloran ana one Denny
were placed under bonds IN 81 900 ca a. and II Il ,nI
some OF them made some curious statements in open
court, chargng thai shame to take common "a
tro.mcn 20 tass and let their supcrors al the White
House ~ Mulberry street go unscathcd They gave
Other names well and Sergeant Krum, or McCromb,
was next sent for II WIS rumored that lie would lot
toh mouse nut e he did So u was stated
| hen that he had made clean confession
all he knew regartng the corruption alleged To exist
nd was favored accordingly. All the statements made
W 'he parties ahOte alluded 10 pointed 10 is alleged
he detective Office, and hence the taking OF evidence IN
hat direction, still urher practical demonstration
required aud OF the detectives cnaahi Ia the
q Of taking $50 with which the public already
flmilarl from a counterfeiter. and resigned. THIS
appeared 10 be all the Commissioners desired before
t&ting decided action in the matter radical change
va made at once. Fayortism IL done away with, for
tn time beng least aud the work for the present
aort0ned out to the by the Inspectors, who have
tins far u i said, gwen IL to the mertorous and deserv-
inL officers