The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-08
ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS.

In the Act Of Tnitiux u Bribe-The Detective
Office Placed In Charge oil nm Inspector, DC.
On Friday morning Of last wook the Detective olce at
M 400 Mulberry street, heretofore under charge OF
John I Young chief Of tho force. suddenly, and
without previous warning, taken from the hands OF that
perou and placed in charge OF Inspector Carpenter Tie
detectives all ordered TO report at the Central ONCE
and not to so unit, they had received special direc
lions 50 10 Do John A. Kennedy Superintendent, OF the
force then met tho men thus assembled aud made them
an address, tho purport Of which was that
thouaand rimcgs were aioa. regarding the
coYTuptons said 20 east among the de'er-
dives as a body; that thieves and counterfeiters hnd
boon complaining that the detectives had been cheating
them, or sharing IL their III gotten gains until they thc
thieves and contradictory could endure longer and
that the great public must eventually to know Of
these practices unless they summary and at once
put an end 10 The further informed that
heneeioth al business transacted al the Office would b.
done through Inspector Carpenter, and from him tbey
would their orders The detectives utterly
surprised nj this sudden change in Affairs, and nom the
Chief down, looked blank with establishment What was
10 happen they could not possibly snrmiss All in
curry among them failed 70 elicit anything of reliable
character Ono officer upon being questioned said he be-
moved person had lost wallet containing dollar.
ana because the detectives did uch rion 10
looking they would hayo done for thousand
tho party bens friend Of commissioner had raised
= terrible breeze Others OF tho officers advanced
equally absurd theories bu; bone u them seemed willing
to communicate anything having tho slightest appearance
Of truth
The ou.sdc rumors were or conflicting character.
Parties visiting police headquarters thai
something was up bat could not tel, what The
hers OF the press wore much hesogrel anybody,
and not Until yesterday that tie real VI tho
change and oc the subsequent Developments leaked
in such quantities 10 form the b,is Of tangible
story
FACTS rnE CASE,
far they be at prescott arrived a., are these;
Tho tremendous recently put forth b. the gov
eminent in this city to suppress coantcricne dcvel
opad among other matters perfect system or operations
among The coun,crfeters which had thns far placed
justice defiance 1t demonstrated also that certain or
the local of.csrs friendly these ard FOR
consideration used their authority to shield them IRON
the punishment due their The officers of the
United States secret Service state that they APP
By the parties for whom hey had warrants with
drcct brihes TO let them 80, and that thu criminals
whom arrested asked espsta! favor 10 be taken TO
the Mulberry street olcc, naming one mare detectives
with whom they had been in tho habit o. sharing their
plumber in the past and whom thoy said woad spcak
their favor These facts being duly reported were aken
cognzancc or and although the stories from thieves
and coon.er!oters they accompanied by s,oh
roborative proof a. to compel belief.
now pErRcri.y WAS cArcEE
One Of the countofeiters or being srresed asked 70
be taken II certain detective a. Police Headquarters
On being told that be could not go there he exclaimed
"waI no loses afsy by thsi" and then went
on to nate that he had committed an
offence soma time since for which this Officer
had arrested him. and that in order 10 get on ne on%rod
20 sya tho officer $ioo but not having but nsy about
him the detective agreed TO lot him for that and tako
tho other nHy .. future TINA that s.iuture time,
last Friday evening" lost twelve hours after Mr..
superntendent Kennedy had met the dsteclivsa In
body and warned thom against indulgence this bcset
ting sin. A. dusk that evening II ~ alleged the IN IF
and tho detective met not in obscury, but the groal
highway OF tho metropolis and transacted the bust
mega which made thsm companions in cri,sc.
In this cage justice wss swift and sudden;
for cversladcv'ng them both, two stalwsrt police
captains stood ready 10 take the guilty yarty
should the trade be consurmsted This tho did aud
the dete tive who had often placed his unw.lcomc
hands upon the shoulders of others himself a
prisoGer.
How he fot or what his emotions were "a he came
into the presence OF his super matters best
known to himself The money was taken from hro
just bad been marked by the careful hand 81 the
superintendent and after be ng properly Identified as
such, Was handed back to him. ITO allow Cd, II IL
said, 10 write his resignation but for the honor
Of tho Police. Board, The superintendent tho
force AFRO no, implicated i is % be hoped tina, this
TO. trae but that az ociai investigation will at DO
ordered
OTHER DETECTIVES r,rprc.rwn
~ IS stated thEt there several other detectives I'm
pc1ei in dealing With the thieves and coantcrfessTs
and that thera numerous aridavlts coming from
respectable sources gong establish this fat on ts
point however the authorities and Police Headquarters
are extremely retlcent They have aaty denied that
any Of the atoyo stated have transprod
VII ch will only tend 10 compcstc vhen
II Is finally brought before thu pubic, which Is
its inevitable fate. IL being stated that someihrg
could be learned n the Office Of the United States
Attorney, n gentleman waited uron hin and then
upon the United States Marshal. mt, although
denia,s wsrs made, information was given, and lie
came out just as wisc AS he found himself a. FoAcc
Headquarters
WHAT VIII ny pova
Is sii mystery. Whether she Board 81 Police Com
miss oners win order investigation whether the
United states Attorney. Mr. Courtney, viii 10 have
these men indicted for taMperrg with United Sfctes
criminals and allowing the escape for briDe, cannot
be told. solution ~ tho problem will probably be
arrived u IN few dsys A. present Mr. Inspector Car.
pcnter in charge Of the Of tho detective
and has special Instructions 20 scrutinze With
verify all the, ia done.
fhz akMss ma GUILTY rlgTrgs
arc Il ir rumorcj all 10 tho hands Of the Coruissio
era well tb- key ~ obtaining such evidence viii
prove every allegation made against the officers II this
ie true ard investigation is ordered by the Board,
may the eyes not OF the patc only, hut ci the
Commissioners themselves. and inay plain how II Ia
that stupendous rohberies In public icca-
tos In the height 81 business hours and with the officers
OF tho law pa,rona up and down before the very door
and nsy show also springs by which
property back into the house Of favored TREND
While Others goes astray Ter weeks and months and
only ,xben there ia ia handsome reward.