New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-18
METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.

TRIALS BEFORE THIS BOARD OF COAiMISSIONRsS-coN
PLANTS or CITIZENS AGAINST OIPrCgBs.
Before President AcToS aud Commissioners BERGES aud MAS
NiERRr.l
Though there were not many cases before the Board
Of Commissioners assembled in Trial Chamber yesterday There
were worthy from their peculiar dcyel oanents Of
more report Hn generally isyOuchsaisd In the morning
the trials which are often herein before stated. Of little
importance citizens n such may bc ~ irninihg Tor
the blue and brass button fiat cupsn silver who
o.rvolvc.n-boy belt business; on in other words who arr
hoping for appointments The Poiee The Station liou,e
required BY The rules Trial Chamber present their charges
onst their patron ~ thai fy fnay tried during the
for the part foT technical breaches 81 discipline such
AZ Violations Of station House by laws ncrug rcfus
in 10 do ccrtnin duties regularly down p m printed laws
thsy generally Of very little interest tp The pnbhc ~
oili when the the afternoon session brings diff
The compliments then citizens Ike hcne'e and have
the Of complaint against ne officers whose duy
and business II Is 20 protect them Interests
A Rcn CAsE.-1hee are certain eases wherein the wit
continue cDbrO cac other and 10 show az their owh
little weaknesses Of temper rather than lg their testimony 10
originally preferred before the Court they
forget entirely the subject for which tey osenby have
other tremendous torrent Of that elegant foreign
language usually characterized "Bipgsge TO setting
This was the state facts revealed when Mrs Jarvis
dressed In the deepest OF oil fashionable mourning ap
The substance Of II oil is that there quarrel between
certain who took pains 10 advertise their probable
The difficulty seemed to be that the officer lived in the
their being Nrs Van Nest and Mr. JARVIS Ia or OF
their periodical rows the officer desired TO interfere but
having any assault committed be well knowing the
character Of his ncighbors very properly declined
When confronted with each other IN Court the conversation
between the bodies esoS ed itself into mutual charges and
denominations Of which the suJoined dialogue may give
Mir Jarvis Ia woman long ruiroad dressed in the
deepest Of all deep mourning who spoke With peculiar preach
ing cadence In her tones she were an exhoer OUT of en-
poymen who pointed her adversary and otherwise escu
lated If she thoroughly verscd in pulpit gymnastcs-
ING for many dsys DO you DENY that fed YOU Wien You was
hungry-thot gave you drink when you ihifsel-that
Mrs tan Nest with infinite scorn)- Yoa you" yon!!
give anything 10 eat Why Yen oen told ne iour.e that
stngy ever to cat in meal Noui ever keep
Inc starving Why gou have not treated Yourself 10
meal Of ycua FOR that my cat wouldn't turn up her
And so the the exchanging words
which grew each instant savage; and pointing with
Threatening myers when saeA instant came rto'I 10 heIB
ewes until last officers had quietly and without show
osicnaiion interfere let an assault should be committed
then aud there The very presence Of the august court
shown cOncusiyey that the policeman had done LIS
President Acton 10 change his place Of living lodging
and get Of house which hariorcd such quaneomc in
with Won Mr President and left 10 make probably, the
requisite arrangements. That officer j. all night
As OFFICIAL SuIcIDE-PrObaby officer ~ the NctrOpoi
de rGcf e i'f q, d NJ Robert q Kce WHO we. carpca
by Mr. Charles a.. Scarle with nc slec Of duty.
The story which corobouicd TO the last hct by az am
pie suftc cheney Of Witnesses. given thus:
Nv CHARMS b. Scafe conductor of SecOndaye car No 49,
Lat baG.1ag hcIc was roy ~ epr No H. Of the line
which was ahead OF him the Of DiTiouf and the
lwcry-Couducio Seaflc left his blockade having
been established and ran forward and wci into NO 10
Here e found that four PERSONS had refused 10 pay the extra
ttev rendering i've cents and insiii That hey
had paid proper ar The conductor d IN No attempt
ed put the refractory fasseietlan officer In the
car The CONDUCTOR Of Va. DO tried - assist the conductor of
No when BE- seized held and pounded by number Of
persons ia the presence and sight OF the officer. "buited
him IN che nose when be- called Officer Kecic 10 arrest the
who last struck han; The officer then seized him rs the neck
said What YOU lighting here for lie told the oil.
aucst the who struck him when be- rcpicd II
can't make the encsi because don't bc'9ng 10 this Pre-
cHcL'
Iho aet dat kl lgadc VI ihc lasl statement
lied bis An officer Should Know that wherever Ne be-
Ae bond 90 keep tho pcarc aud not 20 lei criminal free
az n This instance
President Acton said 0Eccle: dent think the Police
bu-ucss Will sak YOU
The 0licor fIfsi 10 equiv Ocnte. 81
wdsor nottbc slltet use The one fact having been
proven that Tire slkcd duty.c Informed than be- had
Sek c1ugCniul bsincss dent
that Police duties wOuit never sdt him
II SELDOM officer trial feceiNe instant ,
sentence Incompetence OF OKcef evident that
there @ss IN corecahng his fate Dm him FOR in.
staIi. -.r.E rr .. .-trf 49,. -.
A QUNIEssINILiL SIfJDrI-pOfcc officers olieH@alcd
upon 10 do te EloSt extraordinary things AID nnel
tify decline f. Bu criDH NJ ~ kinda
complainant sri pushed stHVd charge hfiefDcttr c1mc
within TIDE notice ~ Ici1fcr than the presented ycurl
not JcprmmHiigg crowd 90 bots IL tfeils hat Curan
carrying ~ is black and iercr and bys
iuadc some fn ~ MIN Whlmp0n l- eall ioa 10, orcr ~
i-Fl1Hh3 c boss Ifc oiel1 aid that II t.air aus
sisil4i. calgt against DO n he 1ord fsse 1ls ino.
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