The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-14

Preferred against him BY Pelice-saperin-v
tendent Kennedy.
The reply OF Justice Connolly 70 the charges preferred
against him by Superintendent Kennedy has been pre-
sented TO the Senate called for by resolution or that
body It'll very lengthy document and exhaustive in
the mass Of testimony presented in refuta.im Of tho
various specifications contained in the supernendens
report while additional testimony Is prOered In case
should be required We have space but for synopsis
Of the judges repcatens. In The first case. where
rs said he threatened 10 send two parties making cross
complaints 70 Backwelrs Island II they persisted 10
pressing their several charges he says they were man
ard wife, The quarrel was family one, similar to
thouaands constantly coming before police courts,
and he advised them to make it up and 60 home,
aud live peaceaby. In the case OF the man
Sweeney, u did not appear in evidence that he was
present the disturbance in any way connected with
it. and consequently discharged, notwithstanding
me ocer made charge o. a
on tho reply says:Some OF the moro ignorant OF the
officers appear 10 coincide with the superintendent In
the opinion THAI their duty at court consists in swearing
Wholesale to conclusions OF law without specifying any
unlawful act and that IL is all-suiicient to charge
prisoner by some generic technical designation OF an
offence. indeed, i'd ono Instance, officer who was
asked 10 partculaze the ground upon which he founded
his accusalon became indignant, and replied that ne
ali no. coma TO court to answer questions bat TO
make his c1mplan II TIE theory OF the Supernsond.
elt be correct the policeman after making
fact and the magistrate merely an instrument through
which the former nconary Is TO enuncate his decisions
In the case OF William Smith, charged with passing
counterfeit BILL there proof Of feonious intent
Hence bis discharge The parties charged with endeav
oring the prisoner simply cxposniated with
the officer against using his cub upon an unresisting
prisoner; and remarks made TO the officer respecting
his condc. in this regard we're in keeping alike with The
practice OF the police usciary throughout the world,
and In obedience to the dictates of humanity The case
OF Henry remmer arrested for assault and battery by
Officer Roberts another case of family quarrel
where the wife refused TO prosecute which she has the
privilege in law Of dong, and the threat 10 lock the
AAv 10
matter Of Sergeant Burns and the "drunkcn school
mas,ern koundaman Connolly, who had relieved
Burns and was present during the whole di1cul,y
fcd in open conr that he saw nothing IN Mr. Geragh-
tvs conduct That was OUTRAGEOUS or wond cause MIN 10
Geraghy in charge OF officer CooRan and he was Offering
ress ance at the tmo he was struck by Burns Sew
era citizens In addition, testified that Mr. Gernghy was
struck by Barns number Of times after he had fallen
ground II further proven, continues the
ply that Burns entertained III feeling towards Mr..
Geraghty and endeavored in the first instance involve
him in o quarrel. The complaint made by officers
Humphreys Irving did in the recital OF the cir
the accused for violation Of tho ordinance against
throwing dirt in the street.. 1t appearing that the
or sergeant Wright and his squad, and the
arrest Of at The time OF the drivers strike is
next referred TO- In this NATTER the reply States it
peared at the time that tho police instead of deng
tive protecting tho peace at this time consulted their
arrested men ut work plastersrs in build
ing some distance from the scene Of the disturbance,
vicinity Justice Connolly reieraies his satisfaction in
the correctness OF The decision then made and the init
nation gwen me sergeant INA. ne aa no business
charged with violation or tho 3lst section,
chapter 49, revised ordinances which requires them 10
keep posted In their coaches card showing their rates
of fare, but OF the 18th section of the chapter
which requires them to hand to every passenger :
sss o~ne number o cOac
and place of the Mayors Office which section from long
escaped his recollection, Justice Connolly says until re-
called by It's perusa IN We revised edition Of the orn
auces then just publishsd-the nrst copy Of which
sieni and 50 discouraged them there being no other
ocer Hose Henry Kembo was bat the bartender Of his
father and was arrested by officer Oats the day subss
Rose John had been held to answer but Henry
was discharged, because on the cross examins.ion
fused The prisoners fatbcr was pointed out
by the prisoner as the proprietor. In the original
affidavit ohcer Calls had sworn that he saw tho accused
sel and have exposed for sale sprtuous and ntoxi.
eating liquors IN the other cases in which Justice
Connolly is accused upon the testimony OF officer Os
in addition giving entirely different OF the
matters in issue as between that officer the
rea.or for people the prisoners given all OF
which appears the officer the most guilty,
OF space preventing fun recital OF tho particulars as
Senate documentary evidence that Oats Is man OF bad
character and besides being guilty or other |
offences was participant in The July riots |
charges of felony in default Of $1,000 upon |
each charge, only obtaining his release by ensting
Tho charges for editing OF the OF negro
the 18th Of July, and three days afterwards dong the
reply says that The officer obtained the evdencc
the accused by soliciting and obtaining drink, and in
support or the proceeding Of requiring tho officer 20
give bonds o participant IN the offence, numerous
authorities ced TO the eject that ITO advise, pro-
mote insiigstc or by any means TO procure tho com
mission Of misdemeanor IL to Become principal in Tvs
In the various cases OF alleged deis
fiction Of duty in not holding parties charged with
charges the superintendent with having mssiaed
The facts, and states that wherever tue evil
has eoen Saye be s nc
bail while at the same time where II appeared there
had been gross violation OF the rights OF the citizens in
aTesng parties not engaged Ia the commission OF any
offence and without warrant they have been instructed
or their right to protect themselves against all such
Recorder made public there being authority by
which persons charged with violation OF the Excise
which that court had decided mot to be an offence.
officers we're Instructed OF the usecssness Of continuing
bring prisoners into court who must DO discharged
In the OF Mrs Rasse, whom II Is said assaulted
barn by three men, the following correction is
made. The assault was not made In q barn, but in a
public house kept by her husband The charge was not
made by the woman: she refused to come to court,
although repeatedly sent for The officer was not rop
rimanded The prisoner discharged IL wa. proven had
Of officers Schultz, Quinn aud McLaughlin, the
statements made in superintendent Kennedy's report
manner q TO e4tupate Judge Connolly from any viola
ton Of his oath OF Office The reply further states that
the woman Margaret Powers who after claiming 70 DO
o relative OF Judge Connoly's while In the station
house, discharged being brought TO court,
perfect stranger 10 the justice and in way related
TO him. denial also made by Justice Connolly that
he ever made use OF any profano language in the
whole course Of his msgs,eriaI practice while upon the
bench and the report thus closes relation TO the
Of officers Lcvins and Van Gic on, which formed
the osiensibe prctsx for the of the odict
by the drum head court martial, OF which the supern-
tenden OF Police the sole embo iment combining
in his individuality the functions OF COURT Judge adyo-
cate execuioner and ALL II may suffice 10 say that the
grand quest Of the county has found bill of In
dctment against both the accused upon the
dence which had the temcrity 20 a warrant
and the audacity 10 adjudcae in defiance Of he dis
pleasure Of the autocrat OF the police"
NRtvsESArfON IN LOUISIANA. Tho New Orleans Jour
mails Of the l2th inst much exercised the
of two white who had appeared that city with