The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-30
IsIALs At POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

/ IfAS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Serious Charge Against a Sergeant.
The Police Commissioners yesterday held their usua
weekly meeting for trials. at which seventy patrolme
were tried charges Of neglect OF duty and soation
rus psSfsrred against them by their superior Officers
There but one citizen case OF importance the com
pianaus being not uncomely looking girl aged sixteen
named Sasannah Leonard and the defendant Andrew J.
Thompson. Sergeant Of the Twenty precinct polics
The charge pssferred that OF seduction The follow
ing ID the testimony taken In the case:-
TESTIMONY or sUsASsAH LEONARD.
5ueannah Leonard, sworn-On the 18Th Of January
lem Railroad dcpo. and was taken with o.; while 10
precinct station house, whore remained an night, on
sns morning OF my departure Sergeant Andrew >.
ieas q the Twenty rs precinct spoke to me
note addressed 70 her: but she told me- whom called
Ct her house, that was not large enough to do the
engagement I met Thompson on The corner Of
THIRTY NTH street and Lexington avenue and
did not anything wrong; be said no. We then took
the cans and went restaurant Blocker street.
the Bcwery, where he said he was going 70 get some
ana took possession OF me; objected to his conduct.
but he was determined desis about week after.
employment in Twenty third street. saw Thompson on
The other side Of the way; he beckoned TO come
over % him. and went over: he then induced me
where he again took possession OF me; Il
the Same place We met accidentally some three
used to servant with Mrs. Pratt Of No 81 West
thirteenth street; when made my anidavit against
% e wss Is sv N No ~ corands street. OPP
the house1here officers tarroll and Omsted wero told
70 stand up, when the girl Was asked n she had ever
seen them before and she replied In the negavel:
never accOsed him IN the street in my fe-fhore the
note signed by her was shown TO herl; that is my
writing sent 1t Into the station house by little boy
/ n DOtC0 abOut he told
me TO come here for redress was not In this city
any time during the months OF October, November or
December; know that the FIRST day went TO the sta
ton house was tho 10Th day OF January, because my
time with the family had been engaged in up the
day previous; did MT give my name az Slack al the
station house the FIRST time was there.
TESTIMONY or FIRE COMMISSIONERS WILSON,
Monmouth y. Wilson, late captain Of the Twenty nrs
precinct police and now Fire Commissioner, was tho
first witness The station house Dlotter for October
1885, produced and identined by the Witness who
read therefrom, under date Of the 3d. the following
enry:-"I2 80 A. -Oaloer Coughlin brought to this
station house girl named Susannah Slack, aged six
soo1 VINO was io s second avenue car where she
also produced ana sworn to- and entry regarding the
complainant could be found undor the date Of the
TO questions by tho counsel for the de-
fence. said-One evening about four months ago little
sealed note addressed 70 Sergeant Thompson making
demand for fifteen dollars; the letter anon mous
and the writer threatened to "make trouben her de-
mands were not complied with; the boy said the girl
who had sent 1t waiting the corner; handed II
back 70 him and told him the sergeant was not in;
spoke to Thompson about Il afterwards: he said he
knew nothing about Il, and was sorry had not got
hold OF the girl 90 that he could who she was;
saw on the blotter for January under date Of tho 10TH
= telegram from the Central Once dated $40 p NJ,
Sergeant Thompson wanted homo on account Of sick
ness In his family
showed conclusively that the compliments statement
that she had not been In the city In October November
OF December was FALSE and that the night 10th Of jan
uaryl which she alleged she had been seduced the
sergeant was with his family.
TESTIMONY SERGEANT PECK.
Sergeant Peck, Of the Twenty. seventh precinct,
sworn, stated that he had often the buildng No.
% Corandt street. mentioned By the dsfsndant - her
residence and that 4 was wholesale aour store and
thai no person resided on the promise&
TESTIMONY =. Q. BAILEY.
y C. Bailey being sworn deposed-I reside ct No. 10
son lives; remember that the sergeant came 70 my
once about Ok weeks ago and told he had got note
rsparacn 70 hs defsndant FOR having seduced her ne
SAID he mot guilty, but he did mot know what DO
told him that the only way man could act 10 euch
name into tbs papers and bringing certain amount Of
shame on his family, was 70 settle the NATTER told
justice and that on Is. instant he %sgsssas. Would
seize upon the case . an opportunity 10 cast sur upon
the police Department. he always protested that he was
adavit she made before Mr. Ksooh IL stated that she
met Thompson In November; she Afterwards came 70
s6uss sss nssped upon bis xifs she told me she lived
q No 90 Cortlandt street; there such number she
said her mother lived q No 2ol East Thirty first street
went there and found that such person q the
70 give and get rid Of her.
George Kelloch beng sworn, testiasd-I am Supsrn-
tendsnt Of Out Door Poor; in April the complainant
made an adavit in which she stated that she had known
Thompson six months previous 70 that tlme the follow
Ing letter was sent 70 complainant at the station house
In sos .al .e sfM ass Nara
Ksoch that he has nothing DO with this further Be-.
you can g ss & m 2, wae me oss
s g % y. saa no r.
;.S Aaf ss'
Mr.. Kelloch then continued Thompson said Il was
put up job, OF words 70 that effect; think judging
from what I've seen Of The girl, that sued cay Or
do almost anything. regardless Of right or wrong.
TESTIMONY or DR. ASDREwA
Dr. Andrews being sworn, testified am physician;
bean encisne for about three months positively not
more than tour monthA
OTHER rEsTmoNr s0S
DoormAn Wilcox OF the Twenty first precnct, was
tho next Witness He stated that the evening Of the
22d OF October last defendant Ia station house she
about six weeks afterwards she came TO the station
house with another girl; they both acted in lewd
manner in passing some o. the officers; she told me
the other girl was leading her astray 70 the doing Of
evil; told her she should then keep away from her,
and she said she couldn't
u the charge against him be told his wife about and
pronounced 1t fabrication throughout-a blackmailns
job Mrs Thompson corroborated his testimony:
Oflcer Carroll swore that he met the plaintiff about
eleven o'clock, on Fourth avenue, In Twenty-eghth
street. evening last winter and that she accosted
him and told him that he would pay for the supper she
would allow him TO accompany her 70 some apartment;
he was in citizens clothes at the time.
occr Oimstead swore that he had her as late
ten o'clock at night talking 10 men In the street
Captain Caey testified that there had been no private
supper room restaurant In Blocker street, near Bowery
In eighteen montha
After giving her evidence the girl arose from her seat
In an unsteady manner and left the court ROOM and had
just reached the head OF the stairs leading 70 the Pres
dents ROOM when she uttered piercing shrek and fell
In DC from the top to the bottom, her fa being some.
what broken BY gentleman, who rushed forward and
fairly caught her in his She was carried into the
room and tenderly cared for by Dr. Andrews
and the good matrou OF the Central once.
II Ia the intention OF Mr.. Acton TO see 70 that tho
grl Il cared for until she will have
cred from her present troubles and BE- comfortably
provided for By either the Amshouse or her frisndA
rur r,ne cnunNel0ngaS