New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-20
TIE hrNxKDE.covxoLLY Difficulty

were directed transmit 20 the Senate copy OF 6tuca
Ordcr No 49, and obtain from them the reasons Tor isu
Superintendent kennedy in accordance with this in
mon The SIN of February instructmg his officers 10 take
no more prisoners before Justice ConnODN ana Ats 10
his order 80 afdavs Of members vi the police Ioree con
corning language and conduct Of Justice Connolly at
times when they had taken prisoners before hll VIZ,
conduct upon his part had influenced the superintendent
10 prepare and issue the order question The following
are samples OF the matter of these aftdavits: -,
premises quiet resident OF his paro1ea from me
attacks Of disoFdery crowd, which had already orOke
Of the windows on June d 300 iouiu ~ @ w.,
to arrest man named Swecny, VINO peIsisi,ehy "a
sisted the efforts OF The officer 10 Gees re netce
Document 3D. On taking MS prisoner bgloie JusduV1t
Connolly lac made proper charge OF qeoIoeIy c t
accused, and addressed the Oicer IN tBesS Wotus
What lght had yOu Sir, to arrest this man nave
great lock you if you arrest mat man again.
or any other on similar charge, VIII have You com
United and tried for a mlsdemeanOI.' Il, 49,,
ON May % 1861 Robert Roberts then mGmner VI rno
Twenty second Precinct command arrested Henry ire
ncr for committing assault and battery on ms WlIc
took him before Justice Connolly. ana made the necessary
complaint The Justice forthwith discharged The prs
and threatened to lock M tLe policeman 'o uoinS
more than his duty. Document d. ,
The affdavts Of Patrolman Charles Humphreys ana oi
PstrolmaB John Irving. Documents ana ca show thai
ia February 5, 1866 and IN the 0lier on Nl
49, 1906 they made arrests OF leisons ior SLY III %
Ordinances and took their prisoners before usuTe ,o
molly. when they made tle Necessary & M ~ vrr"
replmandcd II is easy TO see what WouuOc inc Hdsra
aStact Of Ills course ON The offenders ana OF them
repeated the offcnsc the same day; he was again
arrested by PatroIman Irving and being detained until
the following morning. was taken ueloIe auo'hel JuSuee
who held the accused FOR tlal ....,,
Sergeant John T. Wright on April II, 1890 had charge OF
sad 81 men 10 preserve the peace in the vicinity Of the
Sixthave Railroad Depot III became necessary 10 GUS
pcrse noisy and dis0rdcfly crowd, who were hoQillg
ana yelling to discourage drivers from DONG lhclE
work Document ID Several OF The most gOsclouS, ol
The Gang refusing TO he 0uic and dcsst from their dis
orderly conduct or TO leave the ground, were arrested
and taken before Justice Connoly proper chHGes WNe
made against The offenders nv The Sergeant when the
Just ice Informed him he had No business 10 make Inc
Arrest that every man had right 10 yen anu moor a.
much rs he pleased that was no Violation n Jaw i hlS
court that Metropolitan law might do for Poii'c Head;
quarters but that would not st nm nc ,t G I[r
the prisoners. ana further lcpllandcu tne sergeant LOT
doing what is believed 10 havcbeen his duty mlhelitm
Sfrat. VIM J. Robinson had seven hackmen arrested at
the Central PARK. April -, 1896 fo various VIOLATIONS
OF the city ordinance govelnns nachIo3 DyiJd
Document u. Four Of the number were MOI pi"NIteud
with cards 10 present ~ customers, HoNlns tnc -.
rates OF fare, az REQUIRED by seton 81 'iT ~" d
the proper charge made The Justice ~ il>t I'ued
snstin H. me Sergeant then referred him 20 the oIdi
nance and after the Justice had read aloud The sections
lore And n an igHOrdti Of a. Il cl1lof BE- csc''d ma
6ocIDen should Ln6lc ~ He then discharged The whole
f.actons Of other provisions Of The ordinances.
PatrOlmau Patrick Oats arrested john Moore on SuH,
" ,DoGuiadSf NJ The prisoner taken before jus
lice Connolly and the proper chhlse wa a%, W. WA
That the officer had entered Moorcs balrOn b 'r tdck
dooI ~ the SANE way ~ cur L t"cis %,I & me .or
as SpGsser oad lie icod hare tce jps'"ci IL h"oe-
Acein, ON sunday. May c. 1850 Paroman Jcrcmlal +
Gillcn arrested the bartender Of John Mason licensed
mor dealer for selling and receiving pay Tor hqlor on
thar dsy document ~ The prisoner was taken before
Justice Connolly, and the proper charge Wa h"uc at's'
him the Justice discharged him forthwith and hen sand
to Mason The proprietor OF the liquor store CfuJ nut
oGcu oU Of VoU' place, II he comes there again; ..
"Pstrolman VIM j. McNurray sunday. July J. lNt',
arrested Joseph Hill for violating the Excise law ,hocu
ment o.. When the prisoner was brought loit Ju'l,t
Connolly aud charged with the oiensc the Justice made
The following declaration;
"Citzen Ought TO protect themselves II some o. 30n
II Ould he justified. How long have you been ou the
police! lou are one q these smart, eiiceir "i'o''
looking for promotion. Vow, shalI dlscharSe ~ man
and i YOU bring any more mon here ON suth charge ~
this, win lock you M II WAS this man. would 'ue
The affidavit OF Pa,rolman Almgs Il stoddATd Docil-
don for Violating The Excise Law hy selling LIQUOR without
license Tint DE took his prisoner heio' Jnii,e Con
Tge4 The Jgsuge used the lSIsswns language 10 VIC
/ Most horrible crime! Most horrible crime. How
dare Won bring Ctiztn before me on sue, complaint
Don't you know that tic Recorder ma, given hs opinion
MAI the law is uncmstutonali Now IN. II Won bring
another prisoner before Oh similar complaint VIII
commit You to cell lou have your clo.ccto obey me,
or 10 obey The superintendent 81 Police Now, ~Ir.
The statmrionte aud tel yom captain Nn' nave 'hH
Then Turning tothe prisoner the Justice nscd To- him The
following language: "lcU 90 home, open ont rl"c' ana
Ta1oman Geo. II Nv nc The an OF Jnlv, lsfG G'ow
mont on arrested the man. cardpr f"r The violation
81 Excise law on that da', ana took MN before !l>'e
Connolly and made the proper charge ihc justice III
charged The prisoner, aud then invited MN 10 make
charge AGAINST The policeman FOR assault and battery n
making the arrest which Reardon refused to do -yin.
he had along with the Officer without force or VIC
icnce The Justice then told kcad"n 10 ico,l m case
any attempt was made 10 arrest him again. ma dddiC'--
officer bring any persons here sue, charge rs
this, viii discharge thcm and lock y"n mp Il~ tne',
and during the same day he again arrested EeJrd"n ion
similar otfcnsc and again took him "fo.r Justice Con
molly and made the proper charge The Justice ~ "ncr
exclaimed Didn't tell yOu NOT tu hero again with
Mai charge! What do YOU mean! This Is clearly y con
ten al MN "A ID
baicrS acanst f1e poiccman for making thc arrest
he required The policeman 10 give hdi Ia 500 I" answer
on july s. 1896, Putrolnan Patrick Oa. arrested Fran
cs Gro, while in Tie act Of kicking ia the head
~. The prisoner taken before Justice Connolly. ana
proper charge made The policeman wa, ,yomincd on
tc iacl> Or me case, ana Whti lhl was thnugh Will
The Justice exclaimed: Nnu TOO much iOu are &
damned nuisance ihcte ts moi n,ri 'i da} le..' ~
tc twenty second Ward since on nave been there ~
Ter The policeman had been TINS addressed the oii"det
Tarolman John smedci on september 70. I,.o. or
rested John McCary for di-oldeIly conduct and assault
Connolly, ana the proper charge lnaue against nm ZIG
prisoner at once discharged and the Justice made an
announcement thus: y an SOfFB MccofB dld mt me
to,i Cl,b from yod and Lreat II 0rer go'r hcdd.'
ROndsiuan Alfred 4. schultz on the night of Deem
her -. 1866, hearing female voice crying Murder,
Hcih elc' ID 1cW'il D9'du.; chch TOT aSslHlihtc
and lh,n entered the place, where he found the
maIcatcd her Document W. The Officers procccdt, Ia
arrest the man, when two other men nicrcd, and en-
uaNoitu 10 riiSCt Its,ut NuVn luuv 10
, Connolly The woman testified against tho who had
caused hcr make the Oucy; but before the policeman
could tcsfy against those who had attempted the rescne
the Jusuct, IN q very strong manner ieprlmaudrd lbe
officers fo making the arrest telling them "Nou might
have been Instrumental m DESTROY Whole mCWug ~
slt.' The other prisoners were then discharged.
CON JapudTr P,1s57. PaT0inL,u John Quinn arrested
named BI>lack. throwing ashes iu The street
ad took hHu before Justice Connolly. whore Eg made fo
charge 10Y violating the ordinances az The city. and tins
cote Oi HE metropolitan Board OF Health DOCUMENT ~
Tie Governor al The state makes the oflCusc ulsd,
mearoE SCe Chap 3f1, session Laws l3i6) The JuSc,
upbIaidcd the officer Tor being too efficient small
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