The New York herald., 1867-04-26

The Police Commissioners held their regular weekly
meeng for trials yesterday afternoon, at the Central
ONCE No 600 Mulberry street. Mr.. Acton IN The chaE
seventy policemen tried for neglect Of duty aa4
violation Of police regulations There but two otti
cases Of importance. %
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A POLICEMAN
Miss Frances L. Butler. residing as No. 50 Spring
street, complained that, the evening Of tho 10Th
day of last February officer Thomas Murray, Of
the Fourteenth precinct, arrested and conveyed
her 70 the station house. where he pre-
ferred charge Of disorderly conduct against hcr.
conducting her to court he asked her what she could
afford 70 give him bribe should he refuse 70 make
any charge against her. and she replied that she had no
money but that IL he so eecied he could have pawn
ticket which she had obtained some time previous for
watch ana cna. ne pUssesseo m.mss na z. .0e
the spron1ise TO deliver" After being committed BY
the magistrate he called her a the prison and again
asked her for the ticket which she gave him
he had told her that she would be detained In duranoe
vile but few hours The day Of this transaction
sne was conveyed to tho island whence she was 70.
field
Abraham Goodman, pawnbroker, who carries on busi-
the OF Centre and Duane streets testified
that tho watch referred 10 by Miss Butler had been
pawned ai bis once BY named Savage. who acts,
being with him at the time the ticket was handed -
him; the watch afterwards taken out by man
it was pawned he tGoodmsn) was called upon BY man
VINO represented himself as being police ofhcer who
asked 10 the watch pawned by savage IL shown
70 HIM, but ne, evidently considering OF no efess
value refused TO take best OF his recollection
Goodman said, he could not that Murray the
man who had called at his Office The Was here ad
journed for further hearing
A DYSEREscs or OPINION AND WHAT CANE os IT.
Patrick Cassidy OF No 326 West Sixteenth street, is
oviai hearty old who likes everybody and every
thing and generally prefers 70 look alt things In the
best possible light Somo time ago Patrick walk ing
through certain street, and happened TO espy Henry
Cassidy patroian Of the Metropolitan police, stand
Ing the sidewalk An idea, In fact very suddenly
conceived idea, into Patricks jovia head. "Cas
sdy's that mans name" said he houghtfully 70 HIM
self, .snd Cassidys my name Now ms plain rs that
two and two make -four that he's relation Of mine And
Patrick considerably elevated at this happy idea stood
still moment, put his arms a-kimb0 and fairly huRked
himself with oy at the paronvmc discovery he felt
should do he said himself, he wakod up the po-
lcsman and proclaimed the interesting Directory fact
that he Patrick Cassidy OF No 326 West Sixteenth
street. and relation Of his. The officer deigned 70 in
form his nterlocutor that that special Information
caused him excreding great astonshment Patrick,
indignant insisted that his Damesake should not be and
had 10 be astonished: whereat Cassidy. n p
In very unrelafonle manner took hold OF Cassidy of
No. 326. and pushed him OF the curb "from which
Transaction, said Patrick to Mr. Acton, II fell In the
street, and pon my honor fclt insutcd TO be used In
that fashion, being, thought relation Of his own
but then he ali right and all wrong and that's
IN end OF H." Mr.. Acton then formally introduced
Henry Cassidy TO Patrick Cassidy and rice resa and
didn't Al OF the trial Patrick went out, good
humored usual but Henry looked II liquid aggra-
walton circulating through his veins and regular
blood