New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-24


able in length and disposed of in much less than the
time usually required to run through with the business OF
thls tribunal
CHARGE OF ILLEGAL ARREST
Mr.. Dennis Gavin made charge against or1cer sic
phen c. Linendahl of Illegally a1csting and locking him
up. Last Saturday night Mr. Gavin Who Is q car con
evening, left his home az about o'clock T. m, with ms
wife 10 procure THEN sundays marketing Having maze
their purchases Of meat, vegetables and groceries, Mr.
Gavin left his wife she sidewalk While ne should eater
she sat down aud officer Lnendah came up asked her
who s6 was and recommended her to go home Al tins
juncurc her husband appeared and told the policeman
st inc ady was in reality his WIFE which the officer
declined 10 beheve, and here trouble ensued:
of fellows who would soon "setle" the officer
and he crossed the street went into . hgnoI
store for tine purpose, evidently OF doing So Upon TINS
Officer ISnenda arrested Gavin while another officer
took his wife IN charge and both were taken TO the sta
riOn-HOuse and locked up for the night
In defense the officer introduced the Sergeant who was
IN charge of the station the time when The ps.
OneIs were brought in This Individual testhed tnat
when Mr. and Mrs Gavin were brought into the Office
they were both drunk and disordery ana We're 50 aDss
that hewas compelled TO order their incarceration Tor the
night
ooTroN cAsE-IupoRTAyT ORDER BY TnE POLICE COM
NISSIORERS.
A man who gave hss name T. Gnhgan brought com
Precinct for permitting certain cotton TO be stolen and
then for not using proper vigilance to secure the return
fun explanation Of the business discovered curious
state Of facts which was quite as astonishing 10 me
President OF the Police Commissioners rs II was TO other
In rms particular case the facts were that the com
planant Giigan, who Is drayman, was engaged on a
certain day last week tn eartlng cotton 10 be loaded on
the Norwich steamer With his asload which consisted
of "a bales cotton he reached the dock too late 10 get
Mis- lead board the vessel He therefore drove 70 the
Twentveiehh Precinct statonIouse and asked permits
sion OF Sergeant GrOa who charge at the tme %
eave his cotton there tin morning To THIS request the
Sergeant replied that II be should leave his cston there IL
would at his individual risk for that the police
could not aud would become responsible for it, safety
from the officer in command, Ggan proceeded TO uli
harness his horses and he speedily took BIS team away
leaving his dray in front Of the sauonouse with the
dozen bales OF cotton thereon
discovered that bale Of cotton had been stolen he at
reported the fact 10 the Sergeant who caused search
T,Sng hale The officers indeed thought that they had
traced the eOttOJrtO certain junk shop nut gu searching
that place they could find no evidence that would war
rant them IN maklng an sITest 20 1lo "a, ui"! , ~
gated by his employer, brought compliant aRasi VIC
Bergeant claiming that the Police Department ought 70
In defense The Sergeant and his Captain both for
ward and said that 1t Is nightly custom FOR draymen 20
bring Of cotton to the various and
ask them 20 be taken care OF III morning II drayman
time chances 10 be delayed on his way 10 tue steamer III
the has departed he takes bis load to the
demands that IL be guarded i'll it suits his convent
10 call for II next day The captain states That not
nnrequCntly there VIII be from six 10 u cotton drays left
an front Of sationOuse in single night and that II
happens not unfrequenty that more OK lcss cotton s
stolen theTefrOm in tie course OF the night
President Acton stated, In the most emphatic language,
that hereafter persons are 20 he permitted 10 leave
cotton in charge Of statonHouse officers and that il
they attempt take off their horses and 60 off leaving
their drays with their loads IN front OF the Station
again and draw terfoads eff to some place where they
themselves shall only be responsible for any losses
This decision and positive order viii make great df
ference in the practice Of many Of these draymen.
Some OF them have been in the habit when the sta
ten House half way more from their warehouse
70 the dock hauling load and leaving ot the sta
night thereby gaining good start for
the next day. 49, .
other dfaymen who have been IN league with the
thieves have also in the habit Of leaving loads OF
bales Of cotton unguarded all night In order that their
friends, the thieves might help themselves at their
leisure -.
Hereafter the police detained viii not be pressed with
ANY such disrcputable service.
OBTAINING MONEY BY sWNDLE.
Officer Callaghan, whose case has been mentioned
before in columns was for the last time yesterday,
called up. II charged against him that he swndled
old transporting German couple, who keep grocery
On Staten Island out OF the sum OF 81.
1t was done in this way The officer Callaghan, who 10
stationed Staten Island, called the Old German,
whose is Fox, and asked him, rather asked his
wife, TO cash check fOF him. As the good lady had done
similar favor for him several tmes before she did not
Pm this occasion hesitate Callaghans check his pO
hoe check for his policeman and 10 amounted 10
500 a. He induced her by dint Of strong lying, 10 give
him fl27.
From the final testimony produced Yesterday there
Re not the slightest doubt that the officer really did
cure the f17 which he had right As il was DELHI
crate swbldle, Mr. Policeman Callaghan may make up
his mind that his services win be longer required on
The Metropolitan Police Force. lie will be dismissed