The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-26
TRIALS At POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

The Police Comm ssioners held their regular weekly
trial meeting yesterday, Commissioner Acton in the
chair Tho citizen few and Of but little i'm
portance.
TUE rwENrYErdHm STREET. BOILER EXPLOSION.
Archibald Fl. Campbell, Of No. 347 West Thirlieth
street, complained that officer Thomas Mclaughlin, OF
the Sanitary Company, sworc, a coroncr's inquest
that he detailed boiler inspector in the district
where the boiler exploded Twenty eighth street, and
that he had not reported the condition the boiler
until nearly two onths after had been placed in the
building, and that it had been in during that time
without proper inspection.
Officer Mclaughlin testified that he had Inspected
boiler in the Twenty eighth street establishment last
February and found i In good condition, and, is
usual on in.pecons gave certificate testifying to the
condition OF the boiler to stand good for year, in
tile meantime the proprietor OF the establishment for
some reason another had the boiler that had been
pronounced safe removed and had II replaced by
Densmore boiler, class OF boilers which he and all the
other inspectors had declared dangerous year
the Of blowing up OF the tug Enterprise
which had boiler of this description OF such i'm.
portance did they consider the matter that they made
special written report TO the Police Board on the suoect
been inspected - placed In q buildpg the proprietor
under severe penalties required to report the
fact 10 tho Board Of Police at tho Same time
Questing that an inspection should be made; that
the proprietor Of the Twenty eighth street absh-
mont did not give notice TO the Board Of the introduction
into bis building Of boiler. and that by the
chance that he McLanghlin had learned OF the
this fact on the Isl o.
ported 1t TO Captain Lord, who made out notice for
inspec ION, which awaiting Its to be served
when the explosion occurred
Mr. George Fox testified that he had been In the boiler
business for twenty years; had known Mclaughlin
eighteen years, and considered him efficient in.
specior To the effect other boilermakers
testned.
Oncer Coffee, Inspector testified to his having in
conjunction with the otner inspectors condemned the
Dens boilers OF the timo OF the explosion OF the
tug Enterprise
NOT QUITE A CASE.
William 0'Tocle, of West street. complained that
officer Patrick r. Coter, OF tho Twcnty-seventh pre-
cinci, had endeavored TO obtain SOS from him in con-
sderaton Of bis Cotters) allowing him to sell liquor
tie sly on sundays.
Solomon Goldsmith, the landlord Of the house In
which O'Toole lives, testified that he before
O'rooles door on the evening when the officer came
along, and said, "You make good business Sunday
night; plenty OF folks In and out Of your door, It's
worth SIS you. eh ~ but he did ask SIS II w
testified by certain witnesses that O'roole had threat
ened to break Cotter for having done something or
another not very pleasing 70 him some time before.
DOLLAR AND WHAT CANE
A rather dapdated specimen Of the nymphe du pane
species next charged officer Edward T. Broughton OF
Che Twenty-nntn precinct with having taken dollar
Of Broadway and Seventeenth street, about half past
ten In the evening. she met gentleman VINO, handing
her dollar, told uer to Ego and do differently" Tho
officer then came along and she told HIM that the gen.
ueman was Dctng improperly, when the latter asked
her to give Up his dollar telling the policeman that the
girl had taken II from him. Tho policeman thon took
the dollar and told her TO 90 about her business.
Officer Broughton that he had ordered the girl
OF his post but had not taken any money from her