New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-21
POLICE TRIALS


Before Pres.iest Acton
There were Yesterday nearly u hundred officers
brought up for trial OF whom than eighty for
more infracons Of police discipline. and these charges
being preferred by the captain. sergeant roundsman
OF tie Precinct against Che under his immediate
control. have little interest fox tlN general public
with lack Of vigilance III that they had hed 10 discover
burgaIies committed IN premises under their care These
cases frequcn-that IL To say, officers arc often
brought to book for not discovering @rgarcs and catch
ing the burglars, recovering tho goods when the real
facts OF the case brought out trial show that tine
officers accused could by no possibility have known OF
the crime 80 long their several posts were covered
OF these the frat that of Officers Michael cf
feran and William BufOrd, who were complained OF by
John Pffer OF No 237 William on whose promises
burglary was committed on the 10th and nth inst and
about 500 worth Of goods oOts shoes and leather car
Iied Off IL was shown that the entry was made through
side door in alley aud that things were left IN such
shape IN front that the policemen could not have per
ceyed that anything was wrong These Officers are all
Richard D schoes Of the Eighth Precinct was charged
with not discovering burglary committee ON me hlght
Of the 18th inst on the premises no III 5pigst, when
5000 worth OF SILK Casacrc5 ana DINER goods were car
Ieu Oh Although tie proprietor III. ) II LpsIll occu
pies the directly his store his family resi-
dence, and although the family had not retired at the
hOUr "hch inc CTln was committed none oi mem hcaro
any noise, and the first that Mr Lpatt did know Of his
loss was when he notified by on officer and then
when he went down stairs no found his store IN charge
OF two policemen. The testimony went to thoroughly
eXOneTate the officers and the himself, far
he was competent at the time to testify earned out the
suppOsuOn that the officers had done their duty well
Officer William r. Carpenter Of the Eighth Precinct was
charged by hr j H. Mortimer OF No. % Grandst win
negeCtmg TO discover burglary committed or enc night
was however shown that the cellar and baseinent OF the
building unOccupied. and that the room from which
the goods were taken has been 50 nsecurcy fastened mat
"auy boy" stated could easily enter II. The
owner Of the goods did not himself blame the officer and
than for any other officer John A. Tinker Of
the Fifth Precinct did not discover burglary committed
when about 5000 worth OF silks carried Off The
policeman PRAYED that there no Lack Of vigilance on
Mrs. Eliza Fitzpatrick's husband got drunk. and she
went for officer who arrested hun, ana he was locked
up for ten days on her complaint When be was searched
IN the Sauonltouse Gas Is customary there were found
on him certain number OF gold sOycregnS and some
small change. PatrOlman O'Ncil, who made the arrest
testified that he counted the money ana That he made 1t
1 SOVeToigns and s. cents Sergeant Wolf 10 whom the
money given and who also counted It, says there
were but as s0yercigns and Sergeant VIM Van Dusen
who relieved Sergeant WOLF and TO whom Of course the
were but 20 aONerelgns ana % cents IN stamps
The man Fitzpatrick having been kept IN the cell OF
morning, the Othcer (ONciD who had arrested him &C
campaigning him. the man having his money in his
there were found but a. Three Others were aicrward
discovered between the OF Old and, for some
time, unused book, that the number OF 46 was made
up Inc complaint was made against Sergeant Van
DuSen by the wife OF Fitzpatrick She claiming that her
husband when incarcerated. had in his possession
sOyeregns and that Sergeant Van Dusen had returned
but &C. AS the woman herself acknowledged that She
himself was too drunk at the time OF his locking up to
know whether he had dollar thousand dollars
the probability Is that the sergeant was right.
curious was that of Officer James Terry Of the
Thirty Precinct. who accused OF being drunk
was called on for defense he put in plea as follows
had been out all night was wet and tired took one
also had my HAIR cat AGt d0y and ,chcher ,oos ne hot
MiSy O. ~ havng mad my har cat nat maze me aet so
President Acton" Well do know"
Ihere can DC little doubt that this policeman has had
bis hair cut once too often and he had better loo mme
diatey on the watch for new situation As Mr.. Acton
sometimes remarks, tho police business won't suit him"
That harc C TN Of his VIII last Policeman Terry the
The Board adJournedsfOr ono week