The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-04
THE KIDNAPPING.

ping of two of the Republican policemen of the
Zig h eenih district ON Tnssaay ,nre AiSsrman a
Dewitt, OF the Third ward, anu v1mm,t ,, 70
p ison without the kno Wedge OF tneir friends.
About three O'Clock yesterday afternoon
lanes M,llgan EG ,bs rssidsnt nw1s@ or tue
amount or real estate. appeared before Alder.
man Dewitt and presented deeds of property
lars. After being duly sworn he was accepted
bail for Policeman Hussey, who was thereupon
Office OF the magistrate and entered security
for Policeman lions. Both being releas cd, they
bitterly of the treatment which they, acting
aB the guardians OF the property of the ciiizens
and the protectors of the peace of the city, mad
There the force of the district, head ed by
Lieutenant Murray, then agreed TO tender their
that they had no one to protect them in the
discharge of their duties. Accordingly this
morning Lieut. Murray, with thlrteen men.
reI orted to Mayor Fox and gave up their stars
and buttons; which were accepted.
william Boyce, the prosecutor in the case
against them, in company with Alderman
Dewitt, were also in the Mayors office. Police
men Hussey and Irons took Boyce into Gus
lody, and marched him out OF the place 1t Is
said they had warrant for so doing, but where
he was taken we could not learn.
ports, Mayor Fox invited Alderman Dewitt into
his private office, and thea sent for the repre-
desiIous should place before the public the
statement of Alderman Dewitt, and also the
part which he mayor Fox) had taken in the
matter.
District Attorney Sheppard was also sent for.
and all parties being on hand, the Mayor stated
the object OF the meeting. and requested the
Alderm an to state tb facts of the case as they
had come to his knowledge.
III G said:-At III o'clock on Tuesday morning
William Boyce and some friends came to my
office, and Boyce made statement that he
oer nd aUr ev 1pe o,
policemen Thomas Hussey and Andrew b.
Irons; swore him and he told me that he with
n ~ nj hip IN a fox AIT pra
and Ann streets, drinking there quietly with
The proprietor; they might have been making
another part OF the dwelling told these OH ,ers
that the crowd was quarrelling; they came in,
party part ~ were &c drnkine Boyee was 's standing ' at
I5 6s ssa fsSss bsss Bfm pulled
the head; Boyce has plasters along the front
and back of his head; they took him and-some
up; Boyce made the oath before me; 1 issued a
warrant about II o'clock in the day time;
or 4 O'Clock in the afternoon by my
constable, Francis Riley; both officers were in
rested about nine o'clock at night and brought
before noe about twenty minutes after ten
anssey waS m
sssie with three -four
the ob arge was assault and battery with intent
TO kill; after Boyce testified, Irons said 1t made
others; 1 bound him over in $500 bail, in
default Of which he was s.Ss, committed; !
Haassy see sna en to
with instructions to sive il to constable Of the
as Ms soon as he got got him; Boyse also @ appeared
tefore me in Husseys case when he was bound
tor to prson. % % and ID said 60 down to the secosd &C. I'd
District Station and maybe thei Lieutenant
wsn o ne boneS
both over in $3.50 each; never increased the
bail to $4,000; & had better sense s because s knew
amenabe to the law; next morning, about
o'clock, Policeman Otnmmey and two or three
security; Crummey asked me II he
could go security; said yes. # he was
said fsfe, yes he was; was then raised the desk and
took out the book; he said he would affirm
"swore;' did not ssk him why he wouldn't
"swesr," but thought hat no police officer had
ask MIN II he had any scruples; ne pulled
ont deed the properly G ~ was assessed ss al
him; wanted him to sig it, and he said he
would sign anything; one of the others wanted
and W was reaching for a form When one Of them
said never mind. we do not want 1t; after q
I have got to go to Court and you VIII
have to wait until come. back: had
TeTe Tetprned to @ my ofice about about IL o'clock met
the same party at Sixth and Chestnut streets
| and told them 10 come TO my once and get the
| transcript; they said no, we are going to take
| out writ of habeas corpus; in the afternoon
| Mr.. James Milligan appeared before me and
went bail for Hussey he produced two or three
| deeds, and made oul a discharge; subsequent
| he went security for Irons; the bail was $500
and never heard of $4,000 until saw It In the
papers.
the result of the interview between him and
Mayor Fox. The District Attorney said that an
alderman had perfect right to demand. when
| party appeared to enter security, the produc-
tton OF the deeds. If the amount was vexa-
| tious or oppressive one, that was another mat
misdemeanor in of1ce. II he absented himself
| from his office or purposely avoided parties de
| string 10 enter security, that was also an
bail had been fixed at $4,000. he (the District At.
| torney) was inclined to think that II was exces
sive. But the Alderman heard the testimony
amount. The only redress in the case he con-
ceived TO be in the shape OF writ of habeas
| corpus which could be heard In court. Mr.
of the Mayor or Sheriff, and he believed thai
the friends of the party aggrieved should have
brought the matter before the judges in lega
shape.
The interview then ended with the Mayor
remarking that, as MIR. Boyce had instituted
criminal proceedings againsst, & the police%en ~
Boyce against them TO be heard before the Po
lice Court. His Honor also stated that neither
OF the matt er to him, but that his knowledge
OF 1t had been derived from the information
given by Lieutenant Murray.
this morning. asserted that on Tuesday night
9nu only lew minutes prior to the arrest o
Anssey, Chief Mulholland was conversihs
question, that II an attempt was made TO arres
hiin On warrant his duty was TO comply.
,, TIE RErEAL OF THE SALT Bnh.-Mayor Fo,
4 | ITSELF S~PA''AA