The New York herald., 1869-02-15
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

A Grave Charge Against the Police.
In answer to the question "wnere shall we look
for reliefs' correspondent writes from the sher.
man House. in Chicago:-"Take away the policemen
and there will be very few robberes and murders,n
and in support Of this very startling statement he
relates OF ms own knowledge wha: occurred between
three and four years ago, In Pearl street, Franklyn
square, as foows:-"About one O'Clock iRthe morn
ing tApri l sat reading my window one story
from the walk, when heard q voice say Let me
alone-I am doing nothing looked out OF the win-
dow and saw policeman pushing man and knock
ing him until In moment he had got the man down
and was robbing himn Tnelcorespondent asserts
called to the policeman and was roughly told TO mind
his own business and had spoken oI II TO MS family,
but was afraid 10 whisper word in public Tor fear
OF the vengeance Of the ponce.
The ssBeats', of the Police.
Constant Reader,n called out by notice in the
HERALD that the policeman who had charge OF
Twelfth street at the time OF the Rogers murder had
TOO large beat 10 patrol, states that at night from
Firty-nnth street to Seven y-eghth street and from
Fifth 10 tile East river constitutes one beat
that several men have lately been found dead III that
neignborhood, supposed TO have been killed by
sasslns, yet no Investigations had followed
Lights at Long CROSSINGS.
correspondent suggests the proprlety Of putting
up large lamps, well lighted by several burners, AZ
the intersection OF streets where the crossings
long, as at Broadway and Fourteenth, Tweuty- third
and ThlrtY-fourth streets, Third avenue and Stuy-
that these lainps be placed ON stone platforms
foot high and from six TO eight feet la diameter,
where pedestrians might take refuge from crossing
! vehicles.
| Dangers In a broadway Omnibus nj Night.
subscriber informs us that being compelled TO
ride up town from the Sonth ferry on the evening
0. the sth instant, he was alone in The omnibus
IL reached Broadway and Eighteenth street, where
two suspicious characters got in, feigning drunken
ness but our correspondent quickly left the vehicle
as he perceived the first indication on the part Of
one OF the strangers OF a flank movement towards
him. Walking up Broadway, he found the same
men standing on the corner OF Twenty-third street
apparently watching another chance to rob lonely
passenger In passing omnibus. on Twenty-slNth
street he met a police onicer and told him OF tne
occurrence, and received reply:--'ies, there IL
too much OF tnat aud cure Tor it,, our cores
pondent announces hls intention 10 70 armed here
after and project huiself receiving no protection
rom the authorities.
/ The Rogers Murder.
Citizen asks the very pertineat question, us
the police above suspicion reproach In The Rogers
| murder afairs ~ ana he further desires 10 know
| where the pairolmen and roundsmen OF the vicinity
| have been at the time Of murder. be thinks that
! these inquiries require full answers.
Another correspondent, signing himself sW A. b.,
has strong pellef that the murderer or murdcrers
Of Mr. Rogers were seen at the Tune and remem-
hered BY several persons but who from fear Of being
ncarcerated as witnesses naturally enough un-
! wiling 10 come forward aud give their evidence,
! Though II nigh, DE ever so valuable. He believes
tnat the true source the difficulty IN procuring In
porant witnesses lies principally II that the dreaded
| bugoeM OF imprisonment perslatenlly conironts
them.
/ Who Is to he the New Police Cuptair
| .Patrolman- writes to say that it Is known
| among the force that the vacant captaincy ON the
police be Hlied by Judge Bosworh, 1t belonging
10 him by consecutive turn and that The Judge has
selected sergeant Killelea from the Emerald Isle
twenty-five years OF age who declared hs intention
OF becoming citizen in 1884, received his full papers
IN 1886; was formerly waiter in q Broadway hotel;
after that man OF all work 10 the Judge and ms
family; was appointed to the force by the Judge and
! was made coorfnan patroinan roundsnan ana SER
peant ali inside OF two years and four months; Is
iliilerase has no education, and has never achieved
any merit Ia the department. The "patroiIaann he-
lieves that such appointments tend 10 destroy sne
| efficiency OF t1e force.
The Delivery OF Coal.
A correspondent writing nom Wall street corn.
plains OF the nuisance of dumping cartsful OF coal
! on the sidewalks and letting them obstruct the
passage for hours before removal lie suggests "a z
London plan Of packing the coal ~ SACKS OF Juter Of
but cheaper aud yet more profitable 70 the cart
man.
a Suggestion BY II PntroIrnan.
Another " "PatroIman - says that much OF the
crIne committed IN this city may be traced 70 es-
capped conyicts from the state Prison ana Black.
wells Island. lie therefore suggests that complete
list, with full description Of the person " cOnycrs
escaped from eitber Of these places within the last
ten years ana also OF snch prisoners VINO have for
felted tLeir bal, be made printed aud distributed
among the members % the police force ami special
Instruction gwen for their arrest in case of dis
coyery. He believes that by this means tie oliy
would soon DO cleared OF the most desperate crim
nails, and much security given 70 the citizens
always provided they would keep them when
caught which " very wise aud prudent proysso
indeed.
A PafroInan in Defence Of the Police.
To TaE EDITOR or ruE HERaLD;--
sIE--Be kind enough TO give this article place in
your paper On oil sides we hear complaints of the
startling increase OF crime and the nofncicncy OF
the police The press is teemng every day with
articles Of against the police accusing them
OF inability aud unwiangness 10 arrest offenders OF
the law and bring them to justice. our citizens look
upon police officer mere cipher and unworthy
even of q passing notice, and not unirequentiy may
he heard the remark "rhIs police system Is a fraud
and the police dead beats. drawing 500 q month
from the city treasury and returning no equivalent
In fact everything disparaalng and nothing encour-
aging y said OF our pollen. They get no credit for
what they 90 ana are blamed for what II would be at
uner almost an imp0s-biliLy 10 prevent. Now 70
the inability aud unwiilingness ofthe police to arrest
Vhenders ana bring them TO Justice. II IA false.
MitWn inc last three months of the most dar.
4 nig snd important arrests have been made 10y the
. lVce " tiis Cty mat were made by police
Z ,orce "a existence, and do not believe there is a
p,uy ~ men N this country any other who are
y more wiling TO do their duty faithfully aud use
scy euort 70 protect tho lives and property or citi-
zens tnan the police OF this CITY, were they oy en-
! cOuItRsn ln W. and sure that no other body oi
tne nav ~ ~, h is'nrn rs much Of an equivalent for
arc ~ many arrests made there are considering
y me lsct thai Their Efforts treated with such con
y tempt oy Oui foe Justices, who, three times ou,
0l four, discharge ine prisoners dgcarding the oa
~ ui the Omcer rs OF no account leaving INN tnf
,n s,Sr ne eayss a ,e courtroom o. any fou
instance ulustTauve o This tact occurred Thuraaay