The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-20
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL ARREST.

Police Astufeness nnd Mystery-The Secrets
Of Precinct Prisons-An Innocent EmiGrant
Incnrcerated and Discharged.
The superintendent Of Metropolitan Police IL
position that is not to be envied unless IL ts by
those who desire lucrative salary and vast infu.
ence in densely populated CITY, Mr.. Kennedy's
action in arrestlng the English forgars, HARDWOOD
and Hatcher and shipping them back to England
before the arrival OF the officer dispatched from
London with the necessary documents to secure
their surrender under the extradtion treaty, has
astonshed the legal fraternity who are In the habit
OF obtaining wrlts OF habeas corpus for the release
OF persons arrested on criminal charges, and az q
consequence efforts are being CONSTANT
ly made to circumvent him and pre-.
Vent the lengthy incarceration OF persons. The
superintendent, after his experience in the above
case, has taken especial pains to surround himself
with web OF mystery, and ali arrests are carefully
guarded from all but his inspectors and chief OF de-
tectives until such time as their publication can no
longer be taken advantage OF by the lawyers. A
case In point is now published for the first time.
Some two weeks ago the Superintendent was n0ti.
Ned Of the departure from England, by the brig lea.
bel, OF man charged with numerous c0unterfete OF
English currency. A minute description Of the
criminal was given, and 1t was also learned that be
amount in counterfeit money for the purpose Of
throwing 1t into circulation. The detectives were a.
once placed on the alert and on the arrival Of the
vessel the cOuDtenance OF each passenger carefully
scanned. No person answering the description Of
the supposed counterfeter was discovered. Each
and the same scrutiny OF features made with Ike re-
Suits
man was found who detectives Eustace and Fars
ley believed 10 be the long sought c0unterfeiter Ho
was torn from his wife and infant child, locked up
In o convenient prison. his baggage removed to tho
Central ONCE and Its contents examined. but no.
thing except the usual baggage Of respectable emf
despatch was reread, and the Superintendent was
confirmed in the belief that he had the right man in
away to another station house.
On Tuesday officer Maher, by superior order, con.
veyed the man to the Twenty second precinct prison,
In Forty seventh street. where he has been confined
until Yesterday no person but his captors being per.
Of Charles Rsas was YESTERDAY inc on tne
teegrapnc order Of the Superintendent conveyed
by oiicer Patrick Monahan, Of the Twenty.second
precinct to the Central Offlce, where he was sub
lected 10 critical cross-examnation In the Superin
tendent's room. A few minutes after he was eau
tiously conveyed to private room In the building
in which he was closeted for some time with Ser
Reant Spite. OF the London detective police force
and detectives Farley and Eustace. At the concu.
sion OF this interview he was again taken before the
superintendent, and at once discharged that oflcer
at last discovering that he had incarcerated an inno
cent stranger. MI. Reasly joined his wife and child
on the corner Of Mulberry and East Houston Streets
and after joyful greeting, In which tears and smiles
away to minRle with the mass Of humanity with
which broadway was dotted.
cautiously into the Central Police Once and at t the
same time express wagon No. 1913, OF No. East
Houston street. appeared before the door, Into this
the driver and he dumped four trunks and boxes,
the addresses upon which he hurredly tore Off and
the wagon and contents were rapidly driven away.
On being asked why he was arrested the man with
look OF modification remarked, ut ID q sad mis-
take am not the man wanted. The publication OF
the facts would ruin me, however, so may not give
then.u
The sergeant on duty at the Twenty second pre-.
cnct station house, between twelve and one O'Clock
In the afternoon denied all knowledge of the mans
incarceration there; nevertheless the facts given
above are correct and another mystery il added to
the many weekly occurring under the eyes OF the
head OF the police department. At the urgent re-,
quest OF the victim his real name Is suppressed he
has come TO this city for the purpose Of entering into
legitimate trade upon small capital saved In Lon
don by frugality and energy.