The New York herald., 1870-09-06
TIE DEnO.aL,ZED P9s.,CE.
Resliy, rhe Alleged Thief, on Trial-Tae Evi-
dence Knther IndeGn,e-iiiy 1Iiilcr's Exci.e
Exploits-Glubbing n Negro.

Re'Iiy, rle Alleged Thief, OH Trial-T:e Evi-
dencc Knther Indefnitc-iiiy 1Iiiler's Excise
Exploits-CIubbinx Negro.
Commissioner Bosworth yesterday heard COM
,aints against policemen There were only twenty
even complaints. ana some OF the Commissioners
AXE rhis az an evidence OF the increased efficiency
pf the force when The true secret Is that the grand
rOundsmen are AFRAID 70 make bogus complaints, on
account OF the scaihing rebukes administered by MIR.
Brennan. some iyc OF these roundsmen were SO
iemoraliZed, that they failed yesterday To appear
md prosecute officers they had complained against.
The rial Of officer Reilly, OF the Fourteenth ward,
or participating IN the larceny OF seventy dollar.
rom Mrs. Berner, Of No Ill Hester street, IN ihe
Atlantic Garden on Friday night. consumed some
rme. Reilly Is parolnaa detailed 10 serve ordi-
sance notices, and Is not detective. Tne evidence
in the main repetition cf tnat given al the
ronbs before Justice bowling. Mrs. Lerncr sw0rc
mat she saw officer moore search Reilly at
HE Franhun street Station house ana take from ms
pocket the eny dollars in i've d0llsr bils whereas
Moore aud Others proved that Ecily took the money
put of his pocEeL himself sad paced IL the
icsa. 1t also appeared In evidence iat previous 10
ne losing of the pocketDooN Fleming ana Reilly
nad been introduced 20 diis. berner aud her friends
m the garden, aud had drank WITH them. So 80 IL
bs Reilly aud his friend Fleming had returned rom
.he closet and Fleming was charged by the 10Y with
having the money, Reilly arrested Eim Reilly
proved by 1--we SIX witnesses that they had seen
aim few hours bciorc WIN roll vi i've dollar pllls
n his poesesslun and he sWcfe positiyely that the
money found on nm was part of the monthly pay
Dent made 70 MIN that dag Dy ns canaan. The cVi-
deDce was by no means strong against i:cy blit the
circumstance thai he IN The company Of
Fleming whom the boy picked mp
The bocketbook and retired with Reilly, 1, very sus-
pcious. Judgment ia the case was reserved.
Ofcer Miller, OF the Twentieth prccinct. was tried
, complaint OF roundsman Nelly wilh beng on
post in lager beer saloon. Nelly te5uDed that he
Jmed Miller standing In lr0At Of the saloon eight
nlnutes saw him enter, and eight minutes after
ollowed him IA aud found iuin sltnng on a box
With glass OF beer IN his mana. Miler's defence
tnat q woman asked hlm to arrest
he proprietor for Se.ling beer TO her
husband on sunday: he went iu found the beer IN
lc hand oS a man who placed ii on q box. and
picking 1t up 70 see II IL was stne, he was sci upon
~ the roundsman, who attempted TO take possess
don OF the beer. Eel ewing the r0uudsIuan 10 be II
rend or tue offender. he refused 20 give n 10 him.
ind subsequently arrested ne proprietor for volat-
ng the Excise law. judgment reserved for further
evidence.
Officer Hanford, OF the Twenty eighth. was fined
Or clubbing a negro named GoSS and arrc sting uin
Without cause. The evidence very conciis We
,igaiDst the officer, who certainty exceeded his
luiy