The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-21

Trials of Poiicemen--An Onicer Who ssWould
Not Bcat,' for HimsclC-A Gin-uine Case Of
Persecution.
Commissioner Smith was called upon TO endure
the fetid atmosphere Of the court room at Poiice
Headquarters for protracted period yesterday
while engaged In investigating tho
charges preferred against large number
of policemen, the most OF whom, how
ever, having been guilty Of nothing more
heinous or uncommon than violations Of the rules,
and neglect OF duty did not AFFORD matter for public
mention The most notable exception was the case
Of officer Decker of the Twenty precinct, az
1t involved
A QUESTION OF GIN,
Invested, however, OF the ministerial milk. The com
piaint was made by Sergeant Rorke. who averred
that While officer Randall was being beaten by
q gang Of rufnians, Decker, who was
IN an sn n 9 no % his the n arae
seemed sufficiently serious but Decker declared that
he talking on police illness to the ctze n, who
complained Of having been yicIimiZed by pocket
book drOpper, and that as soon as he was aware or
the disturbance below he Immediately went TO the
OF ocer Eana ana aex IN s
that Sergeant R0rke was hound ng him because he
had refused ito beat the precinct for his beneft,
citing proof that last fail kOlke asked him to get
him a bottle OF gin VIII Oh he d.d but the request
being repeated shortly afterwards Decker refused.
saying to the sergeant that as ne was not beat for
himself he would not be for his SUPERIOR whereupon
the latter began his prosecutions. No comment waa
made upon this phase Of the CASE but the complaints
Sergeant John FL Polly of the Nineteenth precinct,
appeared TO answer charge OF neglect OF duty made
by Acting Captain Gunner, 1t being alleged that No
had sent to the Croton Boari notices OF defective
cuverts and other matters needing their attention
In an improper form. It appeared that the rough
original notes made by the patromen had been
transmitted, and Polly u.ged mat there would
nave been nothing wrong In It II ne
to transmit them In the precincts where he had been.
But In this Case he claimed that he had done moth
ing more tnan put the sps OF paper INTO al enve-
lope directed TO the Croon Board, In Gunners hand
writing, which already contained one like them.
THE LIE BY IMPLICATION
passed savagely between captain and sergeant from
this point until the case was closed by reference TO
the Board.
who was also arraigned on complaint OF Captain
Gunner, had be- ter success. 1t was alleged that he
had delivered lost chiid to q woman not It's
mOther In consequence or which lndlscrett0n 1t
had been Kidnapped; but IL was admitted that SINCE
the complaint had been male the child had been
found and returned TO its parent. Sergeant Wright
further showed that the WOMAN was q station
house LOGGER, known TO be on Blackwei's Island
when the child was brought in and that the woman
to whom it was gwen known TO be friend of
the mother. living IN the same house. The CON-
plant was thereup0n dismissed.
SPECIAL DUTY SQUAD.
The Board Of Police have adopted q resolution
putting all the policemen on duty at Stores hotels
and other places where tner salarl.s are paid by
mand OF Captain keso OF the detectives, as dis
tnct body to be known as the Especial Duty Squads
ENLARGEMENT OF LIBERTY.
The following order relating to the practical en-
fOrcement OF the enlargement OF liberty rules re-
Gently adopted by the B0a.d OF Police was issued
yesterday
GENERAL ORDER g.
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
200 MUInRRRY STRFFT. NEW YORK, June ~, 1870l
TO THE CAPTAINS OF POLICE:-
On application at staoners' at the Central De-
partmen blank rccognizances" win be supplied for
the station houses.
Captains and sergeans command viii observe the fol-
lowing INSTRUCTIONS
- .rt When arrested party claims enlargement Of
liberty ana proposes To enter into "recosnzance under
General Order No. will by u inquiry satisfy your
scriDed in the first rule of General If does not
VIII deny the application and hod the person
until the next sitting OF the court
Second II does will report Immediately, in writing.
to the superintendent the residence business Of
the arrested party offence arged and the
attending Its commission. Whether In Judgment
sderng the circumstances of the offence and character
standing and habits Of the arrested parry will
personally before the court In of the
cognzancc" II the person ed offers surety, the
name residence character and responsibility the surety
ThdOn the presentation OF such report the superinend
en VIII endorse his order ereon that the application
will the execution Of the arrested
party at liberty. II II Is dened" you will the arrested
party until the next sitting ofthe court.
Foudfou will carefully enter the proceedings in these
cases the boer and return them this department
morning reports and the disposition made Of pr
soner by the Court. JOHN JOURDAN, Superintendent.
GEORGE W. DlLKs, Inspector.