The New York herald., 1870-01-27
POLICE DECENTRALIZATION.

Increase Of COmplaints-An Extra Trial Day
Beating n GroenhOrn-COllecting Debts.
Were any further evidence wanting OF the rapid
Generalization that Is taking possession of the po-
lice force and spreading through nearly all preIincs
it found In the largely increasing number Of COM
plants against officers made before the Commits
soners. Some body must be to blame for this The
Commissioners in the administration OF the depart
ment the captains OF the precincts IN falling to
exercise proper discipline. SO rapidly have COM
plants passed into the chief clerks ofce that the
Board has set apart an extra trial day and hereafter
cases will be heard every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday Of each week in public and cases that it Is
sought to keep quiet at such time place Us may
be decided upon.
Yesterday Commissioner BOsworth presided at
trials and heard evidence in about f0rtyfv CON-
plants against officers for neglect OF duty violation
Of rules, &c. There were two or three interesting
charges OF improper conduct heard.
Detective McGibney, Of the Third precinct, ap.
peared on complaints OF Samuel Lord, OF Boston,
Mass. Lord who is a gentecly dressed man, and
III q long bill OF grievances. He charged that on
the 2lst instant Saturday he entered fence No.
envelope game reported his loss to Captain Uiman,
VINO sent McGibney with him to recover the money
or arrest all the inmates On the way TO the place
McGibney ADVISED him to listen TO no compromise
unless the parties would refund the amount that on
entering he pointed out one Of the men, Jack Robin
son. one OF the swinders. McGibney conversed
wI.h the men, wnen they offered him twenty five
dOars. He refused to take 1t. McGlbney again con-
versed with them and they proposed fifty dollars,
recommended him to take the money; that tney
finally offered 500; he persisted In receiving SIPS
which they declined to pay; he then asked McGib-
ney TO make an arrest, aud he did SO, but hestaed
about taxing them to the station house. and when
asked why declared that he wanted to give them an
opportunity to get bail lie also states that McGib-
ney took him out for walk before making the
rest. and urged him compromise; that the accused
admitted to 81, 900 bail and he was looked up
In the House or Detention.
McGibney called detective Willoughby Jack Rob-
offender, who natly contradicted the complainants
assertions. Lord swore that the witnesses for the
defence perjured themselves. The case was refer
red to q ful Board for judgment
All interesting case was that OF Oftcers Campbell
and Baker and Sergeant Callahan, OF the Forty
fourth precinct. who were charged by Scotchman
named Farbairn OF Fulton, avenue, with
testifyng before Justice Reilly that they saw
him beating some women on the avenue.
whereas they were not present. The Olhcers swore
that they saw hlm strike the women, and that Fair
BARN was intoxicated Fined fifteen dollars, and
the women were sent to the Penltentary for sixty
days.
samuel Smith, Fourteenth precinct was arraigned
suit OF Clothes made before ne rot on the force CO.
AS the suit was ordered before he was appointed
Judge B0sworth announced that the Police Board
was not In the business OF collecting old debts.
Onfcer Uni, Tenth precinct was charged by Moritz
SpirO with improper conduct He swore (and proved
BY several witnesses that the night OF last sun
day week uni came TO his place, with one OF his
man his things When he refused the officer struck
him in the breast, and said If 1t were not SUNDAY
night ne would arrest him. On the next day the
ofcer came back during his absence, beat his wife,
All the cases were referred 70 . full Board fer
] judgusat.