The New York herald., 1870-02-12
POLICE VAGARIES.
BlACKMAlL UNDER A BLUE UNIFORM.
Policeman Accused OF Attempts to Steal
Watch-one Dealer Arrested Eight Times
and Discharssd-Persistent De-
mands for Mcaey-An Invsss ~.
tigation Ordered. -.

n the arsdavits on ne IN the ,,on,s.; 80
be haI true there Is pol ,coan IN tna ~ SA'e'
cinct who will likely not alone be d,sn,.a.n -.
iorce' oa' gwen rec ride up the river should the
oourSs .aAe .ognzance OF his acts. IL Is true tho
co'np'""-A ants not of class Of persons upon
""o~e statements everybody Will rely, but they have
snade allegations that justified the Commissioners In
reopenlng u dismissed and again putting tho
accused on trial. The facts, as SET forth, are
these:-
| On the 10th OF January Mrs. Mary Schneider, liv.
inx " NO. ~ EZaDeth street, appeared AZ the Cen
tral oice and made complaint axalnst Oicer James.
Dyer, OF the Tcnth precincl, lhat at about half.
past TWO O'Clock a. M. VI the l9th Of January he
arrested her without warrant, and without
| any person appearing against her as compiainanty
| that dcponent was taken 10 the Tenth precinct
| station house, where Dyer made q charge against
her for having stolen watch, which on the l7th OF
by an unknown man, as security Tor 81 As worth 0l
drinks he was unable to pay Tor. On two occasions,
sum or twenty dollars; that since January / the,
o1Cer ue landed more money winch was not hahued
Complainant iurtner charges t6at al dirsrsnt times
Dyer mas made Indecent proposals TO her snd At
tempted TO take am!liarItes WIN her only justified
under the marriage ile She charged finally that tho
arrest was made ualicousy, because she would NOS
give MIN more money anu yield to his Indecent pro.
p0sals.
On the 4tn inst. the case was called before Com.
| missioner Manierie. Mrs Schneider was not pre-
6cut
Mr.. Maucrre Where Is MARI A. She came 70
me on Monday,tne last OF the month. aud told me
she was not going W appear Itold ner To tell the
Mr. Manierre-Dd you go to her or did she como
TO your A. She came To me, at the corner OF Bayard
MIR. Manierre Did you arrest her, A. Yes cir
Mr.. Manierre-She says you made Charge againsx
| her OF stealing watca. A. 1 made The charge
against her OF suspicion OF larceny.
| MI. Manerre-sne says taat on two occasions she
gave you the sum OF twenty dollars; Is that true
A. No, sir. never Teceiyea one cent irom sae wo
man.
Mr. Maaierre You deny the other ailegasions--in.-
decent proposalsY A. les, sir.
! On TINS evidence The complaint was dsmisscd;
but on lne, 5tn February MOTIFS Brockmau, OF 81
Bowery, appeared a the Central office and Iuads'
affidavit tnat since tue dismissal OF the above
plant Dyer has been acing In an uhoilcer ike
manner towards him. he saa ed that wuie behind
his bar, about one A. M. oi tue 5t, Dyer and two
persons entered the premises Tor tue purpose OF
atng disturbance; that tue Others asked ueponent
why he did not let up Over; deponent requested
them to leave, which tncy refused to do until they
| got something TO drank wnicl was given them and
| payment reiussG. lie linaiU aoI them out, OF
| the men falling down the stairs, and Dyer refused
to assist nun III ro owing Lin out Depopent sent
for another ouiccr. Ia the meantime DyerS friends
left Dyer raped for assistance aud arrested depo
nent, maleatei nnl, took hm to The scatlon house.
aud faiied to make a complaint; said one or bis
friends had PROMISED to MAKE complaint, that la
friend at the desk denied tIat ne had done So ana
he was discharged. Deponcnt further charges tnas
tue job was pot, anu lie lears Dyer viii make an
attempt upon AiS lc.
SUCH Is tho substance Of Brockman's complaint.
On tne 9th Frederick Deyer, OF No. " Bowefy made
complaint charging that he had known DJ or l0r
year. On q great many Ccclsl0l3 oyer LAS struck
his wife III deponenTs preseace, ald attempted u
take her watch aud CHAIN, he Deing on duty and IN
fun uniform Deponens wnie Xeeping q concers
saloon at 37n Bowery, was frequently visited by
Dyer, who by threats ana peIsuasions induced him
to pay him different sans, amounting In an &loV;
that no has often came III irom post and demanded
twenty I've dollars at tne and threatened to ar.
rest hm II he refused it, tlat through fear It
paid over; that he was also IN the habit OF coming
IN With friends aud demanding drinks aad cigars
and refusing TO pay tor them; that on demands Tor
money not being complied with several times Dyer
drove the guests anu locked delendaeG up, when
he would return 10 the saloon take deponenrs wlfn
out Of bed and lock her up also; thag
upon such occasions they were discharged BY tho
magistrate. lie further AYERS that Dyer has several
times told him II lie would not give bin money he
would get y man to swear tnas he was robbed In.
depOnent'S place. and thai he would have depouent
then, anyhow; and that 1t would cost hitn double
the amount To get out OF IL; that ne could put up
JOB Tor hlLl any tiMe-S.nd q man down stairs and
make him cry cut that he was ROBBED and then he
Q)yer) would come dowa and pull tic Whole house.
Ihe complainant furGher sxears That no has been
honoraby discharged by the Grand Jury eight times
upon the malicious comp ainLs oi Dyer.
Upon these aiidavitS Deing made tue OF Dyer
was reopened, and on the lstn ali the charges Will
De Investigated.