The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-09
CITY HNTE LII ENC Il.
OUR POLICE.
he worl Performed by them Yestordny,


The police force of this city it was thought had
rendered itself sufficiently infamous the occasion
SnterfeTed in an eIecton over which they cerianiy
had control, and as a result nearly twenty
o. sd Gse rs ,S a b Ss are pro6 o be
identity upon their persons An additional result is
that number OF lnonensye cqlored residents i OF
their return last evening aud cruelty maltrsated
them while in the Second District Station. -
Towards evening the river front was llned with
policemen VINO made themselves % @ SgSo OoUas
once asked question Of their fellows who had been
sS tSe new W voters, The numerous acts perpetrated
VIII never be known as no information can be OBJ
taned except from the more courageous OF the in
iured men who dared venture within the precincts
of newspaper oifce.
al Centreve, and resident OF this city, crossed TO
this side Of the river about O'Clock yesterday after
noon, and on landing at South street wharf he was
roughly seized by two policemen and searched with
out any reasen being assigned for such conduct
Failing to find weapon of some Kind they were dis
posed to leave him go, but on second thought they
renewed the search, and drew from one OF his
pockets a penknife which they appropriated to their
own use. Armstead was then taken to the Second
District Station-house. While giving his name to
the officer in charge an individual quietly stepped
up behind him and dealt him blow on the side of
the head with some blunt instrument and felled hlm
This act was done in the presence of the police
men, who were about to prefer charge against the
prisoner of carrying concealed deadly weapons Mr..
Armstead received a severe wound from which the
blood flowed freely. No effort was made to arrest
a II
doubt party to the crime, represented at the time
that Armstead did not look like bad character, aud
promised 10 aid him ia obtaining his freedom. The
prisoner was then taken before Alderman Dewitt
who held him in 5000 bail for further hearing. Bail
was soon alter entered and Mr.. Armstead was re-
leased. The victim of this outrage is we'll knewn in
this city respectable citizen. He states tnat he
had adjourned his school only short time previous to
leaving Camden for this city. The policeman who
preferred the charge in this case gave the name OF
Armstead this morning appeared before Recorder
Givin and took out warrant for Policeman Moore
arrest and with committing an unjustiabie assault
and battery. The document was then served upon
the Chief of Police, who directed the appearance OF
Moore before the Recorder at o'clock this after
noon.
iessiOn, arrested at South street wharf yester
day. upon the arrival of the ferrybOat from Kaighns
slip some one in crowd singled Mr.. Adams out,
and said: "Arrest that man; he is one of the party
Adams was at once. taken into. custody by a
aSraS H5 TneS d:sns ssaSy
before six O'Clock he taken TO the Office of Al
not Alter S5 detahs the @ prisoner there for
half an hour, he was taken back to the Southwark
Hall IL In So the meantime the cases had m been heard arc
parted. The prisoner was about to be locked up,
%nereupSn n gentleman 5 who kneW % him dem demanded
before Alderman Lutz at his office on Moyamensng
avenue. There was no one to prefer charge
against him. and he was at once discharged. DIR.
Adams is a sickly man.
Later in the evening more c0l0red men were ar
rested at this ferry and Of these we find the follow
ing names on the report OF Lieutenant Erickson,
with the charges preferred against them: :.Alexan-
der Hopkins deadly weapons; Norman Simmons
breach OF peace; Calvin Mckee, breach of peace
Henry WASHINGTON, breach Of peace; Reuben Tay-
man Lutz is the regular committing magistrate at
this station these ;,s cases we're all disposed Of by
cal ilk as the policemen.
Over tho River-The Camden Rioters-Hear-
inss this Morning.
At half past ten O'Clock this morning hearing
was given some Of the Camden rioters before Mayor
Cox in the County Court house. The fact that 8
rated In the addd to the heS
ings, and OF course large number OF spectators
principally Phladelphians, were in attendance al
The first case disposed of was that of Frank
Souder, constable charged with assault and battery
with intent to XIII Charles II. Williams and John
Madden, both colored, at the polls in Newton Town
ship Yesterday also with melting to riot. Defend
hearing and entered bail in the sumof $1,000 for trial
The cases of the Philadelphia policemen were nsx
the list, but the prosecutors not being in attend
ance the Mayor announced thet the hearings would
be postponed until O'Clock this afternoon Ceunse
PENDANTS then held consultation, during which
Lieutenant Thomas, OF the Reserve force, OF th
city, made his appearance and presented lette
of Introduction to District Attorney jenkins. HI
object was to ascertain the names OF the Philadel
phia policemen and look after their interests as IA
as possible.
had not been made acquainted with the names o
the policemen or the charges preferred agans
them. In the crowd we noticed several policemen
OF this city, and two or three Philadeph phia lawyers
whose errand across the river to secure, II pos
sible, the release OF the imprisoned biue-coats.
Defendants are represented by lawyers Fort an(
Hugg OF Camden. They demanded OF the Mayo
the release OF the prisoners the ground that Their
had been no complaint made against them, and tina
it was illegal 10 detain any man without a charg
having been preferred against him.
District Attorney jenkins replied that an argu
ment on that point could be made at the time OF tn
hearing in the afternoon. When the hour OF
O'clock arrived the prosecutors would, no doubt, b
present.
The court was then adjourned until the hou
specified.
The Philadelphians locked up are:-
John Ward Sergeant Second District Police
Policemen-Edward Z. Wood, Joseph Roberts
John Siegrist, John Floyd b. Mullen, William Nc
Glenn, Alfred Peunevie, Henry Boyle, HughiG oOd
fellow, William Kelly, Lewis Taylor, Thomas Tay
Thomas Cochran, Deputy Constable.
Nick BroWn alderman McMullins colored friend
in the Fourth ward. Brown has been seyerel
handled. He is cut about the face and head, an
presents wretched appearance.
The Mayor, while waiting for the presence OF vii
nesses in the against the police issued sewers
warrants for the arrest OF parties who had bee
guilty OF assault and battery on cOlored voters
Lawyer Davis, OF Camden, was in court at this tim
and Whle ne was cOnVerslng with a friend colore
man was detailing TO his Honor the facts OF a
assault and battery committed upon him by th
counsellor Davis was notified OF the charge mad
against him.
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERs.-The semannus
examination for the granting OF certificates OF quail
hcations to teach in the public schools OF Phlade
pha commenced this morning, at O'Clock, at tt
Central High School,, Broad and Green streets, an
will be continued tomorrow and Friday, at IL
same hour, closing each day at j. NJ
The examination is conducted by board
examiners composed of professors OF the Centri
High School and Of principals OF the male gram All
schools, appointed by the Committee on Qualihc
IQaphRra chairman.