The New York herald., 1870-03-09
A DEADLOCK IN THE POLICE BOARD.
The Assassination Canard-Captain Burden the
Bone OF Contention-E to Bring Him
to Trial, but it Can't be Did"

The decentralization resulting from partisanship is
well illustrated In the course pursued by the Board
OF Police Commissioners in the inquiry as to the
origin Of the story published IN the evening papers
OF February 8, OF plot discovered to assassInate
Prince Arthur az the house Of e. w. Stoughtop, on
Fifth avenue.
The circumstances as elected by the trial. to be re-
ferred to hereafter and the OF Super
intendent Kennedy are these:-O the night of the
Attn ut four men were arrested In the locality OF MI
Stoughton's house, after threatening and assauting
the police. They were arraigned before Captain
Henry Burden, OF the Twenty-ninth precinct
and locked up. On the following MORN
ing Sergeant Taylor 1t the station house
informed reporter Of the arrests, ana
stated that there was suppostion that the men,
who were acting in suspicious manner, had de-
signs against the Prince; but, there was no posi-
tive evidence, they were sent to court the charge
Of assault and battery and disordery conduct. The
reporter took their names and wrote Tor the
HERALD the facts oDtained and threw dIscredlt upon
Inc superstition that tney had evll designs. Captain
BArden learning tnat one reporter had the partlcu-
lars hurried 70 Jefferson Market and told the story,
with many additions, 70 John A. Halton
conndeo the fact that one OF the men ad.
mitsed to officer Carpenter that they attended
to assassnate the Prince. He also informed the
wrote It up. CARPENTER was iitervieweg aud con. con-
hrrned his superlor's statements. The sub9rinten-
dent took Burden to task for his neglect TO make
special report, when Burden stultllled himself by
declaring tnat the statements published were false,
and ne officially pronounced 1t "all Dosh." 1t came
to the ears of the Board and Mr.. Kennedy tnat BUR-
den had promulgated the story ana an investigation
was ordered. Mr. Kennedy, IN writing, asked J. A.
Halton, J. E. p. Doyle, A. o. McGrew, W. +. Quln-
Ian and other reporters to state what they
knew OF the case. Doyle made answer by
afldavit, stating that he obtained information from
Sergeant Tayior, VINO gave II In guarded manner;
Rnruan a tttau thof
ne did not know but charges might he preferred
because he haa not made report, and that ne gave
TO Halton what purported to be Murphy admissions
TO Carpenter that their intention was assassination
HaltOn bore testimony to correctness an inter-
view nad with Burden, IN winch burden gave hlm
the particulars for publication. McGrew testified
tnat after Burden showed him his denuncaITon OF
1t as "all Doshn he admitted to him tnat he hao
given the particulars " the Jefferson Market
reporters and endeavOred ~ convey the impression
to him that the denial had been Iorcea from n.m
and that the actual facts were as published. MIR.
Jefferson Market with one Or the papers containing
the particulars IL his hand, gave hun tQuinlaa) anu
several others to understand that the acts were as
On this Mr.. Kennedy made his report submitting
the evidence, put without recommendations. Mr..
Brennan, Mr. Bosworth and the superintendent were
anxious to place Burden on trial. out in the Board
the republicsns-Smlth and Manierre-rought des
peratey for Burden and voted against It, well know
Tney did consent, however, to place Taylor
and Carpenter on trial. the trial showed thai
tneso OmCerS were not 30 mucn TO BLAME
as their captain. who laid the egg from which Car
penter and ne jointly Matched the canard. Aessrs
Bosworth and brennan made other Efforts to brn
Burden to trial, but the partisans-Smith an
Manlerre-knOwlng II he were arrAlgneA upon sue
overwhelming evidence he would be forever RUNE
In the eyes OF the community, voted 0No.n A dead
lock has prevailed ever since, two Commissioned
Deiag anxious to vindcate the fame OF the force,
trial, and the other two endeavoring to
whose whole record shows gross Ignorance and II
competency Tor the position he mas been elevated tO
Despalring OF being able to Dring the alleges
offender " justice, President B0swOrth yesterda
placed at the disposal OF the press all the papers Ii
the case, the substance OF which IL given ABOVE.