The New York herald., 1870-04-09
POLICE PECULIARITIES.
4 Detectives vagaries- His Wife Driven Into
the Street Naked-A Gallant koundsman
Gives Her His Coat to Cover Hsr-A
Story Of Official Outrage and
Wrong and Is Sequel.

The Police Commissioners Of the Metropolitan dis.
srict are shrewd gentlemen, who take especial pains
70 prevent the exposure Of any derecton Of duty on
the part OF their subordinates If such exposures be
calculated to bring the force over which they exer
else jurisdiction into contempt ana loatning
While the HERALD has always been first to second q
deserving action on the part OF the police. 1t does
not hesitate to expose the sins Of the force.
few days ago certain Information reached the
HERALD ofice that JUSTIFIED further inquiry on the
part OF Its keen scouts. The result IL that tale OF
outrage, suffering aud unJustifaple persecution
must be ventilated. The facts, as ascertained are
simply these:--
Several weeks ago, while roundsman Murray OF
tne TwenBy-secon precinct, was on his rounds, he
discovered, crouching down in West Forty third
street, naked woman Approaching her eau
nously ne pulled or hts overcoat and rendered
IL to the unfortunate woman as the material
with which 10 cover her nakedness. 1t was
gratefully accepted, and while the gallant
roundsman stood back TO enable her to don the gar
ment, he recognized In the features OF the
woman the wife Of special onicer OF the
Iwenty-sixth Cny HalD precinct. After the lady
had covered her person with the overcoat the
roundsman took her to the West Forty seventh pre-.
cnct station house, where, to the sergeant at the
desk she stated that her husband Scorty )" detective
OF the Twentysixth precinct, had come home that
evening intoxicated and turned her into Inc street
III the condition thaJ Murray found her. The SER
9eant sent the doOrman TO her residence In West
FOrty-thlrd street, between Eighth and Ninth ave-
nues, where proper ranent was secured for the
woman and taken TO the station house.
At the station house sne was shown into private
room to enable her 10 dress herself in the clothing
clothes 'ScOtty" came In, and proclalining himself
detective asked that she be held AS
sDa pTesr cuaTae to onnA
ness. The sergeant, who is a husband and
larther, refused TO 'scotty's' complaint
and ne lett. lew minutes after Captain Greer, OF
The CITY Hall squad came into the the station house,
and insisted tnat the woman should be locked
Greer aud while discussing the merits
and dement's OF the case the frightened le-
male escaped from the station house IN
held. but the facts were reported to the Commits
soners and affidavits taken. The commissioners
dence combating the allegations made The result
was that ''Scotty" was transferred to the Sixth
sim and he dd ressn p,no 'na9 NE nad better re-
OF the Thlrty-sixth precinct. who attempted
TO ~ nave the woman locked up, was lew days ago
Twenty first vice Thorne, sent to the Twenty sixth
to reconstruct IT, Should Captain James Greer de-
him apply to the Police Commissioners. in whose
custody are deposited all the aldavlts which they
have carefully suppressed
The HERALD representative obtained q clue TO the
case at ate hour on Thursday night Yesterday
ne made furtaerlnquiries and the circumstances
c"oSsoA'iohJ % StdIeu luc uaHle Vi Tue ue-
tective who figured In this r0Le is James
W. W.. Scott; the name OF the captain
James Greer, now OF the Twenty first precinct
vice Thorne recently promoted to the Twenty sixth
to watch Sergeant Robbins and other officials inter-
ested IN running the City Hall police precinct for
Inc benefit OF their trends. Should the public desire
let them apply to the Commissioners
Tor copies OF the a1idavits-reftsed to the HERALD
reporter on account Of their damaging character.
This rs one OF the mos. important and interesting
cases that has come before the Board during the
wear. and 1t shows the folly of the Police Conimis.
m hac nd fIta rono nfr rbo
press who sooner or later, are certain to fathOm
AL such irregularities as these and expose them.