New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-07

TRIALS OF POLICEMEN--A NEW FIRE MARSHAL
THE TENTH PRECINCT-Two NEW POLICE
sURGEONs-FOUR CAPTAINS RETIRED--NEW
APPOINTMENTS.
Commissioner ManielTe yesterday listened to
80 complaints against policemen.
The case Of Patrolmen Watson and Fay of the Nine
teenh Precinct complained Of by Mrs Eliza Baker for
allowing her 10 he knocked down and robbed at the
Hudson River Milk Depot at FOrtysecondst they beng
On post in the neghborhoOd, referred to the Board
Paromen Falvey, Flanagan, and Sullivan OF the Iihr-
,eenth Precinct fined three days pay each for dis
cnssnp the movements Of the Gen. ONeil instead
of patrong their posts. VIM. Hurley of No 263 East
Tenthst charged PatrOlman Francis c. Waters OF the
Seventeenth Precinct with beating him in an unnerciu
manner he QIuley) having just previously been beaten
by three men, whose he asked the officer to effect
The defendant said that Hurley attacked one John Cos
tello because the latter had struck Hureys nephew
Costello called another man TO help him, and the
officer then tried 10 separate the Hurley held on 10
Costello a crowd gathered, and the officer dispersed
them by pushing them with his club and finally sep
arsed the cOmbatants The case was referred 10 Tie
Tho Police Commas toner's met after the trials
were concluded, and made a number OF changes
= Sire Marshal Charles W. Bracket removed and ex-
ca,cy TINS change has been expected for time
Police Surgeons James p Bliyens and Peter Van Beu-
rem were removed and Drs Hiram A. POoer ana Thomas
H. White appointed. DR.. POOer wac formerly employed
10y the Police Surgeons 10 perform nlght duty III ana
around Police Headquarters ana was well recOHnehueu
several years employ in the New YORK Hospital, ana Is
understood to have received the Endorsement OF Gov
Hoffman.
The following transfers made: Sergeants sandy
Higgins from the Tenth To the Fifth Precnct John
sanders. Tenth ~ Seventeenth; Daniel Davenport,
Tenth 10 Sixth W. Potter, Tenth to TTentyelgh;
WIN IT, Cuchy. Sixth TO Tenth; Matthew Tuck, F1th 10
Tenth Thomas j. Carr Fourth to TSnth john r. BUCK
lev Seventeenth TO Tenth. The following R0undsncn
were also transferred owen MaOney, Tenth 70 Eigh-
teenth WIN Schultz, Tenth to Seventeenth; Michael j.
Murphy Tenth 10 First Thomas j. Wcsterman, Tenth 10
Third. Thus every sergeant and roundsman has been
transferred from the Tenth Precinct IN consequence OF
the impression that feeling existed there among these
officers that prevented proper spirit OF discipline
Later in the the Commissioners held another meet
ing. and retired the following Captains on hall pay
90 each Johannes G. slot of the Twelfth Precinct,
Jedfdiah W Hartt of the Nineteenth, James g. BOgeIt
of the Twenty-secOnd, and Henry Hutchngs Of the
Twenty-third.
The following Sergeants were made acting Captains,
and assigned TO the precincts named: Joseph III. Petty
Sixtcenth sent to TWELFTH John Grumer, Nineteenth, re-
tanned In command Of that precinct; Thomas kilhea
second District Court sent to the Twenty Thomas
Bvrpes Third. sent TO the Twenty-third.
The following ROundsmcn we're made Acting Sergeants:
Henry Woods, Third, assigned TO the Second District
Court; John Beechiug, Broadway squad retained WIN
the squad Patrick MudoOn retained III lhe twenty
tCity Han Precinct ,-,,. Al. ~,
Tho Captains retired among the Oldest officers on
the force.