New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
yHr ACCUSED DETECTIVES.

l. u THE ACCUSED DErEOilfho' - -
MIR. pA cosTA's STATEMENTS IN RELATION TO TIE
CHARGES AGAINST IRVING AID PAiiLEf-No Az
TIoN BY THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
A TRIBUNE reporter yesterday made further
inquiries In reference to charges against Capt Irving
and Detective Farley. and endeayored TO learn "a'
foundation OF fact they rested upon. The reporter
called upon Mr.. Da Costa TO obtain possible COPY Vi
the confession which II Ia alleged Macdonnel has msuo
The conversation which ensued was substantially a.
follows:
Reporter-Mr On Costa. win you 10 rue tho favor 20
lot me look over Mscdonnell's coufcss'ohf
Mr. Da Costa--I cannot for IL is among the payers
handed TO Cen Duryee on Friday last have vet TO
learn that communication To the Police bosio OF
public nature may withheld from the representatives
Of tho press at caprice Of any embersof that Board
mcdonnell made that statement thrca days after lac
was sentenced.
ReporterIs there any reference IN IL to an inter
change OF telsgrams between himself and Iryingl
Mr. Da Costa--Yes; Macdonald a telegram from
Hayre 10 IRVING at NewYork, advising him to meet him
on the arrival here Of the steamship Cuba Being
Obliged 10 change his intention 90 sail the Cuba from
Havre no subsequently cabed from rest to meet ham 90
the Thuringia The dispatches wese signed Lginssono
a name under which mcdonnell was known To Isving
"a convict.
ReporterDOes Macdonald charge The detectives with
taking any property from hint
br. Ds COsa-IIe does. and in addition lie has written
out orders upon Irving and Farley directing them to
hand the property 70 specifying tho articlea
Reportsr-Whet docs the property conSlstoif
NJ. Da COsta-I do not wish TO say.
RepOrtcr-Haye you mado demand upon Irving ana
Farley for this property
Mr.. Da COsta-Yes Early last week sent Tor thein;
Farley came down alone, and told him that wished
to see aud Irving together, as had something Oh
importance IN communicate 10 them. The next Day
think II was Tuesday. Farley called again. lnd sd that
Irving was sick. Finally Thursday last, the Two
called at my Office Informed them at once that what
ever words passed between s would be taken down 10
shorhand my stenographer was present then showed
them MacdOnnels statement, aud presented MS orders
upon them for the property telling them az the same
tme-and this wish note particularly-that no mat
ter whether they returned the property or DOT was
my intention TO lay charges against them before the
Police Board. They seemed very much surprised
Raporer-Can you lot the DOgrapher's notes
OF t6at conversation between Irving and Barley ana
yourself ....-,, -, ,,
Mr. Da Cosa-wel. do not the necessity OF doing
Reporter-Is il among tho documents presented TO the
Police BOurdi .-.-..
outOTs IN this When great Institution iho inc
Bank of England makes charges OF 30 grave haIre is
these against police officers 1t IA the duty OF tne fOnce
BOARD To make early and searching investigation tO
them. specially when there IA 30 much DOCUMENTARY
evidence to sustain these charges -,
The Board of Police yesterday, but 0okho actOh IN
relation 20 the charges against Capt irving ana Dstec
tive Farley owing the absence OF Commissioner Chhr
lick had In his possession all the documents IeaI
ing 10 the com plant Commissioner 5mtn oDectel I'd
vote being taken on the matter until no himself had had
An opportunity of reading the complaint Tue papers
will doubtless be laid before the Board to-day ana some
measures DC taken Ia regard 10 the complaint