New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-11

these two men have never been beaten. Re
corded. Mr.. John Oberlander favors III
with the following from the Clippers calen
der for 1873: One hundred yards in nine
ant One-quarter second. by George Seward
in nine and three-quarters seconds by f. D
Davis, w. II. Young. +. Hewitt apd II. l.
Buermeyer. respectively.
ELECTION TO CONTROVERSIAL meeting
held on Morales street, between Marigny
and Vaudeville streets. for the election OF
delegates to the coiored convention. Cap
lain Peter Joseph and Mr.. A. j. Armstron g
were chosen to represent the eighth ward.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN RApP-7riai Be-
fore TIE BOayd Of Police Commissioners
In police circles this case has a peculiar in
terest. Captain Rapp. in charge OF the
eighth (Algiers, precinct, was up on several
charges, made by one OF his command. Ser.
geant Fuentes, the accusations being numer.
GUS and grave.
The court room Of ths Metropolitan Pc.
lice Commissioners was crowded yesterday
by policemen. plain citizens and Witnesses
all anxious to learn full! particulars, if
scandalous Most OF the audience was
wofully disappointed, as the expected de-
Velopments were not made.
General Baldey. vice president, was in
the chair, and Commissioners Bray. Brew.
ster, Gaudet. Ladd and Ryan present-a
full board. Lieutenant Governor Antoine
was absent, acting Governor.
Before the examination CT Captain Eapp
~as entered into. She ci.eI complainant.
Sergeant Fuentss. was arraigned on 4
charge Of having forwarded charges agaius:
his SUPERIOR officer 10 til. board wIthou:
having sent them -hrougL the proper
channels. Thi. was plainly proved against
the sergeant. out :hr 0oald declined 20
give its decision in the case until tire H.
Vestigatjon in ths captains case was con-
Cluded. The sergean: may Mt be greatly
blamed for bis conduct in mus forwarding
the charges. under the circumstances. which
are somewhat favorable - hlm.
the trias of Captain l:apr followed imme.
diatelv. The first charge against him was
that of permitting officers al! citizens 20
play card, in thu. station house for money.
the accused. himself. takin. a hand. This
was easily disposed OF. Rapp pleading
guilty.
The second case was tina. the captain re.
peatediy absented himself from his pre-.
Cincs. especially on the 'wenty- seventh.
twenty e! ghth and :wen'y..inth OF Sep:em.
Der.
The next accusation vas the heavy one.
viz.
I. FROM information received. the said
Captain. T.. Rapp. eighth precinct. did re.
ceive trcm Mr. j. ThibodauX the sum OF :.
per week to allow Ain 70 carry Oh gam.
bling house.
2. Sal! Captain +. R.pp. from informa.
tion received. did receive from Mir. James
Butlev the. sum OF SO per week to allow
him TO carry on d sam.llng house.
9. Frou. information received, said Zap.
tain E. Rapp did willtuily and mallc!ously
use my name 10 cover his matchmaking
transactions. stating to my intormans that
the sergeant compelled him. together with
the honorable board and superintendent OF
l. Ia. nrI sNrIpr
to be able TO divide the spoiis with them.
The plea of not guilty was entered.
The Vsptain asked the privilege OF having !
an attorney (Mr. X. G. Caste !lanosi. pres
ent. to question witnesses tor HIN. 1he re- |
quest was granted. the board assuming the |
position OF prosecutor, Sergeant sGeHtes !
being regarded simply as witness.
The sergeant, when placed on the witness |
stand. stated that he had made the charges |
on information received. knowing but Attic |!
of the case personally. Several witnesses |
were called. am.ng them being Corporal |
Bancroft. who swOre cha. his captain Ger. |
fainiv wa. in til. precinct ON the twenty |
ainth OF September: accused is FOND of I
hunting. and goes on! Inite often: the pre- !
cinct is more than fifteen miles long; knows /
nothing of the gambling matter.
Jack Maggioli was called. He has been |
EMPLOYED IN a gambling house IN Alglers |
for several months: knew nothing about !
Captain Rapp receiving money from Mt.
ThibodauX. keeper of the houses had never
had any transaction with the captain: did |
not know that money had been paid 70: the |
privilege of keeping the house open.
Messr.. Thbodaux and Butte: were !;
called. but they did not answer to the!,
pames a Voice said that they were SICK.
Colone: Deklyne was called. He under
stood and was aware that gambling Sous: |,
was open in Algers and had heard ken"
numbers called as he walked along the