The New York herald., 1873-11-12
THE POLICE DETECTIVES.
Close Of the Inquiry as to Captain
Irving and Detective Farley.
Speeches Of Ex-Mayor Hall and
Colonel Hastings.

The inquiry OF the Police Commissioners into the
charges brought by the Bank Of England against
Captain Irving and Detective Farley, was resumed
yesterday morning. before Commissioners Gardl-
ner, Smith, Russell and Duryea
cRoss-ExAxINATIoN OF OFFICER FARLEY.
Detective Farley was cross-examined by colonel
Hastings, the acting prosecuting counsel for the
Board. He testified that he had been connected
with the Police Department for seventeen or
eighteen years; after his arrest OF Mcdonnell In
1871, he was witness against him; prior to the
arrest the Thuringia he did not know that
Mcdonnell was in England; he had known the
prisoner by the names OF Livingston, Barnum,
Bradford, Mcdonnell and johnston; he did not
receive Q letter from Mcdonnell in the fall
OF 1872; ne frequently received letters from Lon
don at that time, but not a registered letter;
registered letter was then received at his
house by his wife, and receipted for by her; IL
was not signed "Harry.n but he did not know by
whom 1t was written; he received no letter from
London beginning Friend Phil p he did not know
whether the letter recepted for BY his wife was
one OF business or frenship; the witness had no
recollection Of the matter, but thought that such
q letter must have been received, owing to what
he had seen in the newspapers; he thought he
usually received from four to six foreign letters
per month; did NOT receive any registered package
from England during the time referred to. and
none was received at his house; he did not see the
receipt for the letter received by his wife, as the
postal authorities refused to let him ex-
anime 1t; he boarded the Thuringia at
about half-past seven O'Clock in the morning;
he was ordered by Captain Irving to see the
captain Of the vessel but there was no under
standing as to the place where Irving was to
remain MEANWHILE Mcdonnell was near the mid
die Of the cabin when he was arrested; when he
<cy.N 1n$<n hon
nell said something about its being good joke,
and when told that the arrest for forgeries on
the Bank OF England he expressed Indifference to
that corporation; before Captain Irving came
down nothing had been done in regard to search
ing the prisoner; no examination was made in the
prisoners stateroom, to his knowledge; the prts-
oner's luggage was transferred TO the police boat
by the stewards; the luggage embraced eleven
pieces; he first particularly noticed the prisoners
cane while on board the police boat;
afnoavit that he had none Of McDon-
nens property, because he did not think that the
constrnctiYeiyp IN the possession Of Mcdonnell %
who was then in Ludlow Street Jail he delivered it
to Sergeant Webb because he considered it part OF
learned OF the reward for McDonneIl's arrest
through the newspapers; he was anxious TO be In
sire for the money; both he and Captain Irving
had asked the Board for permission to apply Tor
answer to Mr. the Witness aa nat he
had large correspondence, and sometimes re-
ceived letters intended for other members OF the
CRoss-ExANINATIoN OF CAPTAIN IRVING.
Captain Irving was then cross-examined by
Colonel Hastings. He testified that week or SO
after the despatch from Inspector Bailey, OF Lon
don, he received a letter containing circular
which offered reward LOT McDonnen's arrest he
investigated the statement that he had received
such dispatches, ana saw the receipt at the tele-
amin af1lanG hon fUrrtf
ing which he did not know, and which looked like
. schoolboy's; he corroborated Farley's testimony
he frst saw Mcdonnell in the saloon, alter his
arrest; Farley and Storey, she Custom House
Storey and the prisoner TO the later's stateroom,
but no examination was made there to his know
regarded the prisoners cane as evidence against
The cross-examination was then closed, and the
counsel for the defence addressed the Board.
SPEECH OF Ex-MAYoR HALL
Mr.. Hall made substantially the following
points:-A policeman Is not like q domestic SER
want, to be discharged at caprice or on suspicion;
but he is q public oficer, and many cited decisions
show tnat he can only be removed upon trial.
Is to be considered. The ordinary policeman, who
has to officially come in contact with dangerous
revenge much more q detective, who is always
playing with fire and handling edge tools. To the
quarter century on the force without charge, the
other for fifteen years. They are charged with
bribery perjury ana interference with process.
They are not only charged with being knaves but,
II Jarvis and rumor are to be equally credited with
acting like FOOLS The Bank OF England prosecuted
Mcdonnell, and prosecute Irving and Farley. In
England prosecutions are private; private counsel
are employed for the crown. Private prejudice
and chagrin more often dictate criminal pr0secu-
tions In England than pubic lair spirit Captain
Irving asked q broad and searching examination,
but this did not invite Matched scandal and second
hand rumor but legal evidence without regard to
technicalty OF charge. lie would not quash
charges nor emharrass testimony, but he wanted
foi and n0t rrps finn vnn rauon
in London statement made out OF his pre-
sence, with no opportunity Tor cross-examination,
England, and that may have been concocted in
Newfoundland or elsewhere, or letters found IN q
connection except by superscription. As to the
charge OF bribery, the allegation was substantially
that they met Mcdonnell by arrangement on the
steamer, to be the 'ences'' or receivers OF his
stolen goods. The story is palpable invention:
When he left London Mcdonnell either meditated
arrest why come at all II he did not, then why
invite two well known detectives 70 do such q sus-
the story is true why did they take q Custom
House onicer especially with them. from
whose sight they need not expect to 60 and
not 60. Ifthey went to enable Mcdonnell TO give
them booty, how comes it they did not receive the
diamonds which Mcdonnell had loose In his pocket
book, and which he knew must be seized by the
met him for information, how comes it Mcdonnell
never told them OF the $220,0oo worth OF bonds
tnen packed IN trunk and IN an express ONCE,
and never suspected while there for whole
month Why would Mcdonnell bring bonds on
his person when he had shipped others by post
and by expresss The inevitable inference from
the circumstances is that he did not bring bonds
on his person, and the detectives did not act as
1t is said they were too ofcious in getting
into the case. The London police telegraphed
them. Comfy demanded interference. The dis
tlngushed law frm who acted for the bank were
undoubtedly under instructions more to recover
the property than to arrest. The detectives had
pride OF ONCE; Pinkerton was only private de-
tcctive for gain, without 0ficial status oath,
and, as the war records show utterly irresp0nsi-
Bile In his doings. The London police selected the
detectives, and the British Consul, in the encomi-
obstructed JARVIS; but DR.. Mosner or Jarvis Is q
perDurer. II Jarvis Is TO be believed the charge Is
sustained; II not, II falls. Now, Mosher has no
motive either way. Whether Jarvis has il to be
considered from his extraordinary demeanor while
on tne stana, MS verbal exn6ition Of animoslty