The New York herald., 1874-12-17
POLICE TRIALS.

Case OF Perjury-Why Onicer Kearnsy
Wouldn't Ride to . Funeral with
ROundsma an Mcbride.
At the police trials yesterday afternoon Com
missioner voorhis presided. The principal cases
investigated were those Of Patroman Fitzsim-
mons, OF the Fourteenth precinct and Rounds
man John D. Post, Of the Thirteenth. The former
oficer is charged with perjury. He had become
hopeless OF defending himself from the accusation,
and therefore delivered up his shield anu voun-
tarily retired from duty several days ago. The
substance OF the testimony against him is as fol-
lows :-Cnief Clerk Hawley was induced several
weeks ago to look over the oath books OF
the department., and he found in them two
afidavits looking very much alike. Oneswas
dated August o. 1866, and was signed James Fitz-
simmons the other bore the date June g. 1872
and the signature James w. Fitzsimmons. The
handwriting in both papers was the same. Their
only points OF difference were between tue names
James and James W. Pitzslmmons the dates OF
birth and the dates when the dual Fitzsimmons
became citizen, or perhaps 1T would be better TO
say, became citizens Investigation into the lie
OF Otncer James w. kitzsimmons, OF the Four
teenth precinct, was ordered, and 1t was devel-
oped that ne was the man who was appointed to
the police force In september, 1895, and dismissed
In October, 1865. charge was then made against
him OF having perjured himself when he applied
for appointment to the police forge in 1872, BY
swearing that he was never on the force and that
he was not thirty years old.
Cnief Clerk Hawley and number OF policemen
who knew Pltzsimmons when he was in the sixth
precinct In 1866 testified against him. The case
was referred TO the full Board, ana the ocer Will
PROBABLY be dismissed from the iorce at the semi
weekly meeting tomorrow.
The charge against Roundsman John D. Post,
OF the Thirteenth precinct, was that he was away
which time he spent In an offce at the foot Of
Delaney street; The testimony was very conflict
person peri on who " wishes to retain good opinion Of
men, an Idea that they VIII select and main:
better not attend such trials. II he dsregaras ds
this caution, however and is not possessed Of q
tenacious and an analytical intellect he win
shocked and grieved, and debating IN his mind
whether to exclude policemen from consideration
with the rest OF mankind, and class them as the
MOST DErKAvBD or MOST duLLIBLB
Of men, or to give up his theory OF the universal
better TO stick to detail, lest the writer should be
taken Tor prose Topper. Mr.. McSherry was once
on the police force until the commissioners felt IT
their duty to relieve him Of his arduous abors.
who helped to IN nuence the minds OF the Commls.
has ielt NOT altogether lovely" toward tho
roundsman since he has been . private, and, II is
one O'Clock A. NJ. Mr.. Mcsherry entered the Tnir.
teenth precinct station. lie met the kind-looking
a,tsy Eyan snS after
&c Knew easfs Couple Of Of po1ioemsn Sae Eero
$50 sweety dreaming'' when they ought to have
been on duty. he said that he had seen Rounds
man Post 60 into the office OF Carl Smith at the
foot OF Delaney street. and that he knew that the
0ficer was IN the habit OF reposlng therein.
Roundsman Mcbride was sent to LOOK into the
ma; ter. He testified Yesterday that he watched
the once for iorty-fve minutes. and then, open
Ing the door, he saw Post inside. The latter test
fed IN his defence that he had only been In the
ONCE three or four minutes, and that he had gone
into IT at the request OF citizen TO watch, from
the rear windows, some river thieves whom the
citizen said were operating on vessel at the
dock. Five or six officers testified that they
met Roundsman Post on their posts during
the time EoqldsWal. Mcbride swore he
was IN Smiths ofdce Post odered to
against him, the former fcf having taken part IA
a1qs, his dismissal ron sh police force and
wen Unicer Kearney refused to ride with him to
Roundsman Toots funeral saying at the time he
would not ride with man whom ne once had "by
the nape OF the neck and had sent to the Islandb
There was. indeed, desire to Wash some very
s "dirty & naen' before before Commissioner Y29{pis, gat
not closely connected with the charge being tried