The New York herald., 1874-12-25
POLICE PECCADILLOES.

TWO DETECTIVE OFFICERS SUSPENDED FROM
DUTY-CHARGEs OF MANIFESTATION AGAINST
THEM.
There is trouble in the Detective Bureau Of the
Police Department. The Polce Commissioners at
a special meeting yesterday afternoon suspended
from duty two OF the officers employed in that
Bureau, and VIII try them next week on charge
OF having done thing which TO a clear sighted
person looks very like an act Tor which private
citizen would be arrested and arraigned before a
magistrate.
The impeached detectives are onicers Heidelberg
and Iiley, both OF whom have made very good
records since they have been attached to the po-
lice force The affair that led to their suspension
from duty, and 70 the making OF charges against
them, was thus detailed by one OF the Commits
sloners last night. few days ago person
visited Commissioner Voorhis and asked him II he
knew II anything which demanded investigation
had happened recently in the Detective ONCE. Mr..
yoorhis replied that he had no such knowledge and
then he told the following interesting story
When Hewlett Ouelrs stable In Twenty-l0ur
street was searched about two weeks ago 81, 200
worth OF robes, comforters and blankets were
found. and were taken to the Central once where
several of the persons who had stolen them from
carriages, &C., were also conducted, From day to
day plundered coachfnen, exp esSfen and dray-
men called al PolIee Headquarters TO look for their
property. All the comforters, robes and
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inner office Of the detectives room, when man
called ana asked for two blankets. He described
them and SAID he had been told they were among
the articles
FOUND IN oDELL's STABLE.
He was told by Detective Tllley, who was acting
had been seen by the detectives He lett the
once, but aga returned and said that he had
been once more informed that the blankets he
sought had been seen in the detectives ONCE.
Being assured second tune hat his information
a iC9i0n9rJS INFORMANT
rested az this point but for the action OF Detective
Onicer Clapp. He. Omcers Wallng and Ledhy and
three ward Ofhcars we're the men who had
searched the staole and brought the stolen
articles thence 10 headquarters. and he
heard VI the porsistency OF the person VINO nau
s ught has lost blankets IN the detective office,
Clapp determined to ascertain IT'S cause FIRST, ne
stable with statement OF those that were lden-
tinep at Police Headquarters In this way he
found that, though every robe and blanket was
out OF sgnt and appal entity out OF knowledge,
there were two blankets marked on his list tnac
were not recorded as having been ldentlhed and
taken away by an owner. The only Inference that
could be made by him was adopted-that the
blankets had been stolen. Yet who dare
ROB THE DETECTIVE OFFICER
II can scarcely be doubted that he was puzzled
for time. he kept quiet, staying ms prentice
worked the case out Finally, abouta week ago.
he was told that a blanket had been seen at The
sell Clapp punched hole through the door OF the
locker and caught sight OF a blanket. He deler
mined to ind ii II were one OF those tiat were
missing; and on the next night lie
brought jimmy TO bear upon the door
oil the locker. When 1t burst open
he caught up the blankets, and. it is said, recog.
nlzed them as those lie had been looking ior.
When he next met 1llley he spoke to him angrily
about the presence OF the horse coverings in his
closet. The latter said that 1t had been put there
by Officer Heidelberg. Clapp then spoke to that
detective, VINO loid him. so goes the strange tale,
tnat he had been ordered by Captain irving TO put
away the blankets, as that official wanted them
tor his horse.
that, alter missioner WORMS had diges Ted
mentally the tale tnot mad been told hm. he con-
veyed 1t TO his colleagues. The Board tnen
ORDERED SUPERINTENDENT wALLING
to make an investigation OF the story, and report
II any OF its AktaIs could be made the foundation
OF charges against any OF the members OF the de-
tective iorce. Yesterday afternoon special meat
ING Of The Board was held TO hear the superln-
tenGentis report. IL was OF sucn nature tina,
the commissioners after hearing IL, ordered Mr..
Wang TO prefer cnarges against Heidelberg and
liley. They Will be tried, perhaps, by the Iull
Board, next Wednesday afternoon.
1t is only just TO the suspected oncerS to say
that they now repudlate the charge that they con-
spiTed to steal the blankets. and that they declare
the presence oil those articles In their locker 10 oe
the result oil plot 10 ruin their reputation. Cap
tain irving holos TO the belief tnat the oflcers are
innocent, but says that az they nave been sus
pected OF crlmnaty 1t IS well Tor them and for the
detective force that tney have an opportunity to
purge themselves OF the suspicion.