The New York herald., 1874-10-30
POLICE TRIALS.
Keeping the Blue-Coated Guardians UI
to Their Duty.

Keeping the Blue-C0ated Guardians Or
to Their Duty.
Omcer John Farran, OF the Fourth precinct 20
lice. was complained OF yesterday before Commits
sioner Disbecker, for assaulting and using inde.
cent language to Mrs. Mercy Whittier, Matron OF
the Home for Fallen Women, Mrs. Eliza Pilsbury
and the Rev. Mr.. Battersby. The ladies' and the
clergyman were going through Roosevelt street,
on their way to the Home Tor Fallen Women, ON
the corner OF Roosevelt and Water streets, when,
happening to notice q woman on the street who
had formerly been an inmate OF an institution
presided by one Of the ladies' they stopped to
speak to her. They had been engaged in CONVEX
sation with her but few minutes when Odicer
Farran arrived He pushed both the old ladies'.
Mr.. Whittier and Mrs. Pilsbury into the roadway,
at the same time using 10 them filthy language.
AS the oficer has since the occurrence shown q
regret for his conduct the ladies' were disposed
to De lenlent with HIM, but Commissioner Dis
becker said that could not In any way excuse hun
IN the eyes OF the Board.
Mr. James W. Tucker OF No. 228 West Twenty.
the Eighth precinct, with shooting his (Tucker'sl
dog through malice and seriously endangering
fuckers Tue lie " while in the act. Mr.. Tucker said
that Martin had threatened several months ago to
tee Of him, never suspsstins he would
Week. however as he %ason the "s point q steo. so.
ping into the street from his workshop in Wooster
street, and on the opposite side OF the way, he saw
and satd, ION. psnaw! you are not going to XIII
that dog. are your' Martin replied that he was,
aud then nred another shot at the animal. He
that he laid hts hand on Tucksr's SHOULDER and
,;ts added , shat he had . serious fears for nls
called by the of1cer swore that the kill
Ing occurred while the dog was under
cart, and that Mr.. Tucker was nowhere In the
made several attempts to bite the olf1cer, and ho
was quite justified in killing him in their opinion.
Commissioner Disbecker dismissed the case.
charged with knocking down and injurlng boy
named Matthew MocKler. Cormie, 1t appeared on
the trial, disiked the boy through some family
Oficer Matthew Rowan, OF the Nineteenth pre-
cinct, was charged with interfering between Mrs.
NJ. A. Barnett and Mrs. Bucky In civil dispute
the full Board.
Cornelius Regan was complained OF by oliver II.
Keep for introducing an officer to him who called
himself Murphy, Tor the purpose OF borrowing
money. 1t alterward turned out that the man was
not an officer. The Court said the Board of Police
had no sympathy with men who made 1t Q practice
demorazing effect upon the discipline OF the men,
and the commissioners looked upon It as an en-
ployment somewhat out OF the line OF reputable
business Mr. Keep said he had bought the salar.
les Of perhaps nfty policemen, charging them at
the rate OF fifteen per cent per month for the
use or his money. Regan asked to have the case
ply. He stated that ne was issuing rom Mr..
Keeps office one day, when he met this man
Murphy al the door. he did not know him, bus
and ny oeieved him 10 be an ocer MURPHY
asFed where Mr.. Keep was, and Kegan went back
again to the office and said to Mr.. Keep, pointing
to Murphy, "Here's man wants to see you on
business.H The case was adjourned to give th9
o6icer an opportunity to ind Murphy.