New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-23
TRIAL OF SUPERINTENDENT FOLK.

TRIAL OF SUPERINTENDENT FOLK.
EXAMINATION OF HE CHARGES AGAINST THE HEAD
OF THE BROOKLYN POLICE-TEsIIMONY OF
DETECTIVE FOLK, DETECTIVE SERGEANT FROST,
AND OTHERS.
The trial of Police Superintendent John :.
Folk charges of incompetence, neglect of DUTY, and
violation law and Of the rules OF the Police Department.
preferred by Commissioner pyburn was begun at the
Brooklyn Police Headquarters before the full Board OF
Commits siOners yesterday morning. The irial-io0m
filed with citizens and police officials. The prosecution
was conducted by Anthony Barrett Counsel OF the Board
and the defense by eXJudse James Troy. Mr.. Troy
claimed that Commissioner Pybun should not sit III
Judgment on a complaint made by himself. President
Briggs stating that customary for the full Board
to hold trials oyerruled the oectonas he subsequently
did all others on the part Of the defense
Detective William H. Folk, son Oi the superintendent,
was the first witness called for the prosecution. The Su
perintenlcnt had introduced him. on March 81 of this
year Detective spittas of London, who looking
for W. H. Nevis on charge Of eInbezzlcmcn The SUI
porinendent had told him give all the assistance in his
power to the London detective The witness arrested
NeeyIs at Myrtlcave. and Scnenck-sts on Marcn 20.
Ncevis yrcssc Willingness To 90 PACK to ENGLAND Tor
trial lie took the prisoner 10 Headquarters tne next
morning and thence To NcW-nork. wncie ne dclVcied
linn 10 Detective Spittals The witness said nc had
other warrant for the arrest beyond that brought from
London by tie English detective bat that Gen. Jourdn,
hen President OF the Board, and Commissioners Briggs
and Jensen hal approved Of his aciOn Mr. ~ Ks here
stated that he had no recollection of such approval The
witness then asked concerning the Long Island Bank
robbery. Ie sad lac was assigned 10 the cse ny the sl.
n,Jutcudcni three or four days after the robbery. and
iiat ali OF the available detective force AT
the case He and Detective CorWIn had been detailed 10
look for the at the shop OF Hcaney the pawn
broker and they made frequent trips To Ncw-lurk Wnc
srning lOr the robbers. lie Iad never known the ST.
,rufcpdrut instruct the detectives the details
OF working up cases. hut he had known the Snperintcnd
en to cali tc detectives around ann TO discuss c best
methods OF attempting 10 make arrests.
Mr. Troy moved To strike ont the hrd specification OF
the charges, which IS mat the superintendent hAs not
properly directed he means at lis disposal t. cause tue
arrest OF persons committing onnseS against Inc law,
and also the O stolen property sncc the 1T day
o June 1870" TIE motion L. strike out WAS DENIED.
Detective Sergeant Charles Frost tcstiled That the
urrutcndcnt sic6 bt 40 the time Of the icinry
robbery He communicated with superintendent MdIng
of Ncw-Hurk concerning the TODbrr, aud naI several Of
n~ best detectives Vu Inc case he dd MT nave lu con
troll OF detective c.-,- and had not Directive spit
taS of London, did ne know that the detective lid
ncen in the SupcTntcndcnts Office. lie described In,
tion taken by himself and the superintendent III several
cases luG said that the detectives md been Instructed 10
leave no untIcd IN tie scarn for thc ilr.
inspector George :. Wady gave some testimony OF no
special mporicc and tine tidl wts adjourned
Tor week, when Inc Inspector viii bo cIOsscAnlucd
by the counsel fOl the defense.