The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-08
Hugh Gardner and Captain Williams
Charged as HOuSebreakerS.
CAPTAIN WAISTS DEFENCE.
How Gardner Connected q
Charge Against Him.
captain McCullOugh'S Intimidation =" No
Captain Will Let You Live
Here if You Testify

me Assembly Committee on the Increase OF
Crime resumed It's investigation yesterday after
noon, Mr.. Campbell In the chair. A large delega-
tion oil police captains were in attendance, at
Hacted, no doubt, by the prospect OF hearing the
testimony OF their venerable CHIEF President
Aatsel, who, with remarkable promptness, had
arrived twenty minutes before the committee
The greater portion OF the sitting taken up
with an elaborate defence OF Captain walsh
against the charge OF having seduced Teresa Cliff
son, aged twelve years, who figured 50 promi-
nently in the courts rhre==h the eforts OF ner
foster mother, Mrs. Annie Small, to regain posses
nion OF her, The drift OF the testimony was that
Hugh Gardner and Captain Williams broke into
Mrs smalrs house In the dead OF night, arrested
the girl and took her to Police Headquarters,
where they forced her by threats to sign an am
davit charging Captain Walsh with having vio-
lated her person, and that Gardner refused to
grant Captain Walsh trial. but transferred him
at once TO The police boat. Tne inference was that
rho charge was fabricated by Gardner for the pur-
pose OF getting rid OF walsh ana that he refused
him q trial fearing that the true facts might leak
out Captain Walsh. when asked by a reporter OF
the HERALD curing yesterdays session OF the
committee confirmed this view OF the case by a
positive statement 10 that effect curious
feature OF the that Was developed yester.
day was that nobody knew where the original
af1davr: was, that by some nocus pocus 1t had
mysteriCusy disappeared. Mrs. SmaIls testimony
m REGARD 10 The payments oil paneLhouse Keepers
20 captains made evidently quite an impression
on the audience and when she declared that
Captain Mccullough had tried TO brighten her
from giving her testimony by telling her that ''no
captain would let her live in New Yorkn nshe did
%, there was perfect sensation. The following
IL the gist OF the testimony
INNOCENT LANDLORD.
william Tucker. OF NJ ack, was TIE nrst witness.
He said ne was part owner oil certain premises l
Greenwich street ana Amlty street that are gen.
orally reputed TO De houses OF Ill-lame; he, now
ever denied that they were places OF that cnarAc-
Ter, and said he wouid be happy to expel the In-
mates IN minute II he Oh alaed tnlormauon TO
Hhat enect. he Was questioned at length III
gard 10 certain houses IN Woosie r street, Tor
which be was three times indicted as ne said,
ION laise testmo1J;p ne was secretary o. the
Grand Jur' noHe proseQut was entered Ia tue
three cases above reerred TO; his brother, Ed
ward C.Iucker,of NO. West IhIrU-seVentn street,
collected the rents; ne denied the statement Of
Mr.: Gllsey TO the effect that he, wilnam Tucker,
had said that ne would rent houses 10 whatever
parties paid the most; re denied having reated
houses TO sarah Myer, the notorious prostitute, or
aARDSER's AFFIDAVIT COMPOSER.
William Deamater, clerk az Police head-
6y the girl Teresa Clifton charging Captain walsG
with having -seduced her. Tue copy or the
The committee. de said he drew the
original in presence Of Captain Mount
sen, Teresa Clifton and Detective McDougal;
he AID not ask her whether sne understood tRe
Language used In the amdavlt, and winch was not
hers, but his; he did not know where the original
was; he identlneG tns arldavit as the one drawn
George Hopcron, clerk in the Police superin-
tendenps ONCE who administered the oath to
Teresa Clifton, also identined the aridavlt.
PRESIDENT MArsELL'S TESTIMONY.
President George W. Matsell gave his testimony
with imperturDaole good nature. He did not
know where the original af1daylt OF Teresa Chiffon
was; the last time lie saw 1t was IN the little back
room OF tie superintendent Office, when sue
swore 10 IL on the day amer her arrest; President
Gardner hsd charge oil Rer not ne; be did not
papers, for ne didn't read the papers much -
he wouldn't tell whether anything was done by
the police authorities 10 investigate tie affair as
he was no me moor OF The Police Board, "and had
no presence taere;' he would not naye Led inc
II ne nad read tue newspaper extrGct; re dd not
send Tor Captain Waisa. AS II would nave Deen "a
Captain walsh when President Gardner nad So
prene charge OF tne case.
sUBsERyIESCY TO GARDNER.
He did not converse with any OF the Commis-
admitted that it was the Police superintendsnt,s
1aty 70 watcn the conduct Oh the cpptalns. 51t In
this case lie would not Interfere, GaTdner mad
S on Of " sucn D Rs.H Would woe pup Ssv.
q bad effect upon the morale Vi the police force;
ne would not say whether II the DUTY o. the
Police commissioners 70 CONTRACTED 10, but Thought
Captain Walsh should nave contrddleteq It.; II
would nave coutraclcted % Canghterl ; but ''sOme
OF these men" were in ther graves ana gone 10
their last account" and 1t WAS not Tor him to
throw censure upon them (sensatlOn) there
was no other charge against captain Walsh, and
he nad not preferred any because the Commls-
sioners mad not ordered him 10 90 so; he did not
know whether any rule requiring MIN TO
walt for such an order vas on the
asked for trials he heard that Com
missioner Gardner and Captain Williams were
the child away from the woman; he didn't hear
whether Captain Mount was concerned IN the
present at the drawing OF the AFFIDAVIT except
mat me mad the interest OF any good man in the
the counsel Of the committee, Mr.. Townsend.
read letter from Commissioned Davenport say
tne either in the County Clerks ONCE or IN Mr.
Gardner's possession.
Captain Walsh testlied that he nad been six
teen years on the police force and seven years a
captain; he never saw the original OF the SfdavIt
he vent TO Mr. Gardner denying the charge, ana
demanding trial; ne also demanded that a phys.
President Gardner should appoint one physician
and ne the other; GARNER replied, in language TOO
foul 70 be printed that ne did not care now often
he mad outraged This or any other girl; previous
10 that no serious charge nad been made against
refusing to hold man charged with cruelty 10
ANIMALS, ~nlch was dismissed; two days previous
70 me drawing Of that andavis he was transferred
MArsELL As A sA1LoE
While in charge OF that ne was frequently taken
on the boat Tor a day or tHO as SnperIu iendent
Walhng told nm President Matsell naa strong
an animus against him that ne would not sail in
the boat wnle he, the witness. was tRere; he aid
not know that a captain could De taken of ms
post WNhOut eApftsb lthOiutlUu VI tue BthfU ana
had never known an instance OF this KIND 20 occur;
ne never asked the Commissioners iOrmally or
tr1al on this charge, as Mr.. Gardner seemed to be
she leading spIrit there; ne knew mat some OF the
present commissioners we're preiunced against
him on account OF hat charge. he was asked way
he thought that Mr.. Gardner controlled TIVE Depart
ment and ne said that the latter fOd MIA ne
would transfer him, ana did II the same after
noon tnat was pretty good evidence OIL control,
he thought; he admitted having bought bonnet
Tor the girl
THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
Dr.. Edward Bradley testhed mat ne MADE an
axamnatiOn q lew days ago o TereAss Clifton, at
the suggestion Of Judge Brady am me desire 0;
Captain Walsh, and that the girl bore every lndi-
caflon OF being entirely pure and never having
been tempered win: Dr. X. N. Wood Went Win
him 10 the examination, aud conceded with nam
N tails opinion tne girl said that sac was com