The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18
POLICE TRIALS.

Eighty policemen were examined yesterday
afternoon before Commissioner Disbecker Tor
violation OF the rules OF the department.. The
case OF Captain Killalea was the first on the day's
calendar, but It was postponed by the Commas
soners for the purpose OF securing the attendance
OF important Witnesses. Offcer HoslOrd, of the
Sanitary squad, tried Tor not arresriug man
when 1t had become his duty to do so. Inn
med,ately alter the shooting OF Mr.. Churchill by
his son. one night last week, Ofncer Hosiord was
acquainted with the occurrence. lie went to
the residence OF Mr.. Churchill, saw that
the crime HAD been committed, allowed
the man VINO had fred at am shot his father to
leave the house and summon doctor, and then
called in another policeman to take charge OF the
prisoner. Hosiord went to the station house with
the second ot Ger. but he had literally turned the
case over TO hin. The real gisr OF the case seemed
to be that HOsfO d, as sanitary policeman, did
not want to be bothered with criminal business,
and 80 he got ont OF 1t the best way he could. HIS
explanation OF the time ost waen he arrived at
the sanitary pi eclnct not suitiDg the sergeant IN
charge tie Complaint was made against him.
Board.
Patroman John Hogan, OF the ThIrty-third pre-
cinci, vas cluKht slit ny IN u lager beer saloon by
aroundsman. ana was also clarged with not
going 10 u fire VITA the remainder Of MS platoon.
HIS case Was likewise referred 10 the Judgment OF
the Board. Sergeant Slater, o the Seventh pre-.
cinct, mace another effort yesterday 70 fight NM
cell out OF MS trouble He made complaint
against ROM tsm.n Watts Ior beng sIXty min.
utes I'D an Office wnen he shonld have been on
duty. During he IrIai OF a Policeman on weanes-
day last, in which Slater was cOmpanant 1t was
stated by The 0licer 10 commissioner worms that
the charge Was made because lie tine ollcet) mad
seen tue scro cant a,ee IN ne staiOn house when
he ought to have ueen oui watching the men.
The Ollie stated. IN adui,On. TO tue Court, at
that time thas Koun ismau Watts had also seen
the sergeant asleep, ana tnat he tWattsl Intenred
making complaint 10 tnat enect belUre the
Court report OF the matter appeared IN the
IN ~ my
ngnt Sergeant Slater says, he trapped the
rOundsman VINO Was TO make the Sleeping CON-
plant against nlm. Watts produced several wit
nesscs 10 SOW mat he was travelling through the
precnct, attending TO ms du'ies Ou the testimony
CT the sergeant was unsupp 'rted. Waits sand he
intended pre'e.ring tie charge against the SER
geant. out the captain lnterered and the matter
had dropped lie in Ienued now, Lncuqh, to nave
the whcie matter prubed 70 the BOTTOM, and he
asked the Court Tor an excursion OF time to pro-
' Rounasman Bropny cvmpainea tnat Sergeant
Slater was standing In the street TALKING TO
patroIman and eesting on oysters and b lied
mix wnen he ought 10 have been attending to
the men under MS command.
Sergeant slater smiled bengnantly at the
r0undsman and suggested, through The ihicS valI
Of long noustachc. tnat the "kopnds' was IN
error, cit was Gomez"
swell, thea, now about the conee,n said the
Court'
"Mr. Commissioner J DON'T think 1t Is anv harm
Tor an officer 70 take hIs luncn WIN hun on post.
! wouldn't make no complaint against nan for
p0wl Oh c0f1ee,'' sdid tue sergeant.
IAN, inueedi 1nat's o nice admission for
"Ikn0w IL IS against the rues, but II I vas TO
have seen an OH cer take his lunch Ike that
wouldn't take NO notice OF It," answered the SER
Geaut
Roundsman Thomas Byrnes, OF the Sixteenth
precinct, was charaed with being Intoxicated and
Interfering WITH Onicer Ra daI OF tue Twenty
nlnth precinct. when tne latter was In the act OF
Gaining Tor a-si>tance TO arrest number oil men
VINO we're lighting ami shouting IN lager beer
saloon IN lhrty-.ourth street. good deal OF
evidence was produce by both sloes. aud the
most that cou!o nc made OF 1t was that both
oincers were vOus, eXcitable men, scarcely fit
on That account To hoid the positions they occn-
pied.
Seracants @. w. Goslin ana Joseph E. Riley were
charged ny Inspector MCDeimoLt with bavng
laileu 10 Telegraph ~ the Cent al Oicc the partlC
ulars o. Two Important cases OF homicide Tor
SEVERN noufs after they were 10 possession ol tho
Iacts. rms IL an important part OF "A eIReants
uuty ana point on wnlcn many scrgeants III the
IorSo are very Negligent about. In pector McDer-
mott docs ven ~ looking alter 1t wheu he Ia on
service ana making the sergeanfs understand
they are rot police magistrates and should rot
undertake the adjudication o. cases IN The station
houses.