New-York tribune., 1875-10-09

cosr oF COMFORT IN THE ToMBS-ARREsT OF GRIM
ISAIs ON sUsPICION-THE QUINCY BfNh ROB-
Berry.
The Assembly Committee on Crime resumed
its sessions at IL yesterday After some minor tes
tmony Sergeant W. V Tam testified iii reference 10 inc
management and condition OF the House OF Detehuo' o
which he has charge Dr. jacob, who had been confined
t,r 10 weeks in the Tombs. and then discharged
without trial, described his experience in procur-
ing cell. He put, at his request, by
Keeper Duffy, into the best cell ON the
second tier was ntnaed to him that he should pay
for this privilege Keeper Duffy told the witness tha
his cell was worth S25 The witness did not succeed in
raising the money and afterward he believed for no
reason except that he could not pay the 25 he was p
into the condemned CELL He sent letters to Commissioner
Stern and Warden Quinn, but received no answers ana
was afterward informed that the letters ad Den torn
up in the prison Finally he succeeded in communicating
with Mr. Stern and obtained better treatment. The WIT
ness had also been confined in Ludlow street jail ana
he stated that he had been released upon paying $1,000
10 an unknown person Rebecca Jacob the daughter Of
this former witness gave testimony cOrrobOratnS her
fathers statements.
Dooctye MacDougal Of the Police Central Office tes
tfed in reference 10 the arrest Of thieves on susco
This was a custom, not rule Of the office He did moi
wish 20 answer the question whether or not he eonsid
cred wise to give this power TO his brother officers
he had arrested, in that manner, two shoplifters
named Ann Williams and "Tny" Miller; he
had taken them TO Headquarters 10 be searched ;
nothing was found them; he had been
warned on that occasion to look ont fo his prisoners be-
cause some trying to tamUcr with them Nlan
lnther who has charge Of prisoners ~ fOhce 1irdd
quarters testified the same point lie saw Oihcer
heidelberg 20 Tilly' Miller In tue Detective once
and take her of the witnesses sight Officer Naiins
told him that the prisoner wanted to get rid Oi some
stolen articles in her possession. Officer Capr corrcb
GRATED previous witness in reference to what oct
Wallng had said. The witness was then a7Rtu
about his knowledge OF the robbery OF the
First National Bank at Quincy, Ill. on Feb IL
famed from exOicer NartinO that some of the persons
who committed the robbery thieves well known 10
the witness and living in this city. He at once com
mupicated the fact 10 superintendent Matsell. who
for an officer to from Illinois with warrant uf ar
rest About week afterward Capt. Irving asked ihe
vituess why he had not communicated his EnOWirdSe
about the robbery TO him. The reason was thal C3lt
Irving was away al the time and further that the Wit
ness did want Capt Irving 10 know about the case
He saw, however, that superintendent Matseli had
not kept faith with him. capt Irving aud the snpeil
teudcnt informed him that Officer MctirGw of Quincy
had alre adv in SewloTk day, having come to
arrest the robbers. The witness was not allowed
TO work up the case, although he had first DIS
he suspected they had fed McGraw afterward told the
witness that he believed that the officers here had tired
TO Inisead him The witness had heard that $4,000 OF
The stolen money had found its way INTO the Detective
in reference to his knowledge OF the Bank Of England
forgery case which Will be q subject OF future inNcstga
top by the Committee. COrODoTatiVe testimony was
given by exOlcer MarnOt IN reference TO the quincy
bank robbery.
Several other witnesses examined matters OF
minor Importance The report of the Property Cick was
read giving the number of gambling houses broken
ND from 1872 70 Sept 1870, ~ ana - as the
number of houses which the gambling property seized
had been returned in the same period The Committee
adjourned until Tuesday at IL a. III.