The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14
POLICE TRIALS.

HOW EIGHTY-FIvE MEMBERS OF THE FINEST
FORCE IN THE WORLD DO THEIR DUTY.
Eghty-nve policemen were tried yesterday
afternoon before President Matsell and Commits
sioner Voorhls for violations OF the rules OF the
department. President Matsell held Court In the
school room at the Central Office IN which oIiicers
are trained, and Commissioner Voorhs In the
regular court room. Mr.. Voorhis' tribunal was
opened some time before Mr.. Matse was able
to go to his assistance, and all the cases
were crowded on him. Looking into the
room before a division OF the delinquents
took place one would be led to suppose that the
fat lounging captains nlling mp all the chairs in
the vicinity OF the court bench were in reality the
examiners. They had nothing to DO or OF course
they would not be there.
Trial days at Police Headquarters are regarded
by q large number OF officers, captains, sergeants
roundsmen ana patromen as special holic avs
The captain goes to the trial. shows himself
are being fined and admiring his serenity
and composure, and then at the close
TO his station house contented and happy, won
derlng why the SKY should be heavy or cloudy
while there IS so much sunshine and delight III the
hearts Of men. He iorsets tnat az men are not
police captains just as ne lorgets the respect que
to the highest tribunal IN the department or tnat
President Matsell has said he belongs to the finest
police lorce In the world. The good nature and
preOccupation OF the court above saved the galaxy
OF gentlemen VINO took possession Oh the Court
room Yesterday from rebuke. such punishment
was richly deserved and Is almost every day pO-
Tne first cause brought before the attention Of
Commissioner Voorhs was that OF Omcer Jesse I.
ra Hs ~as aed wse To- e ca
qulry Paul said, Ia voice sphtlhg VIII emouon'
81 was, sir; was"
"You was whatSn
ION, sir; on.n
.OT what or colors" asked the Court.
street ana Thought smelt something-in Gel
lar, sir; yes, sir IN cellar-I thought 1t was rat
sir, yes Sir. Thought
SMELT A RAT.
Yes, sir o dead rat, SIR. 1t was bad smell, sir
yes, sir, dlsagreeaDle. Like fish, SIT; yes, sir.
Something ike FISH, sir. thought ST. II was
$50 DO think, now" broke in the Court.
sir. it was in the cellar. Yes, sir, the coal cellar,
sir. and went down there, sir. to see what II was
all about, SIT. While was IN the cellar SIR look
.srhat smet so fishy ~ urged the Court.
eyes, sir. Some one locked the door, sir, and
couldn't get out All the noise could make, Sir,
with my stick and by roaring, choking. SIR, as !!
was, sir, with the 1shy smell OF that dead rat
smeit sir, didn't bring any one TO me- SIT, ana IL
was obliged to sit down on a very large rock OF
coal, sir, and wait until somebody came, sir, To
relieve me. Yes, sir.n
''No, sir; out when came out, sir, found the
Inspector on the corner-Inspector McDermott,
land now you find that you're fined I'VE days"
Herman InIerman, OF the Tenth precinct, got
into trouble through broken waterpipe IL was
q
IRON her sleep, and they Dotn went into the cellar
to arrest the mood. Mrs. Wittisch the landlady,
SAID I'D vas vet vawder poipe-a very vet
von-unt dey poat god soakin vet; unit she asked
der officer TO daKe O vet to warm him ven dey
got drough He wouldn't dake nodlnk, unit so he
went away
According to his own statement Interman took
a par OF dry stockings from the barkeeper OF
dlstilery in Delaney street. lie put the stock
lngs on in the 'vevet room Of the distillery, and
when he issued he discovered the Sergeant VINO
had been waiting for him on the sidewalk. The
baIkeeper OF the distlllery was Witness on the
ofncer's side.
'.What are you ~ said the Court.
''i'm dot tishdiiieree."
''Ohl indeed. Did the ot1cer take anything be.
side the stockings when he was Ia tnerey
Ihe distlllery looked at the officer and then at
the Sergeant and then at the Court. and then at
the Bible on ThompsoD's table, and tnen looked
no and said
"faw dots 800"
''rhat Will do,n said the Court, and MIR. Inter
man went down for five days.
Frank Hughes made excuse for not answering
roll-call on the 6th inst. that while on his way to
the station house he received news OF his nephew
Illness.
'sWhat age is he ~ asked the Court.
'Cramps III the st mach" answered Hughes.
"Fve days. said the Court, and down they
went against the unlucky uncle OF the sick
nephew.
Charles Toots remained twenty minutes on one
block in Chatham street. That rest from labor
cost him three days pay, but he moved from the
presence OF the Court with the remark
ATS OF no consequence