The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-11
OVERLAPPING THE POLICE.
oyE OFFICER WITH SOME DOUBTS
AROIT ms hARRI1GE.

,o.rc. lie found IN the prisoners possession
sycral stolen bonds. Lambert was sent to the
Tor.hs The Captain had not been summoned
before the GRAND Jury to testify against Lam
bert tie did not know whether Lambert had
been TAI d or even Indicted. Lambert had pre-
vously teen arrested. On the 81 Of July, 1874,
The aItuin and Detective sampson arrested Ell
ward kendrick for receiving stolen bonds. lie
know that kcndtick was indicted, hut he
thought that he had not been tried. While the
witness was captain Of the detectives, 1t was
customary to send detectives 10 the race courses
In Saratoga. Long Branch, and other places nnd
~ the State fairs In ls14 he sent Detective
Hoid,lhcrr and two Others TO Long Branch ana
Detectives RadfOrd and DuscnburV 10 sara
toga. Heidelberg and hts compahl"ns "''v
ordered to report to John Cham ocrl" n'u
Dusonbury and Radford TO the Hon. J"hh MOT
rissey lie had heard that these dcte yves cN-
penscs were pad hy the prolrietors Oh the race
courses The Captain did not know why the
District Attorney employed Bines fnkerton's
detectives. lie knew that they were employed
h, that o. liicor. aud had heard that about $500
W.. raised among the bankers and merchants to
nv fnr those detectives services. lie and his
officers were always ready t. aid the District
Attorney. They could have captured Roberts
and GIp -ou. the furrcr-. ct any time. Hut the
nl-tuct Attorney ola not say that he wished to
IL Detective Thomas Simpson aided in tho
am Lambert aud - kenjricls. lie had not
been summon, To the rial Of clther of those
neu. GA fhc 'uth uf igust 1873, hc arr ted
Icon rel iirown. and igund IN his possession
teJtO VA forged New York and Erie Railway
Iund.. Iiown ". commit" Il without b II and
indicted lie never heard that he had been
trcd. ~. William C.. stewart a clerk Of tue
ute of that court that kendiick WAS indicted
on jan -. s,3, Tor grand Larceny md Tor rcc,iV-
ing stolen goods that on oct -. 1874. ne was
called f,r trial; that his recogu1an e. was for
hlt,d. aud that judgment was ordered TO he
entered AGAINST kcndrick ana hi- surcties. John
H"uphtaliu ana lgnatius Flynn. MI. stewart
also sh wed from the minutes that Lambert
Indicted on June -, 1873. and that on the
sih oi March, 1874, lie was discharged on his
own ycftal recogni1ance. From list produced
by Warden Quin. showing the dispusal of uris,
ou,t- who we're IN the Iomhs. NJ. Iownsend
read that on the aOth of March. 1884, Lambert
wis tried aud acquitted, and also that on the
same day he was DISCHARGED by rrocamaiion.
lite next witness wis Police Captain Gunner.
Having examined certain records nt the street
Cleaning bureau and OF the Police Department.
tht,autain -aid that Aimon " Gould was made
ranrnan In the Street leaning bureau on Jan.
Ia is.b rrmnyed on NAV \ 1875. aud appointed a
pair Imam ON the 10Th OF Nav. 1875, and that
Jame- Wultrrs was made gangman on j IN. IL,
b,j. removed ON Apr 8. lsi5 and appointed
patr Imam on April Is, 1870.
Georre l.. COT, clerk 10 the Treasurer Of the
Police DEPARTMENT, testified that Gould had
tSn8l since ne had been patrolman: and that
Walter, received SOS while In the street. clean
ing Department, aud $iS' ~ -incc be had been
Dnll >errean, william II. simmons. testified
that Wal efs reported AZ inc school 81 lnsttuc,
ton on the 18th Of April, 1870 and was ordered
u duty on the 2lst OF May, $50 and that Gould
entered the school on May 10, 1915, aud was put
Oh post on June IL, 1876.
Oniccr james Walters ofthe Harlem police was
the next witness. He and Onicer Gould came to
kcN York from Owego early in January last.
They each br ught a letter Of recomu .ndntiOn
nom Cougre-sman Plat To Police Commissioner
nisbcckcr. They asked MIR. DsbecAer to give
them work to do. lie advised them To- stay IN
New Y,rh for ninety days. and thar bv that time
he could INT them on the police force. About n
week aft a Walters told Mr.. Dl~Dpgkpr that
he WINS IN straightened cfcum stances ana must
argnlman In the street Gle ming Bureau, and
nronised To- make nim nolceu ah us soon ~
thee was vacancy. lie Old not know Why lie
wa. mt 10 New York to b. put ON the police
force. lie asked Congressman Plat TO ce' him
fouct ing TO do, aud that gentleman sent HIM
wiki ST.. ni-hecEcr clerks Instructions. ho gov a
form 4 auilicatinn, had II hIed OUT aud then
~ Townsend showed uy the application That
the gentlemen who signed IL and certified thar
III trly for 1--WE wears. and that he Mas IA
every way alihcd to Doe q policeman. were e,
; nm 20 lljWe.t Twelfth street; licniamin De
rr'st. az East Eishty-f'urtn teet W 'l'lam H.
lrucn -r of room 10, CITY iia'l, Charl rtro-
bins. Of brouNlvn. AMI T.. ! iirt' Pot oIhce
u. T. rrc-t before ne came 20 New York. Tue
ufher -i,nors, however. were old a,q .intances.
hr. Townsend u-k where ne had known mem,
and waters admitted th.t they rl g me from
Owes, and were oniceholders IN fhis city.
When you we're cNIniurd flr admission g.
the rolicr force. said Mr.. townsend. ''tou al
under oath IA t you were not marned. Is that
"w.u. there ia some doubt about that" r.
"Whai DOUBT is there about ~" asked Mr.
"Itrre ycars ngr," answered the witness.
"Mv wife and went 10 Hue'inton 10 get mar
ri"d. ! could not llud a clcrgym u Who " '- 40
leisure. length found man from en- ago
VINO said m he Wa minister Of ihr G"-..'l
not minister. lie ratc me- no ccftiac .te. since
trn have believed that am NOT main'd
"'Iavcn't y,u. ever since that ceremony " -
performed, lived with the woman whoa you
sn.'-ed g. he YOUR wiief
DOM You live win her nowf"
We. slr 1--we win Ler now in E'st Eighty.
lnep why lid YOU swear that you were not a
R.,ause don't think that am married
ID, YOU wish the commtte, 10 understand
p vDu, polio man. are living win w w
it MOT YOUR Wiicf' iuq ir'd Mr.. iowf-oi T.
"uh. geo. fif, mt ih t. answered the witness
" - lr't 5000 @uow ih.t ihe Wnm vi whom
y u lrr tying Is either your wife or a woman -
"N ,-'r, ! DO not. when man lives with a
SO ..u he g. not leg lly ln rriod, I don't thIuk
% hr onld be iold that the woman Is his
II y'1 n.lieycd that You we're not married.
why vert You gone 10 clergyman ana got
uaffrdt' asked Mr.. own~end.
Lave thought Of doing that answered
"You md better 20 and do it," said Mr. Town
Nr, q wnsend then asked the witness why he
hnl 'aid under oaih iha he Inc family. ~.
thd IA lws = single man, aud how could
'ay ~ + had famil 2"
Walter then te.tined that just before he was
app intcd pnfrolmau ne heard tha' q ipt. Rob
b'n W rs ma irin- about his cnnr lcter lie met
the CAPTAIN In am eating saloon soon af'tr he
e1me to New YORK lie never tod The CAPTAIN
That he expected TO he a policeman. He had
n'ver told anybody that he was to be Put on the