New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-21
CRIME IN POLICE PRECINCTS.
TESTIMONY OF CAPTAINS.


Or sIaipLY HELD TO BAIL b. POLICE JUSTICES
The Special Committee OF The Assembly
appointed 10 Investigate crime in this city continued
their al the City Hal yesterday at Ia. LII The mem
bers of Committee all present. aad Alderman
Morris also IN attendance. AT tis opening oi
the session Ar Townsend, counsel TO the Committee
spoke briefly the members concerning tne
arrest Of Mrs. Small, who appeared as witness
at one of the early sessions Of the Commit
tee The witnesses of the day superintendent
waing Capts Henry Burden, Thomas Brine Charles
wrCafrey, Thomas Cherry, Thaddeus c. Davis ana Ira
s. Garland. Capt Byrnes examination occupied all the
morning session, aud tho testimony was gwen very
clearly ami promptly. The Committee afDoHhen an
hour earlier than usual because of the Illness Of Dir
Townsend
Mr. Townsend at tha,request OF member OF tbs Com
mittee made following statement at the beginning OF
the session: In the OF Annie Snla the Committee
win remember that she Was "a witness called not a.
against any particular person, but IN order that she
night give evidence egard 10 the breaking INTO
her house and the abduction Of her child The COM
mi;tte viii remember that vixen certain ques-
tons were put she appealed 10 the Committee
for protection stating thai she nd bocn tod thai II she
came before the Committee she cJuld not stay i'll New
York. Application made by Can't AcCuIiash 10
Justice smith or q for tie arrest OF Mrs. Small
which application denied And application was
then made Justice Easmre the unsupported aiia-
Wit of capt McCIagL"
NJ II 80 hcle interrupted Mr.. Townsend and Objected
to his lar % the words Unsupported affidavit" saying
thai h. Cir Townsend did not know thai from personal
knowledge
Mr.. Townsend said that il within Lis knowledge
Tie then stated that the put in the hands OF
IN officer belonging ~ the Court, who arrested Mrs
Small early in the morning. She wac taken - Capt.
Mccullaghs precinct, detained short time and then
taken 10 capt Mounts precinct IN Fifty -ninfhst she
Wa not brought over with the other prisoners in the
f1t.
animation was fixed for the following day, 1t was pro
cecod with closed and Mrs Small committed in default
Of - 900 bail This H. merely stated" sad ilf Town
send as it seems of sufficient Importance TO b. made
part of the record OF this Committee"
President Mase was then called for hut superntend-
ent Wallng in his stead produced certain papers for
which President MatseH had been suhpenaed. Thee
papers tie roporia of the police captains IN regard
TO paneBoIscs, banco games, and gambling houses,
which up the llst Of Jhy, 1s7i existed IL their pre-
cinc;s.
Capt Henry Burden recalled and questioned in re-
card the Nathan murder, which occur ed IN bis pre-
cinci He said that occurred about H. spring Of 70.
Tie house in which the murder committed under
TIE charge both o. his men and OF men from Head
quarters He al noe remember Who OF his own men
were there Tho 'lo Headquarters had charge ~ tie
working Up Of the testimony, Superintendent Jordan
having control Of them. The witness did not know
whether any evidence had been Withheld from the
/ Coroner.
TESTIMONY OF CAPT. BYRNE
Can't Thomas Ryriie Of tAe Tw Mt, II .th Precinct was
the next witness He said that lie had bceu the force
since SOB and had been capia lOr the last six years
He had served Captain ia tho fvoniytLi.d, twenty
hrst Fifteenth ana Twentydfth Precincts There wee
no pane houses in hi precinct lie never knew Of my
gam bling houses in the Twcnty-iIst or Twenty third
Precincts he had no recollection u reporting any; hs
repor had been made according to rle. A. 10 policy
shops, he sad that there may ha,. been some in
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there were none in the qwenty-ihird Precinct.
lie had ne.or closed any IN either pre- n'l
He hal no saloons in his precinct; there nb
.'G "e ~, ,i dee. t1r. we're few plnnlhoases
in the Fifteenth Precinct A. showing mo ihcuit OF
g,tiur complaints against ire houses ma nt hhihG ou'
,ir situations, Capt Byrnc gave the following nllr'i-
~ man came 20 the staion-horse in 1872 who said
THAI he hld been robbed ~ ho1-c Tnr;ecath-t. We
tried to get - back and SHOW s te house. hui e
would not do that lie came BACK again tue next afte-
noon AID III with US a'-u showed ' .iio n'''so W
there; and woman had c1iae t"e'e ana ni nc.
the iidy as,cd our business, and We jold
her She -al tie lady all rend han Wno bad hired Tie
AM found holes hCroI "a the doors wlch -eAr3'i ,-e
IRON. ana Jl.I p t ie '''' , ~. r rev -i would
: give u notice. bIl III ~ Yer came hack." -
/ Oapt. Bsrae gave another e..se OF crs9n5 VINO had
hired furnished rooms, robbed man, and theu lisp
lnaecd 81 dit nJt remember any place Kept ~ J9hl
5i.-iAy; bc did not Remember that any man Aad l"s1
s1DoOO in bones in tHIt house; ne al not rahemnct
thai lie ever took sue. II ca-e before julie Ca i4e
Ecycntl--t. when ran Few days En,li man lost
some money, W-en u "ila " paiieyi- - ma
saalt upon Hainci Cummings short Tile LII r ne
w. ff.,n.i,rreli 10 lie FlitrcntI PREVENT When asked
tncIc ANY assault which hc remembered, Ne s.d
there was. 'Whit b.c..nIe 0I Il g as.ed MI.
! townsend, to which the witac.i Iephcl, well tho
/ woman shot herself" Ia answer Ia the quesii0li'
Row lha; was determined" Capt Byrne salt, " she
sa. After shooting hes rle came rum TX '."'
u the saiIonholsc. said bad nid tr"uDe |lii
a 1T NJ. FOnr-s; that sle hal sn;s.chel is'Jl
Sine was tncn sent 10 tic hospital and when
we size was di>chai,c made rctITn 10 tnc supf-
iuendent immediately aiof he oeelfitnee. tng VIZ
ness said tnat there aas etori made by sierin enrit
kew no reason why TIE Iact Of ihc woman sIoothg he
SELF should be suI.eso' u, DIt mai tentieliui; d re-
specable ned There were three gen lrhich
gong ny tins hose, and meaning peisohs IiaireHs ~
D,s.-e hn. nd ieehng hls pistol III As pocKe SnIc.i,i
It, aud running up stairs SHOT herself Ihis man dli
h h,d n''D wiz '' AMI ''' fnily and did not
want 70 be drawn inio the matter. For Teason
an attempt suppre-r the dc Ais Inc VII
ncss tloucht whole written upon the D!oter
A. ncarly a. NJ could tel tbs happened in 1s72
Tncge gainDiin 81 lnscs, Tue witness sail III az
district lie then gave list Oi tcl AMI gave cder OF
arts The arrested persons we're sometimes dis
charged and he lad good idon,c tny were
admitted Oa, ana that the ist eiid OF tie cas
IL lad ialul cd for ti papers At the D--ct Atorney
Byrue taen gave the following list OF arrests he lad
samuel watson, at GYo Bse"ay, admitted u 800 bail
~ osert Haisan admit to 500 bail by Justice Talwh.
Gcorrc Nood, II No d9 Broli@ aiitsed To 90 bl 10
Peter H. Young 20 ISL Broadway, 90 bail 70 stand
t1al
Cox. ,
54m.- Henderson, No. Broadway discharged by JUS
I tee
jus Cox.
Dtn, at No 80 East twelfth st hei 10 . W oa
be- justice
Joan ornick 30. SIS Iroafway, pleaded guilty to
krepiI., "a inei $50 "A Tie court %
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barney Aatu Nu Clinton place, held IN =, 90 bail by
! Justice Sherwood tbs isoa Feb. Z, 1871