The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-04
T HE POLICE.
Chief Clerk Hawley in His
Own Defence.
THE RECORD OF THE CoNKLINS.

presented a statement in TO tho allegations
made against him before the Assembly Committee on
Crime which was referred the counsel to Board
with instructions report upon the The follow
ing is a synopsis OF the statement
To THE BOARD or POLICE
In pursuance OF my communication TO you on August
g. concerning certain injurious allegations against me
published part OF the testimony before the Commit
ice Of the Assembly beg leave 10 submit the follow
ing statement
The charges presented TO the committee by J. o.
Bronson are made information. The testimony of
the witnesses Horatio &. Conkin and Sidney Conkhn
20 be the knowledge of the persons testify
ing and would have weight as evidence provided The
characters Of the witnesses such TO make their
testimony worthy Of credit But their characters for
truth and veracty and in respect to their dealings and
transactions, bad 10 render their tesii-
mony totally unworthy OF belief | will show before
| close This communication So far as these
charges relate TO me, and 10 the extent that
they impute any improper acts they are I'M
founded and false No animals owned by me were ever
to my knowledge fed at the expense OF the Ponce Depart
ncnt No policeman ever with my knowlcdgcl worked
for me except in a few instances, on their days "oft
duty" when they had perfect right to work Tor any
person for pay, without. at their option have
thought fayorabv of policemen who employed their
days soT duty in earning something by their industry,
Instead OF spending their leisure time ana tner money
Nv Transactions with Horatio G. Conklin were as fol-
lows:-He employed himself Ton his days on duty as
/ supposed in making ''rusic work. which he kept
for sale his house, Kingsbrdge road During the
erst year my residence on l55th street he sent and
placed in nv grounds rustic char and two tubs
srcd with bark placing them upon the stumps Of two
frees He sent them without order OF myself or any
member OF my family offered him payment for hese
IrticIes and he refused accept payment. |
then informed my family that they must
not receive any more articles from Mr.. Conk-
lin unless he would accept pay for them
[ do not remember that Conkn worked for me a
carpenter and feel sure that If he had wEked Tor
! could find the work he did.
H.
states follows-'I know there was load oflumber-
] can't tell what day Of the month, but believe II
in 1867 or 1sss-a Of lumber weather boards)
went to make feed boxes or line coal bin, don't
know which, for $ Hawry, at 152d street. and he
had my father to do the work. took II from the sta
ton house, load of lumber that came 10 the station
house build the addition TO the stable before the new
stable was built O. Who ordered you TO take tho
timber to Mr. Hawley's house A. Captain Wilson;
ordered to help hoist in eight bales OF hay the city
was having me for this work | was doing for him.
This whole statement is fabrication, not mistake
or want of recollection. II is wilfuy false, as the fol-
loving facts will show The addition TO the Old police
stable referred 10 by Sidney Conklin was built prior 10
the 1865. IL appears by the police records that
Sidney Conkin appointed policeman August rs,
1868 He policeman in the Thirty second pse-
cinct (which is the precinct in which vc only from
June "a 1869, until July 20 1870. which Is about
thirteen months and was a policeman altogether two
and quarter years, instead OF about four years.
as he in his testimony He thinks this work haul
ing lumber to Hawley's house, was done in 1867 or
1865. which is or two years before he was APP
pointed policeman and three or four years after. as
the proofs show the addition TO the police stable was
built Therefore his statement that he hauled
lumber from station house at the time the addition
to police stable built lin 1861 and that he was,
when he did so, policeman is absolutely false and
it not wilfuly false. lnasmuch as his statement
about hauling lumber to my house while he was po
ceman disproved by the record his statement that
his father used it for me- on my premises falls to the
ground. The truth is feed boxes were built for
me- coal bins were lined for me by Horato 6. Conk-
lin nor was such work done at all by anybody
Concerning the testimony of Policeman Gray. in rea
ton TO the painting of my house, desire TO say
employed Gray to do painting on my house on his days
he. LIKE ALL OTHER rArRoLMEx
had right work for any other person for without
nav / purchased the Brothers.
Bowery. Gray did the work. had motives for doing
the painting bv this method In the first place was
cure Of good materials; the second, was sure Of good
work third, thought was doing kind thing TO an
INDUSTRIOUS honest policeman, who had large young
understanding that he only on his
days OF duty" | never knew, nor did ever hear,
that he worked police time until he made the state
mont before the Legislative Committee.
In what said concerning the delivery OF feed at
A GRAIN OF TRUTH:
but in the actual circumstances there was nothing dis
credtable to myself The terms Of the testimony on
the subject prove but part Of the facts of the case
and is usual in such instances partial representa-
ton OF facts is misrepresentation To much smaller
rxtent than would be inferred from this testimony
forage was delivered stable by the agency of the
police wagon. So much is true and II is also true that
for all that was so delivered at my stable furnished
the money in advance to Captain Wilson to purchase IT,
paid him the amounts OF his purchase in each case
goon thereafter.
In reference to the statement OF 7. o. Bronson that
hay was cut By Captain Wilson and divided between
Mr. Brennan, Captain Wilson and myself, the accusa-
]
possession Of Captain Wilson in which the Police De
parment had interest The Police Department
never had any meadow lands in that ncighborhood-
have no knowledge recollection of such hay being
delivered at my stable. The Commissioners will re.
aN the circumstances which engendered in the minds
Df the Conkln family
A FEELIxG OF ANrmosrrY TOWARD NE.
| required to appear in the court held by tho
Board in case where the Conklin family had made a
charge Of intoxcaton against policeman by the name
Of Lober TO perform the duty of examining the Wit
in the There were charges also against
Horatio g. Conkln and George Conkn growing out Of
The transactions, which were the foundation Of
The charges against Lober The entire family of Conk
ms i've in number appeared witnesses against
Lobcr was required in the performance OF duty TO
crossexamine the Conkns and to examine witnesses
whose testimony opposed the case made by The Conk
Inns The whole testimony IN the case satisfied the
Commissioners that the testimony OF the Conklns was
lalse and that Lober sober. II moreover cstab-
lshcd plainly that the two COnklns who we're
policemen. had interfercd with officer Lobcr the dis
charge of his duty and rescued from him the prisoner
Sidney Conklin whom he had arrested This action on
the part of the two Conkns (Horato and GeorgeD was
by statute 'misdemeanor" The Board was therefore
compelled to pronounce judgment Of dismissal from
vindictveness they attributed TO my agency the dsss
ter of their dismissal They gave public expressions Of
their luminosity toward me and made threats OF re-
venge.
SID coNKLIS's RECORD
The record OF the acts and characters Of these two
witnesses is proper subject for consideration, mas
much as 1t IS apparent that their testimony j. given
in vindctlve spirit. Sidney Conklin appointed
policeman 1865 He served until October, 1870 when
be found asleep on his post The charge
proved his trial, and he resigned TO avoid iudg
nlent of dismissal having been member OF the police
loree but two years and three months The records
your department show that be arraisncd before
on different charges for non payment Of his
debts subsequently his leaving the police force he
was appointed by Nr Bergh officer Of the Society Tor
the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals. He was ds-
missed from that position by Mr.. Bcrgh for cause, IN
August 1872 sufficient cause for this dismissal Is
stated in the papers of the day rs being for
''LEvYfSG BLACK MAIL"
and altering the permits Of the Board Of Health The
records OF the prison show that he was committed ON
The 24h OF Anguish, 1872 subsequently 10 his dis
missal by Mr. Bcrgh he obtained admission TO member
ship IN the Fire Department He tried October II,
1874 before the Fire Commissioners charges aud on
that trial hc convicted aud dismissed The follow
Ing appears the records OF the Fire Department as a
portion Of the testimony adduccd against him
"Richard Baxter, sworn, says, sidney III. COnklin
to me IN March last represented himself ~ rank
Ryan, aud got $50; submitted contract signed as Frank
Ryan; took his number for identification; he failed
TO call on Inc and went TO the company and they told
me no such man was IN that company; asceriained
from Headquarters that the number represented Sid
ney II COnkln; he said all right have caught me