New-York tribune., 1875-03-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TRIAL OF POLICE CAPTAIN KILLALEA.

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CHARGES OF UNIAwFULLY RECEIVING MoNKY-THk
| CHARACTER OF THE CHIEF WITNESS FOR The
| PROSECUTION ATTACKED.
The trial of Capt. Thomas Killalea OF the
Eleventh Precinct police was begun yesterday IN Tue
courtroom OF the Police Central ONCE. President Mat
sell occupied the chair presiding officer and C0mmls'
sioners Yo0rhis Dlsbecker ana Duryee were seated
with him The clerk read the charge, which was that
Can't Killalea had been guilty Of conduct unbecomng
an officer in having received at divers times IN lSO
1871. 1872, and 1874 large sums Of money from fitz
Kasefang and Mrs Kasefang, at place Known as the
National Gardens 10 FOrty-fourthst, IN neglect ana
violation Of the rules OF the Police Department hr
Brooke who acted with Col Fellows for the defepse,
| moved to dismiss the charges on the srounu
that tho officer had been tried ana acquitted
upon similar charges by the same persons
The motion was overruled by the Commissioners, how
ever. and the case opened.
Augustus Miller late Sergeant wish capt klaies III
the Twenty-sccOnd Precinct was THO hFst "itncsS
called. He testified that he had often given capt M
laea money which hId received from Mrs kaseiang' III
sums of $50 at a time This money had been PAID III
bank notes and checks made TO bearer signed H. hase
fang and drawn upon the West Side Bauk Miller aiso
said that he had received money from others for Capt
Kalea. and mentioned SIS paid him by Charies
Edgar Counsel hero objected to this as nav
ing no bearing upon tho charge before the
court. Commissioner Disbecker asked whctAcr
this SIS received rom Eigdr, nau iol -i'
Mrs Kasefang Miller replied that it was for Edgar him.
SELF Col Fellows said that tho defense had not received
notice from the Board OF any other charges than those
I'm reference to money received from Mr. ana Mrs.
Kasefang, and they not prepared to meet tnem'
lie moved to strike ont the testimony lu re-
gard to Edgar, and it ordered Miller tnen Sad
that the first money that he remembered 10 have re-
ceiyed from Mr. and Mrs Kasefang had been paid on
the night OF April 81. 1871 lie had lost his memoran'
dum-book and therefore obliged to fix the time Dy
memory as best he could On the night IN question
there was q ball at Ka3eflng's place. Ihe EXcISe
law called for the closng OF the bar AT inlgh's"''
Mr. Kasefang gwen to understand that uni's7
he paid $50 the law would be enforced Az nlunlRht
closed, but Mr.. Kasefang handed rTi. Oh
bank to HIM, aud tho par was reopehed; Ihete
was $50 in the roll In 81 and 81 bank notes Miller 7aa
that ne handed the money 70 Cap" haoa; y 81 Ia
f8 1872 tho witness received cheek signed ~ hase
rang, able to boarer. and this he gave 10 CaPi MI
ltlea the check was drawn upon tnG mSst o m p,ral
Miller SAID that he Afterwards saw this check IN fao
Gafneys hands and he believed tAaI he hAu osei
given to him fOr collection. On the first nlgat spoAen
Of Capt. Kmlaea came Miller and asked whether the
MeE Rsd saon % normed r Of this
and he gave him $50 Mr.. Kascflng paid the SoJ IN
were made checks Miller said that he had received
money from Mr. Klsefang six times or more, put was
certain of six. Mr hlsefa3S made no remark as "
what tue money ior, Or 70 whom 1t was 10 Dc gwen
That understood
ed that ne upon the police fourteen years anu
was sergeant thirteen years. AT the tine of tho hTs
thought that he went 10 tho Iweny5ecOnd Preclhct III
1870. Mr. Kaseiaus handed hun the nrst money Oh
Counsel tnen asked the following question Durng
the were upon the police, ana GU ASK DoGr Si
Malone to enter a stable and steal game ehckers
A. decline answer. lt does not c0ueeru tDis easC
Cnmu.loner Voyrnis said that he did think that
this question has anything to do with the case Coz.
Fellows said that IL was the character OI Tue Wltaess
tndt attacked. Ie insisted tIa he must can aten
ion IN 70 bc able To Introduce iest
money to Impcach his credIDlIty as witness Altor
some dIscussiOu, President Matso ruled thaI the Wiz
| ute, ia
sIereI personally offensive aud which had no cOnnec
wlth the charges aud tue counsel noted an eAcei
Pitrolman Gerald GJrney Of the Tgentysecoud Pro.
clnct then called no said tha1 ne hne" notnlhs VI
the case aud hdd had IN his hands cheek gwen
in .he W -,. K,nk with can't Killea but SAID thai
thi, was when Caps klllea haa gone there Tor money
10 pay of the force. On the crOsex animation GAnney
s,i: | VA, otrad certified check for 81 900 IL would
come down here aud toll al that knew about this
case; told tue person wac made Inc OHer that II ne
would give me the money would tell all that knew
rs,ed the check, ana SAID would rather nave the
money. tLlUghter.l ,
| Daniel r. zrr patroman. OF the Twenty-second Pre-
cnct ana August Urban, Excise Inspector, were oOth
swOrh, but tnelr testimony Was not Important Door.
mlu Henry Malone OI tho ronth Precinct testified that
H. mad been upon the police Ii years In OctoDer 1879
no said was attached the precinct as sergeant
Mler one night lie called me ~ tho front door and
| spoke about some line chickens which certain man
had. lie asked me II could nc get him some OF them
How can get them, sergedntI y l SAD iou Ho car
got them out them tho stable, said he. ION,
could nc do that there u big dog there that wouu
eat man" lie saii tlat the nilkman went away eorly
I'm the morning, ant that the dog followed nun
Bus the mkman always locks the door, L answered
he said that could draw the staple with hammer.
refused TO get hin chickens. aftcrward saw Ocei
uanara come in with the chickens under his coat Int
sergeant said that lnara would steal house aud lO
Tor ul The .rgeant carried the chickens away VIII
him wnen he out. was untrlendiy To DOth Scr
gelnt Miller and Capt. Killaea. T1ey were botn very
thick together. and got transferred because uio mo-
| Ike the there" ,, -, .
M Fellows thon read portion Of Mlllers affidavit
| wnch accompanied his application to be reiIstated II
e force which It stated that the Com
AL sod me- Miller, to trial, US III would Dc IOI
my interest 10 do So" Commissioner DIsbecker the
Comnis oner referred to, put upon the stand ant
| asked whether he had advised Miller and whether
tne substance conversation was correct He said
tnut Sergeant Miller called at his hotel and acquainted
him wlLn tne charges lie did not advise him 10 ADM
tne charges. Miller SAID that the Inspector " had go
nlm dead" Tno absence OF Mr. and Mrs kasefaDg was
dermed important ana after declining to dismiss The
| complaint, the adjourned uull Monday next
nj y. M, the attendance OF these Two witnesses
| Is 10 De secured
| There aro other charges against Capt. Klalea OF
sim lar character, which he s said 10 have received
money and divers valuable 9itis f. J;e services zen
Gered, and OF wi - q , -,'.ra', nn
70 70 .no --r-rfn,o1dent Treasurer, to an amount OF
siVV more or lese, paid by Pnlp. John, aud Franz
hucn prOprietors or The Central Parh Garden Some
tue witnesses in ths sworn, and the case wa