New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CAPT. BURDENS TRIAL.


TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM A. MAR1INoT. GEORGE W.
BOGARr, WASHINGTON A. MULLEN. AND OTHERS
DENIAL The CHARGES BY THE ACCUSED.
The trial Of Capt. Burden before the Police
Commissioners, the charge Of receiving money from
criminals resumed yesterday. william A. Martinez
was recalled for crossexaminaticn. and testified that
during May 1870 while under trial for being OF post he
did give Gregory IS to hand in reward for find
ing place Open and he offered Chamberlain. the
private OF Park Tfords 81 900 10 of his
post. When he sent from the Twenty-nnth to the
Sixth Precinct 1t for working in OBricns interest
Witness had had only few light charges made against
him during Ave ak years The majority OF the bur
Charles that occurred In the precinct were at times when
witness either special duty or not on post al
though some occurred on witnesses post. The
burglary at Corwins store occurred en- witnesses
post, and Mckenzie had the adjoining post Witness
found the door open about Witness was tried be
fore the Commissioners for not detecting this burglary
witness knew that jim" and "Nelly" Smith kept the
paneIhOuse at the southeast corner OF Sxth-ave and
fourts over the grocery store but he did not
take any money from them They kept for six months
He did not know David Mendoza, but he spoke recently
20 clerk Of BENJAMIN B. Van Buren, about panelhouse
that was next to Van Burens cigar store Witness was
employed by Robert swmnon 1T No 81 Barclay st. be-
fore going the war but had never heard that he had
been discharged taking money although shortly b.
fore leaving employment he had lost few hundred
dollars while the way TO the Custom-house He had
never charged with taking goods and had never
heard any had been missed The money which wit
ness received from Joe Wilson" divided with Capt
Burden.
George W. Bogart OF No % Madison-st testified that
nc was agent for No 1O7 West Twenty forthst during
1860 1870 and 1871, and heard that it was used as
pane about three weeks but at no other time
II was during the Fall OF 1869 when witness heard that
improper characters occupied No 107, and he put
peremptory notice under the door The occupants left
the day. and witness Rad TO get possession by get
ting through the scutte Witness had opportunity OF
sscertaning who occupied the house from January to
September 1862 rs was leased TO Mrs Warren, who
sub-letit.
Sergeant Washington A. Mullen Of the Harlem Police
testified that Sergeant In the Twenty ninth Pre-
eipet from the Fall Of 1868 the Summer of 1873 He
has never heard that No 1O7 West Twentyfourhst was
apanehouse, but No. 437 sixthave bore that reputa-
ton and broken by Can't Burden the West
contained panel thieves, and raid was made on the
place; No. 46l sxth-ave was Kept for short time ny
SD D@w Emma Tempieton he first heard Of her when
nnder arrest at the police station Ine Sa rn nor in ne
paneh house. and taken thence by Martinez VINO was
Mrnot was through her interested in panel houses;
but the Commissioners being equally uviued Oh ihe
admissiby of the testimony the question was ruic'
The witness never knew Of gamblinchouses in the
PRECINCT and thought pane lhOuse could ne more easily
detected than gambling house. He had heard OF arrests
IN the scS FOR 6sa charse Of the Ptec about
So nsne robbcries were reported from 10 different
sSsSs entered ON the bioter witness had recoec
ton OF any large robberes About zoo houses VI III
fame were reported in the Precinct and under the usage
n Treatment and the Courts they disturbed
unless they became disorderly. although reported at
John D. Gilbert package agent and Henry WOLFE bag,
gage master of the S ha wP usTno
was doing police duty at that depot in 1874 they mad
noticed him SIT down with md h aSa aK X TO l
confidence operators. They had often Noticed that as
RUE asssn The witnesses had kicked the confidence
men out OF the depot They had relord the FACTS 10 MI
Smt not To- the Captain Of Police the Central Office.
They both believed Martinot was in league with the
James McGbney Of the Fire Department and formerly
am The polce testified that Martinez had abont five
months ago threatened to get square" on Capt Burden
for having him sent a into 1ae e OF TRY rwentynnn Pre-
enct testified that when Martinez was transferred oapt
burden ordered him that Martinez took nothing
more than belonged him. and to him outside the
door He had never known such course 70 I've adooed
before and thought the Captain had good reason ior
James yuc. formerly roundsan Of the ninth
PRECINCT testified to the capture OF hbang MOTIFS ana
women al bOnse on Twenty -fourth-st., near Sixth
under direction Of Capt e"a a ne 'e
Ing prisoners were sent to The san for SIX ps
.a.t esed that Opt Burden had detailed him. while
IN the Twenty ninth Precinct, 10 break up panehonses
on snsd haw can't Burden had driven Steve sherwood
pued panelthef out OF his pecnet ngnn also
from beng made on house in Twentyfourth-st, near
Bixth-aye $500 , ~ - J..
Maripot either for himself or Capt Burden, and also
denied Keeping panel-house IN Sixth-ave.
Cant Burden testified that he had been ON the Police
force since "a $780, and during that time had never
had any serious charges brought against him. He did
moi asE for Martinez to be transferred to him but had
sever times that he should be sent ont OF his Pre-
enc Tie denied In detail all the charges brought against
him and said il not likely that lie should league him.
seW with an officer with whom he not acquainted.
even slightly He presented q list Of % houses
of illfaine that he had broken up, and four panel
6suses with the dates and attendant circumstances;
and also a o burglares which Martinez had dis
covered before the thieves bad escaped he had
asked for artnots transfer because many burgar1es
had occurred his post and he witness) could not OBJ
tain the facts concern ng them.
The trial was adjourned until p. m. to-day.