The New York herald., 1875-07-15
ANOTHER POLICE ABDUCTION.

4 WOMAN TAKEN FROM HEB mn AT rwo
: O'CLOCK IN THE NORM "a AND 10 REASON
aTyEs-cAPTAIN N cpLLovGHs STRANGE AF-
FIDAvIT.
YESTERDAY mofnIng. at two. O'Clock, when East
Thirteenth street was Perfectly stil ana
hardly q patrolman Was 20 be seen for
blocks, two police. oficers, one OF whom
wore the blue Uniform and the other
was in plain clothing. entered the residence Of
Mrs. Annie small on the second noor OF the house
At the southeast corner OF Thirteenth street and
Fourth avenue. They stumbled up stairs as well
as they coulc 10 the dark aud demanded admis-
non nom Mrs small, who was undressed IN bed.
ehe rose and asked what their business was, but
they deciaed TO tell her. and informed her that
they would break in the door If she did
not open it. Mrs. Small, fearing that vio-
ence would be used 20 her II she
sld not comply with their demands, opened the
aoor to the two men. VINO stated that they were
pOllcemen and that they had been sent BY Cap
fain McCullough, OF the Seventeenth precinct "to
brIng her before him." Mira. Small asked TO know
why she was arrested and what offence was
charged against her. she also asked II they had
q warrant for her, but they declined 60 answer
anything and told her TO get ready or they would
.sbounce her out.n One Of the men said that his
name was Smaley, and II subsequently, appeared
ahat he belongs to the Fifty-seventh
street Court squad, and was acting under
the orders OF captain Mccullough and Sergeant
Tins botB OF whom are known to be warm al
herents Of ex-Ponce Commissioner Gardiner
who, IL 10 believed instigated this last police
outrage The unknown man was an oficer OF the
Seventeenth precinct, and IL is stated by friends
ei Mrs Small that Captain Mccullough, in citizen
clothes watched the house rom a stoop across
the way. while Mrs. Small was being forclbly
taken by night from her house. The woman was
al led fO ia
house and not told even then what the
charge against her was; out the man at the desk,
who Is unknown, told her that she would have 10
go up town. Ii was Inree O'CLOCK, ana Mrs.
small was placed IN carriage ana
house in Last Fity-ninth street, wnere the same
mysterous performances was repeated watch mad
gne CAPTAIN OF the Nineteenth precinct Is named
Mount and i said to pc pet OF Commissioner
widered and terrified that she did not know what
10 90, and she was placed IA confinement In q cell
what as 20 BE- her iaSe. She Was told By SUBJ
ordinate that she had been arrested for keeping
nisorjerly house and another informed her tnat
Captain Mccullough was going 10 get square
sitA her," while others leered az her.
TIE FINEST POLICE FORCE, ETC.
And now comes the strange part or the business
In tbs very mysterious and lnexpicabe police
outrage. Il Is the rule Of the department, never
1ignt up to six O'Clock 4. NJ shall be entered on
the return sheet handed in at the Pohce Head
quarters as early as ten O'Clock A. NJ. An omls-
sion Of this kind should prove iata TO captain,
vet the name or AEnle small was not on either
the Nineteenth or seventeenth precinct return
sheets at headquarters yesterday, and there Is
but one return made each day 1t cannot be
entered before this morning. To make
pertain OF this a HERALD reporter called
at Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon
and made inquiries OF Mr.. WIdman and Mr.. Bas-
sett whose duty it is 10 transfer the contents OF
lhe charge sheets 10 the books OF the department.
The clerk eXhbIted the charge sheets to me re-
porter and the name OF Annie small was nor
tound on either. Then inquiry was maze OF
President Malsell as to now and when tse arrest
ne stated t1at he believed she was arrested Tor
perjury but tnat he did not Know VINO arrested
her or where she was confined and could not tel
~ what time she mad been arrested or under
what circumstances, but be knew IL was for per-
bury In tesuying before the Legislative Committee
bered that Mrs. small Was forced from her bed
pnce before by tue then Commissioners. Gardner
and "Elghtng' Alex Williams, aud her chld,
Teresa SMALL aged twelve years abducted from
her dwelling. since then On aer testimony sne
EwOre tnat Captain Mccullough Rad asked her 10
establish panel mouse ana divide the profits win
hln. and she also swore that the pure-maded
raptaiA had informed ner mat sac NOuld not be
permitted 10 stay IN New York by the captain and
blgh police friends in aathoriJy on account OF the
testimony sue had given ii the teresa small case
D1 iorciole abduction.
THE CAPTAIN's AFFIDAVIT.
On Tuesday Captain Mccullough, who has re-
EanareY WIN wrs Smsli ioT her iss,jmony as 70
bis alleged corruption, appeared before Judge
kasmlre ano mace Al aiHdaVll 70 lne eHecb Indt
Mrs. small mad sworn falsely as 20 what occurred
nt her mouse in sixth street IN relation 70 the alb
auction OF the child ny Captain clulougn and
grained Uy Judge Kasmire in rather hasty man
peT. and n on this warrant that she was ar
rested, but the policeman refused 10 let er see IL
or know It's purport. The arrest ofthis woman, and
The manner in which II Done, has created great
excitement IN police circles, and well known
police captain stated yesterday that Mrs. Small has
been arrested a purely MALICIOUS spirit, be-
eause II is believed that she Is acquainted with
Iacts winch, II sworn 10 IN a court OF justice,
would damage certain police ofllcals Yesterday
morning MRS. Small was taken from her place OF
eonhnenent IN the station house before Judge
kasmire, who held her, on Captain McCunoughs
complaint, for examination on the charge OF per-
Jury. The e1ect OF Mrs. Smals arrest Will be that
hhe will not De able 10 be present as a witness
before the Legislative Committee on Crime at It's
bession to-day The counsel for Mrs. Small,
Mr.. John ID. Townsend, wAo is also counsel for
khe Legislative Committee on CRIME was
promptly hand yesterday morning and ap-
beared for Mrs. small, after having long inter
view with her. The result OF this interview was
bhat Mr. Townsend mad subpGnas issued for
Beven witnesses, who II IS said Will testify
20 the truth OF Mrs. Smalls statements about
captain Mccullough. Late yesterday afternoon
President Matse mad not yes learned ''any par
Licuiars' IN regard TO Mrs. SmRIls arrest, and no
I'd tries Rad been made on the books OF the Police
Department OF an arrest so mysterious IN It's ma
lure, and no explanation could be got why she
had been arrested iH one precinct and transferred
10 another, contrary 70 all police discipline.