New-York tribune., 1876-10-14
POLICE CAPTAIN IRVING on TRIAL.
rru. TESTIMONY AGAINST Nm ToR ABSENCE FROM
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Can't. James Irving of tie poce-boat Sem
coa w., uut ou trI yesterday morning before Comni'
s.urr, I.larIt Wheeler. aud Nichols, charged with
,r,.iu. false returns. and wi,h being absent from roll
cl ami duty many times. and when he reported on his
books that he was present tho boat Dudley Buck
appeared Tor Capt. Irving, and Mr. Mclean counsel oi
tuo board. for the commissioners There was large
NUMBER of witnesses ina Attendance and many persons
who were Interested I tie TRIAL listened eagerly TO the
testimony.
Oer,r P.tr.l. Leahy of the steamboat squad testified
,t ue saw capt Irwin. leave Pier $50. ~. North River
uir,e ,lm,s-1n sent 10, D. and 25snd 'Aat ON each
occasion hc did not lim return to the police ooat
Witucs, was sitting on board Of steamboat about 100
feet from On, pier aud recognized him no tai distance
The record "a Capt Iniug's handwriting was submit
fed I'm yd nce showing that hc had reported himself d'
ON board at the time stated The handwriting Was a'-
L,.,.ol.la.d by tho accused man as his. Officer Flynn
f fine I,,ut. seventh Precinct testified that he saw
rr Ir.fu-eJ iu the side door OF the liquor saloon at
No. 100 Nes,t on Sept lj iu uniform; on sept 20 ne
,y Can't Irving leave Pier No. 20 and 90 % Pier No g.
MORT. U, p and wait for q boat upon which he loit the
.,. ON -.t .G be saw tbc captain come from steam
roat 40 Pier No. - Nlrth River ~ 9:lO IL n, upon the
,lt,s arrival from Red Bank n. J. At ll:oj a. M ON
mot Zee ,,y Capt Irving go To the steamboat seneca,
af Pier No 20 North River, after leaving Pier 10 .
Eouud,uan schalWuchcr Of the Twenty @-oeFehm i't-
cluct testified That 40 IL o. M ON Oct "e so" O'p''
Irvine, come horc from the steamboat Sea Bird ON Der
trim FROM Red Bank n. j. M Buck asked thc witness
whether 70 was customary for persons 10 WacG tae ac-
tiuus oI their superior officers. ''hlml,s.o'I
In ruliug ont tine question, remarked lhdt w Us 'c "1
al pypgy officer, ID yls.ut, tO report any .
OF amy member ot me iuIcc A.Y i,,, ~ n',,r',,.,;
would Lessen the efficiency ol tne f9ce ~, ,i
tiYt Lr ,lw Capt Irving on Oct. AT ilioo H. M
,t "tF nj per No Ij Oncer Wailius of the Twenty
seventh Precinct testified that he saw Cent IyWg ON
sept n a, Pier No % North klNet a. '22 p i.i m & .I
also ium on sent -, 10 p IN, ~ o , o w.
Z.u's clothes. walk down Nes-,i., ana l3sc We ~
car on sept. 20 he saw Capt irving al ~ IT, m ~ %
Prr No % aud take Nesst. carr on OCT . ne 9'.M
C,ut tryipr t Pier No. 81 go IL a M the cph rt
LP urr ana went in the direction OF NO. 10 "e-l-'t
officer MoCIfery OF the steamboat slHiI s.a,yu @ IN
m ln ij he, saw Can't Irving on the Ions ~ amen boit
"Eont i,1n, frstitrd ma s own defense, that DE made
clerical errors i'm the times when he was ~ ms boal d
tbof nm the trouble originated from mistake A. ID tc
first charge and specihcation He hoped t't lhe Cpl-
,chuirll charges alone Commissioner Erhatd declared
that the charges were not technical "l Neio n'e ue
cause it believed thlt the No.'.oI 1 Iucs w VIZ TO
per,t,tput and long continued ~ was Only desired 10
lind ont what had been tnc captains napuull practice:
officer Martin OF the Twenty-i0u.th fttcihrl tosIntd
the defense, that on sept 2b ne Ma' on poafu e
steamboat during the nigt ana saw the captain
during the evening AZ supper but did not recolct see
inc h at other times Of the day. The witness stated
thar he bad Capt Irving every day, either at
breakfast dinner, supper Oh board OF the police boat
sinro Slu 20 officer Adler OF the Tweuty-fuurth Pre-
riurt testncd that he SAW Capt Irving several times
during Oct and Oct. on board OF the steamboat
Seneca and NJ the times when it lgs alleged the captain
was saWay. Thomas NCyns, mess-bOy on board of the
Seneca, testified that he saw Capt Irving az breakfast
d ner and supper sept. %. On sept 20 Tie W.te
the captain Oh the boat but lac culd not recOec at
what hour Ills iecOitctoh Was inus stncJ as to uA,
day. lie saw the captain on oct 4 at supper, fut d'
not rccollect seeing hn again until the next day. Ohef
officers of the police boat gave evidence endug To SHOW
that the times mentioned In the charges aud setcd
tiuns Capt. Irving ON tine boat.
The case then adjourned until 10 a. ~ next Mon