The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-24
POLICE CAPTAINS TROUBLE.
SENSATION IN THE FORCE THAT MAJ BE

A SENSATION IN THE FORCE THAT MAY BE
LOOKED FOR DURING THE COMING WEEK.
The sensation which the Police Board caused somc
time since when they reduced to patrol duty some OF
the best known members OF the city detective ioros
for inefnciency and colleaaung with thieves
likely be put In the shade by tho oe-
ycIopmcnts of the coming week. There are rumors
anoat which have yet assumed lasting shape,
but which there sufficient grounds Tor oeievng
that number OF officers OF high rank In the depart
ment be put trial to answer charges OF
an extremely serious nature. There have oeen 20
many stories current about the presumption OF
some police captains and their misap-
plica,ion Of tho power vested In them
that the Commissioners have devoted themselves
to the difficult task OF learning positively about these
persons misdeeds and have determined TO purify the
department by removing any officer who would DO
found unworthy OF the trust reposed Ia him. Ac'
cordnsIy system OF espionage was Dssun, wn when
officials, ms well rs the motives which actuatcd
them. Several have been found 10 be dcrect In their
OF duty others accused OF groser iauts
wh cb they have had the temerity 10 take tIe pains
TO oncea and still bave been detected In the
maintenance of illegal relations with personsnf mas
been their duty to carefully watch and vigorously
punish.
The Police Commissioners, II is understood, have
now mass of testimony IN readiness 10 DO produced
at coming trials, and IN several instances VIII
PROBABLY DE lounu Amply 5uiuccns ~ S.eso sie 40
missal OF the accused from the force oi course The
Comm iseioncrs themselves arc not disposed to
speak OF suoh delicate. matters rs yct nut thcy
40 not deny that there Is movement
on foot 10 bring 10 trial numoer
OF delnoucnts, aud they say that any charges pre-
ferred against officers high IN authority WIZ receive
the closest and If proven be followed by
immediate punishment
The per sons against whom charges are 10 be made
next are all known. but there ~ good grounds LOT
ing that ono member OF the force oil high stand
ing 1--WE captains and police surgeon Will DO put on
trial.
THE PARTIES IN INTEREST.
Captain Foley OF the Tenth precinct, II 10 said, Ia
TO DO arragned on very grave accusatione Among
them is an allegation that he withheld warrant Tor
tho arrest OF the keeper Of VIGOROUSLY disrepua0lc
house in Forsyth street, failing 10 act on u LOT Two
months, at the end Of which period Inspector Murray
made further reservation OF u needless Dy making
descent upon the place himself
Captain Seibcrt, Of tho Thrtylrst precinct, Is to
be Ied Friday next Tor perjury ana inc suppress
SION OF q letter bearing on police trial.
]. number OF charges. similar 10 those preferred
filed against Captain Lowery, OF tho Thirtysdith He
IL accused OF int0xication while on duty ana
OF several gross mlsdemeanors while In that condl-
ton. Inspector Thorne Is tho complainant IN Inc
case There also is charge against Captain Canrcy.
OF the Fifth precinct for not properly investigating
complaint against an omcer before presenting ".
Otffer accusations OF q much gravcr character
are in store for police captain whose
name cannot be learned, but Who u
claimed will suffer dismissal Police Surgeon Mac
leod of the Twenty-ecvcnlh and Twenty-iourth pre-
cincts who also attends to the detective squad, 10
also 10 be tried. He is charged with reporting falsely
on tho condition OF y pairolman, thereby shielding
him for a period OF 21S days Other officers are IN
trouble 1t 10 rumorcd, and thero arc racy develop.
ments expected when they are put on uial