New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TWO POLICE CAPTAINs DISMISSED.


FOLEY or TIE TENTH AND sFBERT OF THE THifli-
FlEsT PRECINCT DISCHARGED FROM THE fol' -
A dispatch was SEM from Police heao-
ouortos to ali the nrecncs the city yesterday AFTER
noon giving notice that the Board Of Police had as
missed from the force Captain Michael fo'ey, oi inc
Tenth Precinct. and Captain Jacob sebert OF inc l.9
first Precinct. This announcement created nuch e~c"
ment Captains Foley and seoert were ordered 70 'ho
Central Office where the latter told that he hao neeh
dismissed for conduct unbecoming an officer ana '"p
tain Foley that the cause of his removal was ncec oi
duty" The CAPTAINS thercupIu took OF their shic!us-
Captain Siebert quietly, Captain Foley ndignah'y-anu
thus severed their with the Force Inc cas"S
tie captains have been before the bo ="
Police for several weeks decision would nave been
rendered before Yesterday had not the sickness oi COM
missioner wheeler prevented meeting OF full board
The minutes yesterdays meeting snow that an % no
Commissioners voted or the m3ya 81 the Gaptans
During their connection with the Ponce tlI tnent.
Captain Foley and Captain Sicbcrt nave hHu cn,sos
preferred against them several times INC chadge ml
which Captain Foley bd7 neeh Io'n ,nhan, Worc
against him last November by SUPERINTENDENT Nauns'
ana was sustained ~ Inspector Murray ana several SET
ccants and Inferior ocrrs OF te a frnm
Precincts rcclted that Captain F0ley rcceNen non
Police Justice OttrTbOurs warrant 10Y the alre'
IoniSa smith The alleged proprieress of house or III
fame Several weeks passed by, and Captain fo,y hdu
rHi "oT Murray closed the house and made
Inisa Smith and other inmates prisoners Mnc iahel
Def Justice OttcrbourG Inspector Murray prisohc'
were DISCHARGED Inc ground that warrant had az
ready been issued for their apprehension soon ater
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accused OF violating me reEisty law. III INA. ne nt
voted from The Tenth Precinct station house, while ms
place OF residence In another pirclhct Inc captain
cmp.oyed Peter Mitchell 30 defend INN III Doth casts
The last charge easily set aside In answer 10 ls
other charge Capain Foley admitted me facis cohthcu
therein 10 trit aud explained that he ntd retaluc
the warrant III order 20 discover who was Inc rcH pr
pretor or proprrtrcss of me place ihcrc was huch
rejoicing the haunts on the East sac Ia- hlEu,
over Captain FOlVy's removal Respectable residents
deprecated II. a,.....
Captain siebert was tried fof perjury, the charge
against him growing OF tie dismissal, SOME mouths
ago o sergeant IirEin and ROuudsfhan MARK Imagery,
of the IhIrty-iTs Precinct. Thcae Oncrfs Wern uls
missed for withholding certain letter from tho fuce
Commissioners. on their trial they s"0IS that ,'ty
Withheld The letter upon the advice OF captain scDert
but this CAPTAIN Sicbrrt denied under Oath' declaring
tuil lac had never the letter Chaf.cs Oh perjury
were thercup0n presented against NM ,
There WAS much discussion Yesterday a. 10 tne success
sJrs the dismissed The Police toninHSoneIs
nave determined upon no one ~ yet " the IA SIT
from whom the new captains VIII lie seq ct'"
those most frequently mentioned as the successors are
Sergeant Tuck, drcaptain and assistant 10 the SUPER
intemdent at the Central ONCE; sergeant Young ot III
scctor Muiray's staff Sergeant Swiit OF the Inyscc-
ond Precinct and sergeant Kn8 OF the Fifteenth Precinct
The removal the two captains II Is reported VIII oc
cason several transfers of police captains Capt an
Williams of the Twenty-nntb, II II reported VIII DC
ulaccI ~ charge ot the Tenth Precinct
TIE hoard. Yesterday, TonanG' d Detective N"Ihg ~
aro duty fined MIN twenty days pay, u! transferred
niIu to the Ih!rty second Precinct.