The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-07
DRUNKEN Police OFFICERS.
DrHEginE nm Innocent Woman From Her
Monse nnd Through the Streets.

Some time last summer bill bearing the
words. " n furnished room to let was posted
Mt the door of the old-fnshioned dormer
wndowcd house at 1877 Stanton street. Two
women one evening called on the landlady.
Mrs. Margaret Schce. and engaged the room.
They had not occupied II long before they had
frequent visitor. who was introduced to Mrs.
Schee as Frank Knvanagh. police detective.
Tho conduct Of Kavanagh and the women be-
came 80 improper that Mrs Schee was finally
forced to order the latter to seek other quarters
They had not been gone moro than fortnight
when one morning. at 1 o'clock. Kavanagh
called in n very intoxicated condition. and on
being told that his friends had been sent away
vowed TO get square" with Mrs. Schee.
Nothing came Of his threat. however. until
~ o'clock on the morning Of Washington's
birthday. when Kavanagh appeared. accom-
panied by civilian named Miller and another
officer. who hns since been discovered to be
Sergeant David H. Crowley Of In, detective
squad. The three men had been up all night at
ball and were very much in liquor. kava-
nngh bOistrrously forced his way into the
house. and pretended to search tho different
rooms. while Crowley. whom Mrs. Srhcc did
not know. but who. represented himself as
another officer. said that man whom
they werc pursuing had been secn TO enter
Mrs S,hce's premises. Mrs. S.hee NJ first
ordered away the intruiers. but knvanagh si-
swearing that he would put a bullet through
her" She ultimately coaNed them 10 90 away.
which they did. only to cross over to y liquor
store opuositc. which they entered. They re-
turned presently evidently tho wors" Tor more
Schee's house and attempted 10 arrest her
At first she resisted. nut finally she consented
70 become his prisoner With Crowley and
kavanagh ON each side Of her. and followed by
n gazing crowd the poor woman WAS hustled to
the Union Market Police Station. Crowley
stopped Al the door. while KuVtnagh asrrndod
the stairs with her 30 tho station. which is in
the second story SO drunk was b" that she
had 70 support him To prevent his falling. Ar
rived before the desk. kavanagh tried To- get
Mrs. S'hre locked up on a charge of di~orderly
conduct. hut Can't. Cherry refused To- entertain
the complaint. and ordered him TO take $
prisoner to court. kavanagh then took Mrs.
Shcc back to the street. whore he was Joined by
Crowley. and. with the woman between them.
the drunken officers staggered away from tho
station. Conscious that they were not IN con-
dition to appear before magistrate. they. after
consulting together. determined 10 eet her
locked up in the D'lanccy street station.
Mrs. S'hee insisting that Capt. Cherry had
ordered them u take her 10 court, Crowley and
kavanagh. on one plea or another. su''eSStv"ly
went away leaving her hall dead with fatigue
and pain AT their rough usag".
On the following Monday kuvanagh again ho-
came drunk. and. while ~ that condition. brEnn
20 draw his revolver. and Threatened 20 ki'l m
officer Of the Union Market police. The on 'ar
cluhhrd him. and. having disarmed him. took
him 10 the station. He WIS the next daN th4 30
To- court. where he was fined el0 IN q chur 'f
intoXicWion. A few hours lntrr no s"n' -
resign9ti9n 20 Inspector Murray. with W. ~e
squad he had hoeu connected.
In the interval Mrs Sche" had told Can't.
Cherry Of the outrage to which she had be- n
subjected, and he and INSPECTOR Murray acSJu
an investigation. kuyanagh's resignation now
took him out Of their power. and L was some
time before they discovered who WAS his COM
panion in tho outrage on Mrs. 'hre. on Crow
ley being confronted with her. Mrs. S'hee AT
once identified him ns her second prosecutor.
and her affidavit. setting forth the above facts.
was laid before Commissioner Erhnrlt. Chair
man OF tho Committee on Rules and Discipline.