The New York herald., 1879-07-10
POLICE OUTRAGE IN PITTsBURG.

ARRESTS WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF THE Law
DECREE OF THE COURT DIsoBEYED-How
DETECTIVES WORKED FOR TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
PITTsBURG. Pa. July 9. 1879.
case came up in the Quarter Sessions Court here
to-day which puts the police force Of Pttsburg in
far worse light than that Of New York. It was
as gross violation Of law and decency could be
imagined. About two weeks ago Chief Of Police
Pender received a despatch from Denver. Col.
telling him to arrest James Cummings and Annie
Love for adultery and grand larceny. The police
went to a hotel about midnight and ordered the
and woman to get up and dress themselves, and
then took them to the Central station and locked
them up in cell. They were kept in confinement
until July 2. Their counsel then made appica-
ton before Judge Kirkpatrick for their release
writ Of habeas corpus. The Judge granted it and
said that the arrest unwarranted and illegal. 1t
found that the charge of larceny not valid
one. as the stolen property, consisting of $500 in
money and $500 in jewclry were taken by Mrs. Love
morning of July to the Chief of Police telling him
to hold the parties at all hazards and offering 5000
ARRESTED WITHOUT AurHon1rY
Cummings and Mrs. Love were released about
eleven O'Clock in the morning. Cummings boarded
a train shortly after for his home but within two
hours after his release he rearrested by detec
tive named Harrison. Tho police talked openly of
defying the powers OF the Court. and said they
would hold their prisoner. Cummings asked the
detective for his warrant, but was told
that it would not be shown him. He
was then hurried the town in
'bus to the Fourteenth ward station
House. an out Of the way place which has few visi-
tors. The prisoner put in q cell in the of
the station and although he begged be allowed to
send word of his to his friends and his
sci he was refused the privilege. He was not per-
mitted to write o note to his mother. For
week he kept in this place and was not allowed
He did not know ON what authority he was arrested
or for what offence.
PLAYING WITH THE Law.
Early this morning he taken before magis-
had made an information against him for fornica-
ton. Harrison told the magistrate that he could
prove the CHARGE aud asked that the should
be dismissed. which done. As Cum
the Office adeputy sheriff from Denver arrested him
for adultery and larceny The Denver man had
gone to Harrisburg and procured requistion from
Governor Hoyt and the charge made by Harrison
was only farce gotten up to hold the man until the
requistion could be obtained Harrison in this way
gets the $500 reward. The case was taken before
Judge Collier. in the Quarter Sessions and he post
poned it until tomorrow. to allow Cummings'
counsel to proceed against the police.
Mrs. Love was captured by two other Pittsburg de-
tectives in Maryland and as she refused to allow
herself to be arrested the officers in quandary.
Finally she agreed to to Pittsburg hearing
her husband was here To-day she and her husband
made up all their difficulties. and she says she will
testify against Cummings in the larceny case. The
has caused profound sensation. and the police
denounced by the entire Bar OF the county and
by the people, and the expulsion OF the detectives
connected with the affair is demanded The Judge
who granted the writ of habeas corpus talks OF
resting the officers for this open defiance of his