New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-10
OFFICERS CHARGED WITH CRIME.

A POLICEMAN ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
RoUNDsMAN Mccarthy ARRAIGNED AT JEFFERSON
MARKET POLICE COURT AND COMMITTED FOR
TRIAL.
Instead of n policeman arrai gning citizen before
the bar of the Jefferson Market Police Court as
usual, the rare spectacle was presented yesterday
of citizen bringing a policeman before that bar
and charging him with burglary. Tie policeman
was Rouudsman Francis Mccarthy, of the Twen-
tieth Precinct and the citizen was Paul c. Gautier
baker, doing business at No. 562 E. yhth-ave
Justice Murray had the duty Of investigating the
charge.
Gautier testified that about n. m. on Sunday
last his store was entered by some person who
forced open the door, breaking the lock and tearing
away some e the wood. He was informed by Ernst
Schmidt, one Of his worlmen, who was with him in
the bakehouse beneath the store at the time, that
there was some thief on the premises. He went mp
stars and there saw Roundsman VI Cartby stand
ing behind the counter with the mOney-drawer
pued ont aud his hands in il. In reply TO queS-
ton by Justice Murray, the complainant then said
81 assembled To the store from the bakchOuSe
through trap-door Which Is toward the front OF
the store When the prisoner saw me he cried ont,
Hold on there have been thieves here and am an
officer said You are the thief and then Schmidt
and nv foreman came 70 my assistance and we
held him until another officer came The prisoner
then told the officer 70 arrest me. There was about
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in the fore-part Of the same night man whom |
recognized as the prisoner since his arrest 10
my bedside aud lit a match over my tace asked
him what he wanted He SAID: Excuse me,
have made a mistake | was looking for Charles
Bcrcndt,' and then blew the light out.
Ernst Schmidt said that be heard some persons
walking the floor of the store over the bake
house AMI informed his employer of the fact. They
crept I'D stairs. and there saw the money-ilrawcr
lvlno on top Of the counter and Mccarthy standing
behind IT,
Ronndsman Mccarthy who was surrounded by
nnlicemen OF the precinct, testified in his own de-
fence that on SUNDAY morning last he was on his
way 10 the station in West Thirtv-sevCnth-st. Tie
was clad in citizens Zarb, having been away on n
leave of absence for three and a half DAYS. AT
Thiriv-seventh-st and Ei0hth-ave. he met Edward
Wolf a newsletter, who informed him that there
were burglars in Gluticps store. he went with
Wolf 20 ThiTtvelghth-st., about 100 feet east NJ
Tiqhth-ave. where an allcywav runs south in tine
rear Of the premises on Eghth-ave. He tried the
doors of each store and found GauieTs open. He
entered the Kitchen at the rear ot the store and
saw a man standing in the door between the
| kitchen ard The store with his arms spread ont
The man at once attempted 10 escape. The officer
| rrappled with the burglar, but was overcome and
| thrown against the casing. The burglar then cs-
| conad bV way of the allcy. The witness then
| walked up stairs and awoke a man who was sleep
| ing on the second floor, hut saw no ore else On
! coming down AGAIN he was met bv the complainant
and lis meH, who seized him. He showed them hi.
| shield end told them h. was an officer; but they
| apnarenllv could not understand him. and he could
| not tell what they were saying, a. they spoke IN
| French.
| aud Ei0hih-qvc. testified that hc ton Mccarthy
! there were BURGLARS In Gsuticr's place he accom-
panied the officer 70 the store ana then went to
| Thirty-secoud-st. and Broadway for bis papers.
Rouudsman Mccarthy was appointed p natrol-
! man on August s, 1874. Justice Murray said that
fqut Of this bail, was committed to The Jefferson
| Market Prison.