New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-08
POLICEMEN IN TIE CASE.

The How of policemen INTO the Mayors office 10
tr.tity m the tTia of tie Police (ulrmlN>luhri>
continued undated yesterday: When the Court
ccncd at 1880 there w'rc thirty or more stall
Mart. hlurcuatcd men ,Orraued n one corner" tlic
room. With the large hlGttciS ia 'hcii uahdN WING
cont aimed the records of the arrests teN iiu lhr
tu,V waited patiently for their turn TO give their
testimony c cl erk Kip OF the Police De-
p1rtmcnt had charge of the battalion ana ne
prs rived admuahlc discipline M the ranks.
ii,.tnfe the policemen appeared before the Mayor,
however they had Ia 20 through sitting process.
All th., officers who had made arrests Ion the Nn-
laiion of city ordinances ID the time covered Toy me
charges were summoned ~ Witnesses lhcN we're
examined in the city Hall station first however.
and If their testimony Was OF the khd wanted th'y
were forwarded To the Mayors room. lucy went on
the witness stand one alter another, and testified
that they had made arrests Tor violations Of the
CORPORATION ordinances. and That the lrTN"ls ar
rested had been discharged. Among oii'r,. pth'rT
KINNEY arrested Margaret Callahan iot thrown
fshtals III the street. but the Justice ii Nchalgrd
her l,ccau>- she WIS Olt. tnc arrested Ian WIS
DISCHARGED hccgG>c hc was " sr"ruh"in iMl ht
large family Another pleaded successfully that
emrfving store clippings ia an uupaNcd street WAS
prai,ewurtiy act. i man who set tire IT, SOME
|cgg straw " was released "n the promise thdt he
would not do II again. traiSi'r from whose
wagon dirt fell INTO thc street was excused Icc&l@e
h. did not know that his tail hoard was loose.
The Justice cautioned L'm, ho~e!er. never 10 tie
guilty AGAIN of a similar offence. \ modest -lonking
policeman testified thai m i0@o ne alc>len i'Iu%"
Manguua for throwing art INTO the CUTLER
Mir Rout-DId she plead "A mi>noincri
The policeman hlu>hiugI-lt Mas man. slr.
tOrtv six policemen examined in the MORN
INK 'fhc supply gave ont at l2:i1. and idwna
Mnlcry foreman of the street leauiu. Bur au of
tn Fifth Precinct was called lie testified HAT he
went through the street, IN ms precinct every day.
The ashes were always removed every iWcht\-i"uI
hours MIR. Andrews asked about the re- u"Nai ot
snow. MIR Bliss objected on TIM ground that 1t vas
evidence not brought out on the pros ci!tlon. MT
Bartlett said that # the prosecution WAS gong TO
enter on a new line of evidence the trial would Toe
interininahic. Mr.. Andre ~ accordingly withdrew
The question: MI MulIcry sand that SOM dag the
ash-carts did not 20 around. as the weather was 81
bad that the ScOWs could not 70 ont tn Sca.
After the recess Mr.. Mucry continued ms tcNii-
u,uy and described IN detail hi, work. lhis MAS
hot very exciting. aud Commissioner Nichols went
L. sleep. lie Wa, allowed To rest I'm disturbed Tor
ahout half an hour. blt Commissioner Mason finally
felt obliged 10 wakcu him ~ he began 30 suorc.
John Noouan. driNcroi In ash cart, testified that
h. collected all tire ashes hls routc every day.
" Tim" Dillon. an a~h-collcctoT az the Ehth Pre-
cuct, told how eXccllcntly he always performed
hi, work. He had never noticed that any ashes
accumulated Daniel Dillon also collected the ashes
OIL his route every day
The Mayor thcu al OuTued the Court until to-day
Of 1880 "a. III.