Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-21
AUDITORS INQUIRIES.
kxAMINAriON OF POLICE ,rr,urK,
n Queer Tripiicaiion That the Omcer.
COMldn't Remember

EXAMINATION OF POLICE UFFIvEKs.
n Queer Triplicaiion That the Omcer.
Couldn't Remember.
Thursday Afternoon. Swepk.
of the First ward, was called and sworn
He was asked what he knew about the
complaints of malicious mischief, assault.
and assault and battery made against
Benjamin Bishop by Hiram Shuman on
the 9th of March, 1851, before Alderman
Barr.
Mr.. Swenk said he didn't remember
anything at all about it; didn't remember
where the arrest WAS made.
Hc was tod that he had charged in his
bill in these cases mileage for 3S miles,
and that Officers Holman and Cramer had
each charged for 50 miles in tho same
cases.
Officer Swcnk could not remember any
of the particulars OF the case, and Officer
Holman was sent ior to refresh his men,
ory but Holman had forgot all the par
ticulars. Officer Cramer was then sent
for and he could not remember much
about the cases except that they were all
dismissed. None Of the officers kept any
records Of the business done by them.
They were asked who the Samuel Miller
was whose name appears on all their bills
of costs. They answered that he was a
cOuntryman and that this was q country
case ; he had complained against q num-
Der OF men for disturbing . religious meet
ing.
How do you explain having Miller's
name on all your bills for the same Offenso
at the same time ?" asked Mr. Reed. The
officers couldn't remember.
''Didn't YOU arrest Benjamin Bishop at
tho Buck? Both Bishop and Shuman live
in that neighborhOod, said Mr.. Greider
The officer answered that they did
not know where they arrested him.
Mr.. Greider-I see you constables have
Il regular system of dividing up the busi-
ness among You in such way rs to great
ly increase the costs to the county.
Officer Elias. of the Seventh ward, was
next called and interrogated as to the
postage stamp cases, but he threw no
light upon them.
MIR. GreiGer called attention to tho fact
that ofiicers-EIias. Holman, Swenk and
Cramer-had each charged $3.50 mile
aye in each Of these cases. He asked
witness whether they all went together in
search of the gang.
Ilr. Ell as said they did not. He went to
York and Harrisburg, and had travelled
afOOt down the pike and sOme distance
through the town in search of the men.
He don't know where tho other officers
went to. He had warrants for the men he
went after.
Chief of Police Deichler, swOrn--Was
catechised at sOme length as to postage
stamp cases gave an account Of his trips
to Harrisburg, Reading and York, but
testified to nothing new.
Officer B. F. Leman, rCcalled-WaS
asked the names of the men he had arrest.
cd in the postage stamp cases. lie an
swered that he did not remember, but the
names would he found ON his bills did
not know of the Kalamazoo robbery for two
weeks after the arrests made ut Ziegler's.
He was catechised at some length by Mr..
Reed, but no new facts were developed.
After Officer Leman was dismissed.
Officer Holman, Cramer and Swenk re-
turned and explained to the auditors that
they had examined Alderman Barr's
docket, and could now explain how it hap
pened that there were two charges of as
sault and battery. and one for malicious
mischief against Bishop. Bishop went to
Shumau's house below the Buck, broke
open the door and assaulted his son and
daughter. Shuman, therefore, entered
complaint of assault and battery OH bis
son and daughter, and for malicious mis-
chief. The three officers hired coach
and paid Sc for it.
Q.-Did it take three officers te arrest
this one man? A.-WelI, we had some
other business in the neighb0rhOod.
Annoyed by Tramps.
Friddv M0rning.-Ten o'clock was the
hour fixed for the examination of Christian
ov~H Ii b,,k
was half. past ten when they arrived.
Christian Mussehnao, aflirmed.-I live
five lilies from Lancaster at Wilmer sta
tion, it is mile and . half this side of
Bird Hand. made complaint at differ
ent times against the tIamps, that were
arrested in September. | can't tell the
names OF the tra;nps. Eor how many times
made complaint: Calvin Cooper is the
nearest justice, he lives at Bird i'll Hand.
l never made complaint to the constable Of
the township OF to Justice Cooper.
Mr.. Greider-The constables' bills show
that you made fifteen complaints. Al don't
know how many complaints / made my
reason for making them WAS that they
broke into my warehouse and committed
other depredations. They were q danger
Gus gang OH one occasion counted 36 of
them at Wissler's spring; the neighbOrs
did not feel safe in passing the place do
not know that tho tramps that broke into
my warehouse were the same gang that
Was arrested; cannot say that | saw
them drunk, but they behaved badly they
went to Croft and On being refused aims
to kick the door in; one of
them was knocked down by 4 farmer with
! hay fork because of his impertineuce and
threats the neighbOrs were very thankful
to Alderman Spurrier for breaking up the
gang; they were there all summer; l
never went to the stream to wash my
wagon without Putting my revolver in my
pocket l made charges against them
Df larceny, malicious mischief, &C.;
never read tie complaints
signed l was su! p9naed as a
witness before Spur. ier don't remem.
Der how many hearings there were the
accused We're Ut the hearings think l
was not ihere five tirnes ; l don't know
how often | was subp@racd to appear
was there whenever it was necessary for
me to be thrTc; if I was subpGnaed at
tended | made no complaint against
Moses Noleu or James MunsOn or any
)thcr Of the tramps rs individuals;
made several complaints ut different
lines against the tramps that were bunk.
ng at Frautz's ami Wissler's springs
here was great deal OF thieving done in
our neighDcrhOOd | saw Alderman Spur
'ier this morning in Mr. Eshleman's office;
le spnka ~ me abou. these matters, asked
Nc il rre,olected the circumstances, and
lad sorn- "ther conversation.
DR.. Nrsaer affirncd-I made complaints
rram N Sayor,t