New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TRYING TO SAVE THE PENSION FUND.
rur PLAN OF THE POLICE INSPECTORS AND CAP

TRYING TO SAVE THE PENSION FUND
THE PLAN OF THE POLICE INSPECTORS AND oAr'
TAINs-pRoTEsT FROM A LAWYER.
In view of the threatened destruction OF tne f0c c
Pension Fund as u result of the recent decision %
the Cont of Appeals IN the Ryan case the lnspod
tors and captains of the force have tried 70 posu
the patrolmen not to bring SUITS ior n and copies
have been placed In the several precuo. nara hind
signatures The policemen who sign inc pa1stT ,cted
es n n sickness Several captains have told
the men No their commands that tne plan was
good of the entire force but that tnere Was d
sson,nnisorv about it, Many OF the Policemen ue,
ciared that theywil not sign the agreement
Mich surt Use caused at Ponce iieadqunpr.o ,,
Yesterday by the following letter. wril'ou Ny ~"
counsel to the Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN: have TO call your attention to practlce
which is being adopted, 1t Is said with your
an different precincts. particularly In the nm ~
~ calling mon the patr0lmen to sign of their claim
moneys due to them which have been llegaly tes
from Them I'm CONSEQUENCE of sickness at dlnerent es
In the ninth Precinct the paper mas Dee pG
the by the captain ana tine n men n r1e In
tmations are thrown ont that they will be made 10 sutcr
in way If they do not sgR Ra Fony Precinct long
way from his home for other reason as am eoid ~
the Twcnty-ninth Precinct than because ne Was & ad
emf in his refusal to sign the paper presented TO nm ana
because he urged his fellow members not 10 9o So
must be apparent the Commissioners that sgha,csTs
ATTAINED In this way are vaueess and TINS action ceI
tainv must place them before the public In very n
proceedine for the reason it nterleres VITA the
fights my clients and if continued on u thc de-
PEELED le d 70 take s"ch P"oi0 "'''' JOHN d. TOWNSEND
THO Commissioners directed that briet reply
should he sent to Mr. Townsend sVatiag .n, aIlega
bee1 misnformed regarding eich anu every ,.a,0s
zion in tine letter affecting the Commissioners. ~
WAS said by the Commissioners later In the uay .s.
they had no direct Information oil tne n0Ne'u n
stSted Inv the inspectorsand captains, ana that 'ney
had not inspired it, They sam tnaI Iuo ~ oolia
vsed members of the force nor TO paco Of I"1
bsca1.o there did not seem to be any good REASON
VIM LEGAL sharks should get the greater portion
of the moneys claimed
To the Editor Of The Tribune;
s,p. Tn an article in your columns appear TO ne &C
eused by certain policemen of having oro4sno m heir
name and behalf without their authority. Ai1nousn
annear as attOrl ey In large number OF sucu sun, a.
Claimed retaining and authorizing me so to 10 anu T
Of persons alleged to nave ctinn is or ever was
my client Neither do appear as tnfIi paVYT2 "
sa Ne, su YORK, Feb u, 1883.
MISS IsHERwOOD's AssAILANI HELD;
Miss Christine sherwood, daughter OF Nhle S hn.
ELnovi ionDScare6 in the Jefferson Market Ponce
Court Yesterday morning against NiIi"lm IrIsv
of No. 456 Pearl-s who was alres,su snuncion 6f
re- the nerson who assaulted and robbed ner III
tba f1nnel of the Fourth Avenue Rallroal at 1piIS
@ i,eJ the conDlainant if she had ever seen
him before last Saturday, when she m that
no n0lice station, and II she WOulu n"'O .ta,i
he Va her assaant If she had not been instructor
TO do so. -, .L4 .Lo Tunnel was
very light AT the time, and that the Circumstances
of tIe assault were such as to impress every INCA"
ii SVo y, carried y6nr pocketbook in your handy
Yes sr.D replied the complainant, ana on IS
released it when thrown down by thlS n""n "uN
wish to say right here" said tho Justice, rhat
ladies offer inducements TO thieves Dy GARY HS
thsir purses so openly They ought to put 'Heii !"
their inside pockets" - soid Miss
Isherwood, IN surprised tone. -, ;a .ho Ina
Oh. don't theyi | didn't know" SAID the JUS
tee, who is q bachelor. a;.,;no IN the
peter Sheeren testified that he was sting En- f tno
Gilbert House No. 152 Chatham-st., on the day Iol
loving the robbery, when Barlow beck1ned hln 70
come IN the street. Barlow seemed TO nave pleniy
nj money He changed two % DIS who III
Sheeren's company. Barlow pawned lar % % seI
rings for 80 aud then gave him the ucset 10 sen,
which he did for 81. So Isherwooo's earrings Iss
Were nroducpd and identified by the witness as ne
ones which Barlow pawned Justice pnny c cnTn
nod the prisoner without bail for trlal ana COM
mitted Sheeren to the House of Detention as VII
ness