New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-27
COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICEMEN.

MR. RFRGu's OPINION OF THE USE OF wHIP-
COMMISSIONER FRENCH AND Mr.. FELLoE.
Henry Bergh was in the trial room at Police Head
quarters yesterday TO assist Mrs GIDEON ~ nf De-
member of his society, in the prosecution OF %
liceman Hamilton. of the Thirtleth Preclnct, VINO
was accused of improper conduct IN beating DAILY
horse On December in the Ts aasteS that
she saw the policeman take tne drlyeI VII ha
beat the horse cruelty The officer admitted tnat ne
had whipped the horse but he said the piSws e
blows could not be inflicted With upon horse
1t light whip, with 1 SinRs st taSH
the officer left no marks. on the hors oo,aan
Bergh said it was the business OF R C1u ua
TO protect dumb animals not TO peat u Tcseryn5
for men. Commissioner French, who preSsro :, "a
the trial remarked that horses sometmes ,,,torte1
full of cussedness anu Ms AGAINST The
"Men make them So" lie coihpialhV "s"
policeman was dismissed: A. q % +bo Tyentv-
ninth Precinct Was accused Fss 81 Without
canse late on the night of November 10, ana GiaS
cling her to the police station in her hgnt-clo5tsii
fatiy II was shown that the policeman was called
tn tSc bonse nv the agent, who said that Mrs Nc
Donald was trespasser and was acling s" tE
Charles Feoe chemist living in the house, testi,
Ged that he made a complaint against the woman
hecause she was drunk and disorderly. Mr. French
after listening to the statements OF 'no "i'He'''
Turned to Roberts and inquired: ..,o
Did Mr.. Felloe tell you he was an acqualntance
of mine and ask you to make the arrest on that ac
cOuptr
" Thai e. il surprising" Mr.. French continued,
:" for / understand that Mr. Felloe once received
$3.50 from man, promising 10 secbe sc 0 ffPriand
shin and that the man, who failed 10 gel the APP
noptment is now suing Mr.. FelOe to get his money
back ~; o,.os e,,od NTH
tears but he made no reply TO Mr.. Frenchs speech
Roberts then was told that he had cQmmltIed an
4 IN
he was cautioned MOTTO interfere again III qlalre
between the tenants of a house. The complaint
was dismissed.
DESERVING A BARGE IN THE SOUND.
Between two and three o'clock on Monday morn
ing tugboat with four barges in tow, from Proyl-
dence r. ran one Of the oargT Ss on oe
of the tug ordered the hawser, which secured TINS
and another to be cut and the tug went on It's way
The barge which struck on the rocks was stove ana
in short time filled and sank Two of the men
who were on the barge succeeded IN ciim6ing0n the
rocks where they were discovered by the lighthouse
keepers A rope was thrown to them, which they
made fast around their waists and with much am
Guilty they were drawn up into the lighthouse snf-
fering intensely with cold. AT noon on Monday tue
captain of the steamer NOnawantuc, running be-
tween Port Jefferson and Bridgeport; Conn, while
on her way to the former place saw the other barge
that was cut loose with distress signal nylng.
He was requested by the captain of the barge 10
tow him to Bridgeport He took the barge in tow
ard removed the men who had been rescued from
the sunken barge. When about one mile from
Rridpeport lighthouse, the tug which had desert
ed the barges came in search of them, and hailing
the men on the barge that was Ill tow of the Mona
wantrc ordered them to cast loose from the
steamer The tug followed closely, and when some
distance inside the lighthouse ran alongside OF the
barge, and, making fast TO her one OF the deck
hands cast her loose from the Nonawantuc. AT the
time that the barge which sunk struck the rocks
there were three men on board, one OF whom was
drowned. His body has not yet been recovered.
Shit will be brought by the owners of the NOnowau-
tuc against the owners of the barge for salvage.