New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13
CHARGES AGAINST DETECTTCES.
HARRY v. sNEAD. THE son or a wELL~KNowN
EDITOR, SAYS THAT HE WAS ABUSED BY

HARRY v. SNEAD. THE son OT wELI.KNowH
EDITOR, SAYS THAT HE WAS ABUSED BY
sEaGEANTs or THE CENTRAL OFFICE
Harry V. snead twenty-e:sht years old. living
with his mother and sisters at No. SIS Fifth.
ave, arrested last Wednesday afternoon and
taken to Police Headquarters RE accuses t,e
Central Office detectives Of having maitreated him
and having read one Of his private letters
Young Snead Is a member OF several clubs In this
city, including the New-York Southern Society the
Clover Club and the Students Dramatic Club He
Is the son of Thomas l.. Snead. Editor OF
THE Daily News" and Edtor-in-Chief OF The
World" when that paper was under the manage.
! ment Of General Sterling Price.
Harry Sneads mother ard sisters are at present
In Virginia. lie was in debt and Wednesday
went out to make some collections. He did not
succeed and then took some silyerwsrc left to him
and his sisters to a pawnssop in .alxth-ave to
raise some money. The pawnbroker would not
give the sum Snead wanted, and ne started for
another pawnshop. AS he did this he was stopped
by two men who said they detectives and
arrested him. snead said that when they accosted
him he replied:
Il will 60 with you If you Will show Jour
badges"
Badge or no badge, yoa VIII 80 with u.s." an
swered the detectives.
The men were Det ectve- Sergeaats -Cottre and
Bonnell They took young Snead to Police
Headquarters where he was arraigned in the In
spector's Office
According to snead. he vas taken before De.
tective sergeant where letter addressed TO him
by a young woman and marked Private was
read aloud against his protest. He made several
protests against his treatment. he said, but no
notice was taken Of them. Snead says he asked
that a letter be taken to Judge Roger a. Pryor or
to Andrew Owen OF this city These letters were
not delivered On Thursday young -neai was
arraigned before Justice Koch in the Jefferson Mar.
ket Police Court and was remanded. on rriday
Snead was again arra.gne1 and hed on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons end as suspicious
character
In some way SncaG had message sent 20 Judge
Pryor on Saturday. Judge Pryor saw justice Koch
at the Jefferson Market Court. He detailed the
circumstances OF The case. and Justice Koch DIS.
charged young Snead. .
The story OF the arrest and the charges made BY
Snead against the Central Office detectives did not
com" out until late las. night.
Detectlve-Sergeant Arthur Carey was on duty az
Police Headquarters last night. When asked con.
corning Snead's arrest he said:
"Snead was brought in prisoner about 8 o CLOCK
on wednesday night. before went on duty He
was taken before Inspector Mclaughlin What
happened while he there, don't know. un.
derstand he was searched and revolver. PAN
of gloves and some letters were taken from nm
The letters were read, letters always are wnen
found on prisoners. ,.,
II am certain TO abuse was offered him. neither
i'm nv presence nor any other time. The man
asked me II would send message TO some Oh
any money to pay for IT. and as we have no mes.
senger service connected with this once, couio
not do what he wanted -...- :. -. A..
II wish to say again. ana cmpna.icaiiy Wat
when Smead saws he was abused at TINS once u
any time, he les"