New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-24

In fact we have been compelled to hold back our
trials in such until the criminal charses "''0
Q-Do YOU remember the trial Of Sergeant Franz ,,s
McCarten, who kicked prisoner tee Gd,r 10"
| throat at the Jefferson Market Fohce Noui'' "
Yes. l remember the case
CHARGES foF' GROSS CRUELTY DISMISSED.
| Mr.. Goff produced the official record of McCar-
| tens trial by the Commissioners ana reaa 'he
statement OF David Bryant, the man VINO had oeen
the complainant against McCarten. He also saiu
that Police Justice voorhis had been witness az
F S5 Me- Mfcave q9 fa e w
| O-What was the verdict of the Commissioners
| >" On the face Of Bryants testimony and of the
testimony of Justice Voorhis you vo,eu 10 ali os The
tnstimony in the case why don't you read the rest
OF the testimony? You might ehahse a out tasfi
| Would you have man convicted on ex-parte 'es'i-
g O. Most of the testimony for the defence was
ge embe gy bit Won have it there Suppose put
il ali in the record will stand by the record. ,s
bes heen twelve times on trial before the Commits
sioners, does it not? Ayes. the record shows
o-Tape the case of Policeman James Law Judg,
ment against him was TehoGHu IN hy condi-
ton and of keeping his body nnclean' t 10 ca az
| vas Ale was dismissed from the force The
| record shows that he was a bad officer. Ihere hau
| been twerty-nine complaints against h1m'
A PARADoxICAL POLICY FOLLOWED
| Senator OCOnnor-DO you WISH 10 nave US Hiiei
that the Commissioners dismiss men for trivial
| complaints and retain on the force men VINO are
| charged with serious offences?
Mr.. Gon-Yes
Mr.. Nlcoll-Why not put in all Of the testimony
on which the Commissioners based their Judgment
In this case the policeman had been trieu OH
twentv-nine complaints and was bad policeman
senator O'Connor-Oh, there has been nothing
'SMlEr Xicoll-Then move to strike It all out.
ia
Sensior o Connor-Oh. no; we Will get al we can;
Nichae, Kennedy OF the Twenty fourth Preclhc, |.
who was tried the charge OF conduct uIlpeco',,aS
With his baton kicking him and using vie ne, Ian ian,
gIage to him Was he found guilty f OF e egty Of
soms part Of the charge az least Ina, s,o,
o-Ani the penalty inflicted was two days nne'
@ That amounted TO SC 81? A;-Yes mich ooro.
hitting an offence which AMOUNTED to felony.
| ADTbat NAV not have been The testimony at the
F q TIqd the so0 Foes PARA sks s'eg 70 see
ma, he was prosecuted by the state -, AIT,
Then po he .s t fan cpS a SHS sero%:
case OF clubbing the Commissioners "ou'D 0''"'
the policeman
SMALL PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES.
| Senator OConnor-The offence charged was eom
due. unbecomng an officer This officer might nave
hesn guilty. Of a modified offence. How can we ue
,ermlne unless we have the testimony?
Mr M-clave-I hope the testimony VIII De pu
in evidence. 1 viii stand by the record ,.-
NJ Gof-The objec, Is to show that poicema'
who Is tried before the Commissioners Tor Isich ~
fs nr1ctlcllv relieved from the operation OF tn "a
law Of the State so far penalty Is SonGcfhA9
o4"cy Of this County and sen, to RTi 10
many policemen. Mr. Con- as an asslsamI !" u
Mr. Go-The has been only one po Hen,mr,
% convicted OF oppression IN a gidh, LINZ hat II cause
His conviction was 50 rehd'Aa0'e ' "
: general surprise
REFLECTION on COLONEL FELLOWS
I ur Nlc,u-That was only recently. under IN
y present administration OF Colonel Fellows III !"
time policemen were convicted OF assault '"ei' oil
!, other offences ,. y, ~
: Mr. G,r-The fact remains that members OF u
!. -,eorn,.n eorcs are practically exempt from II
Il opcraflons of the law OF the land ..-.o,,
70. Mr Nlcoll-That is not so. such Statement
s sT cent S Of the the SS1Gs fSS
are re, pSeo II are senator's who know all abol
N"u.-Y orb Tou know that such a statenl,ilt Is a.
.r'rI II Won were strangers here II would not
go remarkable but am asGlndeI oeEU ,irnoni
E.nator locomotive will take the evidence
''Efr W,cou-Yc, YOU will take anything you ca
a GET, even my papers How about taking L" d"
n Srnt"r Rralley-Before we adjourn until tor
row would Ike to ask Mr Heo COLI NJ ne a en mar p
dgc here in The moTns .,c tn during the tin
3; he wa. Dlstrict-A,torney? II, u.., ana
o Mr. Nco-I can do that easily. Why one
81, the first convictons in my term was the con'l'u'
~ Sergeant Crowley for assault
70 Air Gon-And YOU had him pardoned. 49,.
l. Wr Nlcoll-Not until after he had served yea
. Of in,prison.nen, FOR his offence. | wouid IKE
y sna-a,tf that before We take an adjournment VI
X On be- requested 70 have the relatives OF the W
- ness Granger here In the morning III orIrr IN St
H. ,ho, nav be asked to tell what they Know apo
= his dlsal pedrancr
IN GRANGER's RELATIVES TO BE SENT FOR
- Mr.. con We have done everything WITHIN o.
20 power 10 ge' the witness here.
z Mr. Nicon II Is IN your power to call the rel
- tlves ID that. FOR one thing.
~ Senator O'Connor asked Mr.. Con- TO request |
$ ,,.,,,r., NJ C~aope-'s father In the morning
r. ais, directed the srrH,dnt-At arms 10 max W
gent search for Granger ant arrest MN iVr 90
ne urtn log a. m. to-day. . -, s,or 4,
- G.ne,lr D'COnnor and Mr.. Con slld atter |
, III .f,rnnl.nt that they tnouAAt Granger had 60
nni of ne state - lpe arrest. ana tnat 4 mig
lo Impossible ID procure mis- further Attendance
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