New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27
POLICE INDICTMENTS GO.
srvERAL OF THEM DISMISSED BY JUSTICE
Be- INGRAHAM

ADDRESSES ON THE ABOLITION OF THE OYER AND
TERMINER COURT
. number of old police indictments. growing out
-, the Iexow investigation. were dismissed yester-
,.v BY Justice Ingraham in the Court of oyer and
srsrminer on the motion of District Attorney Fell
,ows The court was opened especially TO dispose
~ some business not completed previously This
,vas looked upon the expiring breath of the old
.,sur, Of oyer and Terminer and. so considering It,
instruct Attorney Fellows took occasion to deliver
"a shor; funeral address.
Jadge Ingraham added a few words on the de-
mise of what he said. the highest court of orig
,rsl criminal jurisdiction known to English speak
ane people.
Colonel Fellows made a motion in reference to a
ruuber of untred indictments against various DO
lice officers for alleged extortion and attempted ex-
tcr.ion. In one case an indictment was found by
IN Oyer and Terminer Grand Jury: in the others the
indictments were found by the ordinary county
Grand Jury.
Following the Indictments dismissed: Police
Captain Michael J. Murphy now deaD. ex-Ser-
seant George c. Lebers (seven indictments, ex-
Ward Man John Hook mine Indictments. ex-Ward
Nan George Smith five indictments) ex-Sergeant
Hugh Clark now dead) ex-Sergeant Charles Parki-
son. ex-Roundsman Michael Downs ex-Patrolman
John Kenny. ex-Roundsman James A. Larken. ex-
Ward Man Bernard Meehan. ex-Ward Man jeremiah
s. Levy ana ex-Sergeant James W. Jordan.
The evidence on which some OF these men were
Indicted was furnished by Mrs Augusta Thurow
the d;sorderly house keeper. who said that she
was obliged 20 pay money at the East Fifth-st
polce station to bail out the inmates OF her house
Eier evidence is not considered competent
District-Attorney Fellows then recited the his
Tory OF the indictments and OF those police trials
that have been held. He said Of the trials
occupied eight weeks each. and in view
Uf that fact il was found impossible TO try all OF
them. To proceed with them would have blocked
Of tba no ba
had tried assist the D!strict-Attorney. and Of
fered 10 convene special term Of court. but i
court The room of oyer and Termner might have
been used curing shs @ and g% 'Hs
lice trial would probably not be finished at that
time ,r,, no cot, ,,ars n.ou,a No ono,,er
part OF General Sessions Court and also criminal
criminal cases would be disposed Of He said GER
tain cases would be transferred from oyer and Ter,
10 the Supreme Court division. Other police indct-
ments he declared. would be tried soon posi-
Die in the latter court.
That settled the matter of the police indictments;
nn1 District Attorney Fellows proceeded to speak of
recounted It's history from Colonial days and men
sCned the great good i had done to the cOmmTn di
ana important court seemed 10 him unnecessary and
@ %heeve T@i h Engs %a
spoken. 1T seems mos. unfortunate. he said, that
she land should be done away with But the ma.
5ory of the people has forth the fiat. and that
o. .nG justice haVe been by
the Importance of this court, and sincerely regret
senan. But let that pass. thank you. Mr. District
Attorney. for your zeal and ability in helping the
Judge Ingraham said that there, did not remain
much time ,9r him to study b the ana tSe he
Distrct-Attorney and dismiss the indictments men,
Judge Ingraham finally dismissed the jury and the
Court took un:il next Tuesday. the last day
of the term when formal dissolution of the court