Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-29
sWEET-SCENTED CONDITIONS
revaiI in New York Police and Dis
orderly House
Circles
According TO the Evidence Presented
Yesterday in the Trial of Police
Captain Herlihy, on SPECIFIC
Charges by Police Commissioners.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-The
trial of Police Captain Herlihy by the
board of police commissioners on
charges Of neglect of duty, conduct I'M
becoming an officer and failure to keep
proper records, was begun to-day. The
prosecution was represented by ex-
Judge Roger A. Pryor and Louis j.
Grant appeared as counsel for the de-
tense. Inspector Cross, who is accused
with Herlihy, but who is to have a
separate trial, was represented by an
attorney. The principal charge is
that Herlihy and Cross were discour-
teous to the Rev. Robert L. Paddock,
Of the Episcopal P~ro-Cathedral
The Rev. MI. Paddock was the first
witness of Importance. He said he had
been repeated solicited by immoral
women near the Pro-Cathedral, which
is in the precinct of which Herlihy for
merly had charge. On April 26th, ac-
companied by the Rev. James H..
George, he said he had caused the ar
rest of a lookout for disorderly houses
and went to the station, where the
nan was locked up. According to the
witness Captain Herlihy said the min
lister was a disgrace to his cloth and
that he lied when he said disorderly
houses were running openly in the pre-
cinct. The lookout" witness said,
was discharged in police court.
Later l called on Inspector Cross"
said Mr.. Paddock, "in company with
Mr.. George and told him l wanted to
see him alone in confidence. He asked
me If it was something about my dis
trict. Yes / said. Well he replied,
you must say what you have to say in
the presence of the captain | told
him l had been trying to assist the po-
lice in closing up the immoral houses;
that | had been to patrolmen, rounds
men, detectives and captains, but that
the conditions had gone SO far that
my W life had been threatened. |
asked for advice as to what I SHOULD
do. He refused to give me any adj
vice. l then told him ! would have to
go to his superior. The inspector adj
vlsed me to present charges. Captain
Herlihy said he would advise me 10
present charges and that he would
how me up as responsible for these
conditions. Inspector Cross said to me
also that l was most unreasonable in
what l wanted and that l would not be
satisfied with paradise.
i told Cross it was evident his ad-
vice was useless to me and that
through him l could not prefer
charges"
The cross-examination then began
by Attorney Grant.
Did you ever offer to identity any
persons who you alleged had done
wrong in your ~presence?" he asked.
81 did"
Captain Hehlihy took immedia~-
ton in the case, didn't he?"
Yes
did you ever offer to go to court
and make a sworn complaint"
Il did not"
The witness said that he could give
no specific date and apply it to a spe-
cifc case of misconduct.
After some further testimony on the
part of Mr.. Paddock the hearing went
over until next Thursday.
Mr.. Olcott said that he had ~purposely
avoided going into details with the
Rev. Paddock with the exception of the
incidents in the Eldridge street station
and Inspector Cross Office, as he has
plenty of evidence to show the condi-
tions that existed in the precinct with
out compelling the Rev. Mr.. Paddock to
tell them.