New-York tribune., 1902-10-29
FooDY MUST STAND TRIAL.
NINE POLICEMEN RETIRED-CHAh"ES
AGAINST SERGEANT srCoRMICk-

onr,issioner Partridge retired nine poiioeinen on
pensions yesterday. They all hao oeen eAatlliieo 4
a., nol,.e surgeons and found 20 be lnoapaple OF
-,or,,,pp rolice duty. The Commissioner awarded
l.i r,ontton 10 Patrolmsn Charles W
,rebrer ~ the East Fifty-hrst-st- station VINO
vcscued a boy from drowning IN the last RIVER a.
tbe risk Of his life and 10 Detectives Johh .
Routh and Bernard NeV-n, of the Ehzaoeth-st sta-
tion who saved the lives OF seNetal PeofiS ~ Q al
n No Iq6 Wooster-st.
Colonel Partridge announced that charges "oulo
he preferred against Sergeant Thomas MoCornh0h'
~ The Osk-st station, who recently asked toI re-
tirement and then withdrew the apphcauoh- Al vas
r,norted recently that Thomas Sommers keeper OF
: nlsce where there had been raid, went 20 the
nolice station 10 give bail for prisoner ana NC
Corn1icx accepted the bah at the station In roht
~ the desk Sommers is said 10 have told me pris-
oor thai the ban would cost him S. and the prs
,-,r onared the money 10 sommers. who said;
Don't give il 10 me Give IL 20 the sergeant.
Then II is alleged Mccormick received the money
The case was reported to the District Attorney,
md about three weeks ago assistant went 10 the
Oak-st station TO get copies Of the records ana
maj evidence ne could md concerning the shega-
tions II was on the following morning that Ser
eeaut Mccormick sent TO COMMISSIONS FaFuluge
The spplioatfon for retirement which he atterwaro
caused 10 he withdrawn The charge OF taAllls an
unlawful Zee viii be lodged against the sergeant
The offence is a felony. and the evidence pronapS
viii be placed before the grand jury
Ipaga Foster in General Sessions, yesterday
handed down a decision which VIII colhpeI OiieV
,srtstp Michael A. Foody 20 20 trial on a
,,srce f v,ilftlI neglect Of duty The Indictment
spainst him grows out OF number OF excise Vlo-
,s+i,vs while Foody in command OF the west
-rhirtv-seventh-st station. He was convicted at
police HEADQUARTERS and publicly reprimanded' and
1+or WAS indicted by the grand jury His counsel
,vru6qe " NJ X Olcott, who had an Inspection
~ the minutes Of the grand jury, moved 10 dis
Miss the Indictment before Judge Foster, on the
-round that II was found insufficient evidence
Judge Foster gives two reasons WY foouS
sboula be placed on trial. as follows
FirstfI cannot say as a matter Of law that me
not sufficient TO justify lLe eIdIlu
sr-rV - their view Of II. If there Is eNloence.
;bar ire force and weight and the creoehce 10 pe
given il are for the jury alone and not LOT lI4e
secoud-rhe defendant is a public officer cap,
s5n NJ police There appears 10 be very eeilet ~
snsnicior ~ polioe officials. though Thether Wen
g-oi,rSe6 i neither know nor declare, ana Tor tnls
resson IL for no other this accusation maoe by
The grand inquest OF this county under me t
,,itv ~ their oaJhs. ought not 20 be disposed OF
an q motion addressed 10 the discretion OF the
court
Reports have been circulated about Ponce mead
ouarters that District Attorney jerome was en-
ylo,snr his county detectives and other agents 10
get evidence against police captains and inspect
ors ANY evidence they might obtain, il was said.
was 10 be used 10 aid Commissioner Partridge IN
his plsns 10 retire undesirable officers. District
Attorney Jerome. when asked about the report
yesterday, ssiu il was not true