The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-30
RAID ON CITY HALL COPS.
PIPER AND DAVIS ASTONISHED
AT THE THINGS THEY FOUND.
The Sergeant Mapping in the Back Room
-Roundsman Asleep in Another Spot
Not . Cop in Sight-Devery Called
the Precinct the "OId Mems Home"

NOT Cop IN Sl6nt-DeSery SSIeU
the Precinct the "OId Mems Home"
Deputy Police Commissioners Piper and
Davis descended at 1880 o'clock last night
on the four posts of the City Hall precinct
and found one lone cop doing his duty. 1t
took them twenty minutes to find him.
The two Deputies first visited the station in
the City Hall There they found Sergt. Ham,
mond sitting in back room with the light
turned out. Roundsman Dennis Mccarthy
they discovered in another back room with
his coat Of apparently taking life easy.
The doorman, William Dunn, was sitting
in the room with the sergeant, and was not
in uniform.
As result charges will be preferred
against the whole outfit, with the excep-
ton of Patrolman Christopher Bolton,
whose post included tour Of the City
Hall proper. When he was found after
the twenty minute search. he said he had
gone to inspect windows which might
have been left open.
my, but these fellows do take things
easy, said Capt. Piper. why. any one
could have run of with the clock or the
fountain"
After Bolton was unearthed, the Deputy
Commissioners, with Roundsman Mccarthy,
began searching the other posts. Three
trips were made around the Court House,
which is Post 3, the Commissioners and
the roundsman going in different direc-
TONS Policeman Charles Beach was on
that post, but could not be found.
Then the three searched the Mail street
post which is one Of the shortest in the city,
but failed to discover Policeman John
Bowie, who was Diet allied to look after it.
IL hn N}r
the Post Office on the outside. Then Com
missioner Davis went inside and made e.
| search, but was unable to locate Policeman
Hugh Dumphy, who should have been on
post. ,
Finally the Commissioners ordered
| cinct at the same time telling him that
| had he been doing his duty the men would
be on post This was at HAS o'clock.
The roundsman evidently knew the
haunts Of the policemen. for soon Policeman
| Beach showed from the shadows, OF the
County Court House. This was an hour
While he was being questioned the porty
! figure OF Policeman Boyle doomed up in
| Mail street. About the same time Dumphy,
the Post Office cop, was seen around the
F., corner there.
The three made excuses according to
the degree of ingenuity they possessed.
| All are gray haired and can show many
service stripes.
Mr.. Devery once called the City Hall
precinct the "Od Mems Home" It has
always been considered a place when life
was taken more easily than in the regular
precincts. Capt. Piper announced last
night that charges would be preferred
against the sergeant, roundsman, door
man and three OF the cops. Two mer were
| found asleep with their coats OF in the rea r
! room They were Policemen Kennedy
and Burke, who were on house duty.
They are the only ones in the whole
precinct who were on duty" said Capt.
Piper.
Word that the deputy commissioners
were about reached the Bridge by newsboy
courier.
| "Holy smokel" announced the courier
1.-THE Commsh has struck City Hall an de
only t'ings he found woikin' was de clock
| an de fountain"