Year: 1865

Trials at Police Headquarters.


A PATR0LMAH ASSAULTS POLtcE CAPTAIN


WITH A PIsr0L-isrEREsTIsG EVIDENCE IN


THE CASE.


The trials at Police Headquarters on Thursday were
numerous. The only case Of importance was that Of
Oicer Tennant Of tho Twenty first precinct who vas
charged by Captain Hart OF the Nineteenth precinct,
with having assaulted him with intent 70 kill Captain
Hart made elaborate explanation Of the whole anair 70
the Board, in which he won back 70 the time OF his
nrs appointment Captain OF the Nineteenth precin
and reviewed the condition OF the affairs OF the ward as
they Stood He further said that he found officer
Tennant be the ofcer specially detailed detective
for the ward and supposed him TO be faithful onicer,
and the right in the right place Both he and Ten
nant had been sailors together and he thought they would
get on very we'll He found, however, that he had
been deceived regard him. and informed by his
sergeant that Il was his he sergeants opinion that Ten
nan In with some Of the thieves for this cause nc
had him reported TO Superintendent Kennedy, who nad
Tennaus transferred 70 the Twenty nrst precinct er
this named venable arrested and locked up IN
the Nineteenth precinct station house. and remnant came
there to inquire about him; Captain Hart told him be
conld not him, which seemed to incense Tennant
@ % on ins
looked rather wild and excited he said II salute you,
because you Capsain;" he further remarked, II
have been hauled out to-day before Superintendent Ken
nedy on charge, and he refused 70 tell me who msde
a. and have come 70 you;'' Captain Hart replied,


very we u superinendsnt Kennedy wsnn 'e'i ~



an agyravating character cnsued, when Captain
Hart told Tennant he did not stop he would put him
ont or put him back into cell; Tenant refused
10 20 and said he would like to any man put him
OUT al the time he approached nearer to Captain
Hart ard drawing pistol from his pocket, pointed It
al him ioundman Fitzgerald, who was present sprung
uron him seized him. and Captain Hart assisted and
Tenant was dsarmed and taken back 70 the cell He
fhen commenced tear down the hunks, and the Cap
tain ordered him roped, which WAS done Some time
after this Tenuan; called the attention OF roundsman
pcenv TO the condition OF his arm which supposed
10 be broken Police Surgeon Purdy was sent for and
set The fractured limb Tennant was taken to court the
next morning and examined on the charge.


Roundsman Fitzgerald corroborated the statement OF
Captain Hart in all It's particulars.


Sergeant Lockwood testified TO putting the irons on
TENANTS wrists and stated that at the time the irons
were put his wrist was not broken.


Officer Tennant was allowed to make some explanations
regarding his conduct alluded to, and
stated that three ago last Monday he went to the
station house make some inquiries about Mr. Venabe;
ton; that directly after that he was sent
for by Superintendent Kennedy, who told him
he thought he lived too near the court and the
station house and that he would have him transferred
that no then Captain Hart about the matter,
and sauted him when he first went in and also when he
came out that he turned to come out he drew his
pocket hapdker hef of his pocket his pistol coming
ont with that soon az he saw the pistol had come
out he took In bis right hand and in the act OF
putting II back when roundsman Fitzgerald called out
~ the Captain that he had pistol In his hand, and he
was ut once knocked down and secured. officer Ten
nant further that his broken In this fall
and thn even after this he roned in the cell that
he did not break any of the bunks but that he tried to
bend down Of the boards SO that he could sit on it
and get rest; that through the ntercession OF
roundsnan Peeny the irons taken on his hands, the
doctor sent for and his arm dressed.


This finished the case. The evidence on the whole
was rather against officer Tenant Captain Hart had
showed how Tsnnant attempted to use it. Decision In
the reserved