Year: 1875

ments nave been inflicted with parality and the min
utes of said trials have been mutiated and tampered
with


Specification 1.-The imputation ofhaving seduced said
Teresa Clifton st upon said Edward Walsh, and
yet he has been tried on this charge and Is re-
tanned as a captain OF the Municipal Police.


Specification 2-There is abundant evidence in exist
ence which mas aud is entirely accessible 10
the Commissioners of Police OF entertainments and lar
cenies committed upon the Police Department by pres
ent past officials therein and yet said Board have
made no effort TO recover the property or bring the
depredators 10 justice.


SPECIFICATION 5-said Board have exhibited either ut
ter ignorance Of their duties wlful neglect of them
earlier date the gross outrages and msdeeds committed
by many members of the police force which commeno-
ing before the advent 10 Office of the present Board
still continue With no such power at their command
have the Police Commissioners an investigating
committee, appointed by the Assembly have unearthed
such an amount of vianes committed by members Of
the Police Department, now holding Office, has
created in the minds of the public feeling of dis
trust in the efficiency of the police force


SPECIFICATION 4.-Upon the trial of Captain Killilea
before the Police Board Fritz Kassefang testified


Witness and in the testimony given at said trial. on
ME IN the oilce OF the Clerk Of the Police Board il does
not appear that said Kassetang examined wit
ness on said trial


for specification where the fault has been pun
shed with different penalties in different cases


Specification $50 also slight neglects have in many
instances been visited with heavier fines than were in
hlcted IN other cases for grave offences


SPECIFICATION Seth q. Hawley the Clerk Of said
Police Board has been accused in public examination
before the Assembly Committee on Crime on the Goth
day Of July past by a number OF witnesses with
having appropriated the property Of the Police Depart
to his use, and having employed the officers
and employees Of the department for his private benefit
and he has not been put on trial for those charges
although those witnesses within reach of said Police
Board and is still in charge OF all tho important papers
in the department


Being repeatedly and fully informed Of the existence
OF unlawful places and pursuits said Police Board have
not taken any proper action thereupon caused tho
superintendent. captains other officers OF the police
TO do their duty in the premises


Specification 1.-The members and representatives OF
the Citizens Protective Associations Of the Eighth and
Fifteenth wards of the city Of New York have
peated, urgent and specific complaints said Police
Board about the existence and toeration by the cap
tns within said wards of numerous disordery houses
and their complaints have been utterly disregarded by
said Police Board although well founded that
seventy four indictments found upon the
statements within one year by several grand juries
and although said information given compliance
with section A. chapter 403 of the Laws Of 1864 mpos
ing the duty upon the police to act upon such norma
tion.


Specification 2-one Arthur Pennoycr, victim of
the panel house game has given full Information SAID
Police Board both OF the robbery committed him and
of the intentional neglect OF the detective officers of the
police 10 the robber, and no action has been
taken by said Board either toward securing the criminal
or toward correcting the action of their officers.


Specification S-According TO the rules of the Police
Board quarterly or semi annual reports made by the
captains 10 the Superintendent of Police and filed
headquarters OF all gambling houses, houses Of prost
precincts BY section Al Of chapter 403 Of the Laws of
1864 II is lawful for the Superintendent of the Police,
upon such report TO authorize in writing any member
or members Of the police force TO enter such
places, who may forthwith all persons
there found offending against law, and
others, and seize all implements Of gaming or
lottery tickets or lottery policies and convey my per-
son so arrested before magistrate and bring the
cles seized TO the office OF the Property Clerk and
shall be the duty of said Superintendent such
arrested person to be vigorously prosecuted and such
articles seized to be destroyed the ORDERS rues and
regulations OF the Bourd Of Police shall direct


AS late June 80, 1875 such reports were ordered
by general alarm from all police captains A large
number of places suspected to be kept used for
mon gambling, ewd purposes and the sale of lottery
tickets or policies have been returned in pursuance OF
said order, by the several captains in these in pre-
vous reports. The same premises have been enumer
ated in many successive reports Either the said Police
Commissioners have neglected whether the
reports were made as ordered, or knowing that they
were so made said Commissioners have neglected
that their subordlnaes did their duty under the law
most of those places exist as heretofore


All of which is respectfully submitted.


JOHN u. TOWNSEND.


NEW YORK, August 10, 1875,