, 1870-06-14
BOARD OF POLICE
4 Long nnd Stormy Session nll about n pp-
Hcennn who 1Ial;teafcd Il Citizen,

Iae Board Of Police aud Fire Commissioners
held regular meeting yesterday afternoon; pres
ent commissioners Brown, Sheridan. Gand, and
James.
The Superintendent Of Police recommended tae
discharge Of John Hogan, special policeman, for
drunkenness. Adopted.
The superintendent recommended the appoins-
ment On the regular force Of Daniel 8. Breigh,
Henry =: Papp. Moses J. Ludinzton, james sssn-
nna nsn Ba1 ~ o1 sne fs ana
having been stce for two weeks. % was q granted ai
thirty days longer for trial
Patrol1nal Thomas Wells, Of the Third Precinct,
way way charged with malsrcattng prisoner named
is,t!! MlIan AcGaIy. he was In satoon on North
abused generally. Nj. Manchester, attorney for
me 4e1enee; showed that he was conF1cted and
nned next day for being drunk and d1sor.lerjy.
The same oincer wss charged By William Haiioran
with maiHeattng aad iua1tentton to duty, No ar
rested the complainant On the ground that he had
Wells called him t'a --- hUt-heafet oiti
lrishman, = and wanted to know whY be was not
with he Fensans, Invited him to fight, an,i varied
the entertainment BY asserting that he could
whip any TWO nle1 In ChlcagD;" then he toof hoId
q ne od man to shake him out OF his hreeches, aud
uuaHy ouered 70 square the trouble II the couu-
platnant would pay for the beer. The Complainant
salu ne was fned at the North Side Court without
deal Of counter swearing Ia which The comnlafn-
ant was accused Of calling the defendant pamca:
l1en kae1e were Witnesses examine! and crDss-
examined, and speeches By the attorneys And .
long legal dsq9tsit!on By Commissioner Blown In
ter!upted anly by husky cough from a bTstauder,
anu gTunt Of assent from Commissioner Guud.
and Then came Commissioner Sheridan with hts
F1sWH, KfSen IN Ahoft, terse speech. Then ther d
Has sune talk all round, consuming over two
1oQls. ana after that some speeches. succeeded By
S ESoas9osfaole e!oqnence, supplemented By another
FOUND. interrupted By some Wit {yery Uttie,
.9oogh}s then windy duels easued between HE
Manchester and Mr. NtQau the attnrnevs- hs.
tWeen Captal1 Fox and Commissioner Brown
aau cetWeen COMMISSIONER Sheridan and Com
mtssloaer Gund, eliminating In loud hnbbub Ia
NMcn everybody talked Captain Fox being heard
10 observe that la5 arrests WPre msfie II, nne
MeeR, Whatever that had to do With the Gaze, and
lnen the contestants we're invited 10 nyarnose tha
lanca and leave the grave and reverend Come
1n mlssionefs peace to hold sweet but noisy COM
annnn VIII each other on the evidence. COM
Iaas masoneF Gnnd took the zlde Of the policeman,
Commissioner Brown going between. and
ior both Another half hour was lost forever.
Atet that Commissioner Gu1ld novel ta1t the laEs
EAse oe oiamfkaed, and Commissioner Sheridan
moved novel 70 amend by lining the compla,nanr tep
asys n psy Iof matreatme1t Of citizens, which wls
Wss carried. Af. Manchester asked thet ths me
oe suspended, Ehen Commissioner BruEn,s Wfs
began 70 ny around, and he ouuounce.l amtI
eone little laughter, that they Suspended uottin0
bat men IN that board. The first case WAS then
resuIrected for further discussion, Corrpisatouer
Gun0 and Commissioner Sheridan taking eIdea.
commissioner Brown sitting Silent and solemn NJ
Judge Finally the nsst:charge was dlzmissed Is
There were four more cases for ts,sl. but. ~ II
wss 80 late, they were postponed, and the boxrd
adjourned