, 1873-09-23
BOARD or POLICE,

Policemen mp for Trial for Alleged
0ffcnses Against Citizens md Dc.
rHrtMcnt kMlcs--l3xpOsition Visitors
TO bo Protected Against ExtUrti0uatc
E1nCl1lMela,
Tnc Board Of Police met az us,lnl yeaerlsy and nh
proved tho minutes of tic meeting of tho previous
week, On motion Of Commissioner Sheridan the ac-
lion Of the Board III tho case Of Officer j. W. Kennedy
was reconsidered until further testimony can Ie pro-
anced. Mr. Kennedy WIS not recommended for fuith-
ful service at the expiration Of Ills term of probation
anu VIII, therefore, discharged Inst week Il tena
ssaea mat the case lad been miarepreaenod to the
Superintendent,
OFFICER coLuunN
waa charged with abaonco from his post, md usno In
solont language to hs officer. Colburu WAS sntInne,1
Ut the District Telegraph oilco Oh West Madison
street, near Wood, and accused OF having ro,nait
cd away from the Office TINT tho 1ount1sman fai,ol
to hnd him. The case was taken under Advtsemeut.
orF1cEn WILLIAM BRENNAN
waa charged with naltreating prisoner, and arrcs
ing without cauae. Tho complainant was Thomas u,
Hayden, not very prcposseasing YOUTH Of that his.
torto occupation known "butcher boy" Only
to Witnesses wcro heard for thia procoMs hoy wlon
o Doard concluded that Ohccr Brennan did hiB aim
ao!ce tat no would bring action agains the Wlolo
Police Department for false imprisonment.
. OFFICER uOGAN
was accused Of into1ication The officer 1aa found
lying very dirty and "stupl like" iu a burn. Tho
cAch Wno lound hn, hlF erghelIner, failod to a1,-
pear: Oilscers Pepsol and Largo euleavorod 10 nv
that he VIA not drunk but, being pressed for tneir
oisnion said ho wag drunk: Doctor explained TILT
for diarrhea, which would have probably ad tut cf
sec'' The case was taken under adyiaomsnt.
OFFICER WILLIAM LUHnoKE
was charged with nhttontton to duty, dsobcdicnco Of
ordors, md sleeping on duty, Thu poor fellow i.al
been compelled to tit in the stnton and herr nis
Sergeant road the rules md regulations Of the Doparl-
ment. The tlrst ten minutes Of tho reading, With
,hlcoAonc stlm4lanta naturally eonduccd to Bomno-
regard exhibited by his auditor Tor ha scholastic a.
sainneta. Other witnesses testified to lts absence
from boat, mud Ills partial intoxeaon. The o.lccr
was strongly mcndcd and tho sentence Of Jis-
mlsaal suspended during good behnylor.
THE NAoK onD1NANoK,
Tho Hoard passed the following resolution:
lrao!rca, Tint the superintendent Of Police be- and
ho IL hereby directed to Issue tmmuuto instruetfOn
to tho members Of The police forco to examine ali
hack ordinance ~ EXPOSED in them, required by the
:ty ordinances that, tn all cases w,loro hacks arc
ona without eony OF the ordinance, tho dryors a,
pfopf1eora tltreof lie ruIorted md proceeded ugutust
eeeordng to lazy and that during tic entire coifnu-
anco q tho Exposition, tho mcinbers Of the police
lofHe 10 Instructed to exercise tic strcseat
mex ordance for thu protection Of thu thousands VI
yihisorH who ara expected In tho city,
MISCELLANEOUS.
IAo TEaRhatlon Of Oflcer james n. Daley, Of tho
aaeund Precinct was '4cctp.0 II tAv Endorsement RI
Tue President is 10 bo rolled upon.
The ca5s & ot !. Y. Kennedy waa now sakeu mp. Aid.
Kennody toEvo up lts stRr. IIo wished to oxrlin
Tho reanon Of krnncdy'H furo to bo recommended aa
regular ratrS,ia,, , i. Tna was iat he had arreaol
liz thonght tho otcer exercised good Judgment tn ar.
resting Han Wtt tho little pr0yocaton iio Ind and
TINT he was oxhibittnR much sagaclty in not mixing
Commissioner Sheridan moved tlAt J. VI Kennedy
be pinced a additional probation II 20 days whck
tFas agreed to, aud tho Board sdJuurucl.