The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-27
TIE POLICE BOARD.

session. Mayor Ssbury in the chair and ID" a
a ,H,tu Of the colSmissioners present. j.,
geant Il. b. Roviey Corporal r. G. u''Brien.
Patrolmen J. O'Connel and r sudrie and Su-
pE,e.rrnu,meraries I, McMsnus, ?. NJ; D2,yling and
resting the disturbers of the Taxpayers Asso-
citation meeting, were resumed
Three new Witnesses were examined, and
vo,,s witnes eu'1"n00 'ne st'i'o 's' %'o oie-
!, Alter they had finished ttestifylng the short
and The noctor said that there we're several mis-
takes ip the testimony as read
But the reporter said that he had taken down
his statement as he had made It, and declined
to make AK any corrections and was sustained by
D Dr. Fl Tebault wanted to know who was trying
Mr.. Tebaut said that he wanted 1t distinctly
unders GOD that he had not preferred any
charge against any policeman.
the ease
The case was closed by three yeas to tS5
Here Mr. Tebault said he protested against
The manner the case had been tried, as he had
not been allowed to ask questions that were
board boz wus trying Ets; LIS 81 ths pnlieemen
He said that Commissioner Kennedy had al
legged that there was not a scintilla Of evidence
against n singl one OF tho accused
Here Commissioner Kennedy interrupted the
witness and said that he would, repeat his re-
marks; that. in his opinion. there. was not
DIR, Tebault wanted TO know it the commits
sioner was expressing his own opinion. or was
The Mayor stated that the commissioner was
speaking for himself,
| Dr. Tebault wanted to know II he had not 9
e tod the bs Of the
| such right.
Motion was then made by Dr. Kennedy. and
| seconded by Mr., Keler. to dismiss the charges
| aQAi which carried
by yeas to nay
After this case was disposed of the following
ca. es were caedland also disposed of:
| Officer Shearer did release q prisoner that had
been turned over to hi m by superior officer.
and for the offense was fined five days pay.
| Patrolman sam Rice. for leaving his beat. was
o1icer Olivia. charged with drunkenness.
| malicious mischief and assault and battery on
q woman. and insult and abuse The charges
| not being proven, they were dismissed.
Officer ?. Haas. flor leaving his beat was fined
Officers F. Koerner and A. Donafort. for me-
glect of duty. were fined two days pay each,
| CITY ECHOES.
Josephine Williams was lodged In the Cen
trail Station. charged with larceny.
BY virtue of a warrant Jas. Leine WAS rnn
| into the Central s alton. charged with the S
| ceny of property valued at 50 30.
} AT 1890 o'clock Tuesday morning the roof o.
~ houss No 112 Magnolia street caught fire
| Dut Lne names were eXtluGuiSU6l DcIOT9 lHeJ
| did any material damage. @
At 80 O'clock Tuesday morning Il member o
| Louisiana Hose Company. while at work on the
| Inflated ship Tornado fell into the water. but
was rescued from drowning by his friends
Thos. Gernon. aged forty-fve years. and
| merchant by occupation, was lodged in the
| Central Station charged with assaultlng, strik
! ing and beating Mary GeInon at the house No
n2i2 Common street.
Chas. 0. Ketchnm at the instfgation of Mike
Walsh was run into the Third Station. charged
with assault with dangerous weapon. The
officer also preferred charge Of carrying con-
| called weapons against the accused
Att O'clock Monday evening a woman named
LIZZIE Austin, or better known rs P T. Lizzie
while under the influence OF liquor and e.
tempting to cross the street at the corner o
Basin and Perdido. was knocked down by cal
No. OF the Girod and Poydras street line ant
slightly injured about the right arm and hip.
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| Planes.
Ats o'clock Tuesday morning fire. the caus,
OF which is Unknown, broke out in the bath
room of the two-story frame house located a
the cornee of Marais and Dumaine streets
ers and occupi d by Widow Celestine Bouligny
was damag d to the extent $3.50.
The honsa was insured for 5000 and the fnr
| nj ure for 5000 In the New Orleans Mutual In
sEranes COMPANY. The FIRE was extinguishet
By the Claiborne Babcock.