New-York tribune., 1878-04-29
A MARSHAL REPRIMANDED.
CHARGES AGAINST THE CHIEF MARSHAL OF RED
BANK EXAMINED BY THE C0MMIssIONERs-A
MILD REpRIMAND ADMINISTERED,

CHARGES AGAINST THE CHIEF MARSHAL OF RED
BANK EXAMINED BY THE CoMMIssIONERs-A
MILD REPRIMAND ADMINISTERED.
(FRoM AN oCC AsIoN AL CORRESPONDENT or TRIBUNE
RED BANK, n. j., April 25.-This prosper
GUS town, like its neighbor. Long Branch, has be IA
troubled with corrupt Official Here 1t Is the Ch ef
Marshal of the Police, Thomas Morris, against whom
several charges OF violating ordinances and OF con-
duct unbecOmug officer, have at various times teen
preferred. In the al OF Police Magistrate Pitcher OK
Long Branch, Mayor Robert L. Aen president OF the
Red Bank Commissioners appeared for the prosecution,
and succeeded IN having him removed, although Mr.
Pitcher was defended by H. M Nevins, OF the most
eminent Of counsel in Red Bank This gave some nope
Bank that they could get rid OF their obnoxious
public peace officer charges preferred against
Marshal Norris before the Board OF Commissioners,
April Is, Mr. Neyins appearing for tue complaina1t
The matter was laid over for week. when with full
board, the Commissioners took up the case. Ten wit
for the prosecution, and they fully
subsantsted all the charges made which were as fol-
lows: three charges OF entering drinking saloons
Sundays and drinking liquor, and witnessing caIdpay-
ing and gambling, without making any arrests, or re-
porting to the Commissioners Another charge was
being off duty without of absence. The last and
most serious charge that on March %. 1873 he
tried to induce several young men to use the Jail or
lookup for immoral purposes" the prosecution showed
that Morris guilty charge. IL was proved
that he was acquainted with the private signs and
knocks OF the beer drinking saloons that kept open on
Sundays in violation OF the law and that lie had been
in habit OF fequcn;ng these places Sundays and
witnessing card-payng. Police Justice Child testified
that Marshal never made auy complaint to him OK
the same. =.
Marshal Morris sworn, and said, IN his own behalf,
that charges all made through spite and malice,
but that II the honorable Board OF Commissioners
thought that he had not his duty they could DO as
they pleased. He admitted that he entered drinking
saloons on sunday and drank beer, eating lunch and
witnessing card-playing He didn't think 1t any harn
H. relation drinking az Myers Hotel on sunday 10
said e had done but gave reason that one OF the
marshals ILL., and he went with hm to the hotei TO
gct him some brandy. When the Marshal was asked on
the stand IL he didn't feel uuwell himself, as he, too,
drank whlsKcy. he said he not SICK but that when
ne felt like having drink he would get II II he could,
sunday any other day. and that 1t was no ones bnsi
ness but his Regarding the jail affair he SAID ~
was all JOKE, and lie thought that the boys would
take II such. The Commissioners after consulting
together few moments announced that they had con
cuded that a reprmand was all that needed Mayor
Allen then repriinancei Morris In such mild manner
that il could scarcely be taken reprimand The largo
assemblngc then dispersed, commenting strongly on tBo
boards action. Mayor Allen. who cred so loudly Tor
Pitchers removal, and lightly rmanded his own
town Marshal ritcsed III ore harshy than the rest
The viii be brought before the May term OF court at