The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-22
POLICE BOARD.
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The Board Of Police Commissioners met
last night at the Central Station, Mayor
Patton in the chair, and quorum Of tbs
commissioners present.
Patrolman A. Staub, for sitting down ant
sleeping on his beat, was fined three days
pity.
Patrolman J. w. Patter was Rnsd ten days
pay for throwing g. Babled down stairs al
tho Globe ball on Mardi Gras night.
Patrolman II. Toel, for absence without
leave was fined two days pay.
Patrolman w. Hendricks, for sitting down
and sleeping on his beat was fined two days
pay.
supernumerary w. MeFord was fined five
days pay for telling his sergeant that he told
o ID lIe
Patrolman J. Austell, for drunkenness, was
fined ten days pay
Patrolman J. A. Rogers, for being under
the influence OF liquor, was fined ton days
pay.
The next case called WAS that OF Sergeant
Douvllier and Corporal Kerwin, charged with
conduct unbecoming officers. A large mum
Der OF witnesses were examined and the evil
dence went to show that when Corporal Ker-
win and his men called on Mr.. Henry Ser.
rantine to learn the manner In which his child
came to It's death, he declined to give the de.
sired information, and when the police at.
tempted to enforce the orders OF their superior
officers, Mr.. Serrautine assembled his friende
about him, and, with n combined effort, re-
sisted the police and they also went 80 far ae
to run into his house for the purpose Of arm.
ing themselves and, on returning to the ban.
quette again. threatened to blow off the off.
GERS heads
Other testimony went TO show that Just
after the war, when one Of the Serrantlne
brothers was provost-marshal, he bad diff.
Guilty with Sergeat Douvlllier, aud ever since
that time has been waiting an opportunity &c
revenge himself.
When the testimony closed Commissioner
Nealey took the floor and said II move h
dismiss both officers from the force, and had
i been In the Rentleman's place and had
shotgun, | would have shot the heads of
Of the officers"
The motion was then put and lost, Mr.
Menley voting In the affirmative, and Com.
mlssioners Dejean and Keller In the negative
Mr.. Mealey then moved that Corporal Ker.
win be dismissed the force, which was carried
Commissioners Palfrey and johnson being
absent, Commissioners Mealey and Keller
voting In the affirmative and Mr. Deican I'm
the negative.
Mr.. Mealey then moved that Sergeant
Douvillier be dismissed the force. Lost. His
second motion was to reduce him to the posi-.
ton Of patrolman, which was also lost
Mr.. Keller then moved To reduce the ser.
geant to corporalsbip.
Mr. Mealey amended the motion to reduns
him to q sUpernumerary.
Mr.. Keller did not accept the amendment
and the motion to reduce him TO q CORPORA
was put and carried, Commissioners Reller
and Mealey voting yes and Mr.. Dejean no.
After the case was ended the decision of this
Doard was very severely criticised. and a corn
missioner stated openly that the case haf
been railroaded, and the reason was that >
vacancy Tor sergeantcy was wanted: other
said that had Commissioners Palfrey and
johnson been present things would have worI
a different aspect. " "oa'