Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-05
Board of Police Commissioners.


 Omcers Under Charges-Fred. Sweet Dis
 charged From the Force-Neyw Rounds
 mem Appointed-Other Matters.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners was held last even- ing. Present, His Honor Mayor Robertson (president @ e17cio) presiding. Harmon. Hart, Sloat, Bollman, Catlin and Kilbride. The following persons appeared and asked for positions on the supernumerary force {: John Barry. George H. Pulver, Joseph H. Carr, John J. Bent and Thomas w. Kenney- In connection with these applications letter was read from J. B. Sargent recommending Mr. Kenney to the position which he seeks.
 Bills for the month of September were ap- proved as follows: Pay roll, SC, 693. .96 i; -sundry bills, $10O.40. a
 The Chief stated that Officer Mclaughlin
 lost two days last month by twisting his ankle
 while in the discharge of his duty He was
 allowed pay for the two days It was voted that the force wear the same hats as last winter.
 Complaints were read against Officer B.
 Jackson by Charles Marshall for an illegal arrest His complainant stated that he was promised release after arrest on making promise that he would say nothing about it. The charge was laid on the table until the l next regular meeting
 Charges were read against Officer Fred. J. l Sweet for leaving the city without permis-
 sion on Sept. 26th, he being in West Haven,
 at Hinman's Hotel in state Of intoxication. ! and that he used abusive language toward l Alderman Fulton and did strike and abuse a l man, the name of whom was unknown. Alderman Fulton testified that he saw Of. | icer Sweet at Hinmap' and saw him strike 6
 man, knocking him down. He thought the | officer was intoxicated.
 Thomas Gentle said he was in Hinman's
 house and saw Sweet knock the man down. ! He said he did not seesanything wrong about | Sweet while he was in the barroom. Officer Sweet in his own defense said that | he started from home to catch mess of l clans. After he got through he went to ! Hlnmans and put his horse under the shed. ! had dog in the wagon which I thought 8 | great deal of; two men were there and they l told me did not have any dog and I told l them had pushed the men and told them to go on about their business aoknowl. | edge I was out of the city without permis. | slon; may have said something ought not
 to have, but it was because was excited on ! account of the loss of the dog. | To question by Commissioner Catlin Of
 hcer Sweet replied that he did not knock any man down he only pushed the man out oi ! the way.
 | John Lyons was called for the defense and
 said he saw MT. Sweet clamming and said he | appeared to be all right. Did not see him knock anybody down.
 John Conlan said he was washing beach ! wagon under the shed and Sweet came out l and said his dog was missing I told him ] 1 knew nothing about the dog. I did not see | any of the fighting as was down at the dock ! at the time. MT. Sweet was excited, but 1 could not say that he was intoxicated Orrin Miller said that he saw MT. Sweet l coming toward the city from West Haven on ! the day in question and he appeared to be | perfectly sober.
 James Shields said he worked for Lee & 1 Hoyt and heard Sweet on that day talking ! about the loss of his dog. He was just as l sober as over saw him in my life. l Comnnissioner Hart stated that it was necessary for this board, under the new l charter, to provide voting places for the next | election, and he suggested that committee 1 be appointed to secure such places and re- port at future meeting He moved that a l committee of two be appointed to provide voting places, and report to the Mayor ten | days before election, in accordance with the provisions of the charter. The motion of Commissioner Hart was passed, and committee of two was ap- pointed by the chair, with power to act Commissioners Kilbride and Hart were ap. pointed said committee
 The board then went into executive ses- sion, and after being closeted about an hour the doors were opened, and they made known the following secret business: First, they voted to abolish the old super numerary force, as provided under the new city charter.
 Second, they appointed Officers O'Keefe and Langley to serve as roundsmen for six months in place of Roundsmen Smith and Selleck
 Third, voted to discharge Officer Fred Sweet from the force.
 The board then adiourned