Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-04
Police Commissioners.

Regular Monthly EIeeting-An Opinion Waited For-Ohtcers Trial - The Finding - Smpernumeraries Reco,n- mended-Otfier Matters.
 The regular meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners was held last evening" pres- ent Commissioners Bollman (presiding), Catlin, O'Brien, Sloat and Hart.
 Commissioner Bollman reported that the Corporation Counsel had been SO busy that he had not been able to give opinion in regard to the legality of the proceedings of the Board at a previous meeting.
 Officer Merwin appeared before the Board and presented certificate of Dr. Chapman l to show that he (the officer) was still suffer- ing from heart disease There was no pay voted to the officer for the month of August. President Bollman said that, as he under l stood it, the pay of Officer Merwin was left blank, to be settled hereafter. Commissioner Catlin moved that Officer l Merwin be paid half pay for the month of August and full pay for the time he had been on duty during the month of Septem- l Der
 Officer Phelps asked for half pay while off ! duty 1n the month of September on account ! of malarlal disease. It was found by reading the rule adopted that no pay could be allow l oa 1oi SAio hisb "eoh where Q man was OH | duty on account of ordinary sickness. On ! motion of Commissioner O'Brien, Officer Phelps was allowed half pay for eleven days, l ana the rule in regard to the payment of men taken sick while in the discharge of their l duty rescinded,
 On motion the pay of Officer Merwin for the month of July was added to the Septem- 1 Der pay roll.
 Bills were approved as follows: Pay roll $6. 2l6 Fl; m1scellaneous, $1,757.79. The misce laneous bills included $1 600 for work ! done on the new police precinct. Communications read from J. D. Dewell and A. E. Dawson asking that James Boucher be restored to a position op the I force.
 Applicants for positions on the force were 1 read as follows Levi Diamond, John T ! McGrath, Joseph Huband, L. D. Bvxbee and A. G. Nettleton The candidates appeared l before the Board and after answering the usual questions the applications were ordered on file.
 Charges were read against Officer Mur phy for failing to arrest person who should
 have been arrested, and for abusing Corne
 lius Reynolds
 Charges were also read against Officer Ric, ! for being in saloon and drinking beer whil, ! wearing police uniform
 Officer Murphy's case was first called ant
 the charges were read to him, to which h. pleaded not guilty.
 "Con" Reynolds was the first witness. H
 said that there had been several fights in hi
 vicinity, and on the 16th of July there was l fight and Officer Murphy after arresting
 man let him go. He upbraided the officer ! who used vile language toward him H
 came down and complained to Captain Hyde ! and on his way home ho met Murphy and h ! (Murphy) arrested him and brought him t.
 the station house. Mrs. Reynolds, Owel
 Kelly, John J. MoCarthy, Thomas F. Carrol { and Daniel Kennedy testified on the direct 1 their evidence being of @ rather vague an,
 unsatisfactory character
 Officer Murphy, in his own defense, state that he proposed to prove that there was n 1 unusual disturbance on the evening in ques
 tion. He gave his version of the affair, an
 then called Michael Healy as his first witness
 The witness testified to seein 7 the trouble scuffling ct the tim |. in question. Several other witnesses wer { called in defense which was simply confirma tory Of the statement made by the office
 that he called vile names by Reynolds O. the night of the alleged disturbance
 In the case of Officer Rice it was shown b
 the officer that the case ono of "maliciou } prosecution" :"
 both Officer Murphy and Officer Rice were nc
 sustained.
 The committee to report list of super } numerary policemen presented a list c thirty six names, which were tabled until tn next meeting
 ] The resolutions regarding the late Con missioner Kilbride, which are to be pregeni 7 ed to the family, and which have been CT
 grossed by Professor Cargill, were signed b I the members of the Board They will b
 framed in an appropriate manner