The evening world., 1888-05-24
ONE OF THE SANITARY SQUAD.
HE is SERIOUSLY ACCUSED BEFORE POLICE
COMMISSIONER FRENCH.

Cuse Vt betcnhes
II came around to Commissioner French's
turn to hear the police trials yesterday.
The first case was that of Officer Donegan,
Sixth Precinct, who was charged by Sergt.
Thompson with returning from his post be-
fore he was relieved The officer said he saw
his relief. who saluted him, and he supposed
he was relieved.
Sergt. Bell. Seventh Precinct, reported
Roundman Charles Bernstein derelict in his
duty in not getting up when called to attend
o fire at 256 Madison street, May 10. Bern
stein said he was not properly called.
Extra duty which kept him on his feet
thirty six hours, together with the calling
away of his wife by sickness in her family,
formed the excuse Of Officer Clancy Twenty
first Precinct, for an absence from roll call
reported by Sergt. Mcdonald.
Patrick Walsh, reported for o like offence
in the Twenty-second, said he mistook the
time.
Capt. Murphy brought up q squad Of nine
men from the Twentieth Precinct, all of
whom he charged with neglect of duty in
having failed to see and report q dead dog
which lay in front of 631 West Thirty ninth
street for four days The men were Patrol
men Kelly, John Kennedy, Thomas Ken
needy, Taggart, Burke, Keibrick, Began,
Conklin and Diem.
Keibrick is a man far above the ordinary
height and said COMMISSIONS French to him
Z" It's a curious thing that you didn't see it.
You ought to have looked over the whole re-
gion from that altitude"
There was considerable contradictory tes-
| timnnv for ond auoinct Ofio ar Gilhrida NJ
the Eighteenth. who. was charged by Capt.
Clinchy with returning too soon from post
ard with being so much intoxicated as to be
unfit for duty May 8 at II. 35 p. M.
Gilbride was dismissed from the force sew
eral years ago, but was reinstated by a unani-
nous vote of the full Board. He hos re-
ceived two honorable mentions-one for saw
ing four lives at q fire in the st. George fiat
and one for arresting the man who killed
Officer Mallon. He has made q number of
daring arrests, at one time catching three
burglars ut Fire Commissioner Croker's
residence.
Officers Sheehan and Nell, of the Tenth
Precinct, were watching two suspicious
parties" when Roundsman Hurlbut caught
them IN conversation, May IL.
Did you see any suspicious characters eX-
cept these two ?'' asked the Commissioner of
the roundsman, indicating the two officers,
and the roundsman said he didn't.
Officer Lyman, Fourth Precinct, said he
WIS thlkluR WIFI u ClblZeu WHO uhu lObJ lib
latch-key when Roundsman Leonard re-
ported him sitting on a stoop at 40 Cherry
street, May IA.
Officer Mahoney, Sixth Precinct. was re-
ported by Roundsman Burns rs sitting down
in a hotel basement off his post. Mahoney
said he had been lacing up his shoes, and had
just finished as the roundsman came up.
Officer Davis, Eighth Precinct, said he was
called into the Prince street liquor store.
where Roundsman Dreyhart found him.
It's remarkable what chances you officers
will take,' " said the Commissioner.
Officers Henry L. Murray and John Shan
ahan, Ninth Precinct, were reported as hold
ing a fourteen minutes conversation. They
denied the charge, and agreed IN the story
that they were only together while Murray
fixed his stocking, which had, slipped down
in his rubber boot. Meanwhile, Shanahan
held his comrades night stick.
John j. Munson, Ninth Precinct, had to go
into a boiler shop on his post for a personal
necessity. He stayed to look at some new
work, and was reported of post by Rounds
Lawrence J. O'Brien said a necessity took
him from his post into an engine house, as
reported by RoundsDan Campbell, Tenth
Precinct. James j. Conner, same precinct,
said it was because of a loose shoestring and
a sore ankle that he sat down in a doorway,
Nav 10.
Officers Cordes, of the Tenth Precinct. and
Copps, Dempsey and Turner, of the Eleventh,
gave petty excuses in answer to charges OF
failing to properly patrol. Turner told OF
two suspicious men whom he chased and one
of whom struck him.
Officer Charles Muell er, Twelfth Precinct,
said it was ginger, which he was taking for
sickness, that Roundsman Straub saw him
hold in u glass in a liquor store on his beat.
William A.. Jones Fourteenth Precinct,
was reported by Roundsman Smith for fail
ing to see and report a dead cat on his post.
Roundsman Compton, Nineteenth Pre-.
cinct. found Officer John Schultz in the bal
cony at the Fourteenth Street Theatre.
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what time the performance would be out.
Francis j. Clarity, same precinct, was re.
ported by Roundsman Kenney in converse,
ton with a hackman. The same roundsman
reported Officer Dolan of his post and in the
West Side Hotel.
Roundsman Farley, Twenty first Precinct,
reported Officer jeremiah Sulliyan's failure
to patrol his post for a stated time May IL.
Sullivan said he was called to dlsperse a dis,
orderly crowd of boys in a churchyard.
Officers Barnsdorf and sherry admitted
that they were on post and in a liquor store,
as Capt, O'Connor. of the Twenty seventh
Officer John Kavanagh, Twenty ninth Pre-,
cinct. said he didn't feel very well and wen
, into the liquor store where Capt. ,Westervelt
reported him to get some ginger ale.
John Smith. who RaId he was not John II
a Smith. of the Twenty fifth Precinct, couldn''
a be found for twenty minutes by Sergt. Lin
den on his post. Smith said he was only of
two of the twenty.
mond and Patrick ]. Walsh, whom he saw
r coming out of the side door of a liquor store
in Third avenue. They said they, had beer
0 only through the storm door, the other being
locked, and explained that they went only
: on duty.
3 Sergeant Harnett, Twenty-ffth Precinct
reported Officer Carlan absent from roll-call,
A case of oyer-sleeping after a day off and
visit to a sick mother.
Officer Bernhagen, Twenty-ffth Precinct
= reported off post, and in conversation will
D q woman, said he went after a gang of boy
who started a bonfire in the street.
3 Officers Ballore and Hughes, Twenty
seventh Precinct. left their posts too soon
one thinking he was relieved and the otheI
seeing his re ief within a block Of him.