The evening world., 1888-07-19
BLUE COATS DISCIPLINED.
TRIALS OF ACCUSED POLICEMEN BEFORE
THE COMMISSIONERS.
There We're the Usual Number of Men on
Post, of Absentoes from Roll.Cnll, of
Failure to Properly Reiieve-An Onicer
Charged with Brutality and Uncnlled-for
Actlon-An Kinds of Excuses.

vNN vs. W.
Failure to Properly Reiieve-An Onicer
Charged with Brutality and Uncnlled-for
Action-All Kinds of Excuses.
The usual array of delinquent bluecoats
appeared at the bar of the Police Commits
sioners at the Central Office yesterday to
answer complaints that had been made
against them by their superior officers or by
citizens. Commissioner Voorhis presided at
the trials.
Patrolman Thomas V. Blanch, of the Third
Precinct, was charged by Capt. Eakins with
being absent without leave on July 8.
Doorman JONI A, Brady, of the Second
Precinct, was reported by Capt. Slevin for
allowing q prisoner to escape on July l.
Patrolman William H. Nash, of the Ninth
Precinct, was ound sitting on a front stoop
in conversation with a femals on the evening
of July 4 by Roundsman Budds.
Patrolman Charles F.. Spindle, of the Ninth
Precinct, was absent without leave during
the night of Nov. 4, 1887. Sickness prevented
an earlier trial.
Patrolmen Joseph E. Sure and Charles G..
Carroll, of the Sixth Precinct, were sitting
down and enjoying themselves on the even
ing of July 5 when they ought to have been
patroiling their posts. Roundsman O'Brien
reported them.
Patrolman Nicholas A. Ryckman, of the
Fifth Precinct, was absent from reserve roll
Patrolman James j. Mcbride and Michael
Rafferty,, of the Fifth Precinct, were both
reported for being absent from r~oll-call.
Patrolman Alfred Ahrens, of the Second
Precinct, got tired and sat down while on
patrol duty on July 8.
Patrolman William j. McCloskey, of the
First Precinct. was reported for not properly
Patroiman Brainard NJ. Thompson. of the
First Precinct, was charged with losing his
shield and not reporting it immediately.
Patrolman William Edwards, of the First
Precinct, was charged with not properly re-
lieving on July 2.
Patrolman George F.. Darcy, of the Eighth
Precinct, was reported for being absent from
his post and in a hallway on June 20. The
officer denied the charge.
Patrolman Leo L. Cooney, of the Second
Precinct. allowed an excise prisoner to GO
into the house to get his coat, and the man
locked the door on him and escaped.
Three charges were brought against Patrol
man Patrick Harrigan, Of the Eighth Pre-
cinct, by koundsman Dougherty, who re-
ported him for being in a Varick street liquor
store early IN the morning of July 3; for re-
fusing to patrol his post when ordered to dc
SO, and for failing to relieve properly on the
! same day. The officer charged the rounds
man with malice.
Patrolman Charles w. LOSER, of the First
Precinct. said he went into the building al
2 Bridge street to quell q disturbance on July
4 when he vas reported for absence from
post. .
Patrolman Matthew F. DAILY, of the Tenth
Precinct, answered the charge OF Rounds.
man Scheier of being off post or July 2 by
explaining that he found q door open at 211
Centre street and went In to search fol
burglars. .
Patrolman Peter J. Klint, of the Tenth
Precinct, was reported Of for on falling to patro
Patrolman, Thomas Hendricks, of thu
Tenth Precinct, was reported by Rounds
man Cahill for being off post and in a Mot
street barber shop on July 8. Hendricks
said he went in there to tell the barber tha
he would arrest him if he allowed boys VIII
were playing baseball in the street to run il
there to escape arrest.
Pstrolman Gustave Schromm, of the
Twelfth Precinct, explained his absence
from post on july 3, by saying that he wen
into a house on Broome street to make an or
rest. and the stencil was so overpowerins
that he was taken i'll and went into the yart
to get some fresh air. He did not make any
arrest. -
Patrolman James F. Thompson, of the FIT
teenth Precinct, was reported for sitting on
box in q Broadway basement area ON thu
Patrolman james Cumiskey, of thu
Eighth Precinct. was charged by Rounds
man Landers with using boisterous and in
sulting language towards him in the station
house on July 4. Oumiskey claimed that thu
roundsman insulted him first and had un
Justly rebuked him in the street before q 10
of people.
Patrolman Hugh J. Macauley. of the Eight
Precinct, was reported absent from post ant
in a milk store at 1903 Varick street on Jun
80. The officer had several witnesses to prov,
that he had left q citizen to look out for hi
post.
Patrolman John Collins, of the First Pre-
cinct, was arraigned ON two charges, OF
serious character, the first that he was absen
from duty for eighteen hours on July A ant
8 without leave, and that when he returned
language towards Capt. Mclaughlin. VIII,
ordered him to give up his shield; The OF
fcer's excuse for his absence was that he hat
been taken sick and went home, where h
took some medicine prescribed by his family
physician. He sent a boy with a message t.
the station. but the messenger never reached
there. He attributed the language he use.
towards the Captain to the result of the medi
cine he had taken and excitement caused b.
the refusal of the Sergeant to listen to hi
excuse for absence. .,
Patrolman job III. Lilly, of the Sixteenth
Precinct. was charged by Roundsman Tay
lor with failing TO relieve properly on Jun
81, and with being absent from his post o.
jun %. The roundsman's charges In bot
cases were based upon himsy grounds.
Patrolman James F~itzgibbons, OF the Blk
tenth precinct, was reported by Roundsmal
Taylor with being absent from post and IN
fish market on Eighth avenue on June 29
The officer went in TO get O glass of water.
Patrolmen Garrett +. Doyle and. Thoma
]. Newman. of the Eighteenth Precinct, wa