The evening world., 1888-09-20

huuHbcte buu' EutnHth ACCiueutb ANhtU
90 tho Front-An Old offender or Two
Turning Up Under Fresh Charges Before
the commissioners
Though Commissioner McClave disposed
Of o large number of cases at the police trials
yesterday there wero very few interesting in
cidents. and q sort Of O iunereal air pervaded
the courtroom.
James Moran, Of the Twelfth Precinct, was
arraigned for having been in q saloon on,
Sept. 8. He had returned to the place, no
said, after having locked up a nan charged
with robbery, for the purpose of securing
some stolen property.
jeremiah J. Sullivan, Of the First, who
has become a very familiar figure in the
courtroom. made his appearance as usual.
He was charged with having been an hour
late at r~oll-call on Sept. 7. He said his wife
forgot to call him.
On Sept. u, q child was run over
and killed on the post of Officer John
Hughes. of the Ninth. and he failed to re-
port the accident at the station-house. His
excuse was that he had not heard about the
affair until several hours after it occurred.
Officer Farrell Of the Fifth, was called to
answer charges of being thirty minutes late
at ~roll-call on Sept. 4, and of having
been of post for several minutes on the
following day. He volunteered the time
honored excuse about his wife forgetting TO
awaken him. in explaining the first COM
plant. and fatty denied the second.
Theodore Howard of the Fifteenth, was
charged with having been twenty minutes
late at roll call on Sept. Z. 1t was his day
of duty. and he attended a fune ral.
A more serious charge was made against
Officer William H. Burns. of the Ninth. He
arrested two men on the night of Sept. 0 for
alleged disorderly conduct. Sergeant Gran
ger, who was at the desk. noticed that the
officer acted strangely, and after an amin
ence of liquor to a greater extent than either
of his prisoners. foundsmen Stroupe came
to the same conclusion.
The officer stoutly denied the charge, and
brought an even dozen of his brother police
men who testified in his behalf.
Sergeant Croker saw Burns at the time. and
differed with Sergeant Granger as to the
officers condition.
James N. Sullivan, OF the Twelfth. was
assigned to special duty on Aug. 80 with sew
eral other officers. He did not report until
several hours after they returned.
Tho giant Of the department, Patrick j.
Harrigan. of the Eighth. was charged with
charge and comnloined that the Sergeant was
continually =. piping him off,"
was cbarsed With havfbn been verv drnnL on
ha morn7ng ~ Sent III The SeIoeant and
a ronnd smnn examined him and fonnd what
thai cons;dered conclng;ve evidenced Of bis
having been drinking. Two other officers
that he was ,,erteotly sober. apparentiy.
Daniel RYAN. of The First Precinct. was
absent from ~roll-call on Sept. o. He had
slept too long.
John A. Smith. of the Ninth, sat town on
q beer keg while on duty Sept. 8. His shoes
were tight. D..
David O'Callaghan, of the Fifth, entered a
store on his post on the night Of Sept. 9.
The door was open, he said, and he consid-
cred it his duty to see that everything was
all right
Thomas F. Dolan. of the Nineteenth. was
found IN a barber shop while on duty, Sept.
g.. He was having his boots blacked.
Sitting on o barrel was the charge against
Edward Tanning, of the Nineteenth. He de-
Thomas Tuites. Of the Sixth. was taken
with cramps on the night of Sept. 8, and sat
down on a stoop.
Officer Hughes. of the Twenty ninth, got
said he didn't want to look like a wild man.
M. j. Dugan, of the Twenty-seventh. was
ordered to take q certain horse from the sta
BILE by the hostler. He refused to do so an d
when the latter threatened to tell the Cap
tain, Dugan said
Tell him and be -. The Captain DOM
own the department"
Frederick Conkling. of the Thirty second,
conversed with q female for several minute
on S.pt, 10. He was talking about poles
business, he said.
Alexander Murphy. of the Twenty first
was fifteen minutes late at roll-call Sept. 8.
he was delayed Mt a funeral.
Michael Mclaughlin OF the Eighteenth