Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-04
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Judge Pardee Urges the Appointment
 of Police MatroR-APpheants TOT
 Position on the FOree-Omeer ThOm.
 as Mccarthy DischarEed-0meef Sel-
 leekss Case Laid over.
 The police commissioners had long meet inp last night as they had considerable bus
 iness to attend to. The board in executive
 session took up charges preferred against
 Officer Thomas Mccarthy and considered
 them for nearly two hours. He was charged
 by one of the commissioners with immoral
 conduct unbecoming member of the police
 force. It was reported that he is not living
 with his wife, but has home elsewhere.
 Judge Pickett was called in as witness and
 testified in regard to the relations between the officer and his wife. Officer Mccarthy was subjected to 8 rigid examination. His
 record was looked up from the time he came on the force, and after long discussion it was decided to discharge him from the force. The charges were brought up rather sudden
 ly and Officer Mccarthy knew nothing of them until yesterday.
 Judge Pardee appeared before the board and wanted one or two women employed as police matrons, either at the precinct CT police headuuarters He thought an appro- priation could be asked for from the common council to defray the necessary expenses. He had favored this plan for many years. At the time he was an official in the City court he favored the plan. He thought that
 female prisoners should be allowed to consult with one of their own sex to ask advice when
 arrested. He also favored the appointment
 of an attorney to take charge of the various
 cases in the City court.
 Commissioner Hart moved that the peti- tion for a police matron be referred to the proper committee. It was so voted. Officer Cewles was granted pay for sixteen days. The officer inj jured himself in making an arrest and had to lay off during that time.
 The applications of the following named persons for a position were placed on file: Andrew S. Dickerman, Henry s. Jarrett,
 George F. Bing, Charles Behler and George
 Taylor.
 City Clerk Shanley was instructed to peti-
 tion the Court of Common Council to trans
 fer e225 from the wagon account for repairs
 at the precinct.
 The committee on police signals reeem-
 mended that the Brewer & Smith visual sig-
 nals be placed at the corner of the following streets: Long Wharf and Brewery streets,
 Liberty and Putnam, Dwight and George, DixweH avenue and Webster, State and Chapel, Ferry and Lombard. The Gamewell station at the corner of Putnam and Liberty streets to be moved to the corner of Green- wieh avenue and Second street, and that at the corner of Dixwell avenue and Webster street to corner of Shelton avenue and Hazel street. The board accepted this report from the committee. The cost will be $675. A letter was read from Chief Hendrick in which he complimented Officers G. O. Brad ley, McGann, Woodruff and Gilligan for the l work they did at the fire in the Garfield building. Chief Bollman spoke of some | clever detective work done by Officer Bisse!l | lately.
 It was voted to give each officer who re- ported for duty on the day of the great bliz- | gard days vacation. The chief was in structed to express the boards displeasure to | those who failed to report for duty. Officer Selleck's case was not tried. Stephen Hoy, Yale student, in a communication | wanted him discharged fl om the force, claim \ ing that the officer had arrested him for nc 1 cause. It was decided to lay the charges over until the next meeting. In executive session the board voted to place Sergeant Doherty on the veterans re-
 serve force, at salary of $1.5O a day, after ! May 1.
 It was voted to give Officer Mani an hon. | orable discharge from the force after June 1 The following supernumeraries were ap pointed on the regular force: John Stan ford, John Moore, Dippold and St. Clair. Officers Shamp and Kelley were promoted to grade and Officer Gates to grade c. The board will hold special meeting two weeks from tonight.