The evening world., 1888-06-14
DELINQUENT BLUE COATS.
THERE WERE ENOUGH OF THEM TO BUSY
TWO COMMISSIONERS YESTERDAY.

Noshipg Particularly New In the Lips or
Excuses for Absence from Pest sus-
ptcious characters and sudden sick
ncsses sill Prevail About the Members
OF the Finest-The Days Recors.
When Commissioner French opened the
weekly police trials at Headquarters yester-
day morning, Clerk Peterson was ready with
q big batch of complaints against delinquent
blue coats.
The first man called up was Patrolman
John Roberts, Of the Thirty -second Precinct,
charged by Inspector Williams with having
been in q Blocker street liquor store on May
20, in full uniform. Roberts explained that
he was not on duty, but was returning from
drill, when he met q friend whom he had not
seen for six years. The latter insisted that
he should take q drink with him and he
finally yielded.
Inspector Williams also caught Patrolman
James A. Morgan. Of the First Precinct.
coming out of q liquor store at Broad and
Pearl streets, June 1. He was on duty at the
time. The accused said he was compelled
by necessity, but the INSPECTOR said that he
was there drinking with q citizen.
Patrolman Thomas V. Blanch, of the Third
Precinct, was reported by Capt. Eakins to
have been absent from his post at Castle
Garden for six hours ON the night of May 80.
The officer said he was taken sick nc his
home, but could give no excuse for his fail
ure to send word of his illness to the station.
Patrolman Joseph Murphy. of the First
Precinct, was reported absent from post
June 2, by Capt. Mclaughlin, who found
him IN a otora NJ II Naooap otrant Tho
policeman said he went in to pay q bill.
Patrolman Nicholas Hitch, Of the Nine
teenth Precinct, was charged by Capt. Reilly
with being absent from patrol duty on June
8. Hitch said he went to Williamsburg on
cave Of absence and missed the return train.
Charles White. q %patrolman of the SIKH
Precinct. appeared at roll-call on June 1 with
his coat in a torn and slovenly condition
He received q severe lecture from Commits
sioner French.
Patrolman William Holder was absent from
~roll-call on June 8. He said he was taken
sick.
PatroIman Patrick j. Foley, of the Sew
enth Precinct, did not report for parade on
May 81 until. II o'clock. He. said he had
been taken sick as he was on his way down.
town and could not walk.
Patrolman Philip Kueringer. Of the Eighth
Precinct, was absent from ~roll.call june q.
He said he was only q minute late and was
locked out until after roll-call. On account
Of his good record he was excused. $780,,
Patrolman James F. Grier, Of the Eighth
Precinct, was charged by Sergt. King with
having arrested two prisoners on June 8 and
not reporting the fact until the next day.
Grier said he had made the arrests in the
been taken to the Thirtieth street station.
He didn't think it necessary to make q re-
port till after they had been taken to Court
the next morning.
Patrolman Cornelius Callahan, Of the
Nineteenth Precinct, was absent from roll
call May II. He offered no excuse.
Patrolman John w. Brophy, John Sweeny
and John M. Millmore, of the Twenty second
Precinct, were sent out ip the afternoon of
afterwards Sergt. Chapman found the three
playing cards in a bowling all6y in West
Fifty eighth street. The officers denied
playing cards. and said they went in there to
get o better view of the back lot where the
boys used to play ball.
Patrolmen John F. Dooley aud William F.
Fitchen, Of the Twenty-second Precinct,
were charged with having failed to appear
for parade on May 81 in proper uniform.
The charge against Patrolman Patrick s.
Donovan, Of the First Precinct. was that he
spent nearly half an hour talking with o
woman in Gold street on the night of May
80. He said he was asked for some informa-
ton.
Patrolman James Cullen, of the Seventh
Precinct, gave as his explanation for being
of his post on the night of une 8 that he
was called by o watchman on the pier.
Patrolmen Charles Il; Atkinson and Theo-
reported to have been in q liquor saloon on
June /. Atkinson said he had O sore foot,
and asked Snyder to go In with him and put
a plaster on it. Snyder corroborated this
statement.
Patrolman Cornelius Fleming, of the
Eighth Precinct, OF post on June 8, talking
with the proprletors of q candy store at II
Thompson street. He said the woman called
him in to make o complaint.
Patrolman John 8. Byrnes, of the Ninth
Precinct, was found of post in q candle fac
tory. smoking Q cigar, May 80. He was
called in. he said. and smoked q cigar be-
cause the place smelled 30 he couldn't stand
James A. Moran, Of the Twelfth Precinct.
was charged with being of post and in .
liquor store on May 20, He denied it.
Patrolman Edward Rothschild. of the
ing with a female while on post. He said she
wanted protection from q man who had in
suited her. He took q glass of beer with her
Patrolman Adam Neumann, of the Four
in q drug store. He went in to get some GIN
ger ale for O pain in his stomach.
Patrolman Edward j. O'Connor, of the
Fifteenth Precinct. was reported absent from
nlb post toL uail al uOui VI "OIuluB VI
May %. He said he had been up all the
previous night at two fires and, feeling worn
out, had gone into o restaurant to get q cup
of coffee.
Patrolman Albert A. Jones, of the Fiji
teenth Precinct, admitted that he had been
walking on the avenue with q young woman
on the evening of May 81, as charged in the
complaint. and as this was the second case
of the same kind the Commissioner advised
him to get married.
Two charges were brought against Patrol
man Lilly by Roundsman Taylor. of the
Sixteenth Precinct, one of using violent and
Inbe o,pmin language towards himself and
paper while on duty. Lilly denied using the
language used. but said the provocation was
strong. On the other charge. he said he was