The evening world., 1888-10-04
P0LlCEMEN'S BAD MARKS.
SOME OF THEM CALLED TO COMMISSIONER
MACLEAN'S ATTENTION.

IL Is Strange, but These Guardians of the
Public Peace Cnn't stick to Their Posts
Sudden sickness, Suspicious Characters
aud Loose ShocsIrings Work Nucl, Mis-
chief.
From 10 o'clock yesterday morning until 4
in the afternoon Police Commissioners Mac
Lean sat in the trial room ut Police Heat
quarters, without even taking n recess for
dinner, and listened to a variety of COM
plants against an unusually large number of
policemen.
David Zero, of the Tombs Squad, disap-
peared for two days. He said no had been
i'll when he turned up again, Sept. lG.
John LennoX, of the First Precinct, sat
down to tie his shoe-string while on night
duty, Sept. %. just as n roundsman came up.
He was advised to wear buttoned shoes here
after.
Michael Sullivan. of the Fourth, absent
from roll-call Sept. Is, said he OVERSIGHT.
Policemen Carey and Mcbride, of the
Fifth, were caught in II saloon Mt AZ Beach
street on the morning of Sept. 20. They
claimed that they were chasing chicken
thieves. McBrido had been found i'll n saloon
Mt 140 Chambers street on Sept. 10. He went
in TO get a drink of water for n sick man.
James Quinn, of the Seventh, pleaded
guilty to smoking n pipe in the section-room.
Thomas j. Waters, of the Seventh, was
found i'll a clearinghouse at co jefferson street
Sept: % when he should have been pa
trolling.
John Hogan. of tho Seventh, charged with
absence from ~roll-call Sept. 70, said he wasn't
called
John j. Casson and Michael Downs, of the
Eighth, accused of being off post, affirmed
sudden illness.
Richard Conklin, of the Twentieth. who,
while on his vacation, the 18th of September,
was assaulted and roughly handled in a Ninth
avenue saloon. was arraigned for not report
ing the assault at the station-house.
II was IN the hands of my friends, and
was only slightly injured " was all he had to
say. The case was not concluded yesterday,
owing to the absence of n witness. 1t will
come ur again next Wednesday.
Michael Lenahan of the Twenty-first, could
not be found ON his post for two hours,
Sept. %.
George f.. Haeuser. of the Twenty-first,
patronized n wineroom at 11 Lexington ave-
nue. to eat his dinner. the evening of Sept: Is.
He drank Il glass of " weiss beer " to wash it
down with. He will carry n roll or two in
his clothes hereafter. 1t will be cheaper.
james l.. Allen, of the Twenty-ninth, ac-
cused of beng off post, said lie had been
looking after suspicious persons.
Fred G. Williamson, of the Seventh, forgot
that he had a prisoner Mt the Tombs, Sept.
%, until his man had been discharged.
Francis j. Geratty, of the Nineteenth, ar
raigned for being off post two hours Sept. IL,
thought he had only been away twenty min
utes. He went to get n drink of water.
Thomas +. Brady, of the Nineteenth, was
found asleep on n stoop at 143 West Twenty
second street and was charged with being off
post two hours the night of Sept. 81.
" / was not asleep" he said.
Are you sure he wasp" was asked of
Sargt. Schmittberger.
am. took his hat away from him and
had nearly taken one of his shoes OFF,"
On the night of Sept. % poor Brady was
found asleep again while on duty.
Patrick Harrigan, of the Eighth, was
asleep in a basement on Broadway Sept. "a.
when he should have been patrollmg. He
claimed that he was sick, and "A police sur
geon corroborated his statement.
John Parry, Thomas Flaherty. james A..
Hart. Hugh Gatfney. Hermann Kocnig.
Charles Newman. John Meyer, O. j. Elem.
ing, Hiram Wagner, Clark Whitbeck. Albert
j. Dorman and James Black. a section of men
from the Eighth Precinct, were charged in
dividually and collectively with having
broken on Sept. 81 n gas jet and chandelier
in their section room in the Prime street
station. They denied the charge and will be
tried separately on Friday.
James j. Connor of the Tenth and James
Rogers of the Sixth, spent twelve minutes
each talking to citizens while on post.
JOIN s.. Taylor of the Twentieth was n BIT
'ungry Sept. 1G and went into q bakery for
buns.
George Bicknell of the Twentv-secon
talked too long with u pretty woman nj