The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-16
SERGEANT KORAN FINED.
ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON
CHARGES PREFERRED.
The Sergeant Required to Pay Dearly
for Drinking-He Gets the BENEFIT of
Doubt Arising From His own IN
sworn Statement,

iouot arising rEohh AiS OWh in
sworn Statement,
Sergeant Pat Koran, OF the police force,
was tried by Mcssrs, d. 7. Haddcn James
Lee, Jr., and J. 4, Petit, sitting as the
Board OF Fire and Police Commissioners yes
terday morning.
Following are the charges laid before the
Board;
To the Honorable Board OF Fire and Police Com
misSioncrs
desire to bring to your organized atten-
ton, sitting as trial court, charges Of OIL
cial misconduct against Sergeant Pat Koran,
of the city police force and specify the
same as follows.
l. On Sunday night, and after midnight,
said Sergeant Koran, disrcgarding his oath
10 lend his assistance 10 the enforcement OF
the Taxing District laws and ordinances, did
knowingly and willfully ignore the law
against saloons being open for business on
Sunday, and did take drink NJ the bar OF
r.. Buchignnnis saloon, corner Second aud
Jefferson streets. This he did about the
hour OF 1880 o'clock am, Monday, March
II, 1859.
3 Said Sergt Koran repeated this ofIense
between 3 and 4 O'Clock am, same night at
the saloon of Henry Luchrmann, corner
Main and Monroe streets.
3. Said Sergt. Koran did further violate,
not the written, but an implied law, that
whatever news comes 10 him rs a public
officer, in his official capacity and is In order
To be given out for publication In the public
prints Of the city, should be given out In o
free and impartial manner 10 all news
gathcrers who apply for same. do charge,
however, that said Scrgt Koran made dill
gent efforts 10 conceal the item Of an at
tempted suicide, which he hnd freely dis
cussed with Mr. q X. Underwood, n reporter
OF the Araidnche from Mr., A. X. Darby, the
authorized and regular police reporter Of
THE ArrEAI- and in this way: Said scrgt.
llomn met Mr.. Lester l.. Fnrnsworlh in the
saloon Of r. Buchignan about 1880 o'clock
Sunday night aud after taking drink at
said Farnsworth' expense, brought up for dis.
cussion the attempted suicide but bcsought
said farusworth not 10 communicate II
10 said \. X. Darby for TuE ArrrAL further
charge that said Sergeant Koran did add TO
this breach Of propricty aud official fairness
the oilensc Of lying, with intent 10 square
himself after being Informed 10y the under
signed that TnE ArrrAL was already in pos
session of the item OF news, by following me
10 the cell department Of the Police Station
and stating that lac had requested of
said FarnsWorth 10 put Tm ArrEN IN pos.
session Of said item uf news alleging that hc
had made voluntary pledge Of secrecy to
Having made these charges, ! ask fair
aud impartial trial Of said Sergeant Koran
upon them, 20 the end that accused may 10. |
ccivc such punishment as your honorable |
Board may impose and that the local police |
force may not become an intelligence bureau |
conspring to ayengr real or fanccd petty |
grievances against 1HE Atrial Tor perform.
ing what the best oi wisdom aud iniclli- |
gcnce at is command pronounce bounden
duty Ia the public, In pointing out some OF
the many painful shortcomings IN the con.
quot Of the police or other departments. |
Yours very respectfully,
Fly ANprrsoN,
City Editor ArrEAL
Scfgt Koran entered a plea Of guilty"
20 the charges OF drinking and mot guilty.
a. the Others Mr. FafnsWorih, the oniy
Nitncs, Introduced sworc that Koran re-
qucstcd him not 10 ucquaint THE ArrEAL with |
the item referred 10. Koran, not being sworn. |
made his statement accusing the witness OF
lying ON him, aud further asserting that
he had nitcrward iclcphoncd the item 10 ,
the Atrial office. The latter was a stunning
statement but the Sergeant had Mr.. n |
Turhcyillc, turnkey at the station. on
hand ~ attest is truthluncs4 Such a
kindness was cmphh iuhlly denied hy Mr. !
Anderson, who explained, under oath, the
telephone communication with sent =
Koran, a, follows When the fact of tie Z
attempted suicide reached IuE ArFEAL he |
detailed Mr. Darby to get 10, bat cautioned Z
him tosay nothing of IL at the police station :
fcaliging that whatever went there would II
b. ss.cn 10 any one applying Tor news pro.
Niucd those un duty were not the victims Of
petty spite and petty methods u avensins
a. Complaints against this have been made d
quietly by luE ArrE,l several times during ,
the past siN months yet the discrimination ,
has continued. When Mr Darby had rone
r.. \ MHHHl al ]
those la the office 10 what be- was going 10
de- aud why, tclrphunod the statiun-housc.
ncfEt lluun answered aud was asked II
There was any news up thcrr. After inuuir.
ing who u was NJ the telephone aud being
told, lloan asked Il he had time TO come
mp.
That a The true history Of tbc communi.
cation by telephone, which Koran claimed
be himself had brought about aud which he
prupus,d 10 prove by rurbeVllc.
blsfrWfdinF the sworn testimony Of Mr. !
farnsWorlh aud pulling a doubt out of the
plain statement aud violent dcnunriation of
defendant the commissioner nncd him as
Tor not closing thC saloons visited aud AN.
40 uuDrh that the benefit IT the doubt on
the other charge would be given lIomn
Varying out performed intention a. D..
quest that the sentence, if amy Wcrr imrUsfl
upon Che dcignllni. be- suspended. Mr. An.
dcnon pryicrrr,i the request 10 the commits
AuheF. President llnddCn however. dc /
clnrccd The sentence should stick
After The trial, Koran cnduyorcd TO im
PMS Mr. Anderson that Mr. Darby was nd
thu STALLION cuuvyraiur with two persons nt
TIC time some one came in, about II /
o.rlurk. and reported the item The names |
~ thusr fvltrrcl a. was aiirfWuul learned Ia i
~ Cant OtiuNor aud Sergeant llrirIrk /
liorln was positive that these thrre went out |
togthcr and strongly iuumatrl that thr, /
went 20 ihc ruum 90 Tie would hr suicide. I
Ni'ie nn ayr uCui va. entered into that /
no publication would ha maIe. Caut |
hat'r anu sergeant licirrk deny that |
Mf' Darby was There M thc time. thrfrfore |
h' could nut have lDlt the place with ttfr, |
r'fF lni Nrlrck further states that when
~ brother whispered thr occurrence 4, |
Nlh' ht hi once arose irlm the bench fe
lial.l his information iu tone. which Iio /
liu N'Arl and cuuprvhcudgd. aud suggested
w 'alt oliavrr that they walk around 10
N, piece. lhrY did PED, unnamed there but
momrni, and went home NJ a. NJ. nh.
ton ihc other turnkey. who wa. ON Jut, A
the time cufr1hDutri thi. statsp,rpt
grant llumn, therefore know thp frt a fre
minutes alter n o'clock shortly alder la
came un duty, and I'D what De- could to
h'rp v from thc paper that hls had tbr
tinrniy io 'rpglk out in meeting when
"'ti.l'n demands L. even though Inc suL
Jet hr one NJ President iihIdau's within.
hfrhlA hui Tue ArrEAI got that Ir.IiiW.t.
licini gets nll the others aud will continue
700" 10 or know tho reason Why.
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THE ESroamED MNERa
Little Hope Of Rosculng tho Unfortunate
Nen.