Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-05
OFFICERS TRIED FOR PERJURY.


 Michael o,ConneM Charges Omcsrs Dennehy and Roach With Wilful False Testimony in . Liquor Law sioners as . Jury. But little business was done by the police commissioners last night before the charges of Michael O'Connell against Officers Den nehy and Roach for alleged false testimony against him in the case of tho state against him for violation of the Sunday liquor law, was reached. The case was tried on Novem. ber 8, 1889. O'Connell keeps grocery store and saloon at 227 Chapel street and on Sun- day, October 20. 1889. Officers Dennehy and Roach raided the place and brought O'Con- nell to tho oity court on charge of selling liquor on Sunday. The officers testified that beer had been drawn in aide room adjoin- ing the bar room through pipe which ran along the wall. O'Connell produced wit nesses to prove there had been no pipe of any kind In the room. He charged the ofi- cers last evening with giving wilful false testimony. There were 50 many witnesses present that the commissioners held their inquiry in the city court room. Attorney Webb appeared 6B COUub6l 1Ok tu0 OlAOo1bs
 O'Connell was the first witness examined. He stated that there had been no pipe of any kind in the room at the time. The officers had declared the pipe had been removed and the wall reprinted, but he declared this to be totally false.
 John G. Clapp, a juror upon the case when 1t was tried in the court of common pleas, where tho jury disagreed, said he had then visited the place and was convinced that there had been no pipe or other contrivance of the kind in the room.
 Mrs. O'Connell, sister of Michael O'Con- nell, said she had been in charge of tho premises 227 Chapel street when the officers visited the house. She said there was no fight in the room and never had been. Off. cers Dsnnehy and Roach questioned her briefly, but did not succeed in bettering their case.
 Major William A. Lincoln testified that he had visited the place the day after the affray occurred. He said there was no pipe ia the room and no indications that there had ever been one there.
 Garvy. J. Fitzgerald, . carpenter who had examined the place, said there was no sign of any change having been made to conceal pipe or other apparatus for drawing beer. John Jerolman, painter, who had painted the room green three years ago, said not bit of fresh paint had been put upon the walls since that time.
 The C010I W1tuo9eoo 1OE tuo oeI00eo were A. J. Clerkin, and w. H. McDonald. These were not present and the hearing was post | .poned till Friday night.
 Officer Connolly asked ten days pay for sickness and was granted four. Ofiosrs Watrous, Suicide, Goods, Gilligan, Narshall and R. T. Moore were promoted from grade B. to A. Supernumeraries Dunn and Daley were promoted from E to D.
 Tho monthly payroll amounted to s. 512.44.
 Moses drssnbaum was transferred to the veteran reserve at his own request ct q . day. He is Rfty-6ve years old and has served since March 10, 1871.
 The following letter was received:
 PROVIDENCE, R. l., February IS, 1890.
 To the Hen. Board of Police Commissioners | Gentlemen II beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your order for 20o0 payable to me by tho treasurer of the Police Rescue fund and to ex- press to you gentlemen, my most heartfelt thanka for the manner in which you have done justice to the memory of my hu.band. and for tho great Kind ness which you have shown mo.
 Very respectfully yours, | X, MRS. KATHRYN HELGET. Ttwidow of the late Police Officer A. Helget
 This letter was ordered on file.