Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-02
CHARGES AGAINST PArRoLmEN


sIoners Last Night-Omcer Gerard
Dismissed From the Force and OAcer
Donegan Reduced One Grade for SIX
Months-The Charges Against 0mcer
Jarrett DismIssed-A Mass OF Evil
dence Listened To.
The board of police commissioners held
one of the longest meetings in its history
last night. There were grave charges against
three officers to be investigated and acted
upon. The first case was that against Officer
Jarrett, who is charged by George Fairbanks
with clubbing him unnecessarily on the
night of the celebration of the Ysle-Hsrvard
boat race.
The first witness was Fairbanks himself.
He, Fairbanks said, was out to zee the cele.
bration on the night in question. BE had
bought horn, and was blowing it. When
opposite Mark Riders saloon, near Column
bus avenue and Meadow street, he was
struck by the officer with a club. He did
not see the officer till he felt the blow. he
heard nothing from the officer to warn him.
The officer followed them home and told
them he could arrest them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peasley, who were with Fair
| banks at the time, gave substantially the
| same story.
Officer Jarrett stated that he was standing
within sixty feet of an electric light when the
/
| came down the street laughing loudly and
blowing their horns. When near him the
| officer asked them il IL was not about late
enough to stop blowing their horns. Fair
banks Immediately put his horn to his
/ mouth, swung around to within six inches OF
| the officers face and blew his horn de6antly.
| The officer struck the horn away. Fairbanks
made some sarcastic remark about he being
a gentleman. He followed them along o
short distance and told them he ought to
| arrest him, but said he didn't because he did
| not wish to make himself conspicuous by
arresting one man who was blowing horn
| when a Thousand were doing likewise.
The case of Officer Gerard was next taken
up.
The charges stated gross neglect OF duty.
He had ridden over his beat several times on
horse cars and had not patrolled certain por-
tions of his beat. The most serious charge
was that of frequenting John Lyons Park
house, road house at Whslley avenue and
| Blake street.
Sergeant Driscoll testified that on June II,
II and 10 he had seen Gerard riding up
Chapel street in horse car and that on June
II and 90 Gerard had not patrolled Whalley
avenue or Blake street. On June % the ser
geant saw Gerard go into Lyons' resort at 9;4s
o'clock and did not see him come out again
!, till nearly 10 o'clock. He was with aoother
man. About IL o'clock hack drove up to
the road house. In IL were two persons,
man and woman, who were drunk and quar-
reling. The man claimed to be student
and said he had been robbed. Officer
Gerard with Officers Wiser and Gibson
officers then went to tho back door and has
something to drink.
officer Gerard pleaded guilty to riding on
the horse cars but not guilty u
, the other charges. He said that oil
1 the night in question he met friend names
Q Eldridge going across the green. They walke'
9 together to Chapel street and took car Z
John Lyons, where they went into o shed
Q The officer went out soon after and wakes
about his beat. He returned to the vieinit
about IL o'clock and met Officers Wiser an
Gibson. The hack drove up. In IL were
student and a woman. The student wa
:. drunk and claimed to have been robbed
After while the officers persuaded them I
4. drive off. They then went to the back doc
;. to inquire of the proprietor IL these peopl
u had been In his house, but found they hs
o not. Officers Gibson aud Wiser took sod
!. but the witness took nothing.
Superintendent Bollman cross QUESTION:
% Officer Gerard and asked him If he had NJ
II at first denied going to the Lyons place
all. "No," replied the officer. 20 9TH
4 questions he declared he had not accepte
b even q cigar.
RS Alfred Eldridge, with whom Officer Geral
y rode to the Park house on the night in que
,e Officer Wiser of the Weetville detail to-
how he had met Gerard about IL o',loe
near the Park house. They fingered a5o'
?. the place for about an hour. The had
ne episode was retold as was the visit to q
ID back door. He said he did not see Ono
:. Gerard drink anything. The, other tp
W drank soda. He had seen Officer Gersi
Sc smoking on his beat several times.
as Officer Gibson told somewhat the ssn
MT story. He said, however, that Oficer Geral
at asked for bottle Of lager at the back doc
or but did not get 1t as the proprietor was o.
at of the commodity, the occupants Of the hsa
i'll having taken his last two bottles
Commissioner Benton asked Officer Gersi
If he was disappointed not to get the lage
d. The officer explained this affair as Q sort
of Joke between him and John Lyons, the pr
nd prietor. He said he would not drink lag
-, In this weather. II Il was cold weathe
nc however, he added, should have taken
to tie whiskey.
ok The charges against Patrolmsn Michi
o Donegan, charged with clubbing Edward
red Sanford in the lookup on June II, were th
ra- taken up.
Ing Stanford was the frat witness. He said
m was arrested and taken to the lookup, W
ard Doorman Moore on one side of him and O
for Ger Donegan on the other aide. He fsl
blow on his hsed which knocked hin 3