Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-18
EACH REDUcKD A GRADE.

EACH REDUCED A GRADE.
Onncers Williams and Pabor Tried by
tho Police Commissioners Upon
Charges or Gross Neglect of Duty
Testimony In the Case-Talk of
Conspiracy Against the Omcers-A
Light sentence.
Officers Paber and Williams were tried |
by the police commissioners last night up
on the charges of gross neglect of duty,
which were preferred against these officers
upon February 10, and each were reduced
one grade as the result of the trial. Pabor
was ranked in the highest grade, A, and
was looked upon as one of the most prom
Using candidates for promotion to the po-
sition of sergeant by the coming changes.
He was known to have one commissioner
pronounced in his favor. Williams had
just been promoted to grade D. The re-
auctions in grade are made for an indef-
mite period.
AS the trial progressed it was evident
that several of the commissioners were
anxious to ascertain whether the officers,
or one of them at least, had not been the
victim of a conspiracy. It was whispered
that Pabor had an enemy in the person Of
fellow officer, who is also looking for a
promotion to the position of sergeant.
The charges against Officer Pabor were
read first This officer was charged with
gross neglect Of duty in spending consid-
cradle time in the cellar of the Yale Divin-
ity school building, which is furnished
comfortably with chairs, sofas and the
like. Both Officers Pabor and Williams
were appeehended in this building, which
is not upon the beat of either, by Ser
geant Driscon and Roundsman Mcbride.
Officer Williams was examined first He
pleaded guilty to the charges upon morn
ing in question and not guilty to the other
charges.
Sergeant Driscon stated he had received
orders on February 10 to watch the cellar
Of west Divinity hall to see what officers
went in there. He saw Officer Williams
go in there at 10 o'clock and shortly after
- O'Clock the officer went out again. He
was in the place about two hours and a
half at this time, and upon the o'clock
detail Officer Williams spent thirty two
| minutes in this place. Sergeant Driscon
| said he had heard man snore in the eel
lar after Williams had been in there the
first time about an hour and believed it
was Williams.
Cross-questioned, Sergeant Driscou said
he had received orders from the superin-
tendent to remain in concealment in the
hallway from 10 o'clock till morning and
to apprehend any officers who might come
Williams, Pabor and one other well known
officer were named by the superintendent
as likely to be unprecedented there.
Roundsman Mcbride corroborated Ser
geant Driscolrs story. He had been de-
tailed with the sergeant to watch the place.
Williams entered the hall about 10 O'Clock
and stayed till about $3.50. Between and
| o'clock the same morning Officer Will
liams came in with Officer Pabor and they
took off their coats and lay upon the sofas
| for thirty-two minutes. Then the sergeant
to headquarters. From this place they
were ordered to take the two patrolmen in
the patrol wagon to the superintendent's
house, where they were examined.
| Superintendent Bollmann testified that
on the afternoon of February 10, he had
ordered Sergeant Driscon to watch the
cellar of the Yale Divinity school, Be-
tween and 5 o'clock in the morning,
Sergeant Driscol telephoned to his home
that two officers had been apprehended
The superintendent stated he ordered the
two patrolmen to be taken to his house
and there they were examined separately
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| at the request of Pabor and afterwards
admitted he had been in there from
twelve to fifteen times to rest since the
holidays. Pabor admitted he had been in
there to rest about twenty times since the
holidays. The superintendent then sus-
pended both patrolmen.
When cross-questioned, Superintendent
Bollmann refused to tell where he OBJ
tanned his information Of this rendezvous
of officers unless directed by the board
He said he was told that four officers
were in the habit of going to this place.
Officer St. Clair, who is on the west Divinity
hall beat, testified that he had received no com
plants of thefts or other nuisances having beer
committed about the building
Officer Williams then told his story, He said
he had been assigned to the west Divinity hal
beat on the nights of january and 2 Pabo1
Divinity that tramps and others went into the
two nights. The next time he went into the eel
lar was fb upon the night n when he was
Pabor had seated himself upon chair to take take
roundsman appeared He then e tsA the eH
Superintendent Bollman. He admitted to going
into the place upon the night in question, as il
leniently upon this as his first offense
Officer Pabor was called in and pleaded not
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peatea their testimony, and Ernest T; Hin, jan.
the DEFENSE He said he tronbed
with tramps who frequented the cellar and halls
Of the building and he asked Officer Pabor about
January to look out for the building and walk
through the halls at night.
officer Pabor said in his own defense that it
had been the custom for officers to cover as much
ground as possible, whether it was upon their
| beat or not. He had gone through the building
to see that everything was right and found Off
Ger Williams there. He took off one of his long
hip boots to replace plaster upon. a soft corn
| which was troubling him, and when he was
drawing on his boot the roundsman and sergeant
Commissioner Dillon asked Officer Pabor if he
| thought the first information against him had
| been made through jealousy.
YES" said Officer Pabor, land l am sorry to
say must accuse brother officer.
| At this point Commissioner Benton objected.
The mayor did not allow Officer Pabor to men
ton the name of the officer to whom he referred.
In connection with the trial the petition from
| twenty-five Broadway merchants was read testi-
Omeer Pabor, and asking that the board overlook
| this seeming neglect of the officer.
The board came to a decision upon the case in
executive session.
Officer John McAvoy appeared to ask for the
| including lawyers fees and costs, in the recent
suit for SANDER which was brought against him
place for stolen goods some time ago and made
several statements which Koran considered
re After Ell little discussion the board
The semi-monthly pay roll, amounting to 81
| 4So41, was approved.
Superintendent Bollmann presented plans for
| the two new reporting stations, one on Howard
| avenue and the other at DixwelI avenue and Ea-
ton street. At each station will be detailed one
| captain and three sergeants. AS the plans have
been arranged the ,patrolman viii have to pass
| through the captains room when going to and
coming from their quarters, and there will be a
small room for the detention of prisoners when
this IS deemed necessary. Most Of the prisoners,
however, will not be held at these stations, but
| taken directly to headquarters by the patrol
| wagon. At the Howard avenue precinct the
| quarters to be occupied part of a dwelling
! house and the room is somewhat more cramped
| than in the Dixwell avenue precinct.
Put His Fist Through a Window.
Owen Doherty was elected from John
Mero's saloon at Chapel and Union streets
last night, and going up to the large French
plate glass window, half an inch thick, he
put his fist through it. His hand and
arm were badly lacerated. Doherty was
not drunk and is thought to be slightly
unbalanced in mind.