The Wilmington daily Republican., 1892-01-07
FOURTH edition
STRENGTHENING UP POLICEMEN.
Ohicer Darrell Cleared From a Charge
OF Drunkenness = Ohicer Carpenter
Suspended For u Neglect of nuty.

Suspended Fora Neglect of nuty.
The Board of Police mmissloners
held special meeting last evening TO
invest ignte u charge OF drunkenness
against Officer John j. Darrell. while
oil duty, and n charge ot neglect Of
duty against Officer William Il. Car
penter. Darrell was charged with
being drunk on New Years day, and
his case was taken up first.
The charges wero preferred on the
allegations of several persons living
In the vicinity OF Fifth and Iatnall
streets. 1t WAS alleged that Darrell
entered the saloon of Dennis Lucy. at
the corner of Fifth and Tatuall streets
and after getting drunk attempted to
demollsh the furniture in the bar-room
The charges were referred to Cniof
OF Police Blackburn with Instructions
To Investigate them. The Chef did as
lie was instructed and last night report
Ell that the charges wero groIndless
william MoElwee, furnit ire dealer
at No 50i Tatnall sstreet corroborHtA,l
the statemeit OF Lucy and said Darrell
was the bea. officer that that locality
has had in the past fifteen years
Jnmes Shallon, clerk for Mcillwee,
gave similar testimony.
Wilinm ilirHpl barber at No. 29l
West Eighth street told tho chef tint
I Da"rol was in his blrhor shop ilnmcdi,
ateiy after the alleged trouble nm lie
was PERFECTLY sOhDr. IT, j. McNlin Is,
grocer AT No. fla l'ai nall S roat, sad ha
saw bai ell Oh the same day and he
wis sober. Thp tOirI was uuaui-
nous IN diminishing tho charge against
oiiicer Darrell ana he was IN ,ttue ted
to depart and rCsHfne his dates on
the seventh district.
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ca led but he was nor SO fortunate ns
his brother officer Darrell. H. was
charged with failing to report at the
proper time from the booths III his dis
trict. 1t was alleged that on january
ne failed TO make any report from
| midnight until nearly 4 O'Clock in the
morning. On tsat morning captain
Francis, in company With Sergeant In
gram, made II tour OF aDout hours
iii Carpenters district, the Eighth, bat
oould not find hm. They met his
partner, 0tllcNr Peterson WHO report.
I'D regularly, bat lie could not tell the
| captain whore nIpenter was.
Carpenter being present was per.
initted to make un explanation. He
said he did report at l2.55 or II lew
m nlteS later and was on his district.
| lie reported bel weeiI II - and o'clock
| from Eleventh and Church streets and
lie was sure the operators card would
| show that he did.
Operator Wallace being called, exhi
| bited his card, but H. showed that Car.
| pentur had not reported rs he slIo Il,i
have done. Captain Francis reported
from the booth Mt Eighteenth a,l,l Mar
ket streets, at l2.j5, the time tdrpell
ter alleges to have reported. IN the
course of the h-lliug it alsu cama olt
! from Captain Francis That o.hvor Pat.
ersun was off his beat, but an investI
CATION into Carpenters case showed
that he was clearly guilty OF the
charge.
I Thon ensued discussion as to the
punishment to be inflicted Mayor
NIiieF advocated a lin of $40, but
Commissioner lawson tho lghb au4
pell.5iUn seven d ty7 wishp I'd pay pre-
.i;-.,- ~. III thi-, Co nmissioner jest el
agreed, and the latter was tho punish
Z ment Imposed.