Evening journal., 1893-02-20
BECAUSE WILEY DID.
Jester Voted on the Mayors
Suggestion.
HOW THEY DISMISSED AN OFFICER

fhtfolmhn names was bismisseu FROM
the Police Force by Unanimous Vote
of"Two" because of Alleged Charges OF
Insulting Women and Being Drunk at
the New-Century Club opening--Jester
Voted Because the Mayor Suggested
That He should.
There Is much injnatice, It is said. In
the manner in which the present police
commission discharged Patrolman James
Haines, on the charges Of drunkenness
and using language unbeeoming an
officer Concerning the matter, eX
Patrolman Haines says:
"My dismissal, / consider, was unjust
It was entirely contrary TO the laws and
rules by which the police commission Is
supposed 60 be governed
'lhe whole trouble came ON the even
ing of the New-Century Club opening
request was received at the police
station that two officers be sent 10 the
club house on Delaware avenue. Another
officer and !, being of dupy, were de.
tailed to 60. IL is customary that when
we are sent out on special duty to in.
quire what we shall do, and to receive
compensation from those requesting our
presence This Is only when we do
special duty, on over time
my partner and ! arrived at the club
house about o'clock | went inside 10
inquire what our duties were AS soon
as ! entered woman approached and
said that no officers were wanted inside
the building / asked her where we
were needed and the reply was, out.
side May l ask your nameY ! re-
quested She said Mrs Pusey. / then
went out of the building We assisted
the visitors In and out Of carriages and
stayed around until 10 o'clock
About that time / went in TO see II
we could be released and Mayor Wiley.
who was one of the guests, come 10 me
and said that complaint had been made
to him concerning the conduct Of the
officers and that some of the ladies' had
been insulted. | said in reply that had
not insulted anyone and had spoken TO
but one lady that night and that was
Mrs Pusey and repeated the words said
TO her
81 told him that had come to ask II
we could be released. He said he was
sorry that any complaints had been
made and that as the people had not yet
left the building that we stay around
awhile longer / said all right aud
passed out Of the building.
about 70 O clock, tho people left The
building aud the other officer and weni
in TO get warm heard some one In a
side room rattling dishes, and found Il
to be a colored woman. / asked her II
could see the forewoman. She went AM
called Mrs Garrett We approached an
bowed to her and j said:
Mrs Garrett are you through wit
our services TO nighti She said, yes
think we are ! asked her then II /
would suit for rs TO get our money, s
that we could 60 home She replied tina
she did not know anything about th
money or words TO that effect and aske
who sent us there We told her that W
had been sent there from headquarters
Perhaps you viii get your money a
headquarters. she replied
1--WE bade her good evening and wen
home aud heard no more about the none
until the following Tuesday On tina
day 10 was whispered among the officer
that I was TO 90 before a special meeting
of the Police Commission that evening
| was not notified officially, though, bu
STAYED around the police station.
"Rule % Of the police regulation
reads as follows:
Charges preferred against any mem
Der OF the police force must be in writ
ine and verified by the oath Of the CON
plainant. except charges by commits
rioner chiefof police, captain, sergean
J or surgeon who may make charges i
] writing without oath.
"Rule 80 reads
when written charges shall be pr'
ferred against any member Of the pole
force, they shall be filed with the chic
? Of police, whereupon specifications Of th
charges, with a notice Of time and plas
Of trial. shall be served upon the part
j charged two days before the trial, but
. shorter time may be allowed the defenl
ant II he so desires. Charges may
voted frivolous and dismissed by q
board without evidence or trial
81 was called up TO the mayors oiiic
I where the commission met. In the roo
I were Mayor Wiley, Commissioner Jest
! and Chief Of Police Francis MayorWill'
[. arose aud said: Mr.. Haines you al
> charged with being under the inhuen'
4 Of liquor, using language unbecoming
officer and refusing TO go ont OF u
building when your duties called you,
the opening of the New Century Club {
Wednesday evening l denied Il
r. charges and repeated the conversation
!. had with the two women The vel
/ idea Of an officer asking such class
people as those for his money. Y,
k might have known you would get It, q
IS mayor continued. We'll, we have n
d got Il yet. and. from what | can unde
n stand, we will not get it,, was Il
answer.
" THE mayor then said: why smell
is whiskey on your breath myself th
re nightr I will admit that. l had
severe cold and had a mixture
m whiskey and glycerine in phial Of viii
he I occasionally took small dose, but y
i'm could not say that was drunk.
Ia "He then turned TO Commission
Jester aud asked II he had any questlo
q. 10 ask to which Jester said he had M
n We are through with you and | "
requested TO leave the room.
Il then went home. Next mornini
10 reported at the police station and "
-, putting on my uniform when note "
D handed to me- II read:
in OFFICE OF TINS CHIEF OF PoLtcE.
- WII.MIN0TOS, Del, Feb Z, of5;
AT BY the unanimous vote ot tue police TONY
Qr won are dismissed from the force.