Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18

The Board Of Police Commissioners met
in regular session, Monday evening. Com,
missioner Pyle offered the name of cN.
patrolman Howard Palmer To take the
place made vacant by the removal OF chi.
Ger llershock He was appointed
The board decided to discontinue the
use of gas hereafter in the police booths
and thereby save an expenditure Of $3.50
per year to the city. II was decided to ask
for proposals for furnishing new patrol
wagon, one wagon being inadequate 10
the needs Of the Police Department.
The chief matter of importance taken
up was the report OF disordcrly conduct
against PatrOlmen Maxwell Mahoncv aud
Daniel kelehcr President Lawson read
an interview with a warden of New Castle
Jail in Mondays Repnbiicdh. Chief Dolan
said the alleged conduct Of the officers had
reached his ears, and he had sent for
Warden Moore. The latter was present at
the meeting. The interview was read to
him by President Lawson. he said part
OF il was true, but disclaimed all RESPONSE
bility for other statements
Warden Moore stated that he was on
/ duty at the prison, saturday last, when
two police officers entered the iai TO see
the whippugs. The warden did not know
the policemen, but he Afterwards learned
they were Maxwell Mahuncy and Daniel
ih'ilNilNls NV NNlNNll tlllAiRlll nc NIlNllhll
liquor on the man called Mahulrv hut
did not notice The other man particularly
lie said he was busy ut work when two of
/ the prisoners came rNcitedlv TO him and
told him that the officers were gong 10
shoot them He was afterwards told by
4 prisoners Mclaughlin and Hall that
Mahohey had drawn his pistol aud
threatened to shoot, lie then went to the
officers and ordered them out of The iail
Mahoney demonstrated for awhile. hut
kelleher WAS willing to go, aud vlrliiugto
the latter's pcrsuaSinns, MuhuuCy finally
! Withdrew from he Jail. The warden was
/ somewhat nettlud by the questions Of the
! commissioners aud wanted to clearly state
that he knew nothing against kolcucf,
but Mnhoncy was the man Ia blame. He
said he would take the word Of the
prisoners sooner than that Of the officers.
President Lawson thanked Moore FOR his
testimony and sand ii The men were guilty
the board ought to know it, but ii they
We're not guilty the sooner the case was IN.
vestignted tie better The board lid nut
1 want reports IA circulation about the oil
Gers that were not true.
Chief ilnlan stated that lac hupw nothing
against krlleher ana lEal he was net
drinking man, lie could moi say that
much for Nlahouy, he snld. lie WAS not as
familiar with MIN as with krllehcr The
chief stated that he held personal inter
views with the officers after lie read the
statements concerning their alleged dis
orderly conduct. He learned that tile men,
who are on night duty, had gone to New
Castle, Saturday hut both denied they had
been drinking While in The Jail Scllchrr
/ suggested TO 50 10 the cell OF Jeremiah
+ Harrlgan, who is imprisoned for the muir
der of Dennis Shea
kellehcr knew liarrigan, but bv mistake
the officer stopped at the cell of lohi
Mclaughlin, prisoner whom Mahuncy
says he helped to place in jail, Mclaughlin
was shaving. When lac saw Mahoucy hC
sand, 60 away, or III cut YOU Mahnncy
replid, "lI you do IN put hole through
you"
Chief Dnlan said Mahoncy denied that
he had drawn "A revolver or was under tic
influence of liqUor.
Warden Moore stated that the prisoner
Mclaughlin, had told him that MahonrS
had drawn pistol He did not Know il
oil his own knowledge.
Chief Dolan said that both mon repDrtr[
for duty at u o'clock Saturday evening
and he noticed nothing Unusual abotl
them
Commissioner Pyle moved that Chic
Doan be instructed TO visit New cast,
lall and obtain the statements Of jeremiah
Harrlsan and others vino saw the disorder
i'll the corridor at the eljl. and rrpurt IN,
matter TO the board MIR Lawson move,
TO amend by directing the chlrr 10 taxi
the attitlavits at the prisoners With tin,
amendment the notion WAS adopted an,
IN cases Will be disposed of At the mex
meeting,
On motion Of MIR. pylr, roire Snrsc0i
Hughes was allowed to purchase suci
surgical instruments as are absolutely
necessary for use IN connection with til
police department.
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