Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-21

which created considerable surprise,
almost breaking the record of the Lexow
committee for single day at least. Both
of the officers were appointed to posi-
tons on Mayor Willey's force and when
the present administration went into
effect were reappointed, Commissioner
Pyle, the Republican member, naming
them.
The board first considered charges
against Officer Leach, who was accused
by Chief Dolan of neglect of duty in
falling TO make his report and appear
ing at the police station in q condition
which disabled him from serving on the
force. The offence was committed on
June Sd, and on the following day
Leach was unfit for duty. According
TO the evidence, Leach, in company
with several local prize.dghters, got
horse and wagon and drove 10 Hare's
Corner and New Castle, and when the
officer returned he was notin condition
to go on duty. He did not deny the
truth of the charge, but said that he
would see that the thing never occurred
again.
Mr.. Lawson told Leach that this was
not in the line of reform he had prom
ised the commission, and that by going
with prize-tighters on Sunday he was
guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer.
He had wife and IL children to sup.
port.
Mr.. Pyle then put the officer through
network of questions in which he be.
came badly tangled. His answers re-
vealed condition OF affairs the board
had inHlyaI co. lEbaa
ordered the wagon the officer and the
pugilists went driving in Leach said he
did.
Mr.. Pyle-"Was that carriage sent to
disordcrly house on Orange street 4"
Leach-"l don't think it was"
MIR. Pyle-"Don't think about it at
ali. Don't you know"
Leach--"I think we got at Keogh's. :"
Mr.. Pyle-"Why don't you know!"
Leach-"Well. l know we did. We
may have left it on Orange street."
Mr.. Lawson asked the officer if he
was in the Orange street house. He
said that he had been there but never
saw anything wrong"
Chief Dolan-"Why, Leach, you have
reported that house to me-"
Officer Leach-"I know have, CHIEF. ;,
Chairman Lawson-"Were you there
as visitor"
Officer Leach-"I have been 10 the
house."
Chief Dolan at this point asked Officer
Leach whether or not he was aware
that he had attempted to raid the house
once, but owing to a leak had failed to
accomplish the desired results.
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officer, but it was no fault OF mine"
Chief Dolan-"I didn't say ANYTHING
about that. know some one gave them
q tip and We failed TO connect in the
raid.n
Officer Leach then went on TO tell
how he had arrested two men who
were creating q disturbance in the
house and they were fined by Judge
Ball. He said that there was a warrant
out for the house, but they got the tir
and got out Of reach. He added: u
think know who gave the tip." This
ended Leach's investigation and he wa:
allowed 10 withdraw.
Chief Dolan then informed the board
+ OF the charges preferred against Officer
! Howard Feasier, namely those of i'm
proper conduct while on the cars of the
Wilmington City Railway Co. Superin
tendent William 5. Heger and Harvey
b. Sandegrift were present TO enlighteI
the board as 10 the circumstances Of the
officers conduct. Superintendent HereI
said that Detective Nanderrift had in
vestigated the matter and submitted ,
written report to him.
The charges embodied in the repor
IN tho asTa no
25th, got on car No. 40, at Eighth ant
Market streets, TO go down East Eight
street he was of duty and in citizen
4 clothes. He at first refused to pay hi
fare, but subsequently paid 1t after som
reluctance and considerable use of pro
family. On another occasion it wa
charged that he boarded the same car a
Eighth and Market streets, and or goin
down East Eighth street interfered wit
the motorman, and when the latte
asked him 10 step aside so he could US
the brakes, Feasser told him he wante
the whole car.
/, On another occasion the report sal
Fesster got on car at Ninth and Kirk
wood streets TO come up town. Samut
q. Rudolph was molorman on the ca
teasIcr said to him: LET me run he
up" Rudolph refused to do so, wher,
upon Feaster replied, ooh, l run thes
cars while you were down the countr
picking peaches and before you eve
saw street cal" The report furtht
charges: "Feaster then pushed RUDOLF
aside and run the car for about seye
squares up Ninth street until the ca
began to slip on the track. Rudolph tol
Feaster TO let go the lever or he woul
burn the car out. Feaster then let {
and stepped TO one side. Rudolph tol
Extra Motorman George I. Price WI
was standing on the platform, TO ope
the lever and put sand on the tracI
Price started to do SO when Feast,
stopped him saying: "Oh, hi, yo
don't know how to use sand. FEAST
then pulled the sand lever wide ope
and let all the sand in the car out on Il
track. Feaster has, had trouble vii
other motormen for wanting to run the
cars"
After the board had been acquainit
with the charges Superintendent Heg
said that the company wanted to enfort
discipline on the cars; that certain il
structions had been given motorme
and while there was no personal chars
70 make against Officer Feaster the cor
bany desired TO have it generally unde
stood that they would operate their ON
lines in the future according to the
system. Mr.. Heger said that Moto
maA Rudolph had been suspend.
owing to FeRsters conduct. He al
said there was some difficulty in gcttil
at the facts as the men did not want
get the officers in trouble.
81 guess you have the same Difficult
we have" said President Lawso
"There seems TO be a secret socie
among the officers. We want to dra
them Out -