The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-18
CHARGES AGAINST POLICE
WILL RE INVESTIGdTED BY MAfOR
 AND TWO COMMIssIONERS.

Last Night-Report of sub-Comm'ttee
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 man Hooper Will Receive os 900.
 All the members of the board of po- lice commissioners were present at the meeting of that body last evening. The session was exceedingly brief, and after half an hours deliberation the members unanimously decided to have a thorough investigation of the charges made by the local law and order league against the efficiency of the department. The investigation will be conducted by committee, which will report from time to time to the full board.
 After the meeting had been called to order Mayor Sargent, as chairman of the committee appointed at the last meeting of the board to formulate a plan for conducting an investigation, submitted the following report:
 To the Honorable Board of Police Com missioners of the City of New Ha- ven:
 Charges against the efficiency of the police force of the city having been publicly and formally made on the 10th day of this month. which involve the conduct of one or more members of the police commission, and the commission having unanimously voted that committee consisting of l the mayor and two commission CTS, to be appointed by the mayor, be raised to investigate whether there appears to be truth in such l charges, and if so the proper method of investigation, and the mayor having appointed as the commissioners of said committee, Messrs. Prince and Doo- little, and the whole committee having | met and considered the matters sub mitted to it by the board of police commissioners, now begs leave to re- port, and to recommend the adoption by the board of police commissioners of the following resolution: Resolved, That his honor, the mayor, 1 and two commissioners be appointed committee to conduct an investigation having full power to subpoena witnesses | and report to the board at such times as they see fit, providing not less than two days notice be given of such meeting.
 CHRISTOPHER E. PRINCE, | JOHN A. DOOLITTLE,
 J. B. SARGENT, Mayor.
 l As soon as Clerk Martin finished read ing the report Commissioner Clancy moved that the report besaccepted and 1 the resolution adopted. This, motion was promptly seconded by Commission l CT Hum, but before 1t could be put | considerable discussion resulted. Commissioner Gilhuly ohjected to the report, claiming that he did not under stand that any charges had been made against "one pr. more commissioners" and he did not see what the commits sioners were to be investigated for. 'We are here," said he, "to try the charges of inefficiency made against the mem- bers of the department"
 Why, commissioner" replied Com missioner Clancy, "you and were cer- tainly implicated in the charges. For myself, I don't want to sit as a judge in the matter under the circumstances. I want the matter sifted to it's very bottom. I was accused of giving infor- nation of an intended raid away to a Putnam street saloonkeeper. I don't know any such person, but do want the matter thorough investigated so that it will be possible to find out the true status of this particular incident" Mayor Sargent-The committee was of the opinion when it formulated that re- port that the conduct of some commis- sioners was involved, in fact, that both the character and efficiency of the board was involved.
 That may all be-" replied Commits sioner Gilhuly, "but we ought to try the charges of inefficiency against the. 2atrolmen first, and then afterwards we can take care of the charges against the commissioners"
 Charges have certainly been made against the commissioners to the effect that they have not compelled the pa trolmen to do their full duty" said Commissioner Hum, land it is even in- sinuated that the officers have been in-, timidated. This is not to be trial of either patrolmen or commissioners, but simply an investigation" .
 "Yes, but the entire matter of liquor violations belongs to the courts and not to us," interposed Commissioner Gilhuly. "The charges are aimed against two members of the board who are engaged, in the same business neither of whom have done anything wrong. I have nothing more to say about the matter. Go ahead with the Investigation. am perfectly satisfied and will tell you now that have done nothing that wouldn't do again."
 "Well, believe in going to the bot. tom of the matter" said Commissioner Clancy, land know of no better way to do 1t than in the manner suggested by the report"
 Mayor Sargent-This board Is not an executive body, but of legislative nature. The executive powerr,o Of this board is vested in the superintendent. by whom all the orders of the board should be issued. In my opinion no member of the board should give or ders personally to any patrolman. When he does so he goes out of his proper sphere. This is, in my judg- ment, practically the charges made against one or more commissioners.
 After this discussion the motion of Commissioner Clancy was put and unanimously adopted, as was also a < subsequent motion by the ,same commits sioner to the effect that the inyAsti- eo%t,, . roY,, ae h. ,A ., v