Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-03

REMOVAL OF A PoLICEMAN-Ohiccr
" C. Brener, who one night last week
uttered the house of Jesse Popp in an
iaroxicated condition and subsequently
became engaged in an alteration with
voting man named Charles Senator,
va. formally removed from the force
Ills morning by Mayor Strauss. 4
LARGE number OF witnesses were exam
;ned and their testimony was in sub
sauce rs has been published in the GA
ZrrrE. The proprieress Of The house
asserted that Mr.. Brenper entered her
premises in an intoxicated condition
and became disorderly; that she urged
him TO leave the house. which he did
a,,er appIyiog some vile epitbc,s to-
ward her and threatening TO break up
The house. Schafer, the man who was
assaulted, reiterated MS former state
ment. He was carrying bunch Of
flowers 10 house OF mourning, when
C;ror.iuua Kirby, an inmate Of Miss
P5pp'S house. called him. in orderto ex-
.,mrae the flowers. While she was
looking at them Policeman Brenner ap.
proached aud showed him into the
.uter. The complainant expostulatcd,
Vhtu the officer told him he didn't care
to talk to such cattle Mr. Schater had
reniied that ne was rs good as the OF
.crr. MIR. Bremen became exasper-
ated and drew his pistol. threatening
10 shoot Schafer for insulting him.
Sclafrr entered Miss Pops house for
safety. and two colored women tcsli-
fed that the officer attempted to force
an entrance after him. When Schaier
emerged the officer again accosied him,
saving he would shoot him for insulting
him. Mr.. Charles Adams then placed
himself between Mr.. Schafer and Mr.
Hrenner, and officer Hayes having ar
rived on the scene took Mr.. Bremen
INTO custody.
The testimony of the officers on duty
at the station house was to the effect
that the accused was exceedingly dis
orderly after having been locked Up.
Mr.. Bremen, in his defense, said he had
been down the river fishing during the
day, and that upon his return 10 the
city he had taken two drinks Of liquor.
lie remembered nothing that occurred
niterward. He, however, impeached
the witnesses who had testified. The
Mayor read sections from the police
regulations violated by the accused
leaving the city without permission,
Deing drunk, unnecessarily entering
bar rooms or bawdy houses wearing auy
portion of his uniform, and discourtesy
to prisoners, and said it was his duty
TO remove him from the force. He,
however. RENTED the so fine imposed
last week. The following is his official
decision;
After carefully and impartially
Weighing the facts in connection with
this case, am firmly convinced that
the accused has been guilty of gross
violations of the police rules and OF
misconduct of so grave nature that
his removal from the police force is i'm
pcratiyely demanded, and, radical
though it may seem, such is the only
course which can be pursued in safety.
An officer who has taken the oath Of
Office as q CONSERVATION ofthe peace and
who while in drunken condition be-
comes disorderly himself. by flourish
ing pistol, unnecessarily menacing
the lives of other people, and who is
eventually arrested himself, is not q
proper maa 10 eGtrast with the powers
ota policeman. therefore remove the
said W. c. Bremen from the police
force of the city of Alexandria, and he
is hereby directed to deliver up his
badge and all other acCoutrements be-
longing to the city"