Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-04-04
OFFICER BAILEY.
Charges Against Members of the Police
Department to BE Investigated.

Department TO B6 investigated.
The regular monthly meeting of the
police board was held last night with
Mayor Kilduff and all the commissioners
present. The regular monthly bills We're
ordered paid. The pay roll of the police
department amounting to S2,342.50 was
also approved.
Commissioner Mcdonald spoke for the
discipline committee. He SAID that Off
GERS Allen and Smith deny all the charges
made against them in the Sunday papers.
| They desire to be proven guilty and put
off the force or declared innocent. He
then read the letter, published last week,
coming from the two Sunday papers,
through their attorney, L. F. Cole, in
which the newspaper men refused for rea
sons of their own to appear and lrefer
charges He said that these articles
should be taken as a basis and all con-
nected with the publication of the articles
summoned before the board. In justice
| to the officers the matter should be sifted
| to the bottom.
Commissioner Cross wished to know if
the officers had requested an investiga-
| ton.
Commissioner Mcdonald SAID he did not
know that they requested, but they We're
very DESTROYS of a trial. 1t was time, he
said, that such news was stopped or con-
tirmed.
Commissioner Goodrich wanted to see
the matter settled some way.
Commissioner Cross remarked: 1--WE
ought to have specific charges. If these
people come in they will probably say they
| heard the story from some one else"
Commissioner Mcdonald: Summon in
those people whose names are mentioned
in the articles. The newspapers claim
they want an open hearing. Let us give
them one"
Chief Egan then said: 80 far as l am
concerned I am willing and anxious to
have the articles written on me taken as n
basis for charges. The other two officers
l think stand on the same ground,
Thinking the matter would be investi-
gated have the names of all parties con-
cerned. At the present time it is certainly
leaving Officers Allen and Smith in Il bad
fix. Their homes are unhappy and the
articles should be taken as Il basis and all
persons subpUnaed in"
Mayor Kildutf thought the discipline
committee should prefer formal charges.
Commissioner Mcdonald then after a
conference with Commissioner Goodrich
said the discipline committee was per-
fectly willing to take the newspaper ar
ticles as a basis to prefer charges. 1--WE
do this, " he said, las matter of form and
ought to give it rs speedy trial as pos
Slble. l am opposed to Saturday night
meetings"
The clerk was then requested to notify
the chief and officers of the charges
against them and the hearing was ordered
for next Tuesday night.
Commissioner Mcdonald then moved to
proceed to ballot for a patrolman to fill the
vacancy on the force. Only one ballot
was cast and George II. Bailey received all
four votes. He Will start in at grade A
George II. Bailey is an American, born
in Brewsters, n. y. in 1864. He came to
Waterbury about twentv-three years ago,
where he has made his home ever since
He has been employed as letter carrier for
nearly four years Previous to that he
was employed as Il wheel filter at the Wa
terbury Clock company and was also
travelling salesman for d. II. Blinn, the
jeweler. He is thirty years old, married,
and strictly temperate. His petition was
signed by f. L. Frisbie ST, f. b. Mcrri-
man, John H. Guernsey, c. H. Bronson
and c. Is Sanderson.
Chief Egan's report was as follows
Whole number of arrests Sc; whole num-
Der of cases %, males 80, females 5.
Causes: Assault t, breach of the peace II,
burglary 6, carrying concealed weapons .,
criminal libel 3. cruelty to animals l, false
pretenses l, lntoXication Is, inCorrigible
,, perjury l, neglect to support family .,
peddling without license l, resistance to
officer ,. theft 4. trespass on cars l, va
grancy /, violation of license law 4, viola
ton of handbill law l. Nativity: Amerl-
can Al, Irish 81, English ,, French l,
Scotch ,, Italian ,. colored ., Pole 4,
Swede ,. Time lost by regular force
days 40; special duty performed hours
339; stores and offices found open, %
dodgers, ,4S7; lights out of order I; ex-
pense to take prisoners to Jail, So; eX-
pense to make arrests, $3.50. Disposition
of cases: appealed to the superior court 5,
bound over to the superior court l, bonds
called l, committed to county Jail 81 com
mtted to town work house >, committed
to county school for boys l. continued .
discharged by court ,, discharged by chief
of police 4, not guilty ), nolled by prose
cutting attorney 3, paid fines and costs %
sentence suspended -, turned over tc
other towns /.