Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-22
CHARGE AGAINST THOMAS
Reduced to Writing and Formally Pre-
sented to the Police Board.

Reduced to Writing and Formally Pre-
scented to the Police Board.
The charges against Patrolman George
Il. Thomas were formally presented to the
police board last night at Il special meet
ing. The accused was represented by
Judge Root and Mr. Lapalme by Attorneys
Cole and Kendrck, Attorney Cole read
the charge, which was as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Police Com
missloners of the City of Waterbury.
The complaint of the undersigned re-
spectfully represents: That he is now and
for the past twelve years has been resi-
dent and taxpayer of the city Of Water
bury: and for the past year has resided
with his wife and family at IS Dover
street in said Waterbury; that George Il.
Thomas is, and for the last ten months
has been, member of the police force of
the city of Waterbury; that your COM
plainant is not and never has been on
speaking terms with the said Thomas, has
never met him socially and only knows
him by repute; that ON or about the LIST
day of August 1898, the said Thomas
secretly and clandestinely made the ac-
Quaintance of your compliments wife and
since that time has repeatedly, secretly
and clandestinely visited the home of your
complainant, invariably timing his visits
to the said home when the children We're
at school or your complainant was absent
the refrom, engaged in his ordinary bust
ness avocations; that your complainant
never met the said Thomas at his home
and has only recently learned of these
clandestine visits; that the said Thomas
has repeatedly been seen loungi ing around
the vicinity of said house until your COM
plainant went to his evening work and
then the said Thomas would pass the
evening in seclusion with your complain
ants wife: that the said Thomas has hired
sleighs and carriages and taken the COM
plainant's wife riding; that the said
Thomas by his conduct aforesaid, and by
these arts and devices, has corrupted the
mind of your compliments wife, has
alienated her affections, has broken up his
home and caused her to abandon her
family. Your complainant therefore prays
your honorable board to investigate these
charges; to inquire into the matters here
in before alleged and on finding them to
be true. to mete out such punishment to
me said George r. Thomas as the facts
would warrant, and your complainant as
in duty bound will ever pray, etc.
Dated at Waterbury this Goth day of
February, 1894.
J. O. LAPALME.
The charges were received and it was
voted to send copy to Patrolman Thomas
and order him to appear before the board
next Saturday night.
There are twenty-three witnesses and
Attorney Kendrick wanted to have sub
poenas made summoning them before the
board. He also said thst during his term
of mayor the expenses of both complainant
and defendant had been borne by the city.
Mayor Kilduff said he never remem-
haral IF IN iy1S uoh
pay and he was of opinion that the police
subpenaed the witnesses in similar cases.
Chief Egan corroborated the mayor, saying
that in all his experience such rule had
been followed and that he never remem-
bered witness fees being paid.