Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-02
vOrED NOT aUILTY.

II The Police Commissioner HonorA- ply Acqult Omcer Williams-PatEol. man Werner Not Guilty of Theft, Hut Guilty Of Conduct Onbec0mang an Omcer, and Reduced to Grade D. l Supernumerary stevens Made . Regular Patrolman-Other Busi- ness.
 Every member of the board of police of that body last evening. Two officers were tried, one on charges of neglect of duty and the other with conduct unbecom- ing an officer. The specifications were that the officer secured leave of absence and later was accused of theft of scarf. pin from two students ct Nillsr's saloon on Grown street.
 Officer William l.. Williams was the off, cer charged with neglect of duty. The complaint against him alleged that he ire qusntly left his beat and went into the Aldrich house between the hours of 3 and o'clock .. m. and remained there from five to fifteen minutes at time. The com plaint was made by Sergeant Crocker. < Officer Williams, in his own behalf, claimed that he was compelled to go into l realize that he was doing anything contra ry to the rules of tho department. He also stated that he had never attempted to sneak into the hotel, but had even gone in when | he knew that Sergeant Crocker was look ! ing at him.
 This was all the evidence introduced and the charges were tabled for action in exec. utive session, when the members voted that the officer was not guilty of the charges. ~-
 The charges against Patrolman Richard
 of witnesses were present to testify for and against the officer. Werner was accused of having been in Niller's saloon last
 Wednesday night and with having stolen ( pin from student, one 0. I. Deveboise, al the saloon. Among the witnesses were Sergesnts Mcbride and Cool, Signal Office, Began, 0. I. Devsboiss and Theodore Con. | nell.
 l Sergeant Mcbride detailed the cfrcum. | stances under which Officer Werner wal ! of duty on the night in question. He ex l and asked to be excused from duty. Nc Bride told him that he could only excuse him on the grounds of illness. To thii Werner replied that he was sick, and he was in consequence excused from duty. Sergeant Cook testified that between ( ! and 9 o'clock two students came to him at police headquarters and told him about having lost pin and accused Werner oi taking 1t. Later the students returned and wanted to withdraw the charge, but l were not allowed to do so.
 1 The two students, o. I. Deveboise and Theodore B. Cornell, testified as to having | nok" "ornar o@td .fk11 hfso S, ler's, also as to the loss of the pin, etc.,
 substantially as has been already publish
 ed They also testified that they had beer
 urged to make the complaint against Wer
 ner, but declined to say by whom.
 This closed the case against the officer | Police Surgeon Gaynor was the first wit
 ness for the defense. He stated that ht
 had been treating the officer for some tim,
 for malarial rheumatism, chills and dr1
 pleurisy. This was in support of thu
 statement made by the officer giving sick
 duty Wednesday. Officer 0. J. Egan tes
 ti6ed that he had seen Officer Werner fl
 Ailler's.
 Officer Werner stated in his own behal
 that on the night in question he was no
 sufficiently we'll to attend to his duties
 and 1t was on this account that he desiret
 to be excused from duty. He also aeknowl
 edged having been in Miller's, but denie,
 emphatieally having stolen the pin or hay
 ing anything to do with it other than
 assist in looking for it when told 1t was lost In executive session the board votsd th
 officer not guilty of the charge of theft, bu ; reduced him to grade D for obtaining leav
 of absence on the excuse of sickness.
 Superintendent of Fire Alarm Shit
 appeared before the board and ezplaine
 the plans adopted by the fire commission
 CTS looking to the placing of the fire sn } police alarm wires under ground. Tn
 plans were also adopted by the police con missioners.
 The resignation from the force C Henry s. Jarrett was received and accep ed. Charles Stevens was elected pei manent patrolman and assigned to Static 4, Officer Peter Hayes being transferred { Headquarters vice Jarrett.
 Two checks, one of $50 and one of $2s
 which had been sent to Sergeant Dsnneh and Officer W. J. Frey for recovering tw stolen bicycles, were voted to the office, by the board.