The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-02

I according to the specifications, and he
was fined twenty days pay. Neeley said
he was never suspended from duty in
consequence OF those charges, and had
| never been indicted for perjury, al
though he had denied the charges under
| oath
officer John O'Connor. of the Eigh-
teenth Precinct, who has been tried on
the charge Of abusing and beating a
woman named Sarah Morton, and drag
| ging her along the street for thirty
feet and found guilty, is still on the
| force. He had to pay a fine of ten
days for this assault Officer John II.
Hurley admitted that he had been tried
fifteen times and the complaint had
been dismissed in only one case. one
assault Of which he was convicted and
| fined ten DAYS pay, was committed on
| iltrolman Henry Bishop. in the sta
ton house.
Laws Oncuses Legion.
officer George. Law, Of the Eighth
precinct was asked by Mr. Moss If he
| had not been tried twenty-four times.
81 shouldn't wonder" said Law, Il
| haven't Kept any record"
| one charge on which Law was fined
| twenty days pay was an assault on a
| woman named Rose Smith in a saloon
| at Thompson and Houston streets. The
| specifications said he had knocked the
| woman down and tried t. tear heri
teeth, out, and that he had pulled out a
| pistol and remarked that he had good
mind to put bullet through her.
Another charge against Lair was that
| he had boarded an Avenue c car in
March, 1882, refused to pay hisfare, in
| suited the passengers and when the con-
| ductor demonstrated with him, drew his
revolver and threatened to blow his (the
| conductors brains out. Lair said that
ly on either of these charges, though
the Police Board had convicted him and
find him twenty days pay on each.
Pull Counts Everything.
Chairman Lexow asked the witness
| II ii was not the general feeling among
the members of the force that the Com
missioners, we're frindly to policemen on
trial and favored them rather than the
citizens who complained against them.
Il think 1t is he replied land the
man who has the pull is all right" h,
Mr., Moss read from the judgment rec.
or1 that Albert j. Dohrman had beer
dismissed from the force for being alb.
sent sent, from post and in liquor store
This is only to show what severe sen
fences are sometimes imposed for trivia
oifenses. Other men who go into liquor
! stores and commit assaults are let of
very easily" said Mr.. Moss.
Officer owen Sullivan. of the Seventh
Precinct, was asked about two cases o.
and fined, and where he had denied tn,
charge uner oath. The recor was put IL
evidence in each case.
| 'lner OlnCerS called TO the witness
stand were: William Rohrig and Michae
j. Rein. Of the Ninteenth Precinct: Law
renee a. Hogan, of the Fourteenth, anC
Martin Harrity, of the Twenty-fourth
all of whom had at various times beer
charged with assaults on citizens anC
using violent language towards them. Al
Of them had been found guilty and fined
by the Commissioners, but had never
been suspended from duty pending tn,
trial Of the charges or been Indicted fol
the offenses charged.
dubbed n SiN-FoOter.
Officer Henry Herrich explained that
in one case of assault charged against
him, and on which he wac convicted and
fined that he was the assaulted person
and not the complainant.
u admit the clubbing" he said land
told Commissioner MacLean that
thought / was justified underd the cir.
cumstances. A man feet 10 inches tai
knocked me down and then jumped or
me, and kicked me. | think I was justi
fled in clubbing him."
For other policemen, John McGrat tn
Two other potrolmen. John McGrath
of the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton, and Thomas O'Neill. of the De
lancey street, were also put on tn,
stand, and their clubbing record Of
fered in evidence.
An adjournment was then taken.