The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-20
sHEEHAN FOUND Gu11rr.
Fined Seven Days Pay for Conduct Un-
 becoming an Officer.

becoming an Officer.
 Patrolman Dennis w. Sheehan of tht
 Grand avenue precinct was before th'
 members of the board of police commits
 sioners last evening charged with con duct unbecoming an officer. The speci fcations were to the effect that about
 o'clock on the morning of February l; Sheehan used most violent and abusive language to Patrolman John J. Flynn
 It was also set forth that Officer Since
 han has for some time used intoxicating liquor to an immoderate extent, by req
 son of which, while not actually intox-
 icated he has been in such condition as to unfit him to properly perform DO lice duty. Patrolman Sheehan pleaded not guilty to the charge.
 Officer Flynn testified that on the morning in question Sheehan had used to him vile, abusive and profane cpl
 thets while they were in on their re- port at 2 o'clock, and that as he would not apologize he Flynn, reported him to Sergeant Bradley, who was in charge at the precinct at the time.
 Sergeants Bradley and McGrath, Cap tain O'Keefe and Patrolmen Sessler, Gates and Trainor testified in the case.
 In his own defense Officer Sheehan testified that Officer Flynn had struck him across the arm and threatened that unless Sheehan apologized to him he would send him before the board. Off cer Sheehan emphatically denied hay ing been under the influence of liquor and that he had drank nothing while on duty on the night in question.
 In executive session the commission CTS found that the charges had been proven and decided that Officer Sheehan be fined seven days pay.
 The committee on finance, consisting of Commissioners Prince and Moran, in accordance with the action taken at the boards last meeting submitted a set of rules for the government of the police commissioners, which were unan- imously adopted. These rules provide that the regular meetings of the board shall be held on the Tuesday proceeding the first Tuesday of each month, and except in July and August, on the sec ond Tuesday in each month thereafter at o'clock.
 The rules still further provide that every member of the board must vote unless excused by the board, that the ayes and nays shall be taken and re- corded whenever called for by any mem Der of the board, that the meeting of the board shall be open to the public, but executive sessions may be held by unanimous consent when the best inter ests of the department demand; that the superintendent shall be in attend ance at all meetings unless excused by the board and that at the first meeting in each month he shall report to the board on the general condition and wei fare of the department. There is also a regular order of business to be followed at the meetings of the board.
 On motion of Commissioner Hubinger Robert P. Dunlap was elected mem Der of the supernumerary force of the department. Dunlap Is a we'll known hackman in this city. The ballot re- suited in Dunlap's receiving five votes and one blank.
 Mayor Hendrick and Commissioners Prince and Moran were appointed a committee to revise the rules and regu ations governing the members of the department and report to a subsequent meeting of the board. Almost imme diately after this committee had been appointed Commissioner Toronto an nounced that he should move to have the standard of height required to be- come a member of the department re- d., fna iv1nh tf 9b inches This motion met with ob- jection form Commissioner Doolittle, and the matter went over until the next regular meeting of the board.
 On recommendation of Superinten- dent Smith honorable mention was made of Sergeant Dennehy and Patrol man John J. Flynn for the efficient work done by them during the past few days in unearthing the gang of thieves who have been stealing boilers, lead pipe, etc., from the cellars of unoccupied houses. ...
 Commissioner Doolittle moved that Mayor Hendrick and Commissioners Prince and Doolittle be appointed a to continue the investigation into the charges made by the law and order league against th7 department, provided that no furthFr expense be en- tailed in the progress ot the inVestiga- tion. Commissioner Gilhuly moved as an amendment that the work in this direction be done by the committee on efficiency of the force After brief discussion the amendment was lost. Commissioner Moran then amended the original motion by instructing the com mittee to report at the earliest possible date to the board what evils, if any, they found to exist In the department from the evidence produced before them and all evidence relating to the eff ciency and the motion as thus amend ed was adopted.