The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-01
SERGEANT BRADLEY TRIED
FOUND GUILTY OF NEGLECr OF
 DUTY BY POLICE BOARD.

| Donegan Tried for Alleged Misstatemehts
 Made ut His Last Hearing-His Case Tabled Until the Next Meeting of the Commissioners.
 The police commissioners held a long session last night and tried Sergeant Bradley on the charge of neglect or duty and Patrolman Donegan for alleg- ed misstatements at the last meeting of the board, when he was the subject of hearing on the charge of being pro- prietor of a meat market located at S76 Congress avenue. The case against Sergeant Bradley grew out of the trou- ble between Paurolman Bellman and PatIick McQueeney, and the specific charge against him was that he did not report to Captain O'Keefe that Patrol man Bellman had clubbed Patrick Me Queeney. His case was considered first.
 Sergeant Bradley offered the defense that there had been no clubbing, Cap tain O'Keefe testified that the sergeant had made no report of the facts to him. Attorney Clerkin is responsible for the complaint. Attorney Goodhart appear ed for the sergeant.
 The case occupied nearly an hour. Later in the evening after a short eX- ecutive session the board found the charge we'll founded and voted that Sergeant Bradley be reprimanded by the superintendent before all the other sergeants.
 The trial of Paholman Donegan was then taken up Legrand Vixen. John Gunderman. Ralph w. Catlin and George L. Harpeu appeared as witness es Vixen testified that he built the ice box in the meat market for Philip Flood and not for the patrolman.
 He admitted to have conversed with the officer several days ago, when the matter of the ice box was brought mp. Vixen had been subpoenaed by the su perintendent to substantiate the charges against the patrolman, but ne did not prove a very strong witness George l., Harpeil gave no damaging testimony, John Gunderman, however, stated that Patrolman Donegan had en- tered into a partnership with him to open the meat market and the under standing was that they should share the profits,
 Ralph NJ. Catlin testified that the pa trolman had engaged him 10 work at S2 a day, but. cross-examined by the off, cer, admitted that he had uever re- eeived any money from the accused. James F. McGann the road commis- sioner, testified that he was the agent for the building at 376 Congress ave Iap Ja5 T the place of him for a considera ton of S20 q month. He also said that Gun derman had not paid a cent. and that Donegan did not figure in the, transac- ton at all and was not responsible for two months unpaid rent
 Sergeant Dunn stated that he had been ordered by the superintendent to call at c. C. Andrews & Co. and ascer- tain whether the patrolman had bought any meat there for the Congress ave nue market. He had done so and had learned from one of the young men that UCnegans name was on the credit books from October il to the end of that month. TO offset this Officer Donegan produced a letter from F. S Andrew denying that the accused had purchas- GU eCIiS fltdI oL HIS 1Ii
 At the conclusion of ali the evidence the patrolman made the following state ment in his own behalf: "Gunderman came to me before the market was opened and asked me for some money. He plead that his family had separat- ed from him, but if he got into bust ness they would all be reunited. He said he knew the meat business well and after twice urging me I loaned him s25. I did not go into partnership with him, did not expect to share in the re- ceipts and i'll no way was I connected with the market except to the extent of the S25 loaned. I did. however. in- troduce him to several wholesalers and my charity to him so far has cost me $40O.'
 Here the patrolman denied having hired Catln at $2 a day and wound up by saying that he had engaged in no business other than his patrol duties and had not even technically violated the rules of the department. President Prince wanted to know why the officer did not tell these facts at the first hear ing and Donegan replied that he had answered all the questions put to him and did not think the commissioners wished him to do more In executive session the board decided to reserve their decision until the next meeting Patrolman Hyde, on motion of Com missioner Toronto, was raised from grade c to to date from January 1 The recommendation of the superintend- ent that the patrol drivers be made permanent members of force as grade B men was tabled.
 Detective Jeremiah McGrath received honorable mention for the capture oi Anthony Costello, the Water street burglar Patrolman Hart, who was re- cently placed on the reserve and de tailed to station 3, asked to be retired but his case was laid upon the table. These promotions were made: Pa trolmen Burnham to grade B. J. B Roach and Matthew Powers to c.
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