New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-26

THE OLDEST OFFICER OK THE fNRCE A.
CTSED OF NEGLECT OF DUTY.

CISED OF NEGLECT OF DUTY.
Cartain Copeland. OF the Thirteenth Precinct. was
nj aced on trial before Commissioner Andrews E'S-
terday afternoon. charged by Commissioner ho's
welt with falling make excise arrests III "'
precirct The charges were mace upo" ''''"'
secured by Policeman Rathgcber VINO accomiH'""'
President Roosevelt upon his investigation last
month. =, -.
Policeman Rathgeber testified 'ha'' al 'oi'''"'"
sioner Roosevelt's request. he entered the s@oon "
William Fagan at No. 203 Avenue Is. on the a'''i-
noon of SUNDAY May 3: that he entered the s'e
door O, the saloon without resistance ana lo"Nl
o,,lance ~ excise violation. Rathgeber reportei
,h,s excisa violation TO Commissioner Roosevelt
who was waiting in his cab They informed ap-
tain Theron s Copeland OF this VIOLATION ana III"
sergeant on duty sent Policeman Foster 10 NAM III"
excise arrest. -,
t,s.er testified that he had been instructed by his
oo,.a,n n arres. Fagan at about o'clock on Inc
afternoon OF Sunday. May B. soon afier 'on'h''S
s,oner Roosevelt called at the stauoh-ho"Se Tvs
fer entered the saloon through the SIDE a"'r' y" '
Twe,fh-si side No effort 10 prevent MS entrance
uaa made He testified seeing three men seated
-. ,ab,e with three glasses of beer In front %
,henn He tasted the liquid in the glasses roster
then made the arrest
pa+rolran Donneny. who is charged with neglec'
~ duty for not making an arrest al faea" s''o'''
as the alleged violation had occaIrei Vn ',' ''
.ho, of.ornoon was called He testified tha' ne
. -, duty a. ! o'clock in the afternoon; that
Fagan's saloon was on hts post and thai the e1-
else Law had not been violated 20 MS Kho"'''s' -
8 o'clock in the evening he went of du'y' anu no
complaints had been made up TO that time N"'
until midnight did he hear OF Fagan's arrest.
Dr David g. Cole. a retired phyecian iv'ns ri
No 25l Avenue b. testified 10 passing ra4ah sd''0'
on the afternoon Of MAY 3. and saw no violation.
The testimony OF dozen more witnesses WHO
were ready 10 swear that they saw no violation OF
the law was admitted In lump "4'hp"l 20 @ '@''.s
tnern on the stand. A number o' precinct o'I'riH
were excused by a similar adriS-!oi d..
CAPTAIN Copeland wac then called iir sAi' ~
had been on The force torty-on- Years 20 diy hnI
was the senior officer OF the whole Department he
had never been fined days pay eoo
q m The evening before he had given special IN
structions about the sunday excise law. ana par.
ticularly about fake" hotels 40 coinpia NJ alrpit
Fsgan's saloon was made 10 him, ana n" Vlslt"I u
fnr no orqt time next day. He had no tim" 7"
walk his precinct tina. day he was making up an
that Fagan hal brother who was p''ic" ser
Sergeant Saul was callcl. and corrobora'ci the
captains testimony Commissioner AnIfe"7 i'-
served his decision. oo ,...-
a long hearing OF the charge against Policeman
James j. O'rrien. Of the East One-hnndf"1-a -ani-
fourth-sf station. for conduct unhc0oming an ON
Ger The complaint that he applied vie terms
10 Ass,stent District itOrney McManus. The Dc
fence vas that he said II the Grand Jury would
ers and c0w-punchers. and something nnprintabi"
and II he didn't say I! then ne would now. J. ne
hearing was adjourned 20 next THURSDAY FOR further
testimony.