The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-10
SUSPENDED THIRTY DAYS.
Judgment Of the Trustees In Regard to
Officer Bagley.
They Decided That he Violated the
Regulations of the Police De-
partment.

The City Board of Trustees met in
special session last night for the pur-
pose of trying the charges against OH
Ger Bagley of violating the rules and
regulations of the police department and
for misconduct as a policeman.
The specified charges were that at the
time he arrested a number of persons at
the house of Joseph Paladini for being
drunk, he at the same time arrested
Paladini's two daughters and took them
to the station with the others, and after
ward let them go without permission OF
the Chief of Police, City Attorney or Po-
lice Justice; also, that he was under the
influence Of liquor while on duty that
night
Leonard called the board to order and
stated the object of the meeting.
r. S. Hart asked to have the name of
Z. S. Wachhorst entered as an attorney
of record for the defense, which was
done.
The first witness called was Flora Pal
adm. She, her father and two sisters and
William Jaques live in the house The
others who were arrested were on the
Ger asked her at the station some i'm
proper questions about herself and her
big sister, She did not know that her
father had any feeling against the Off
Ger because he had complained that he
kept a disorderly house.
Amelia Paladini testified that she was
told to get UP and dress and go to the
station. They were detained there till
next morning and then allowed to go.
She thought the officer was intoxicated
Mrs. J. Francis did not know that the
Paladini house was disorderly one.
She lived on the opposite corner. She
did not see the officer on that night, and
did not know whether or not he was
intoxicated. She was excused, after a
long argument as to the admissibility of
evidence on her part regarding former
occasions.
A number of other witnesses subpe-
naed by the Paladinis were excused
from testifying, as they knew nothing
about the occurrences of that night.
Chief of Police Drew testified that
the rules forbade officers to confine per-
sons in Jail who had committed no crime,
and also the release of persons arrested
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court. officer Bagley did not report the
arrest of the girls to him, or have any
order for their release. The design of
the rule was to prevent officers from
combining prisoners without putting any
charge against them. He knew nothing
further about the case himself
City Attorney Brown testified as to the
rules, and that the officer did not report
the arrest of the girls to him. When he
found the girls had been released he in
quired why it was done. The officer
told him that he brought them UP to be
subpenaed for witnesses, and also to
protect them, as he did not think it was
safe to leave them. Witness told the
officer that he had no business to bring
them down, and no right to arrest the
men in the house. He believed that
Paladini kept a disorderly house, on ac-
count of the people who frequented it.
Sergeant Plunkett testified that the
men had been drinking, and were talk
ative, but he would only call one of
them drunk. Bagley was sober at the
time he brought them in, and gave him
orders what to do with the prisoners
r. w. Ash testified to going with the
patrol wagon and arresting the men,
They had been drinking. He had heard
neighbors complain about the house be-
ing noisy. He did not think Bagley
was intoxicated.
Captain Fisher came to the Jail short
ly after the men were brought in, and
they had been drinking. Bagley was So
Der, in his opinion, and gave his or
ders intelligently. He told witness he
int lad 70 l. ~,
house. Witness thought the house had
a bad reputation, and one of the men ar
rested that night is a known thief.
E. Balsz, who drove the patrol wagon,
said Bagley was perfectly sober
Win. ]. Davis was at the station when
the prisoners were arrested. The men
We're boisterous. He conversed with
Bagley, who gave him a description of
the matter and he considered the officer
to have been perfectly sober. In fact,
he did not give the matter a thought
Joseph Brazile, one of the men who
We're arrested, thought Bagley was
drunk. He claims that Bagley struck
him when in the wagon. He himself
had not been drinking at the place.
and was perfectly sober. Ash told a
young man to go into the house and get
that d. fool Bagley.
George MeCarty, another of the
parties arrested, said Bagley was under
the influence of liquor. Paladini did
not want to go and leave his daugh-
tiers. and Bagley brought him out an6
put him in the wagon.
Dan Corcoran, another of the arrest
ed parties, testified that he was in the
house when arrested on the bed in
Jacques room. Bagley was as drunk
as he was.
William Jacques gave similar testi-
mony. He himself. he said was sober
Officer Ash was recalled and testified
that he did not make any such use OF
language as had been charged he did
in regard to Bagley. He saw the latter
push one of the men in the wagon, but
did not see him strike him.