The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06
DRIS COILS PRIDE
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Reduced to the Ranks He
Thro ws His Shield on
Pr sident McGill's
Desk.
PUNISHED FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY
Did Not Properly Report Bak
er Assault Case or Turn
Out Reserves.
PUNISHED FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY

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ing reduced to the ranks. Roundsman
john j. Drisc6n, who was charged with
neglect Of duty in not dealing with the
Murray-Baker assault case properly, be-
fore the Board of Police Commissioners
last night. took off his shield and threw it
on President McGilrs desk.
When Drisc6lps name was called TO APP
pear for trial, his counsel, William A.
speer, took the floor. After his client had
heard the charges read to him, Police In
spector ArchiboId was called to the chair.
The Inspector produced the police blot
ter used at the Third precinct station the
night the assault was alleged to have TAX
en- place He testified that he had asked
Drisco1l the following morning why it
was that the reserves were not turned out
in order that the guilty person might be
captured so long as the, parties complain
ing did not identify Murray, who IS al
legged to have committed the assault. The
only reply Driscoll would make to me
was, Il thought I had done right, and
that the services Of the reserves were
highly unnecessary"
Counselor Speer at this point inter-
rupted the testimony, and asked the IN
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be after the assault had been committed.
Inspector Archibold replied promptly
and said:-'sTo learn whether or not a
policeman from another post had not
committed the assault.
Police Captain Farrier Of the Third Pre-
cinct station was next called. He swore
positively that Driscon did not report the
alleged assault to him until eight o'clock
the following morning, when he came to
Farrier's home. The Captain testified
that a he been in the station house at
the time Miss Baker. Miss Cade and
Cannon made the complaint, he would
have certainly ordered out the reserves
to search every spot on the side of the
hill so as to discover the eulprlt # possi-
BILE. Furthermore, Driscoll should have
notified me Of the particulars Of the case
immediately declared the Captain
This could have been done over the tele-
phone if no other means were ait rand.
Police SergAants O'Brien and R~einhardt
both testified that they thought the ma
ture of the crime reported at the station
house June il warranted the ordering out
of the reserves.
Driscoll was put on the stand. He testi-
fed that he reported the case to Police
Headquarters as soon as possible, and
thought he had taken proper steps in the
matter. Driscoll further testified that he
had never seen the book Of rules, as was
produced at the meeting, and that he had
never read Eule No. AZ, which required
him to report a matter sue as the MUIR
ray-Baker alleged assault case to his SUI
perior officer. The accused roundsman
swore positively that he had asked Serge
ant Walsh Of Police Headquarters to re-
port the happening to Captain Farrier,
who resides in the First Precinct
Sergeant Michael Walsh was called to
the stand ana he denied most emphati-
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amy 'nal Drnscoii . suct iSques'
OF MIN, ana produced DrlscoIis own re-
mort and the telephone book DIT Head
n,.oxa bts assor+;a,
quarters 70 pIvse mp asset