The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-11

"Yes.'
 Tn any precinct?"
 Yes"
 Isn't it true at the present timt there is more or less violation of tho Sunday laws?"
 Yes, more or less"
 Now, wasn't Prindle alley at one time famous for it's ill fame?"
 Yes"
 Weren't some of the houses closed up under Captain Woodruff's regimen "Yes.'' About the telephone; won't you tel l about the condition down there or Grand avenue?"
 Here Superintendent Wrinn said that the place is very noisy one on account of the heavy travel. | "Who were the commissioners at the time of the policy complaints?" l T don't know" When was it?'' "1900. MT. Goodhart then asked: 1 Did the law and order league make complaints?" Yes" "Well, as soon as the information was given to the commissioners was it So that information was conveyed to the proprietors?" q don't know" Did you hear that Captain Brewer let the news leak out to the proprie- tors 2" No, sir.'
 "Now about Captain Woodruff. Isn't it so that he has been very efficient man?" Yes"
 One more point. Are the officers supposed to be in uniform in the off, ices.''
 "Yes.''
 The question was put because MT. Wolfe had referred to the way the pa trolmen did at the central station on Court street He said they were in their shirt sleeves and playing cards when off duty. MT. Goodhart made the clear distinction between the officers and patrolmen.
 Redirect by MT. Wolfe.
 Did those complaints about Captain Brewer letting information leak out point to any particular captain?"
 Not that I know of"
 Then Attorney Goodhart said Did it mean any officer in Captain Brewers precinct?"
 Yes, sir"
 Then it was under Captain Brewers regme?'
 Yes"
 Here the court took a recess at 3:35 for ten minutes.
 Commissioner Corey was the first witness after court came to order.
 MT. Corey said he had been a police since July, 1900.
 Direct examination by Attorney Wolfe.
 Were you present at the meeting of May 14?"
 "Yes"
 When was 1t you had any knowl- edge of the contemplated act placing these officers on tke reserve list?" At that meeting"
 Tn regard to this matter at the meet ing on May IA state what was done at the meeting"
 Here witness said that the resolutions were taken out and read. He then l asked the chief if there was any reason why the men should be transferred. | Do you consider them competent?" he ! said Yes was the chiefs answer Mr. Corey then said he objected to it . IS an injustice to the men and to the | 2ity. He said that he told the com nissioners that it was wrong and that ! MT. Lee took the same ground as he i lid
  Do you recollect what MT. Lee said?" Tn substance he said as I said, that t was an injustice to the taxpayers md to the men,"
 Was there anything said about the natter being referred to the committee ,n efficiency" Yes"
 Was it referred to that committed" NO"
 Was there anything said about the natter by the four commissioners" Yes. I said to Commissioner Avery Aren't you in favor of doing the best or the people and for the depart ment? Ie said yes. We'll, I said, you are not oing that by presenting this resolu- ion"
 DO you recollect anything further aid by you?" No, sir Anything about job that night?" T don't, no sir" Mr. Corey, when asked few more uestions said that there was some talk bout the election of sergeants. The pension law question came up nd MT. Corey stated what had taken lace in Hartford at the hearing. Cross examination by Mir Goodhart. The attorney asked MT. Corey his ge, etc, and he said he was sixty ght. 'I suppose you have had some with the members of the oard?" r,