The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-19
Case Of Policeman Young.

The Board Of Police Commissioners
held their monthly meeting last night.
There were only three members present
Mayor George L Simpson and Messrs.
Bryant and LAWYER In the absence of
the Secretary. Mr.. LAWYER occupied the
position pro TEN
The first business disposed of was the
reading OF Chief Webster's reports for
the months Of May and June In his re-
port for the latter month he stated that
Policeman Banner Young had been
brought up on complaint Of Lieutenant
Smith OF the charge Of entering a bar
room and taking drink. and that the
Mayor, after investigating the case, had
suspended Policeman Young for fifteen
days
Captain Bryant asked if it was the
wish of the board to take action in the
matter tonight Mayor Simpson wanted
10 know what was going to he done in
the case
Captain Bryant stated that Mayor
Simpson had taken the initial step in
the case. and he beloved that by Mr.
Young's own confession the latter was
guilty Of q serious violation OF the pO
lice rules arr regulations. and that it
should carry with it a penalty. He said
that. OF course. the board could do as it
saw 1T in the case. but he, for one, was
in favor Of strictly enforcing section ,
of the police rules and regulations.
Section >, Of the police rules and Tegu-
lations, reads as follows: Any officer or
member OF the police force, whether
on or of duty. whether in uniform or
notS who shall, except on actual police
duty. or under the orders Of some proper
authority. enter any barroom. or drink
intoxicating liquors in a room attached
to or connected with a barroom. or who
shall. while on duty. partake Of anything
that can intoXicate, shall be dismissed
from The force"
Mayor Simpson stated that it was for
the board TO take further action If they
so desired. He stated that there was no
doubt as TO the guilt Of Policeman
Young
Captain Bryant said that the rules
ought to be enforced. The same rules,
in substance, he said, are carried cut in
the cities of Richmond and Baltimore
he, how ever, vas not certain about the
latter city Mayor. Simpson said that
this was the first offense that Mr. Young
had been found guilty of since he (the
Mayor has been connected with the
Police Department
T. the opinion Of Mr. LAWYER, Mr.
Young was guilty of serious breach Of
the rules CT the force, and he placed
himself in an ugly position by first
denying the allegation that he was
drinking and afterward acknowledging
IT, Mayor Simpson stated that Mr.
Young did take q drink IN the saloon
in question. and his reason for first de
nyinG il was. he had said. that he was
in an ugly humOr. and didn't know what
he was saying
The rules, Captain Bryant said, for
bids policeman entering a barToom.
but believed that the statement at the
hearing By Policeman Young, that many
OF the policemen enter tl-Cm while on
duty, was true
Mr. LAWYER stated that >Cving TO Cap
tain Bryants desires il would be well
to defer action in the matter until there
was a fall meeting of the board where
upon action in the case was deferred
until the next regular monthly meeting
petition of the members of the POI
lice force. asking for an increase OF 50
per month in their salaries, was read
1t was signed b. every member of the