Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-13
OFFICER BAILEY OUT.
His Resignation Accepted and Success,
 sor Appointed Last Night.


 sor Appointed Last Night.
 The result of the hearing of charges against Policeman George Bailey by the board of safety last evening was he resignation of the officer. This was the first item of business taken up by the board. All the members were present and Mayor Kilduff presided. The officer was charged with having been intoxicated at $ o'clock Tuesday morning while on duty at the shelter on South Main street. where the small pox broke out. The usual formalities having been gone through, and the ac- cused officer having said that though be could have witnesses had he cared to get them, but did not think he would need them, and having admitted that he had no objection to the trial going on now as any other time," Chief Egan was sworn and testified as follows:
 Sergeant Blakely at noon yesterday notified me that he had been talking with Captain Richardson and his wife of the Salvation army, quarantined at the shelter, and they informed him that Officer Bailey was un- der the influence of drink the morning before at 8 O'Clock while he was on duty at the shelter. Yesterday morn ing the officer came to me at the desk in the office and spoke to me about playing cards for use by the inmates at the shelter. He was then very much under the influence of drink, so much so that he was unfit for duty. At that time he was through duty. He went up stairs, changed his uniform and went home" To Commissioner Hardie the chief stated that the off Ger had been on duty all night at the shelter and if the rules had been car ried out he was relieved twice during the night a half hour each time and the last time about o'clock in the morning.
 In reply to Commissioner Beach the chief said that there was no doubt in his mind as to the condition of the officer "I not only smelled drink from him." said the chief, but I saw 1t in his voice. I spoke to him about It and he said it would be the last time it would occur'' The chief then re- minded the board that this was the second time the officer has been before the board on the same charge. The first time he was reduced in grade, and according to the officer that cost him S1O. He was restored to his former rank by the board upon retiring. The chief further stated that the officer had been advised against drinking while taking prisoners to jail.
 Replying to Mayor Kilduff, the chief said he had no feeling whatsoever against the officer, nor did he rely upon the evidence of Captain Richardson and his wife in this matter. His only interest in the affair is to maintain discipline in the force. f'The eyes of every man in the department are on this case. It hurts me every time have to bring a matter like this before the board. His honor knows that I nave spoken to him privately about this.''
 Officer Bailey then stated his side or the case. He said that he had not been feeling as well as usual that morning and that he had had a talk with the officer in charge at the station house regarding the use of cards at the shelter; so he procured two packs and slipped them in to the men quaran- uned. He saw a man whom he said was known as the ''bouncer' at the shelter and told him what the officer
  him, and 'bouncer" got mad and the whole army got mad. He denied that captain Richardson could detect the odor of drink from him: he was not near enough to him. He admitted talk ing two ounces of whiskey. q was not in love with the job down there anyway, said the officer. I believe the disease could be taken when the wind blew our way. The odor around the place was not very nice and the sight in the rear was bad It was any thlng but nice place to work in. could have got lots of witnesses to snow l was not intoXicated-Off Hickey, Officer Cayanaugh and Officer Halsh. would like to have the board see mat can De man as we'll as a ca papIe olhcer. No one knows what I nave suHered since the papers in this case were served on me- To Com. missioner Hardie he insisted he was not drunk. He explained the New Haven i'm cldent and answered number of ouas- tlons, after which the board went into executive session. The officer an peared to be as pleasant as any of those awaiting the result, but suddenly he underwent q change and determined 10 tender his resignation on the snot ne did and it was accepted.
 Bailey must have got intoxicated very quickly. A Democrat reporter talked with him for few minutes at o'clock Tuesday morning. At that time he had two packs of cards in his hand which he said he was going to pass Tn to the quarantined parties in the shelter with instructions to inc captain not to take them away from them. He said that the captain was q little sore on account of the card play- ing, but that in his opinion it was noth- Ing more than right to let them amuse themselves that way. He also said that the authorities had no objection to the cards and that 1nasmuch as the city was paying the expense of main- taining those on the inside it should have something to say regarding the management of the place. At that time there is not an honest man in the world who would be willing to say, let alone make oath, that the officer was under the influence of liquor. How in thunder did he happen to get full so soon after? It was not over twenty 1c4 I.