Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
MANSFIELD CHARGES.
Officers Accusers Name Dates
 and Places When He was Neg. -,. Ii9ent or too Officious.

The specific charges asked for in the case of Policeman Mansfield were filed with the city clerk yesterday afternoon and are as follows:
 From February 16, 1903. to April 2, 1903, he wilfully neglected to perform his duties and was guilty of breaches of duty as patrolman on his beat on South Main street, from Clay street to the city limits, while on duty, in that:
 1. On the day of March, 1903, crowd of disorderly persons had assem- bled in front of the factory of the Wa terbury Buckle Co.,. A car approached and great many stones were thrown at it, several windows being broken. Officer Mansfield was present and made no arrests nor any attempt to restrain the crowd from stoning the car, and took no action of any kind.
 ?. On March 8, 1903, a crowd of dis orderly persons were assembled on the corner of Liberty and South Main streets, hooting and jeering at the crews of passing cars. Philip Stein, q conductor on one of said cars, called Officer Mansfield's attention to it. Mansfield laughed and made no further reply. On the return trip of this car from Naugatuck, Mansfield hailed the car and boarded it, said to Stein in a menacing manner: Look Where in he'll do you see any crowd?'
 3. On the - day of March. 1903 a crowd of disorderly persons had assem- bled on the corner of Washington and South Main streets. Mansfield was present. The crowd used the vilest language towards the motorman and conductor on the cars in Mansfield s presence. He made no effort to SUD- press it and turned around and started to walk toward the center Before doing so, however, he laughed and talked with persons in, the crowd and by his manner indicated his entire sympathy with them.
 4. On the - day of March. 1903, on South Main street, "a short distance from where Officer Mansfield was standing, a torpedo was put upon the track and exploded by a passing car ". A. Vaughn, the motorman on car No 311, reported it to Mansfield as he passed him. Mansfield laughed de- risively and replied, ttThat is nothing
 3. On or about the 18th day of Feb ruary, 1903, while a car was coming from Naugatuck to Waterbury, on which A. N. Hallworth was motorman, Mansfield and another officer werestand- ing in the doorway of a grocery store Mansfield ran out, threw up his hands and demanded that the car be stopped The car was brought to a stop and Mansfield charged the motorman with not having rung his gong. Passengers were present who stated that the gong had been rung. Thereupon Mansfield turned to the other officer and asked him what he should do. The other off, cer instructed him to let the motorman alone and the car proceeded on it's way to the center. The gong had been duly rung, and the accusation was false.
 6. On March IA, 1903, while the car on which A. N. Hallworth was motor man was on it's way to Naugatuck, it came upon an obstruction on the track. The car was brought to stop just be- fore reaching the Washington street crossing. The obstruction was re- moved, the ear started and the gong was sounded. As the car started, Mansfield ran out from the sidewalk and in loud voice commanded the mo- torman to keep pounding the gong, and in an insolent manner told him to keep 1 1t up and not to stop. The motorman asked him what he meant, to which he l made no reply, but commenced to laugh and talk with crowd that had assem- bled on the sidewalk. As a result of his remarks 10 the crowd, they yelled i and jeered
 | z. On March 15 1903, on the car on l which Charles Fischer was motorman James Farley relieved Fischer and just before crossing Washington street com l ing towards Waterbury, Farley rang the gong a number of times and I brought the car to stop before cross I ing Washington street. He again l sounded the gong before starting uI and after starting the car observed Mansfield running toward the car and brought it to stop. Mansfield board
 ed the car and demanded in an insolent manner that the bell be rung. After
 some controversy between Mansfield and Farley, the car was permitted tc proceed.
 Previous to this, while this same cal
 was going toward Naugatuek, Mans
 field, in belligerent manner, shook his club at the conductor.
 l 8. On March 1, 1903, Mansfield board l ed car which was going from Water
 bury to Naugatuck and inquired of the
 conductor. Philip Stein. if he had { gun on his person. The conductor re
 piled that he had not and in fact wa'
 not carrying any concealed, weapon
 Mansfield jerked open his coat. refus i ing to permit Stein to do it himself
 and roughly felt through his clothes il
 search of concealed weapons. This oc
 cured at the Benedict x Burnhan l switch. On the return trip, at thu
 same place, Mansfield again boarded the car and i'll the same manner re ,I peated his search for concealed wea
 pons upon the person of said conduc
 tor. At said time while searching sait
 conductor, he said: "Why in hell do yol I want to use gun?"
 ! 9. On March % 1863, while the ca , on which Hallworth was motormal \ and Stein conductor, was coming iron Naugatucll to Waterbury, tLe car over took two men walking on the car track
 partially under the influence of liquor The motorman rang the gong repeated ly, but they continued to walk upon tn track and refused to get off. Conduc 4o,. G+o;y nf oar and hAl