Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-18
BOARD OF SAFETY DISAGREED.
Officer Halpin Was Not Found Guilty
 of Charges Preferred.

As everybody expected, the board of safety did not find Policeman James sHaipin guilty of the nonsensicaI charges brought against him by Prose cutor Durant. The board met last evening to give verdict on the mat ter. The meeting was executive ana lasted about fifteen minutes, after which the board, represented by Com- missioners Beach, Lahey and Hardie, announced that the verdict was a dis. agreement Beach and Lahey. 1t is understood, stood for conviction and Hardie for acquittal. There appears to be some kink in the charter which makes 1t necessary for quorum to agree before a matter 0 is kind can be considered final. IL is the opin- ion of City Attorney kellogg. The three members of the board who met last evening were the only members who heard the evidence. Commission, CT Taylor was out of town and Com missioner Reeves is laid up,
 This verdict of the board necessarily disposes of the matter. Policeman Haipin goes free on disa agreement of the quorum of the board. Haipdnj was charged by Attorney Durant with exceeding his authority in giving to a Mrs Chris Delkescamp advice reflect ing upon MT Durant's reputation as a lawyer. There was trouble between the Delkescamps about their four-year- old child. They had separated and the husband called at his wife's resi- dence to take possession of the child. The mother refused to give it up, Whereupon the officer was called in by the husband and told the mother that MT Durant did not know 1t all when she had informed him that upon Mir Durant's advice she refused to give up the child.
 This matter disposed of, Commis. sioner Lahey bnckled into the detec- tdves for their failure to appear at the several fires that have occurred recent ly. Commissioners Beach, member of the minority of the board, stood for the sleuths and held that 1t was not always necessary that they should be at fires. He reminded MT Lahey that the matter was not as bad as 1t first appeared to be; that it was a confu- sion of the ringing of the lire alarm which gave the people the idea that q general alarm was sent in: that the fires were incendiary and were not at all as bad as general impression had them.
 Because Chief Egan and ''others'' were at the fires. Commissioner LaEey held that the detectives should be there. Because the chief and the "others" considered 1t worth their while to have been there, Commission CT Lahey said the detectives should consider it worth their while to have been there. The chief got out of his bed to be on deck.
 Chief Egan stated that he did not understand 1t was the duty of the de- tectives to be at fires He stated how he came to be at those of Thursday night. It the board wished to make a rule on the matter he would see that it was carried out. The board did not make any such rule at the meeting and the matter was disposed of.
 The resignation of Supernumerary Policeman Thomas Wagner was receiv- ed and accepted.
 A petition from the residents of Wa < teryilIe that man residing there be ! appointed policeman to do duty in that section was placed on file.
 Some time ago Chief Egan and Commissioners Hardie and Beach were selected as committee to devise some means for calling out the entire po- lioe force when necessity required. This committee reported last evening that 1t had decided to make three blasts on the fire alarm gong at the electric station. each blast to be of if teen seconds duration, this to be the urgency call The report was ac- cepted.
 Frank Mordo of Burton street ap- piled for the position of permanent engineer and his application was filed.
 Thirty additional lockers will be in- stalled at the police station For some time the regular policemen have geen overcrowded in this respect and the specials" have to depend upon the charity of the regulars for the care of the uniforms. It is deemed advisable that all uniforms shall be kept at the ~ o +fo,, bauSa haraa ftar Tho aTdgz