Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-13
Officer Schlepfer Will No Long
 CT Endure 1t.
HE TURNED IN BADGE AND KEYS

To Chief of Police Egan To-Day and
 Resigned From the Departmenr--TIis
 Retirement the Outcome of Arrest
 and Acquittal Of Non Union Motor
 man-Strikers Issls Their Sixty
 Second Statement To-Day.
 As an outcome of the strike trouble Queer Schlepfer of the police depart- ment turned his badge over to Chief Egan this morning, adding that he had grown tired of performing police duty ill Waterbury. The officer felt crest. fallen over the treatment he received in court and concluded that acting as a guardian of the public peace is not quite as easy a job as it appears to be. "Wednesday Officer SchlepIer arrested Charles Fisher, a conductor on q South Main street car, for not ringing the gong at the Clay street cross ing. To a Democrat reporter Otfi- cer Schlepfer said that he had got through allowing himself to be made q laughing stock of and that if Water bury would not stand by him he did not see what good he could accomplish in the way of maintaining peace. He claimed that when he boarded the car to get the mans number the trolley. man abused him and told him to re- member that he was not through with him yet. What seemed to worry the officer most of all was, as he said, after allowing the fellow to carry on so far without calling attention to his con duct and then to have his word doubt ed when he finally did decide to act. Attorney Meigs, cousel for the accused, said later in the day that the decision was in accordance with the evidence produced in court and that he had addi- tional witnesses that could have been used, but he did not think it necessary. Fisher is the same man who had some trouble with Officer John Brickel. The affair has created good deal of com ment which probably would not look just right in a newspaper at this time.
 MT Schlepfer was appointed mem Der of the supernumerary force in 1901 md did considerable work during the smallpox epidemic and since the strike started He is an honest, industrious fellow and seems to be glad to know that he is no longer connected with the police department.
 There is nothing new in the strike situation except that few new faces have been noticed in the cars the past couple of days. but considering the eff fort being made to induce people to ride the increase in patronage is very small, and it will have to be added to considerably before some will notice any change. The buses are operating as usual and while the management is making the most it can of itself with the facilities at it's disposal, still it is plain that if the strike is to continue thousands will have to walk unless the long talked of automobiles appear on the scene. No disturbance was report ed last night or today. a5
 State Attorney John F. Kellogg an nounced to-day that Deputy Coroner Pond had requested him to say to the Waterbury papers that he has no evil dence that would lead him to suspect that the motorman. or conductor on the car when Officer Mendelssohn was killed had anything to do with the murder and that nothing had developed which would warrant him in holding them Evidently the coroner felt i'll duty bound to disabuse the public of the notion so generally entertained that the situation demanded the detention of the motorman and conductor, if not as accessories to the crime, at least on the ground that they are- the only wit nesses the state have. But it is safe to state that the coroner knows what is best.
 The local detectives and others from out of town are working on the mur- der case, but whether they have a clue or not is something which will not be I.On IYlfi a n q hoo a6 There are many strangers i'll town some of them quite respectable appear ing fellows and others rather suspicious appearing characters, so that Water bury has reached a stage where one meets but few familiar faces about the streets. But it matters not what the character or makeup of the man Or whence he came, if he can but ferret out the parties that murdered Officer Mendelssohn every good citizen will be ready to give him the glad hand an6 all persons, corporations, societies as wellcas the city and state. will gladly turn over to him the rewards offered for the apprehension of the criminals.
 Motorman Chambers, the strike breaker in charge of the trolley or which Officer Mendelssohn was killed is a nephew of s. K. Chambers, presi dent of bank at West Grove, Pa.
 The local Trolleymen's union held [ largely attended meeting from o'clocl this morning until about 4 o'clock. Th' meeting was in secret session, but i was stated that President William Bar rett of the Waterbury Trolleymen'' union, who was in town all last even ing, addressed the meeting. Charles Donahue, president of the State Fed eration of Labor, also attended th' meeting and spoke. Several new mem bers were admitted into the union.- New Haven Journal and Courier.
 There was a big crowd of shopper: about town this afternoon, some com ing in on the buses others in the trol lev cars and many making their wa! to the business center of the city afoot awheel and in carriages. The fHn' weather brought them out and so fal as one could see they came and went al