The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-15
Evening Session.

This meeting is adjourned said
Judge Lynde Harrison at few min
utes before II o'clock last night, just
as the much-talked-o Officer Frank c.
Recor concluded his testimony before
the commission. This testimony has
been much discussed by other witnesses
before the commission, and with a de-
sire of producing the matter first hand
the officer was called from his beat last
night and asked to give his full state
ment of the facts jim which he has been
connected The officer was apparently
afraid to speak out when he. first be-
| gan the statement of facts, but upon
being assured that there would be no
consequences to his telling the truth he
became d trifie more laxative and sew
ieral things were brought out which are
iof interest. The evidence In the main
TENDED to confirm the statements made
by others on the stand at various times.
The strongest was with reference to his
being summoned before Mr.. Ullman
and requested to work for his faction
lof the republican party. Mr.. Recor
stated that he had been SO called and
that he had been told by Mr.. Ullman
that he (Ullman) understood that he
was not with the boys" Mr.. Uliman
then explained that he meant by this
THAT he understood the officer was not
/ on the right side of the fence in the
coming primaries officer Recor stated
that he told Mr.. Ullman that he was
not in politics. He said that he had
been informed by several people that it
would be better for him to support the
i Ullman faction than the Blakeslee, but
he said that he considered it his duty
Ito be with the Blakeslees, because they
lhad befriended him when he was out Of
work prior to his being on the force.
i He told of the incidents relative to the
violation Of the screen law by an Ash
lmun street saloonist and of Otto Walls
violation of the IL O'Clock closing law,
land said that he had been told at that
! time by Mr.. Ullman that he would do
IwelI not to pay any more attention to
Wallis place than he did to any other.
He said that he had told the sergeant
4 lat the station that Wall was in the
habit Of keeping open after 70 o'clock,
land the sergeant told the officer to do
.Iwhat he considered his duty. This he
did, and one night entered the saloon
at twenty minutes after IL. Wall told
i him at that time that he was operating
under hotel license and had a right
Ito keep open. The officer did nothing
further along this line, and was then
told that he should not be so active.
/ In answer to questions relative to his
record Officer Recor said that he was
considered one Of the "kickers," and
i that he was also member of the big
Four" He declined to state just the
meaning of these terms but said that
their meaning would come out when
another officer YVES called.
He was questioned at some length
with regard to the taking Of five dollars
Iout of his envelope some years ago
when an effort was being made to pass
a new law at Hartford relating to po-
llicemen's pensions This, he said, he
lob1ected to and told the members of
1.-THE police commission at that time that
The did not think 1t was right. He was
i asked if Chief Wrinn knew that he OBJ
Elected, and he said he did most emphat-
Ideally
One of the strong points against the
lofficer's testimony brought out by At
Itorney Wolfe was that at the time the
officer was summoned to Mr.. Ullman's
Ioffice and told that he understood he
Twas not with the boys Mr.. Ullnan was
mot then a,po1ice commissioner, but was
afterward appointed,
/ His record was read by Attorney
4 Ely and the officer explained the &C.
Ecasion for his being twice fined and
once reprimanded, which apparently
were very trivial matters and not at
all necessary to enforce the efficiency OF
4 the department. Officer Recor said that
the record did not show that he was
once given favorable mention, but this
he said, he supposed didn't amount to
much and that all they wanted was
simply the record against him. A@.
The greater part Of the evening was
spent in hearing City Attorney Webb.
He repeated and enlarged upon numer-
Gus statements which he had made be-
fore and his testimony was practically