Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-14

against the police officers last night it was stated that there are no legal po-
 lice rules in the borough.
 At the meeting of the board of war. uen and burgesses held last night in
 the borough court room, hearing on the charges against Officer Anthony
 Malone by John Penrose and against O1icers Cannon and Malone by Joseph Jackson was held. The court room was crowded. NIr Penrose was re- presented by Attorney Kennedy and Borough Attorney Sweeney looked af- ter the interests of the policemen. Mir Jackson conducted his sons case. MT Penrose's charges were heard nrst. He stated that on Tuesday ey- elg, August 20, his son, Leroy Pen rose, left the house at z o'clock and went down town. There he met James Brophy and with him went to the rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A. where they played several games of pool. While there Leroy met his cousin, Harry Dolan, who said he had to 20 up to the St Francis T. A. B. society rooms for drum corps practice Do Ian told Leroy to meet him on Main street at o'clock. About 8 o'clock Leroy and Brophy walked over to the trolley terminue where they met Michael Kiely. Kiely and Brophy commenced fooling and Officer Malone who was coming down Main street, passed around Brophy and struck Le- roy hard blow across the left hip with his club causing lump to rise and discoloring the skin. He said Leroy was lame for several days on on account of the injury. Leroy Pen rose, the young man Officer Malone is charged with striking, testified the same as his father, as did also James Brophy and Michael Kiely. Mrs Pen rose. Leroy's mother: Howard Fair field, Harry Dolan and Edward Me Carthy testified that they did not see the affair but they did see the lump and red mark on Leroy's left thigh Leroy Penrose, James Brophy and Michael Kiely also testified that Ma lone called Penrose a dirty loafer. Miss Annie l.. Bracken testified that she saw the officer strike Penrose but did not hear him say anything to the young man. Officer Malone testified in his own behalf as follows: About 20 minutes to 8 o'clock I went up North Main street and moved gang of ten or twelve who were singing and creating a disturbance up there. I followed them about up to the bus barn and came back near the trolley terminus I saw three boys wrestling on the sidewalk and told them to move on and not be loafing around there. He also said he hit Penrose with the club. Explaining this act Officer Malone said it is a common thing with these boys on that side of the town to jump away when an officer comes near them. This was just what these boys In question did and the officer swung his club and happened to catch Penrose. Officer Malone said he did not think Penrose was hurt as bad as he tried to make out he was and that he did not mean to hurt him. During his testimony Officer Malone contradicted the testi- mony of Miss Annie L. Bracken. Miss Bracken testified that she was passing the boys when Malone struck Pen rose. Officer Malone claimed he pass ed Miss Bracken before he came up to the boys. He then went on to tell of the various complaints that were received about the acts of the boys that hang out around Main street and vicinity. Chief Schmidt also dwelt at some length on this subject as did several others. After all the evidence was in Attorney Kennedy arose and said that an officers club was for self protection and should not be used on children. The board of warden and burgesses, he said, have the power to stop the using of clubs. The police were under the jurisdiction of this board, he declared. and they should put a Stop to the using of the club in this manner. What now to do with this officer lies entirely in your own hands but do ask seriously that this club using be stopped.
 The board next took up the charges made by Joseph Jackson against Offi- cers Malone and Cannon for false ar ( solerestr- aao'phiir wPteg fn
 rest of his son. Joseph. Mir Jackson looked after his own interest and Borough Attorney Sweeney conducted the case for the policemen. Mir Jack son testified in his sons behalf but the least said about 1t the better. He did not confine himself to the point in question at all but launched of into a tirade of abuse of Officer Malone. It has been a long, time since the like of his remarks have been heard in the borough court room. Warden Ro- denbach was in the end obliged to ask him to restrain his feelings against the officer and keep to. the nnint in question. During bis remarks