The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-10
cops CATCH REAL PENAL TIES,
TRY BtYS' Pay FOR FATURE TO
UgTECT M RGLiRTES.
Icn- Beats No FNcuSe-PiIoi shooting
Punished and Praised Me Adoo Tires
If Trials In nm Hour and Half
Coed Reform for CITIZEN Witnesses

u.,sllarters yesterday we're sadly
arrsd ly the sentences imposed on men
,,I.lal failed 10 detect burglares on their
,.-t- There was big crowd OF ac-
..-.iaud Witnesses present. owing. II was
... fo Commissioner McAdoo's recent
connection 10 --hoo-nies" to get busy. and
l.. warming 10 roundsmen that he would
Charge up against them all complaints
uad, hy ,hoo-hcs."
Patrick Kellchcr Of the E!dridge street
rrrrp was charged with having failed
IL. rrrynnt or discover a burglary on the
might of Jan ~. keleher testified that
tn h4i ,hree posts TO cover, eight blocks
with I'D half block each side on the other
streets ind 7Gp doors to try" He had
found This door solid three hours before
,ba burglary was discovered, The owner
,f the store -aid ten cases of oranges had
loon stolen Capt. Murtha explained that
,ba rq-tcnipgs of the door which was at
,te bottom Of flight of eleven steps. were
g, a.rn-y that man could break them 10y
q blow of the fist.
According 20 past experience Kelleher
ve.dic TO get OF with n reprimand. Con-
,s1uonuy there was a gasp of surprise
which became an audible murmur of genuine
alarm ia the trial room when Trial Judge
Lindsey said.
i fnc you ten days pay"
The next case but one was that OF James
Hickey Of the Eldridgo street station.
10 was charged with the same offence.
.how window had been smashed and
some fur, stolen. Hickey testified he saw
The window intact at A. NJ. and. attracted
lv crowd. found it broken at 100. He
got ten days also.
Commissioner MoAdoo started 10 watch
tie trials at first hand He sat in the court
nm hour and half all OF which was Occur
rcd with the trial of Patroman John Clare
n the Mulberry street station. who shot
Ira e. hinne of the Delaney street station
a. pistol practice on Jan. 10. Kline died
tie next day and Clare was eIonerated by
a Coroner, jury. He was on trial yester-
day before Deputy Commissioner Lindsey
on charges Of shooting Kline and of being
drunk at the time The case, after drag
gng along with much expert testimony "a
to Clares condition at the time of the shoot
ing was adjourned
Tho case Of Otto Ronsburg of the East
SiNty-seventh street station who was up
on supposedly technical charge OF having
discharged his revolver while making
sunday excise arrest. was the occasion of
a speech 10y Mr.. Lindsey and another
surprise in the way OF heavy fine Rons-
burg was set upon by two men who sought
To- get his prisoner awav from him in the
saloon. He pulled his revolver to scare
them and II was accidentally discharged,
tho bullet going into the floor.
Why didn't you use your club or bllyT'
asked Liudsiey.
i didn't have either. was in citizens
clothes replied Ronsburg
Then said rdSlev
want 70 stop this revolver shooting
around toxin. We've got 10 stop H. Whe en-
you are rhargcd with the duty Of carving
n gun as gu III 'cr You have certain respon-
sih'iIes lf vow don't shoot AZ the right
time, Won get INTO trouble. If you shoot
az the wT,ny time. YOU get into trouble
equally In other words when the citizens
ray man sl.4uO n year they expect him
go use his gun accurately. carefully and
promptly. ~hen it Is necessary, and only
whe7 " is necessary.
Tie next time you 70 out on police
dliyNyouare quick enough and strong
enough 20 take care Of yourself take
stick with YOU, or something. You've
got ~ Use something. A revolver is
poor thing to accomplish anything with
You can do more hitting man with your
fists than YOU can with all the revolvers
IN 'he world Lots Of men think you can't
hli them ANYHOW and they run. fine you
four and a half days pay.
soon after came up william F. Henne
~ 'h" Mercer street station on a similar
charge. He discharged his revolver twice
while ciectng an excise arrest at O'Clock
- Monday morning. Acting Captain
B9Wkc the complainant. said:
Hrnne before going into the place
shot hi- revolver twice 10 call assistance.
Ih"nhe phugedin think il was meritor-
Ions act and should receive commenda-
ton.
Go 10 the court Of honor for your com
meniaiion.' said Lindsey Complaint
Charles Goodwin Of the Alexander avenue
station WIS up for accidentally discharging
his revolver and shooting Patrolman Ryan
In the abdomen The accident occurred
while Goodwin was pulling out his memo
Iandnm book in the station. The revolver
t"i from ms pocket.
This is serious, said Lindsey. did
this man die"
SO. SIR exclaimed big redfqced
clp IN the crowd Of witnesses. I'm alive.
'u' out
Decision was reserved, recommendations
10 ho made 10 Mr. McAdoo in writing.
he last case TO come up yesterday was
That of Damar S. Gardner of the West
9r'y-~eventh street precinct. who is
charged ny Capt. Flood with having
thVarHd the efforts Of his plain clothes
men 10 get evidence against an alleged
N'-"fleilE house IN East FOrty-siNth street.
A'apou' G.p O'Clock the case was adjourned
and he police witnesses. who had been there
since lp IN the morning, were sent back to
80 on patrol
result Of his visit to court and his
observation Of this condition, the Commits
sooner ordered that citizens cases shall
ha'' precedence and that minor routine
charges shall be disposed OF before the
iiEhcd ci-e-. which consume a long
Time aie taken up
r. is not fair 10 keep citizens waiting
anil policemen Oh duty while these long
'3-o~ are ground out said the Commits
rIlner
Commissioner McAdoo confirmed the
lIrr'-,iou that the increase in penalties
.f failure 10 discover burgaries was due
iH Dos lc-ion.
wrote letters TO MIR. Lindsey and
~ VII Farrell trial Judge in Brooklyn
week ago al the time ! increased some
limos imposed in court he said i gave
ilF We've concerning punshments. think
lh'f" have been cases Of too great leniency.
PES o serious matter for policeman 20
N % discover burglary on his post
% Is done a man must be found guilty
cor not guilty and if the evidence shows
4" itued 10 his duty ! want him punished
I'a'lIy for il. Discharging with a reprl-
"ahl does no good at all"