The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-06
CHARGES ARE DISMISSED.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS HEAR RYAN CASE.

Officer Barry Suspended Until Hearing
 at Next Meeting-Supernume
 Wurr's Case Also COntInued-Bids
 for New Boiler Received-SOme Conn
 mendatiOns.'
 Two hearings were held by the police commissioners at their monthly meet ing last evening on charges preferred against Special Constable Michael Ryan and Supernumerary Charles A. Wurr. The board also voted to in- struct Chief Wrinn to prefer charges against Patrolman Patrick Barry on three counts, and suspended him until the hearing, which will be held at the next regular meeting. The charges against Detective Frey were also put, over until the next meeting, awaiting a report from the committee on effi- ciency.
 When the hearing on the charge against Michael Ryan of intoxication on the night of August was opened the accused pleaded not guilty. Ser geant Gibson, who received Ryan at headquarters on that night, when he was arrested on the charge preferred, | testified that he was intoxicated. Off, cer McManus testified that Ryan had 1 followed him home, staggering, and had used abusive language, all of which l Ryan denied. ,5s a'sf | Attorney George R. Cooley, repre- senting Mir. Armstrong, of the Benton Armstrong Folding Box conpafy, tes- | tified that Ryan had been in the em- ploy of the company as night watch man for some time, and that he had l always been faithful employe. A let ter from the company was received by the board to the, same effect and ex- pressing a hope that the board might find it possible to take favorable action on the case The board decided that, in view of the circumstances presented, the charge should be dismissed, and acted accordingly.
 Supernumerary Charles A. Wurr de- 1 clined to plead to a charge of conduct unbecoming a supernumerary. The &C., cusation was that on August last Wurr struck a boy named Daniel Cory in the stomach and pushed him into the water. Cory was playing in boat be- longing to Wurr, on Wurr's property, and when the supernumerary appeared jumped out and started to run away, but Wurr struck him and knocked him into the water
 Mrs. l.. Munger and Mrs. E. D. Hale testified regarding the incident. Mrs. Hale said that boys were in the habit of throwing black mud into Wurr's boats and banging them against the floats.
 The boy himself testified to being struck and knocked into the water, sinking twice, he declared.
 Five witnesses had been marsha1led by Wurr for his side of the case, but none had anything to say bearing on this particular case, and all were ex- cused. They were prepared to- tell of previous disturbances caused by boys. Wurr himself admitted pushing the boy into the water, to punish him, he said, but denied striking him at all and de- nied any intention to drown him.
 A further charge against Wurr, of failing to report for duty on July i, when so ordered was next considered. Wurr telephoned to Chief Wrinn that he could not come, as he had to protect his property. It was further said that he would not care if dismissed, and that he would not accept a position on the police force if he got it.
 The charges against Wurr were con- tinued until the meeting next month. l 4 4l.o af y-s;o held previous to the hearings routine business formed large part of the pro- ceedings. Patrolmen William M. Col lett and William Abrams, of the vet eran reserve, were placed on the retir- ed list.
 A claim for six days pay for injuries received while on duty was presented by Officer James Lonergan. The officer had his ankle injured by a baseball while on duty at Waterside park. The claim was referred to the finance com mittee.
 A like disposal was made of claim for twenty-one days pay for injuries received by Officer John J. Flynn
 A letter of commendation was receiv- ed from the Adlerhurst Iron company praising the work of Officer Edward Doyle in discovering and extinguishing a fire on the company's premises. A check for $10 for the police pension fund accompanied the letter.
 Concentrations from Chief Wrinn came to Officer Doyle for this action and to Officer John Schmidt for the capture of the Italians concerned in the Belli stabbing case. Honorable mention was given to Sergeant Will Hams and Patrolman Taylor for the capture of Mitchell, the negro who committed the assault on Bronson. Bids were received for either Rich- mond low-pressure sectional boiler or a smith sectional boiler for police head quarters to replace the old one now in use. The bids were (one) for the boiler .