The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-26
EXONERATE KING
REVOLVER INCIDENT ENDS.
POLICEMEN CALLED.
Six Before Superiors on Charges-Kanc
and Castle Differ on Point
Under Discussion.

Six policemen faced the Police Board
yesterday afternoon on various charges
Plainclothes Policeman Thomas King,
of the First Precinct station, who on
Tuesday, while in James Walsh's saloon
at Broad and Commerce streets, acci-
dentally discharged his revolver, was
before the board while his case was
volver was an accident seemed to be
the opinion of the board and the case
was dismissed, Chief of Police Corbitt
having previously exonerated King
after an investigation.
On duty but three days Policeman
Thomas Adubato. of the Third Precinct
station, who recently was granted a
leave OF absence for two months, which
expired on September 16, to prepare
himself for defense on the indictment
returned by the Grand Jury some
months ago charging him with nom
feasance in office, was charged with not
properly patrolling his post last Sunday
night.
Roundsman Forsythe, of the Third
Precinct station, was unable to find
Adubato on post on that night for 36
minutes, he reported. He raped sew
eral times and walked around the post
twice and half before he saw Adu-
bato. Through a slight clerical error
Adubato was first charged with being
off post for 36 minutes without cause
He promptly pleaded not guilty. Then
1t was found that this was under rule IS
when as a matter of fact he should
have been tried under rule 6, not prop
erly patrolling his post. Adubato
pleaded not guilty to this charge. He
said he was patrolling his post, but did
not hear the roundsman rap for him.
He was fined one days pay.
Policemen Conrad Rauscher and
Frederick Holzworth, of the Fourth
Precinct Station, were before the board
to explain the stick measuring Incl
dent at the corner of Clinton avenue
and Bergen street about three weeks
ago when, with Policeman William
Reickert, of the same station, Raus-
cher was found on Holzworth's post
measuring night sticks, Holzworth was
the referee. Rauscher was fined one
days pay, the same as that imposed
on Reickert at a previous meeting
while Holzworth was allowed to sc
without q reprimand.
George II. Ryder. who was Tate OF
a pull about month ago, was exon.
Grated. Andrew H. Hlbler. of the FIFTH
Precinct Station, was fined a days
pay for not properly patrolling his
post and being late on a duty call.
Policeman John O'Donnell, of the
Third Precinct Station. who was tc
have been tried for missing duty call
cf1 ~ In
executive session the fact that some
policemen have been leaving the city
without Police Surgeon Clark's knowl-
edge, Policeman Tighe, of the Third
Precinct Station, who, having received
the sanction of Captain Christie, being
the immediate offender, DR.. Clark de-
clared.
The board decided that any police
man off duty OF through illness must
not leave the city except with permis-
sion of the chief of police, who will
first notify Police Surgeon Clark
Commissioners Castle and Kane had
a lively tilt In executive session over
the action Of the board in regard to
policemen failing to pay their bills.
Castle wanted them warned, and fail
ing to settle, to be brought up on
charges and punished. Kane objected
to this procedure. The board decided
that they would see that policemen
paid their debts without the necessity
of bringing them up on charges.
The commissioners received a COM
munication from the chief of police of
Elizabeth thanking them for the serv-
ices of Detective Sergeant Patrick
RYAN during the old home week cele-
bration in Elizabeth. The letter also
complimented Ryan for his work at
Elizabeth.
A letter was read recommending
John Kneller. a candidate for appoint
ment on the force. Kneller, according
to the writer, William Morris, of the
Newark Box and Lumber Company
saved several horses from death at the
stable of that company during recent
fire.