The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-06
LUCKY POLICEMAN
WEIPPERT EXONERATED BY
HIS SUPERIORS.
Chief Had to Make Charge. One by
Rosen Being Informal-Campbell
Also Cleared.

Three hours were taken up yesterday
afternoon by the Police Board hearing the
charges made by William Rosen, of Canal
street, against Policeman william Weip-
pert. of the First Precinct Station. The
policeman came off with flying colors,
as told in the EVENING STARS night ed
ton. Some called the case a farce. Commits
sloner Harrigan. however, who sat read
ing a Bible during the greater part Of the
hearing suddenly jumped to the rescue of
the Cana street people and announced
that he was in favor OF r~eprimanding the
policeman. His vote was against dismiss
Ing the charges, Castle, Kane and Bladder
being in favor of It.
An hour was taken up trying to get the
trial under way. There was any amount
of discussion as to whether the board
could properly proceed with a trial with
out first investigating the case. The COM
p%lainants were represented by Attorney
Newton Kensey, who presented a set of
charges In which they all claimed that the
policeman struck them and used vile IAN
guage at the same time.
1t was said that there could be no trial
unless there were real charges. The Po-
lice Board decided that the written charges
brought by Rosen were useless as he had
not signed them.
vi tue duNlC6 OI the DON1u 1nleI OF ~
lice Corbitt then preferred oral charges,
making them under rule Is. that the po-
liceman had broken the rule regarding the
conduct of a policeman. Then the trial
began. Attorney Charles Meyer, of the
city law department, who had appeared at
the proceedings to represent the board,
was asked to appear as counsel for Police
man Weippert. This was done and the
trial got under way. William Rosen, Max
Feldman, Mrs. Eva Schwartz, Abraham
Cohen and Jacob Yavvav all appeared as
witnesses for the complainant. They testi-
fed that the policeman had used vile Ian
guage. They testified, however. that they
had seen him strike no one. Mrs. Schwartz
said that Weippert had hit her on the arm
with his strap after she had attempted to
prevent him from striking her 14-year-old
SOM
Weippert told n straightforward story,
substantially the same as he told at the
hearing before Judge Howell. He denied
hitting any one and said that before he
made the arrest he ordered them to move
on.
Captain Ryan, who was called upon as
a witness, said that Weippert was one of
the most promising young policemen that
had come to his attention in some years.
He said he did not think that Policeman
Weippert had done anything but his duty.
Policeman Kabis. who went to Canal
street after the incident. was unable to
throw any light on 1t.
Commissioner Kane and Attorney Kensey
had a lively tilt during the summing up.
Kane insisted that Kensey was trying to
inject evidence into his summing up that
was not presented during the hearing. The
other commissioners concurred with Kane.
The latter moved that the charges be dis
missed and Castle and Bladder voted with
him. Harrigan voting In opposition. say
ing that the word of the complainants was
worth something.
The case against Policeman Thomas
Campbell, of the First Precinct Station.
brought by Alley fowler, a negro, was
dismissed after the commissioners gave
the case a hearing. The complainant
charged Policeman Campbell with striking
him In the face with his fist and using vile
language.