The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-01
MAY HALE TWO
COMMANDERS
TO TRIAL
Policeman GaypOr Had Hot
lime With Captain Ubhans
and Sergeant Tyler.

1t was reported today that the Patrol
mems Benevolent Association will take NJ
the matter of preferring charges against
Captain John III. ubhaus and Sergeant
John M. Tyler both Of the Fifth Precinct
to the Police Commissioners. IL will be
alleged before the executive committee Of
the association that both the o@cials hav,
been guilty more than once of violating
various rules Of the department.
1t is TO be charged that the captain fire.
quently uses indecent language to the men
under his command and that Tyler has
violated the rules In other ways.
A member Of the association stated to-
day that the practises have been going on
for some time unnoticed and that while
much hardship was imposed ON the men.
matters did not COME 10 head until few
nights ago when Policeman Thomas c.
Gaynor entere dthe station to report for
duty with a low collar on
Don't you come in here again without
standing collar, Gaynor,9 Tyler is re-
ported to have said. 'If you do I'll send
you home.n
you send me homer replied Gaynor.
"wby you haven't got the authority for
not wearing a collar. II you think | am
violating any regulation 1t is your duty
to report me to the captain
We'll. II report you all right" Tyler
did SO and Gaynor wns called into the
preciuet commanders office. II Is under
stood the captain attacked Gaynor and
that Gavnor returned the attack with
out hesitation The seance is reported to
have been a hot one. During 1t the can
tain Is reported to have said:
tfI'll eqnd vnu boforp tho bnard C.aVnor -
Il defy you to do 1t, captain because
l haven't violated any rule" Gaynor is
said to have replied.
"Well. Ill do II anyway"
III you do you'll have 70 explain to the
board why you call men out Of their
name and use profanity about the station
house" reterted Gaynor.
From what could be learned neither the
captain or Tyler reported the affair to the
commissioners. On the other hand Gay
nor Is said to have consulted with Presi-
dent Baader and Chief Corbitt and to
have explained the circumstances and the
actions OF both his superior officers from
his view point. He was told that If he be-
lleved ne had the evidence 10 have them
sent before the board.
While the Patrolmen's Benevolent Asso-
ciation in the past very often felt in
clined TO 10 TO the front for Its members
the feeling to do So It was reported. was
never so strong IN tie executive commit
tee as In the present case, Many Of the
men. it IS said. have felt injured at the
mnnner In which they were addressed
and rebuked. but Gaynor was the arst to
retaliate
When an EVENING STAR reporter in
yeetigated today he learned that there
was no rule at present which compelled
police officer 20 wear a standing collar
Ii will be inserted, however. in the new
manual which is soon 10 De issued.
The majority Of the rank and file, es-
peciallv during the summer months. wear
the low collars for comfort One police
man said today that Captain Iibhaus made
the high-collar rule since he want to the
Fifth Precinct.
That practise of wearing high collars
was a rule about thirty years ago. when
Jonr Mills was in the department, but in
recent years it was never enforced, nor
even Il rule