The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
HARREGAN NOV
POLICE
HEAD
Cox, Secretary; Clark, Sur
geOn-- Bennett Takes Scat.
PatrOlman Fined.

William Harrigan, whose term of Ct
fee expires in January, 1909, was
chosen president Of the police hoard
Yesterday afternoon. the precedent of
having the retiring COMMISSIONS act
as head OF the board being followed out.
President H%arrigan succeeded COM
missioner John Baader. Joseph Cox was
chosen secretary by the board, and Dir.
J. Henry Clark was made police sur
geon to succeed himself. William Ben
nett, who was appointed by Mayor
Haussling in place of Commissioner
Frederick Castle, whose term of office
expired on January /, took his seat in
the board yesterday afternoon.
President Harrigan thanked the
members for the honor conferred upon
him.
Patrolman Thomas l.. Duffy, of the First
Precinct. who was reported intoxicated
while in uniform on the night Of December
., was let off with a fine of one months
pay and Tho loss Of pay during his suspen-.
sion. The fine amounts to a loss of forty
five days pay for the offending patrolma1.
pa%trolnlan Eugene l.. Williams, of the
Second Precinct, was found by Roundsman
Ifcller in Engine House No. 8. on Summer
avenue. off post for a half-hour. Williams
pleaded sickness and was fined one days
pay.
The case against n~ewly-appointed Police
man Thomas McGlade, of the Fourth
Precinct. who was late in reporting at a
cali box aud late in reporting for roll
call. was dismissed, as the policeman mis-
understood instructions.
The ease Of Special Policeman Samuel
D1lau a ngUro yrn4 heard He WAS rDm-
planned OF by Julius IL. Fogg, a travelling
salesman. Rolen was ordered ~rcprimanded
by Chief of Police Corbitt.
Captain Oscdr Vogel, Of the Fourth Pre-
clnct, sant a laudatory letter TO The board
with reference to the work accomplished
by Plaineiothesmen Kass and Seibold, who
succeeded in finding the mother Of "A baby
abandoned in a lot in the Fourth Precinct,
The board instructed Chief Corbitt to COM
mend The men.
Captain Peter Christie, of the Third Pre-
cinet, sert Il similar letter in regard TO
The work of Plainclothesman Mcconnell,
OF The Third Precinct, and DeteetiVe-Ser-
geants Tuite and Horter, Of headquarters,
for their work in apprehending the muir
derer Of George Fisher. Policeman Adu-
BATS was also lauded by Captain Christie
for his services us interpreter. The board
Instructed Chief Corbltt as in the previous
case.
1ohn L. Lee, who resigned from the
force Ia February. 1906. sooner tiian face
charges brought against him for not being
found on post for over nm hour. asked 70
have lthe board reconsider his resignation
Lee said The re ;isuation was handed in Mt
The time because he thought he was being
bounded by the old board. His request
was referred to the city counsel.
William e. Duffy and Anthony Tower
.4 --.L1.n.-. a. oil, fat-,N.
10 til existing vacancies. A committee
.nnsistinr Of Patrolmcn McN1uhon, Hucb-
ner. Wopber and O'Neil, from the Police
Benevolent Association, appeared ut the
-Asnilng ard asked the board TO change
tho pay days from the 9TH and 10Th OF the
month to the LIST and the 18th. The re-
quest was granted.