The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
Police Board Does Not Sustain Any one of Six Counts of Improper Patrol of
 Beat.
BASIS OF THE CHARGES
Chief Cowlcs Explains Course of Ac. tion---Scrgcants Doherty and Tlghe Tcstify--Defcnse
 of Accused Officer.

After a hearing of the evidencs gathered against patroman Robert D. Jollinger of the central station at q special meeting of the board of police commissioners held yesterday after noon the board decided in executive session to dismiss the charges In full and to re-instate the officer and pay him for the ten days lost on suspen- sion pending the hearing of the case. Hollinger was arraiened on six counts. two of which were allegations that he had gone on tac stage of the Hyperion theater on separate occasions in full uniform contrary to the laws of the department, and the other counts that he had failed to properly cover the territory assigned to him as his beat. The commissioners decided that none of the counts was sustained by evl- dence enough to warrant any punish ment Hollingcr will return to duty tonight.
 The allegations that he went on the stage of the Hyperion stated that the specific instances occurred on De- cemher 10 and l7 The other ac- counts dealt with December f, l2. lS and l5. To all counts llollnger entered a plea Of not guilty, and El- ward D. Eldredge, resident manager of the Hyperion whose complaint that an officer was going on his stage without being called there, resulted in the investigation of the way in which Hollinger was fulfilling ais duties. went on the witness stand.
 Mr. Fldredge did not offer much l testimony He said he did not know Patrolman Holliuger personally as he l had met aim only once. He continued | bl saving that 1t was his rule to go 1 through the tdeater several times night when plays were lu progress and i that in these tours he went upon ths 1 stage One night, which he could not 1 definitely locate, hut said was fully month ago, he said he saw an officer I standing by the electric switchboard on the stage. sTle was there when he 1 went on the stage and he remained there when the witness went away, which ne said was about ten minutes later He intended to speak of the matter, he said but not to make for nal charges against any ono. but for got 1t until he met Clerk Phillips in the Hyperion one day. He then spoke of the matter. but did not mention tho name of the officer, as he did not know it or eyer his number He said he did not like lt and wanted to know if the chief sent him there. A little later he met the chief at the Grand opera house and there told him tho same, but ne denied that he had ever made any formal charges or intended to make any such formal charges. Hs said he had never seon the officer on the stage ali any other time and had not seen him there on either of the
 days designated in tne charges He declared that ho was there without cause and had positively not been call cd in. He also said he haN seen other police officers on the stage and did not liko the practice.
 Commissioner 11llman then started an Inquiry as to whether or not nc
 ever had any extra policemen at tho theater, and how many he used there.
 MT. Eldredge declared he had one regular paid hy the theater and only remembered two occasions when ne had ever received any regular police-
 men from the city to help take care
 of the house. thosc occasions being
 political conventions. Commissioner Tnlman continued the inquiry bt ask
 ing if he did not have them on prom.