The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-06
Patrolman Pleads Guilty to
Charge of Sleeping on
His Beat on Several
Occasions.
|LENIENCY IS ASKED FOR
Must Start at Bottom Again
When He Returns-Louis
Waas Asks Board to
Retire Him.

Pleading guilty to neglect OF duty IN
hat he left his beat and went to sleep
n the office Of the Trolley Express
company In Meadow street, Patrolman
amcs j. Maloncr OF the central sta
Ion, was last nirht suspended by the
board of police commissioners for
period of three months and at the ex-
pration of his suspension will assume
luty virtually as new man in Grade
y, the lowest grade of the department.
y Me patrolman admitted his guilt and
sked the clemency of the board and
A his was granted In view of the prey
BUS good record of the officer
The charges against Malonay were
hat he was absent from duty on his
4 eat while he was supposed 10 be IN
/ ervice on April II, for one hour and
en minutes on April ID for IS min
ties, on April IA for one hour and
Fl wenty minutes and that on April Is
se was asleep In the office of the en-
ress company with his coat and he'll
..ahet removed during duty hours To
n he charges Maloney entered the plea
sMf guilty.
s Sergeant Philip Smith was the first
81 Fitness against the officer. He stated
That on April II he had been ordered
% report for duty earlier than usual
hid had been detailed to watch for
IS aloney on his beat and see If ne en-
s;fred the office Of the express com
" any and stayed thore long time.
tk On that day the sergeant stated he
3 fhd watched at the place on the Mead
2 X. street side from 11:20 TO els and
4 bat he saw nothing Of Maloney, on
Dc followir day 10 remained on the
n fatch dutS 10 which he had been as
\ 'gned from 1913 to 2:20 and did not
= He Maloney either leave or enter the
: lilding On April IL he was here
z Iom 12:15 until 2:45. This lay he
k&hclared he saw Maloney enter the
$flilding at 12:42, but did not see him
%%me out at all. on the / ith he did
$pt see him enter or leave AMI On the
q th he had not seen Maloney when
,sb called mp Sergeant Tighe, Who was
l, 'so on duty with him and they de-
|. nled to enter the building Inside
'1Tfilrgeant Tighe called his attention to
asleep In bed with his coat
ling aside and a paper coverad over
4sssts face.
fffSergeant Tighe followed. He stated
Hat on April II he had seen the ac-
Essssed enter the car station from Mea-
#Ssw street at 2:04 in the afternoon.
N1HAt Ii1 ,,n him N
In next day he went In at t2:t0 and
II 4lfme out again at 1850 on April IL
81 saw him come out nj 1:i0 and one
Hill, 14th he went in at 110 and he
NV no more Of him. On April Is he
Mated Maloney entered from the
II eadow street entrance at 12:45 and
1anained there until l:20. Shortly af-
Ir. / o'clock the witness said he en-
III red and seeing a closed door lead
Ss from the main room he opened
"A Us and saw several beds inside. On
n He of these he saw Maloney lying
1seep, with his coat and helmet on
Mother bed, About minute later
,IFrgeant Smith came in and lust then
3Aloney woke up He testified that
II Honey gave as an excuse that he
LA cramp and had come in on that
Hhount
Matter giving his testimony Sergeant
khe said he would like to make a
Hftement If the commissioners would
Lie him leave to do so. He said he
HFuld like to say for the young officer
Isit since he had been In his precinct
HFl under his charge he had been q
faithful little officer. that he had bean
some very heavy beats and that he
MI never found him lacking in res
, ~ to his duty.
HsIaloney then made his request for
Ntlg leniency of the board. He said
Iihad made a mistake, he admitted II
asked that the hoard give him one
Ire chance, not alone for his own
te, but more still for the sake OF
family He said he had been
%nty-one days and had learned a
Z Son and If another chance were
ien him he would take care not tc
into trouble again. He stated
n while he had teen connected with
department altogether nearly two
rs, this was his first time before
j Aer the chief or the commissioners
that he had never even Been leo
I'D by one of the sergeants. Hc
been careless in this case, he nd
Ated but would he more careful Il
4Ehad another chance,
IA executive session the police
rd decided to give the officer G
8nce to begin anew after three
nths' suspension, He has been or
y 3llar duty about six months, bu
will not count in his favor now
he will have TO serve the regula
six months in grade r. after hi'
Aoension before he can get grade
ank.
gShc commissioners at their regula
MAiness session before the trial wa
s.~sn I'D by unanimous ave anr
vote, voted to amend the rules o
- ka board so that all meetings Of th'
rd shall be open to the publ,