The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-18
SENSATIONS IN
 SULLIVAN CASE Mayor Martins Witnesses All Testify Police Com
 missioner Peddled
 Ba lots in Viola tion of Law. ANIMOSITY IS SHOWN One Witness Declares Sullivan Warned saloonkeeper of Pres ence of the State Police Charters Constitution
 ality Questioned.
ANIMosIrY IS SHOWN

In motion to dismiss, made be- fore Mayor Martin in his hearing last night regarding his charges for the re- moval of Police Commissioner John J. Sullivan, Judge 1yner of the city court, counsel for Sullivan, made four distinct statements questioning the constitutionality of the city charter.
 The motion to dismiss made by Judge Tyner, was a reply to the may or's charges against the police com missioner, and will without doubt be taken before the courts for final ad- judication as to the question as to what powers the charter confers on the mayor
 The charges of Mayor Martin against Police Commissioner Sullivan are we'll known. It is alleged that the commissioner peddled tickets within the seventy-fve yard line at the Eighth ward polls on election day on October 7 1907, Being police com missioner it is alleged that his attitude was demoralizing to the police force; that it was against public morals, and that the law was not observed by him. The mayor had the right under the charter to call for the commissioners removal and hold a hearing on the Z charges. And with sequence the com missioner had a right to come before the mayor to answer to the charges, { but there was a question as to the s right of the commissioner to have counsel. But as in the previous case h under the new charter when Mayor ] Studley got after the big four and re- s moved them Mayor Martin followed Mayor Studley's precedent and allow ed counsel last night, and so Judge Tyner appeared.
 The mayors office, the place where i the hearing was originally booked for, 1 was not large enough to hold the 4 crowd that came into city hall, and \ after certain formality to cover legal N points Mayor Martin adjourned the @ meeting to the aldermen's chamber. n This chamber was largely populat- N ed by standing up throng, and at z, time the congregation who appreciated M the humor of ward politics.
 at Some of the testimony brought out M pictured shades of "pernicious activl 1 ty" Tn politics that have been known in other philosophy for long time. As for instance something was said in the testimony of one witness Mayor as,Martin summoned, that Commissioner ,# Sullivan had contended against a too 3 open saloon business as the state po- lice weresaround.
 # Mayor Martin and Judge Tyner got along pretty well together but the nlayor once said that the judge would have to stop his objections or means would be taken to stop him. Three or .< four policemen were there within the # mayors call
 E The judge stood on what he con sidered legal rights, and the mayor |S was standing on the charter, which he says gives him extra powers.
 [. The mayor did all the questioning and was cross fanked on either side by Assistant Corporation Counsel q O'Meara and Corporation Counsel to- k9 be Edward H. Rogers. Two stenog- raphers were there to take notes which showed that bushes was meant E. Commissioner Sullivan sat beside his counsel and chewed gum most of the time. He looked defiant. Old time and young time politicians were ir |fsthe audience. There were few repub- licans looking on.
 The meeting opened with a, request from the mayor after speaking about the adjournment of the meeting from 5 the mayors office for reading by the mayors secretary, Charles W. Futile of the charges against the police com. smissioner MT Futile read the charges Band then Judge Tyner, counsel fol
 Commissioner Sullivan, made 8 motior
 Ito dismiss the complaint and offered
 the following reasons:
 Judge Tyners Contentious.
 10 the Hon James Martn, kS Mayor of the City of New Haven.
 The undersigned. having been sum %moned to appear before your honor t
 show cause why he should not be re
 moved from the office of police com
 missioner of the city of New Havel
 because of certain charges which hav sbeen made against him, hereby. move
 to vacate the notice and dismiss tn
 charges which you have preferre
 against him. because
 1. It does not appear from said sum
 mons or the statement of charges con ,fained therein that your honor believe ! at the time said summons was issued O
 said charges preferred that the under
 signed. Jeremiah J. Sullivan was in
 conpetent or unfaithful to the dutie
 of his office, that the requirements c
 spublio service d,-naanded his remova
 Sas is by charter provided.
 ?. The allegations contained in sai
 statement of charges. if true, do nc
 show that sad Jeremiah J. Sulliva was incompetent or unfaithful to tn
 duties of the office of police commis
 sioner of the city of New Haven.
 3 The allegations contained in sai
 statement of charges, if true, do nc
 show that the requirements of publ
 service demand the removal of sai
 Jeremiah J Sullivan from the office (
 police commissioner of the city of Ne
 Haven.
 | The mayor has no power unde
 section 2lS of the charter or any othe
 provision of the charter of the city
 New Haven to remove said Jeremiah
 Sullivan from he ofiSe of police con