The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-12
Police Commissioners Hold Session Lasting Several Hours in Patrol
 mans Case.
MAXWELL HEADS BOARD
Chief Cowles Recommends the Addi- ton of an Italian to the Detec- tive Forcc--Fayors Bcr-
 tillon System.

police commissioners in recent years, 1t was last night decided that Mason A. Stowell who was acquitted from the charge of attempted burglary at Frederick Brothers store. should be reduced from grade A to grade c for being off his beat for being without his uniform and for leaving his heat unprotected on the night in question, December 23 This means that Pa-i trolman Stowell's pay win be reduced from SS a day to $25O, and it will take him two years from now to reach his former rank. In addition to this he will lose pay for the time between now and last December 23.
 Patrolman Stowel will go back on duty tonight but not at the Howard avenue station Chief Cowles had not decided last night to which precinct he would transfer him.
 The witnesses in the case were De- tectives Dorman and McAvoy. Ser geants McGann and Herman, and K. c. Frederick, for the state, and stephen Brunt. for Stowell. The tes- timony produced was that substantial ly which came up in the superior court, but had no reference to the charge Of attempted burglary
 The beard organized, and, as fore casted by the Journal-Courier yester- day, James R. Maxwell was elected president for the coming year. The committees appointed were as follows Finance Maxwell and Ullman: effi- ciency, Smith and Kelly; supplies, ! Fertman and Dean. Mayor James B. Martin presided at the deliberations of the board last night.
 Amos Dickerman. on behalf of the l Westville school board appeared be- fore the board last night and asked that Murdock c. Dingwall be made a special officer for Westville, supple menting the present force. The com mission was asked to grant permits sion for the use of the New Haven police uniform. and the request was i granted The board of commissioners later resolved itself into the body of trustees of the police reserve fund and the report showed it tbsbe in first class condition
 In the annual report of Chief Cowles, made last night, few rec concentrations were made Perhaps the most important one was that an Italian detective be added to the pres- ent detective department. Chief Cowles spoke very highly of the de- tective department and the work its members were doing
 At present, he said, the New Haven ;. police department consists of 19S members. Besides himself, there are at the central station 72 members, al
 Grand avenue 56 connected with the
 force, at Station 3, Howard avenue, "A
 and at the Dixwell avenue station 32
 In the, past year, said the report there have been 5,473 arrests Tn, l city has in the past year been fortu , nate in having few house burglaries
 and, situated as it is between Bostol , and New York, the city has been yer, free from objectionable characters il , the past year. There have been two members o :, the department die--Detective Jere miah McGrath and Patrolman Morri 1, Connolly; three have resigned iron |, the force-Sergeant Hayes, Thoma . Collins and James Maher
 Chief Cowles recommended tha
 fifteen more patrolmen be added t
 the force and at least one nor
 mounted policeman for the center Q the city. He said the extra patrol men would be put in Fair Haven an
 the Eighth and Ninth wards. H urged that the Bertillon system c
 measurements be introduced into tn :. detective department, saving that tn V cost would not be over $50, and ths ' in the end the system would be 9 money saver for the .city
 He urged that the aldermen be ask
 ed to make an ordinance giving tn
 patrolmen more power over directin
 the speed and course of automobile n and cars. Another good ordinance, h
 said. would be one providing for tn
 licensing of peddiers. He urged ths le the citizens going away for the sum ,e mer leave information with the polio
 in order that their property could |
 better protected