The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-21

Has Turbert been fighting the bill in the court?"
 "l suppose he has,
 Did you have any official position at the polls?"
 None"
 You had ballots in your pocket?"
 Yes, sir"
 Former City Sheriff Kollerstrom was asked about Sullivan's conduct at the Eighth ward polls. Did not see sullivan pass any tickets.
 This closed the testimony for the defense and the mayor called Galligar again. The latter positively said he had no such conversation with Com missioner Sullivan as the latter had just testified to.
 The mayor said he would not hear anything in the argument of Judge Iyner about the question of the con- stltutionality of the charter that had l been raised, but would allow one-half hour for counsel in which to discuss the evidence.
 t, Judge Tyner in his argument said that 1t is remarkable that we have ar rived at that stage of civil liberty where We look for perfection in our ofncers am connected with the po- lice department and know something or mat force. and I say with all seri- ousness that this mixing up in politics Tn the police department, and this Jumping in is not for the betterment or the department. The farther away We can remove politics from that de- partment the better for the city.
 For the sake of punishing man who perhaps did not support the whole ticket on election day a few citizens of the Eighth ward have come here to testify against him,
 Judge Tyner thens reviewed the evi :. dence considerabfy in detail
 some one, said he, had committed T perjury In the case. He wanted to know whether it was Dooley or Hove.
 At this juncture the mayor extend ed the time for Judge Tyner's argu- : ment to one hour
 Counsel said that it had not been shown that Commissioner Sullivan was I incompetent or Infaithful.
 The case was different than the cases of the ex-commissloners Mayor Studley removed. The counts held that they had been unfaithful to their du- ties. The most that can he said against the commissioner. said Judge Tyner, is that way back in october he had vio- lated some statutory provisions of lHc Sldlt, ln3Fe WdS nothing ne nd1 done for which he could be removed from office.
 What he is charged with does not anect the administration of the com missioner's office" Judge Tyner said he was willing to assist the mayor in having the case brought before the su- perior court. there to be tried on the causes for which an officer of the city may be removed.
 Judge Tyner said the little scene at the Eighth ward polls might have been the product of the fertile brain of George A. Dooley, who testified that he was out to do Sullivan.
 All of the witnesses against Sulli- van he said had shown some feel ing. And in all the evidence there is nothing that has affected the official conduct of Commissioner Sullivan, ex- cept something was said about his warning a saloonkeeper. and your hon. or has said that this statement will not affect your Judgment of the case.
 There was no secret about Mir. Sul- livans support of MT. Chatfeld in the recent election, but that was no of- fense for which he should be removed l from office. There was nothing crim- , inal in that.
 Before you remove MT. Sullivan think over carefully whether you have : power under tho charter. But if he Is removed you can have just as speedy s trial before the superior court as ? you desire.
 Tn all seriousness, MT. Mayor now ) you have come into office after seven f years of Republican rule. we look to , see you do well, but we think you have not started out right in bringing ' these charges Mir Sullivan has just one more year to serve. Has he been
 so reprehensibie in his conduct that a <, removal of him Is demanded. The peo- pie of New Haven watch carefully the acts of their officials, and no man has I more thorny path to travel than a public official. He Is constantly under
 the scrutiny of our newspapers. Most = every public man Is liableto err, and If Mir. Sullivan made a mistake at tho n Eighth ward polls 1t was not wilfu mistake. There is nothing he has done s justifying his removal from office"