The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01
EXPERT COPPER
 REPORTS MONDAY
POLICE COMMISSIONERS GET MUCH CORRESPONDENCE
 AT MEETING

J. H. Russell, former police cantain or New York city, who will examine tne affairs of the Bridgeport police department as an expert on police matters, at cost of $250 per month. VIII begin his duties here next Mon day. Captain Russell had planned to come here Sept. 1. but after a meet Ing with Commissioner George s. Hill Tn New York early this week he re- arranged his plans. Commissioner Hill reported the change at a meeting of the Police Commissioners late yester- day.
 The commissioners received a. raft or correspondence bearing on the con- duct of their special policemen. Harry AeDoW1ch complained that Special Of Ilcer H1rshik who arrested him July zl "dragged' him to police headuuar- ters instead of calling the automobile patrol. The prisoner was offended at such lack of courtesy and asked the commissioners if there wasn't some way Tor him to get redress. Let George do 1t, suggested Commissioner Bristol, and they referred this com munlcat1on to President George M. | Baldwin.
 Ing to do with an incident at Stadler's Park, July z. One Sabeto Aurillo was | taken Into custody by a special police man, suspected of carrying concealed weapons, and two others mixed into
 the disturbance and freed the prison CT. The specials involved are Mich ael Luciano. Victor Verrelle and An
 ton1o Voccolo. This was referred to
 Superintendent Birmingham for in-
 vestigation.
 Supt. Birmingham submitted several l reports. One of these took up the case of Harry Rosenfeld, 664 State street, who complained of the conduct of Patrolmen Bolger and Special Of ficer Wasco, on the night of July 3. He had sent a complaint against the officers to the board at it's last meet Ing. Investigation by the superin- tendent brought to light the fact that Rosenfeld's wife became involved with the policemen at the time of the dis pute, and her conduct was such that they were obliged to take her into custody. This put another phase on | the matter, and the case was referred back to Supt. Birmingham. R0senfeld l has been a, frequent visitor at poIice headquarters with complaints of boys ealing him names. Supt. Birmingham and Captain Arnold as well as the prosecuting officers have given much time to the mans complaints but have ] never found it necessary in their :-udg- ment to arrest anyone on the strength of the mans stories.
 The sick list includes Patrolman
 
 tior of diseases, and Patrolman Bar ton, who recently sprained his ankle and will be laid up for 10 days more. Patrolman Mccullough who sprained 1 an ankle, is now on duty at police headquarters as night man. The commissioners recommended payment of $125 to Detective Sergeant Cronan as his lawyers fees in a re- cent suit brought against him for false arrest in Brooklyn. The case was dropped in the Brooklyn courts. The plaintiff, Powers, is a former Bridge porter who was charged with having mismanaged a trust fund, but was not held when he was arraigned in the New York courts.
 Motorcycle Policeman Daley, who was severely hurt in collision with an automobile a month ago, declared in his report of the accident that the automobile was on the wrong side of the road. The commissioners gave permission to the department to han dle the sale of tickets for a, ball game between police teams for the Police Sick Benefit Association, through six men.