Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
Sergt. UIrich Accused of Using
Vile Words When Elected
from P. B. A. Feast.
is ORDERED %REPRIMANDED
AND TO BE TRANSFERRED
PatroIman johnson, Up II
Times in II Months, Say
He, Too, Is Victim.

Charges OF persecution were openly
aired at yesterdays meeting of the
Beard of Police Commissioners. not
only by patrolmen. but by superior
officers. Sergeant Peter j. Ulrich, of
the Sixth precinct, In his defense on
the charge of conduct unbecomine
an officer and a gentleman" said that
he was being bounded by members of
the Police Benevolent Association,
while another member of the force
declared. Il will be reported whether
] am right or wrong"
The charges against Ulrich were the
outcome of his election from the BAN
quet of the Police Benevolent Asso-
citation at the Colosseum on October
3, and were preferred by PatrolmaA
Felix Dunn. president of the associa,
ton. and John A. Brady, of the First
precinct, a member of the arrange
ment committee of the convention.
Dunn was the first to take the
stand. He testified that when he was
informed that Ulrich was in the
Colosseum park he sought him ano
found him with a party standing in
front of a bar.
Says He Had Invitation and Ticket.
When questioned as to how he
gained admittance, Ulrich is alleged
to have said that he had an invita-.
ton and a ticket. When informed
that no invitation had been issued to
him and that his presence was not
desired, he left the grounds, but whek
he reached the sidewalk he is alleged
to have used very vile language to
Dunn and Brady, and to have threat
ened the latter that he would be
transferred to the First precinct and
that he would get him."
Half q dozen witnesses c~orroborated
the statements of the two complain
ants.
When Ulrich took the stand he tried
to evade the charges on the ground
that at the time of the trouble he was
not an officer, because he was In citi-
zen's clothes. When informed by
President Bladder that an officer was
always on duty, Ulrich replied that
there was nothing in the book to
show It" the book referred to being
the book of rules.
Admits He Was Elected Once Before.
He admitted that he had been eject
ed from a convention in Paterson
several years ago, but insisted that
he vas being prosecuted because he
would not join the association, and
because he had brought several pa
trolmen before the board on charges.
He explained that the reason he did
not join the association was because
he was a superior officer and that
If he was a member of the associa-
ton he could not properly perform
his duty to the best interests of the
department and the citizens.
After celebrating in a secret con-
ference the board ordered Chief Mi
chael Corbitt to reprimand Sergeant
Ulrich for using the language attrib-
uted to him, and thai he be trans
ferred to the Second precinct. Ser
geant John Wright, of that precinct,
was ordered transferred to the Sixth
precinct.
Patrolman John Lomax, of the
Sixth precinct, was found guilty, he
being off post, and was fined one
days pay.
HhGdIu ~ WIRE UOlnH 10 We "O0r.V
He declared that he had heard
someone state that "he was going
to be got on some charge"
Patrolman Anthony F. Johnson. of
the Sixth precinct, who was charged
with failure to report to the station
house on time, offered as his excuse
at makes no difference whether I
am right or wrong. I will be reported
anyhow" Though this was the elev-
enth time Johnson had been ar
raigned during the seventeen months
he has been in the department, the
charge was dismissed.
Patrolmen John w. Mcdonald, of
the First precinct, and John II. Gar
~, of the Second precinct, were APP
pointed sergeants, Mcdonald being
assigned to the Second precinct and
Garry to the Fifth precinct.
Mrs. Anna b. Leahy was appointed
assistant matron and assigned to the
First precinct. James Fl. McAndrews.
of 80 Ridgewood avenue, was ap-
pointed patrolman.