Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
PROBE ACTIONS Of
SPECIAL OFFICER
Police Board Hears Evidence in
Case Against John
i Schaub.

The Board of Police Commissioner:
has taken under consideration evil
dence concerning the manner in which
Special Policeman John Schaub per
formed his duties last Saturday night
He is not charged with dereliction
but with having supplemented his
legitimate work with unprofesslona
attention to patrons and persons who
wished to patronize the establishment
of his employer.
Schaub was employed at Dodgers
Hall, 1853 Morris avenue, on Saturday
sight, October 8. At midnight the
front door was closed and Schauh
was stationed there to see that no
one else entered the place. Accord
ing to Frederick Stoetzel, of SOC Ber-
gen street, he made an effort to enter
the place shortly after midnight and
when told he could not get in turned
TO go out and then was set upon by
Schaub who swung his blackjack
across Stoetzel's mouth, knocking out
several teeth. StoetzePs evidence was
corroborated by John Dees, of $50
South Thirteenth street, who testified
that he and StoetZel were together
when the attempt to enter the hall
was made and that they were not
ten feet apart when Schaub is al
legged to have struck Stoetzel.
The other charge was preferred by
Frank L. Kessler, of 42s South
Eighteenth street, who declares
that on the same night and about
half an hour later he, William Spies,
and the Misses Annie and Hattie
% -. s,tp Tod
to leave the hall. AS they passed
finger and rubbed it over one of Miss
Annie Klepp's cheeks. Kessler Is
said to have objected and was then
set upon by Schaub and beaten over
the head. Miss Annie <lepp stated
before the board yesterday that
Schaub had done the same thing to
her when she entered the hall but
that she had refrained from telling
Kessler about it in fear of the con-
sequences.
Special Officers Henry Reed. Henry
M Filipowicz and Gustav Herbck
all testified that they were present
but did not see Schaub beat up either
of the two men.
PatroimeD Are Fined.
Patrolman Francis j. Liebhauser,
of the Sixth precinct, was fined three
days pay for missing a pull; PATROL
man Francis J. Stocked, of the
Fourth precinct. was fined one days
pay for reporting late, and Patrol
man William j.. Kendall, of the Sew
enth precinct. was fined one days
pay on each of two charges of being
missing when sought by the sergeant
making the rounds.
Following the reception of a physi-
clans certificate to the effect that
John p. Stats was physically fit to
be a member of the force at the pres
ent time he was appointed. Stats
was to have been appointed at the
meeting of the board when the large
batch of new men were put on but
owing to his having recently under
gone an operation it was thought
best TO allow him to wait awhile.
Secretary Cox was instructed To
apply to the Civil Service Commits
sion to have that body set q date for
examinations for men eligible TO the
police department and the following
recommendations for commentator
for meritorious service were made:
From Captain Peter j. Christie, Pa
trolmen Frank r. BreX, James Il.
Bell and George chenoweth, for ar
resting an alleged incendiary and
rescuing people from the fire started
Patrolman Thomas Cahill, for work
performed at a fire at 81 Market
street, and from Captain William A.
Carroll of the Fifth precinct; Patrol
man Philip J. Porter, for clever work
done i'm arresting a thief.
No mention was made of naming
captain to take the place of Cap
tain Joseph Cordano, formerly night
captain at police headquarters and
now in charge of the Second pre-
cinct.