Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-26
MAYOR D|SM|SSES
SUMMIT OFFICERS
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point of the pistol to enter the mill
where they were bound hand and foot
by the burglar, who made getaway
Farley was later apprehended p1
George In New York and is now II
the Tombs pending trial
Charged with Incapacity.
Acting upon orders from Mayor
Bergen. Police Chief Brown preferred
charges of "incapacity," which were
heard by Mayor Bergen. Attorney
John B. Walsh represented Cannon
George was represented by Attorney
Elmer L. McKirgan. City Solicitor
Cora n. Williams looked afteh the
legal end of things for the city's IN
terests. Final argument in the cast
was heard last Friday.
In his decision filed today. Mayor
Bergen sets forth that he found evi-
dence against Cannon sufficient tc
substantiate the charge.
Doubted Right TO Suspend.
my reason for not suspending him
during the trial" the Cannon de
cision goes one, was because of the
fact that nv legal right to do so was
doubtful Then. too. | thought il
might be unfair to them until the
charges had been heard and they
given an opportunity to be heard"
No bravery" About Cannon.
Mayor Bergen said he received a
number of letters asking for clemency
for Cannon and making reference to
the number of acts of bravery in
which he figured during his term on
the police force. Concerning these,
Mayor Bergen in his opinion writes:
"Of these acts of bravery l have no
KNOWLEDGE There is nothing in his
record member of the police
force til possibly be construed
as an -. 1ravery."
"There 81 mitigating circumstances
that urge me to denote this officer
from a regular patrolman to a chance
man had | the power to do So" Mayor
Bergen's decision in the George case
reads. But l am advised by counsel
that my authority in the case, If
find the charges have been proved is
limited to suspension or removal. To
Patrolman George belongs whatever
merit there is in stopping the sup
posed burglar, which ultimately led to
his arrest This officer, likewise dur
ing the time he was covered with a
gun by the supposed burglar, did
make an attempt to draw his gun.
IT find that I erred in appointing
him a full patrOlman. which was done
on the recommendation of the COM
handing officer one week before this
incident. If l had the power | would
first suspend George for very con-
siderable period and then denote
him. during which suspension he
might qualify to become a Datrolman
and learn that it is his duty to obey
the orders OF those over him. AS |
am without power to suspend. I here
by order his removal. If after n
period of thirty days this officer
should desire to apply for appoint
ment as chanceman / would give 1t
his application my serious considera-
ton.
Immediately upon receipt of the de-
cision, the officers were called into
the police chiefs office, where they
were presented with checks for their
full pay up to today. They were then
stripped of theirs badges and pistols
and turned out.
Cannon, who Is thirty-five years of
age, has been a member of the SUM-
init police force for six years. George
was appointed last year and Is
twenty-four years of age.
Later both officers conferred with
their representative counsels and an
nounced they would appeal their cases
to the Supreme Court