Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-09

the Fifth precinct. Since that time
he has been before the Police Board
on charges on four different occa-
sions.
Five months after his appointment
he was brought up on charges pre-
ferred by Margaret Sullivan, who ac-
cused him of conduct unbecoming
policeman He was found guilty,
fined five days pay and transferred
to the First precinct.
In December last he was again
made the defendant in similar
charges, the complainants being
Patroln1an Eschenfelder and B. j.
Dougherty. This time the police
ment, filming him ten DAYS pay.
The police board fined Kendall a
days pay on September rs last on
charges preferred by his roundsman,
who declared he could not find him
on his post. Last month he was
brought up on charges for the fourth
time and fined a days pay for send
ing in a late duty call
Kendall's actions since he has been
on the police force have always been
watched by his superior officers with
certain amount of suspicion. On one
occasion he arrested four young men
on Warren street and when they
were hailed into court the following
morning, Kendall testified the quar-
tet had attacked him and attempted
to beat him. Because of his inability
to corroborate the story, the prison
ers were discharged.
Told of Gun Duel.
On another occasion Kendall re-
ported to his superior officer a tale
of being in pistol duel with man.
Later the story proved to be without
foundation Another time he ar
rested an italian, whom he charged
with having fired a revolver at him.
The prisoner was discharged when
| It was proved that he never had n
revolver.
Last Saturday night Kendall ar
rested Joseph Greenwald, a huckster.
! of 446 South Twenty first street, on
a charge of recklessly driving horse
through the streets. The officer sent
word to Judge Herr today that he
| did not care to swear to COM
plant. Accordingly Greenwald was
/ discharged.
Mrs. Kendall today was unable to
explain the reason for her husbands
attempt at self destruction. In con-
yersation with reporter for the
Evening Star, she denied they ever
had any quarrels of serious ma
| ture.
sOf course we had little differences,
| but / didn't pay any attention to
them and didn't think my husband
did. I can't understand why ne
should attempt to commit suicide.
she declared.
Within half an hour after being in
formed of the Kendall shooting, Cap
tain CORDIALLY had reached the con-
clusion that the officers wound was
self-inflicted, and proceeding on this
theory following his brief investiga-
ton, discovered that KendalPs uni
form oyercoat had not been pune
tured by a bullet, but that his vest
and shirt were powder burned, This
fact in itself disproved Kendalls
! story.
! In his admission that he had lied in
his Identification of Newcomb as the
person who had shot him, Kendall
said that he had thrust the revolver
beneath his heavy outer coat and
then shot himself.
No strong motive can be ascribec
for KendalIs act. His wife said that
there had been no family quarrels
further than occasional little bicker-
ings such as might occur In any
home. They were of such trifine
nature that she could not recall 9
single one.
During his career as a policeman
Kendall has been so erratic at times
as to arouse q suspicion as to his
mental condition.