Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-04
SENATOR BROWN ATTACKS DAV|D'S
\ RECORD AT k0YEN TRIAL, VERDICT
REACHED; WILL Be GIVEN MONDAY
Nothing Besides County Detectives Story Brought Out at
Suspended Poicemans trial to Substantiate charges.
David Makes DeniaIs and Admissions When His Rec
ord in Newark Is Brought Up BY Senator Brown

ark in the same way, but the detec-
tive answered in the negative.
The counselor then asked the wit
ness if he knew a man by the name
of J. I. Brady. and he answered
yes" The senator then asked the
detective if he had not gone out spy
ing on him, and the witness stated
that he made a charge against him.
and the counselor came back with
a question. you were dismissed
from the force for making the
charger" The witness stated it was
not 1899, but 1905, and that he was
a personal friend of the man.
Senator Brown stated so much
of a friend that you tried to shoot
him. but the detective denied this.
Officer koyen's counsel added that
you took him into a saloon. got
him drunk and then took him out
side and beat him up" and the wit
ness also denied this. Senator
Brown asked the witness IL he re-
rembered an occurrence of that
kind at the corner of Mulberry and
Market streets, in Newark, and the
detective replied that nothing of the
kind occurred, but he would tell
what happened.
The counsel told the witness to
go ahead with his story, and the
| man started by saying, II was a
re cund-sergeant," but the senator in
terrupted by saying. were you not
shoe-fy, were you not the fellow
who squealed between the lower and
higherups?" The detective replied
that he was not. and that he did not
make the charge until he found a
complaint made against the officer
the next morning.
The senator replied. both of you
were dismissed on account of the
| complaint 2" The detective continu-
| ed his story, II was the good samari-
tan, found the officer drunk in uni
| form, took him into saloon, and
gave him seltzer and lemon to sober
him up. The officer had some trouble
| with an old enemy who reported the
| case to headquarters. While In the
saloon the officer pulled the gun on
me, but took 1t away from him and
unloaded same. A complaint wal
made against me for conduct un.
becoming an officer and gentle
man." he continued.
The counselor stated. .--py6u wkf
a round-sergeant, and you tried t,
sober him. but the witness cam
back by saying, 1--WE were both of
duty. had thirty-six hours off," The
| senator asked the witness If he haf
not worked for the post office de-
partment, and If he had not also
been canned" there, and the wit
ness replied, mo, absolutely no, and
you know it, handed in my resig-
nation"
The defendants counsel asked
the detective several other questions
concerning his tracing of Officer
koyen on November 10. the day OF
the alleged wrongdoing. City At
| torney Leo Goldberger represented
the city at this trial.
Aldermen John j. Clark and Ben
jamin Riedy were the only aldermen
to question the witnesses, the fifth
| ward alderman also questioned the
defendant in regard to his plea to
the charges against him after tile
officer, who was on the stand, ad-
mitted being in Bacha's saloon. The
alderman claimed this was pleading
guilty to the charge, leaving post
without permission. but the testi-
mony of Chief of Police Patrick j
Burke that the men on the eight
hour shift are allowed fifteen OF
twenty minutes for lunch settled
this question. The testimony given
showed that Koyen was in Bacha's
place about five minutes and that q
glass of orangeade was his only re-
| freshment for eight hours. Detec-
tive Sergeant Lawrence A. Long.
acting chief at the time of suspen-
sion, did not know how long the
men We're allowed for lunch.
In addition to Detective David.
other witnesses called in this case
were Detective Sergeant Lawrence
A. Long. John Jacko, saloonkeeper
or storekeeper: Frank J. Jacob,
Wilbur J. Morrel. Joseph Bacha,
saloonkeeper or storekeeper. Chief
of Police Burke was called to ex-
plain a question as to time allowed
for lunch, and the defendant was
also on the stand.
In his testimony Detective David
told of eluding Detective Joseph
Gutowslli, of the Perth Amboy po-
lice department. because of having
orders to keep out of the way of the
police as much as possible.
LOST
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