Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-15

onicer Michael J. Carroll Of the Nor
witch police force was sentenced to sus-
pension for 80 days Monday night BY the
common council. when he was found gull
ty Of the charge Of intoxication while
on duty made against him The begin
ming of the sentence was made to date
back to March 6. the date upon which
he was suspended by Captain d. j.
Twomey, SO that one week Of the sus-
pension has already. elapsed.
It was made plain that the fine record,
which Policeman Carroll has always had
as an efficient officer stood him In good
stead in determining the punishment
which the council members decided must.
be given him for the misconduct with
which he was charged.
The council meeting Monday night was
called specially to give the officer
brought against him When Mayor H.
NJ. Lerou called the meeting to order at
SIS, the council members present were
Aldermen c. ". Pendleton, AL. Peale
and w. A. Murray, Councilmen John S.
Blackmar, C. A. Hagberg. E. B. Worth
ington, Edward Crooks, C. Eugene Smith
and Martin Rozycki, while there was an
attendance of spectators that filed all
the seats outside the rail.
Corporation Counsel z. W. Higgins
conducted the hearing for the council
and Attorney Edward 7. Burke appeared
for onicer Carroll who had seat with
his counsel
After Clerk william r. Frisbie had
read the eheriff's return Of service Of
| the complaint, the corporation counsel
called Police Captain D. ]. Twomey to
the stand. to whom Mayor Lerou admin
| istered the oath before he testified.
T@ -
I gins, Capt. Twemey said that he sus-
pended Oficer Carroll week ago Sun
day at a. m. fer intoxication. This was
| at headquarters when the oficer came
| from the lunch room into the ONCE. The
| ofiicer was In uniform and still on duty.
/ There was no doubt in his mind, said
/ Capt Twomey, that the oficer was in
/ toxicated He was not At for duty.
Attorney Burke made a brief state.
ment before proceeding to cross-examint
Capt. Twomey. He said that he did
not appear so much as sn attorney at &
| trial, but more in the way of spokes.
man for Officer Carroll, who admits tn,
truth of the charge against him. Az
spokesman. Mr.. Burke said he wanted
to say some things that Onicer Carol
could not with propriety say for himself
thing that would palliate the offense.
The attorney asked Capt. Twomey I
the Suspension mad not Deen Wnen OmCe
Carroll came to report of after he hal
done his usual night bAtrol duty. Tn
captain said it was To a question a
to Officer CAROLS efficiency, the cap
tain answered that he had been a yer
efficient officer and his record had bee
very good from she beginning.
The attorney asked il It was not ONCE
|. Carroll, who with Officer o'Neil, arreste
! the two men who had burglafized tn
: Murphy and McGarry store and had thei
. loot all packed up. The captain said
. was. Lawyer Burke also asked IL It wa
, not Officer Carroll, who when motor
> cycle policeman, arrested the highway
man who held up John Tuekey. The car
tain said he could not member this a
; 1t happened when he was not on dut!
:. In reply to another question the capital
I said that he remembered that Office
Carroll and Oficer Casey were sen
: out to look for the murderer on tn
: night oficer Driscoll was killed In Jew
: EFT City.
d To a question from the corporate
: counsel. Captain Twomey answered thi
u he had twice before this reprimanded- o
{ ficer Carroll for intoxication. He though
3 it was within the past two years, bl
could not remember the dates.
q Mayor Lerou then asked Ofhcer Ca
a roll il he wished to say anything. tt
officer took the chair in front Of II
Q feeling well on the night in question al
II that he had two drinks. I was all rig
on the street, he continued. but when