The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-31
Found Guilty: Local Officer
 Is Suspended

Adjudged gu:.ty of three charges, to all of which le had previously pleaded guilty. Policeman David F. KisseIbrach was last night suspended from the Bridgeport Police depail- ment for ninety days without pay, oI dered reduced from grade A Polics++ man to grade C, with a consequent : : reduction of salary. and WahouI special permission from the 1 boaI9 of Police Commissioners, IS dehIot d all privileges of time off for one year which are allowed an otncer III sooo standing. ,+t which kisselbrach was charged aie
 I Conduct unbecon1ing an officer in filing a false complaint.
 2. Lettering on his post
 3. Making a false statement to su-
 Oath Administered.
 After the charges had beeh reau' the oath was administered 10 FotIGe man KisseIbrach, Miss Frances HL oa Kenney of 1O1 Gilman street, ana Miss Helen Kopcho of 952 Hancock avenue, who had been subpoenaed III the case. , -,e.7 The night that Kisselbrach was hrst accused of the charge was produceu by Superintendent Flanagan. lie va was asked to read the complaint that - t1tS. SelOracn nau ISDOIbCNt- IO F1-nn. who was on the desK at 'iie time The report read as follows;
 Francis i1 McKenney, 1O1 Gilman
 Helen Kopcho. 952 Hancock ave- 'o Comn1ained to Officer Kisselbrach that a. drun5en man man ndu etreat where where they had been visiting. The apoVe address is listed in the City dIrectoTy as tI1e home of Mrs. Jerome T. Cook' The above complaint was ldIei i4'~- IA ed false statement
 z Commissioner Stanley as chairman Of the Discipline committee then Pu1 the following questions to the accuSeA
 StanIey-Do you admit that the complaint you made to Commissioner Stanley was falSe
 StanieyNDo you admit that you conspired with the two women to also make a false complaint
 Kisselbrach-1 do ,+ +be
 S+anle-Do you admit that the statements you made to Commissioner Stanley were false? ; Kisselbrach-l do. ,,
 StanIey-Do you admit that you ,Ipooiaft yonr most before and entered a house for fifteen minutes or Lnore at a time?
 KisseIbrach-I do. -,.z-- vol, ,,,era framed on this charge for pollt- 
 Kisselbrach-I do not, sir; l do not remember talking of 1t at all: yera
 Stanley-DO you th1nK you "@ framed on this charge?
 KisseIbrach-No sir, do not
 Stanley-Did you talk to Mayor At water about your case did not. A friend of mine went with me to the Mayors office. did not say anything to the mayor MY III
 StanIey-Who was your friend?
 Kisselbrach-'rLarr Gill.
 stan1ey-Did your friend tell the mayor what we knew apout youf
 IINselbrach-No sir.
 Sta nley-Did your friend tell the mayor you were framed for pohucal reasons
 StanIey-Why did you not when you were first questioned about the matter, tell the truth?
 sselbrach-BecauSe l WlShed to cover the girls up 5
 Stanley-These girls are decent and resp spectable?
 Staniey-Does your wife know these women
 Kisselbrach-No. sir.
 Stanley-Did you tell your wife what had happened? Kisselbrach-Yes sir Stanley-What did you tell her? Kisselbrach-I told her everything dDOuI IHo NOitipAebAAAtB 1A1S | Stanley-Did you tell your wife you had gone to the Plaza theatre with one of these girls on one oc- Kisselbrach-No, I did not tell my
 stanIey.why did you not tell your
 Kisselbrach-Wen, I thought she | had troubles enough as it is. At this point Commissioner Pardy | asked to be allowed to put ques- | ton which request was granted. Pardy: Did you have a chance to l refute the first statement that you l gave to the commissioner? Massachusetts,: I did. !
 Pardy: Why didn't you? Kisselbrach: Because l wished to shield the girls. Commissioner Stanley then asked | that Lieutenant Flynn be called. He was informed by superintendent Flanagan that an effort had been | made to locate Lieutenant Flynn but that he could not be found. Stanley: DO you admit that the | statements you made to Lieutenant Flynn were false? Kisselbraeh: I do.
 Close Enough to Ten
 Commissioner Stanley then stated | that he did not think 1t necessary | to question the girls again and asked them if they wished to make state ment Miss McKenney stated that 1 she wished to correct a statement made at the time the charges were | first brought that the couple had | been talking to the officer for ten minutes She stated that they had | not been talking for more than from five to eight minutes. To this cor rection Commissioner Stanley stated | that he was satisfied that that was close enough to the correct number of minutes tha conversation was ueld- Mics McKepney seemed peeved at this answer but it availed her roth ing. Com missioner Stanley stated that he had no further questions to ask the accused officer and President Cal houn stated that the members would go into executive session to deter mine a fit punishment.
 After the executive session which was held behind closed doors the accused patrolman and the members of the press were again allowed 10 enter the room and the finding of the