New Britain herald., 1922-07-06

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 matter was laid over til Tuesday.
 The matter of fixing over the des
 al Headquarters was also laid over t
 tuesdays meeting, and also the paint Ing of the room downstairs in tn
 nuilding Clerk MeGrail stated tha
 he had sent out seven or eight letter
 10 painters in the city asking them [
 Did on the job, but he had reeeive
 only three answers He stated tha
 there had been no return on the coa
 bids as nobody In the city seemed l.
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 Mayor Comes In.
 Mayor A. NJ Paonessa entered a this moment, and the question of hay ing Sergeant William P. McCue be fore the board to explain the escap,
 Of Joseph Stalk, alleged navy deserter was brought up Sergeant McCu, was asked to appear before the board
 Sergeant MeCue's report on tn, matter was read, and a letter whicl Chairman Dunn had received from Matthew T, Birmingham editor of tn, Columbia, official organ of tn, Knights of Columbus, eXoneratini Sergeant Mccue from any blame, wa. read.
 McCue's Explanation.
 Sergeant McCue stated that he Jeff New Britain with his prisoner shortly before ' o'clock in the morning He had the handcuffs on his man and they went to Berlin, where both ot them boarded an express train bound for New York He said that the train made only two stops between Berlin and New York. and he felt sorry for the young fellow as he was sitting there with the handcuffs on him He placed him on the inside of the seat, and took off the hand cuffs.
 When they had gone for about two hours, Stalk asked permission to go to the lavatory and Sergeant McCue as- scented and went with him. He en- tered the compartment with the sailor and was in there when the trainman came along and pushed open the door. Sergeant McCue then stepped out, but before doing so, he lighted a cigar and struck match against the window pane, noting that 1t was closed. He said that he again opened the door and told Stalk to hurry up and Stalk answered that he would be with him i na second
 The sergeant then stood with the door partly opened, and started talk ing to the tralnman. The train was travelling at between 35 and 40 miles an hour at. the time. he said. The sergeant said that he was at the door only about five seconds when he saw the men in the car craning their necks out of the windows and looking toward the side of the car. He said that he pushed open the door of the lavatory. and just saw Stalks hands slipping from the window sill. He made a jump for him, but missed him.
 He shouted to the trainman to stop the train, but the trainman said he would have to see the conductor and ne went back two or three cars to ,all him. When he did tell him bout the escape, the conductor stopped the train, but it was fully a nile and a half past the spot where Stalk had jumped Sergeant McCue hurried back to the spot and searched everywhere along the track. He ound the marks where the man had eaped but could not find him He got into communication with the New York police and they sent a sergeant with him They made d round of all he hospitals and the New York police | pread dragnet around the place, | ,ut they could not find him.
 Sergeant McCue then telegraphed he local department and started for ome. When he arrived here he 1ade out his report and turned it over 0 Chief Rawlings He said that he ,as sorry that it happened and said hat he would never take a chance nth a, man again He said that Stalk took one chance in a million nd won. I took a chance and lost. -
 Sergeant Exonerated.
 Commissioner Parker thought the ficer was little bit negligent, say 1g that Stalk got away with a small own trick on the sergeant Com missioner Jackson disagreed with him, aying that the man who had nerve nough to Jump out of window of ain going 35 to 40 miles an hour as taking a desperate chance and as pulling no small town trick. V commissioner Parker then made a lotion to exonerate the officer of any ,tentional carelessless and the lotion was passed.
 Chief Exonerates Police.
 The sankiewicz matter was then rought up The reports Of Chief rawlings and Lieutenant Samuel ,amforth were read and the chiefs eport exonerated any police officer rom any wrong doing in the case. A omplaint by the mayor said that roper steps were not taken to care or the three children of the woman yho had been sent to jail. Chief said that the police depart rent had done everything that was ossible in the matter. They had iven the children over to a woman eighbor of the mothers who prom ed faithfully to care for them for ne night He explained that they 'ould have been sent to the town ome the next day, but for the night, ne only thing he could do was to i've them into the care of the woman oca,1se he had no anthoritV tO send