Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-21
NEW TRIAL BOARD
URGES DISMISSAL
Of 4 MORE POLICE
Total of Seven Recommend
ed in Three Sessions Since
Appointment.
ASKS TWO BE DROPPED
ON lNTOXICATION CHARGE
Second Officers Removal Sought
for Failure to Pay Debts.
Four Given Fines.

Four more policemen were recon-
mended for dismissal from the force
by the Trial Board in its findings made
public today, bringing the total dismis-
sails decreed by the new board up to
seven in its three sessions since its
appointment and to five within the last
two days. The cases reported today
were heard yesterday.
For the first time within recent years
the board urged dismissal of an officer
because of neglect to pay his debts. One
such case was acted on Wednesday and
one yesterday.
The men who yesterday incurred the
severest penalty within the province Of
the board--dismissal from the force
were Policemen Claude A. Ezell of the
Third precinct. c. B. Vaughan of the
Ninth precinct and o. e. Jackson and
Howard Dorrenbacher of the Fourteenth
precinct.
Dorrenbacher was accused of being
intoxicated on September IL, with In
s,lbordination, disobedience of orders,
failure to report and of being asleep
while on duty.
He admitted all the allegations, except
that of being under the influence OF
liquor He attributed his condition 70
lack of sleep. The testimony indicated
that he was found asleep in the sta
ton house by Lieut.. Hugh H. Grove,
night inspector, and that he refused
to tell the lieutenant what he had
been doing for three hours when ne
failed to report to the station house
through the signal system.
Accused Of Intoxication.
Ezell was alleged to have been under
the influence of liquor while in his nome
in Lyon village. Va. on the nlgnt OF
September 8. Lieut.. Grove and Lieut..
]. .. McQuade told the board that the
officer was intoxicated.
Ezells alleged condition was as
covered when taxi driver VINO nao
taken him home turned In at neao,
quarters the officers gun, which he had
found in his cab. The gun was iden-
tilted and an investigation begun. Ezeil
denied the charges.
Charged with conduct prejudicial to
the good order and reputation of the
police department, Policeman Vaug-
han was alleged to have gone to At
lantic City in company with a woman
other than his wife and to have regis
tered at hotel there with her under
an assumed name.
Policeman Jackson was found by the
board to have made no effort to comply
with a previous ruling of the trial board
to pay his debts. Inspector Louis j.
Stoll chairman of the board. said he
had been up on charges of similar
nature several times before.
Four Given Minor Fines.
Yesterday r. w. Trump of the third
precinct was recommended for dismissal
because of his failure to pay his debts.
1t was testified that he had made no
effort to pay 1921 which he had owed
for two years. His case was heard We'd
nesday
Four other officers we're fined yes
terday on minor offenses and one was
acquitted of charge of making a false
statement. He was j. J. Hunter of
the fourth precinct. who was alleged to
have given a false excuse for reporting
late at the station house. Two wit
nesses testified, however. that he had
been investigating disturbance In
Desmond court southwest.
The board yesterday was composed
of Inspector Stoll and Capts. William
G. Stott of the third precinct Guy E.
Burlingame of the second precinct and
Thaddeus Bean of the first precinct.