New Britain herald., 1929-07-22
MUST APOLOGIZE 0R LEAVE FORCE,
 OFFICER IS TOLD
Police Board Notifies Harry Mount Dismissal Will Follow
 Refusal to Choose
ARGUED WITH PA0NESSA
 AT SIXTH WARD POLLS

Tried to Eject Mayor and Has Been
 on Police Blacklist Since Refusal
 10 ApoloSizc-Is Now Working as
 Natchman at shuttle Meadow
 Club-Has Been on Force go
 Years.
 Supernumerary Officer Harry Mount, veteran of 29 years service in the police department, will be given his choice of apologizing to Mayor Paonessa for an altercation at the sixth ward voting place in the Elihu Burritt school on North street the day of the national election last November or turning in his resigna- ton as a member of the department, Chairman NJ. W. Bannan of the board of police commissioners said today. and if he will do neither, he will be dismissed from the force.
 The case is said to be without pre- cedent in the history of the depart ment. Officer Mount having been kept idle. as far as police work is concerned. since the affair occurred, with the exception of an occasion when he was given an assignment through an oversight He has de- clined to follow a suggestion by Chief w. C. Hart that he make his peace" with the mayor, on. the ground that he was not in the wrong and therefore has nothing to apolo- gizo for.
 Chairman Bannan said today that Officer Mount when questioned about the incident by the discipline committee, claimed he did not know the mayor. while in itself was an ad- mission of unfitness for police duty in the opinion of his superiors. The commissioners felt the officer should apologize 10 the mayor, but he would not do so and consequently and order was issued barring him from further pollce activity.
 On Duty at Golf Club
 A short time ago the Shuttle Mca- dow club requested that Offlcer Mount be detailed to weekend duty at the links. an assignment he had had for some years, but at the police department office the request was refused. Last week Chief Hart learn- ed that Officer Mount was on duty at the links nevertheless. and on Sat uldav he sent Motorcycle >>tficer David Doty to his home ,1 remind him that he was not to do police duty anywhere unless detailed from headquarters. Officer Doty brought back the reply from Officer Mount that he was engaged as waterman at the links and was not doing duty as uniformed policeman.
 Chairman Bannan said today that if was time the situation was brought to a head. If the officer was to be of any value to the department. he must do duty when detailed, and he would not be detailed until he apologized to the mayor. Therefore he would be given formal notice to do one thing or the other. His reslg- nation would have been asked for long ago had Chief Hart's suggestion been an order. but it was merely a suggestion" Chairman Bannan said. Now. however, a formal order will go out and if the officer still de- clines to either apologize or resign he will be removed"
 Mount Firm in Decision
 Chief Hart said today that he talked with Officer Mount about the situation a short time after it came about and tried to point out to him that even though the officer felt he was right it would be the part of wisdom to go over the matter with Mayor Paonessa and bring about his return to good standing, so that he
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