New Britain herald., 1930-03-11
Bristol Mews
HUSBAND IN JAIL,
 COURT IS LEN|EN7

COURT IS LEN|EN7
 Mrs. RzepeWski Fined Only S1
 for Not Licensing Dogs
 TWO OFFICERS SUSPENDED
 Burlington and DouSeneck Penal
 ized For Sleeping On Duty-Threc | Favored For Regular Berths-In-
 come Tax Collector Here.
 l Because her husband is serving time in the county jail and bcause of three children still attending school, Mrs. Mary Rzepewsky of Stafford avenue, charged with har- boring three unlicensed dogs. was fined only $ and costs in police court by Judge Joseph NJ. Donovan this morning. She was given until tomorrow morning 10 procure her fine and costs which. she told the 1 cH ha., d Mrs. REcpewsHy exhibited a flock of bills to the court and added that th"-. two attachments had been served upon her. She stated that the bills she owed amounted to more than the farm on which she lives is worth
 Two Officers Suspended Two supernumerary policemen were temporarily suspended at meeting of the board of police com- missioners held in the council cham Der last night. The men, Warren Burlington and Frank J. Dougeneck. were charged with neglect Of duty by the board as a result of their having failed to ring police boxes on the nights Of March , andFcbruary 1, respectively.
 Purrir gton, it was stated, had been assigned to duty on the Forest vile beat. He is said to have gone into the Forestville depot, sat down in a chair and fallen asleep. failing to awake in time to ring his box. The officer. testitying in his own be- half, stated that the depot doors had been left unlocked on that particu- IGr evening and admitting having entered the station and fallen asleep. Officer James Burns who was sent to the suburban village to investi- failure to report, stated that the watchman at the railroad gate told him that Burlington had procured 8 key to enter the building.
 Officer Burns asserted that he was able to see Burlington asleep from the call box as he was directly be- meath 100-watt incandescent lamp. Burlington denied this. saying that the only light in the depot was in the office where tickets are sold ! Officer Joseph Strupp. on desk duty on the evening of March 5, stated to the commissioners tho circumstances 1 Of the eaEe. explaining how he had detailed Officer Burns to Forcstville to find out what had happened to Officer Burlington.
 The commissioners doubted tho story of Officer Dougeneck. who stated that his failure to ring the box was due 10 the stopping of his watch. upon which he had always depended. The board failed to un- der5tand how a watch could cause an officer 10 become two hours late. Officer Burns. who investigated the incident, told the board that Cap tain Thomas r Guckin had ordered him to For4StNill when the usual torestville r1part failed to come over the wire. He averred that Officer Dougcneck had just rung in when ne reached the box and, upon ques- tioning, said trst his watch had gone wrong" Mayor W. aRymond Crunb told the delinquent officers that if offenses similar to the ones which they committed were made regularly local citizens would lose confidence m their police organiza7, tion.
 The motion by Commissioner Charles F.. Anderson was seconded and adopted and the men were sus- pended temporarily
 Announces Vacancies
 Mayor w. Raymond Crumb an nounced that there were three va canctes on the regular force of the police department. It was voted to recommend the appointment of Su- pernumeraries Dewey E. Carpenter of 15 Park street, Anthony H. Greis- ner of 55 Chestnut street. and John +. Bachman of @31 Burlington ave nue to the city council at it's meet ing next week Tuesday night. l. was understood by the commission CTS that Supernumerary No. 1. Jo- scph T, Ryan, and No. John Gren- nan, did not contemplate accepting regular positions.
 It is expected that either Officer Cornelius Conolly or Officer James Burns will be assigned to duty on a new west side beat which was adopted last night. The beat. as laid out by Chief Of Police Ernest T, Belden, covers about nine miles. IL was adopted subject to change.