New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1929, Page 12

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929. cen. Sally Ball of Downs street, Officer Clarence Lanpher, court New MOUNT 15 DROPPED - FROM POLICE DEPT. (Con(n,nml from Page Three.) stand outside waiting to be told to move?” Continuing, he Was no merit in the officer's claim that his mind was bufuddled Dbe- Gause of the questions shot at him by the commissioners, and mat- fer of fact Commissioner Parker had taken great Rim the seriousness of the he made, vet the officer wanted them to stand As to apologizing to the the discipline committee did not feel that the officer should humble him- self in so doing. A man-to-man talk Woulld have settled the matter chairman declared, and he felt that anyone knowing Mayor Paonessa would not claim he would make it ticult for the officer to talk the Matter over with him. Mount would not fonths since the fho discipline com F rring to the said he mayor, Rannan said pers are ng policemen in fon of the chairman Mount came before e serious o val he 1H> \pta nd Bamforth, men to w had flever complained abov e of police work. It was not a #ood attitude for any officer to take, the chairman de Mayor Not at Meeting Appell expressed tion of Mayor Paor ng to attend the me gending in a letter, which Clerk Grail read. have always known Mayor Paonessa to be a square ghooter but I am surprised that he should send in this letter, contain- ffig matter which we not ref X ties my and it Officer Mount's h “You n mayor's absence. He was not to attend,” Chairman Bannan posed, and Commissioner ski again reminded the attorney that fothing but what was contained in the charges would be considered. « Continuing, Attorney Appell de- clared that he admired Officer Mount for his stand in refus when he had done nothing to war- rant an apology. He never knew the Mayor had special rights about poll- | tng places and when Officer Mount | Grdered him not to loiter, he was doing only what he was ordered to do. “Why should he apologize?” the attorney asked, and Chairman Ban- fian replied: “Because the police surprise the { giscipline \ service. ! id there | pains to impress upon | ertions g to apologize | | weighea | posed none simply because of re- |spect for the officer's long period of Commissioner Parker said | !the discipline committee had taken into consideration the officer’s rec- ord. Says Mount Was Justified Attorney Appell asked that the merits of the case be carefully before the commiss The officer was ju in the attorney's opinion, in believing there was a trap set for him, in view of the passing of eight or ten mofths without any action being taken and then cers stopping him on :phoning to htm at and calling at his house. the members of this board are lev- el-headed honest citizens,” he said “Just put yourself in Officer Mount position before you take action in took action. fied the street the factor “I believ2 se Chairman Bannan replied that th committee at the outs lvised Officer Mount to * peace” with Mayor Paonessa dly manner was employed 1n ving the advice. The members wanted him to do it without being ordered in a formal way, but he did not do so although 10 months have ed. He wanted it understood e personally no fe s Ofticer Mo and he ting that the oths rs had none, but he had not acted should have ed the case s with wtion, ake his nd had issiol officer E n actel. | wan dec g reming sight every d he board not lose riousness of Mo to the nt had made the department. ‘ommissioner Tomikowski z the spoke board had a duty form and could not be guid- alone by the dictates of the He intended to consider ull | of the case before a decision, id, and expecte that the disposition of the ca would be in keeping with the prin- arr missioner P: and Commissioner e was prepared to act, having card the at length, whereupon board retired for executive se: Within less than five minutes lecision noun Mayor's Lette Mayor Paones: letter, was read at th ting, follows: nothing Morton | cas. was which m was as August 19, 1929, “Michael W. Bannan, Chairman of Police Commissioners, | | | refrained atement from making during the pendency of a hearing before the | discipline committee of your board on charges brought against N\nt‘h‘ Policeman Harry Mount ult of his conduct at the polin on last elec- and a hen he was before your committee last week. any public sixth wa tion d having offi- | |1eave the polling | that he was sent to the sixth ward | strong weapon of authority to guard | procecded with this matter | tended him by the board | chief of the department lhat the policeman’s offense | tered about me, “It has been my custom to make | regular rounds of polling places on | election days, this practice being im strict conformity with my powers | |and duties as defi y set forth in . city charter. The charter, you a ware, makes the mayor the superior of all sheriffs and offi- cers, giving him authority far be- yond the scope, of any policeman. “The policeman in question has been quoted as saying he did not know I was the mayor. When he| ordered me, on two octasions, to place and was told to go back and mind his own basi- | ness, he did so. Had he not known | I was the mayor, he undoubtedly| would placed me under arrest. That was his duty. | “His statement to your committee | to be ‘trapped’ is so ridiculous as to make little comment and. no de- fense necessary. As a policeman sworn to do his duty when and where he was sent. he had the him it wa against any trap. As T see it, an effort to exceed his au- thority if he did know T was the mayor and att. mpted to eject me, or it was a failure to perform his duty, when, not knowing of my official position, he did not place | me under arrest. Under no con- ditions can he consider that he was pped. Your bos . very properly, has accord- ing to your own policies. T under- nd the delay in taking action wa caused by a wish to permit the po- liceman to explain his conduct and ‘make his peace’ which, however, he | has failed to do. The courtesy ex- and the should be | ppreciated by him. “While T fully appreciate that the board must maintain discipline and cannot allow sentiment to guide its decisions, T am wondering if this policeman’s lengthy period of serv- ice in the department and his age might be considered in arriving at | a finding. T feel certain that the | publicity which has been given this | matter will serve to prevent a currence of licemen, p s if this off re- | ny such ccnduct by po- | aps equally as much | r is dealt with se- | verely “As the official against whom the | offense has been committed, T wish | to state that T feel assured that you have taken the steps proper to call attention to the fact that such con- duct will not go unnoticed, and that I do not intend to urge upon the | commission that the pl|n\<lnnvnl‘ which the officer might reasonably | expect be meted out. If my vi point coincide with that of the commission, T am satisfied. How- | ever, allow me to reiterate what T| have said in the beginning: The | matter is entirely in the hands of )OHV' commission, “Respectfnlly. AL FAITHFUL HONOR MEMORY OF POPE! Impressive Exercises Mark An- niversary of Death Vatican City, Aug. 20 (A)—Simple bue impressive ceremonies were held in the crypt of St. Peter's Ba- silica, over the tomb of Pope Pius X who died just 15 years ago—heart- broken, is was said, because of the | outbreak of the world war. From early morning floral offer ings wer¢ deposited on the sombre slab covering the late Pope's body. And a succession of masses said at the crypt's central altar. All day long people of every degree, ric and poor, sageway to light candles about the tomb and to kneel for a moment in prayer. | | Claire, Wis., with 1%, descended the dark pas- | Pius X's last resting place has not | vet been definitely decided on, the crypt 1s merely a temporary mo tuary chapel. In it also the bodies of Pope Benedict Xv, his immedia successor and predecssor of the pre: ent reign ing Pontiff, Pius XI. PLANE LANDS HAIL FROM OCEAN LINER ‘Ship-40-Shore Service Resumed by Tle De France New York, Aug. 20 (P—An am- phibian plane, catapulted from the French liner Ile de Fyance near Am- brose light, landed in the river near one of the French line plers at 5:40 a. m. (E.D.T.) today with mail, photographs and films. Leon Domergue, a lieutenant the French navy, plane, said he made the 30-mile trip in 42 minutes. A customs in- spector, especially assigned for the purpose, quickly passed the plane cargo and the two bags of mail were placed aboard a motor truck and ta- ken to the general post office. The Ile de France in a.m, In addition to the pilot, the plane carried Laurente Caillirotte, Hudson | was scheduled | to reach her pier between 9 and 10 | a radio operator, but no radio messages were | sent or received during the flight, he reported. The flight marked resumption of the ship-to-shore service of the lin- cr, from which the first ship-to- shore flight was made last year. nee | who piloted the |8 arc cnjoying a Waramaug. Miss Ruth Foster, art teacher in sritosl “ L: offic man, vacation at State Teachers College, Eau is spending her vacation E. Wakefield of Wakefield street, and railroad returned to duty today after his vacation. Misses street and 1. V. street have returned home after at- tending the. annual Grange Lecturer's conference at | Cas Massachusetts Agricultural College, Ambherst, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Johnson and son, Burton, of Forestville ave- nue, Plainville, arcade patrol- R.- McNulty of Kelsey iss Forrest of West Main Anderson of Maple R. Miss Sue R. and Mr. and Mrs. | R. T Russell Holcombe and son Donald of | | dent a! New ri gland |New Dritain left Saturd.y for New tle, Maine. 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