New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1929, Page 13

) L i ¥ - - — =" ——— 13 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1929. Police Commission Exonerates | McCue At Inquiry On Assault; | Dahlgren Subpoenaed to Appear Detective Sergeant Denies Striking Priscner in Cell | and Is Unanimously Ex- Testimony in Court. | | | Detective Scrgeant William P, Jue was the subject last night of following finding by the board police commissioners: “Inasmuch as there was no substantiating evi- denee for the claim of Mr. Dahl- | gren, we find that there is no cause | for charges being preferred against Sergeant McCue.” The complainant, | \xel Dahlgren, 49, of 43 Kensington | avenue, accused Sergeant McCue of | punching him once with such force | as to render him unconscious in a| cell at the police station on A\'o\'em-:’ ERFECTIVEREERORANT McCUE ber 18, but the sergeant denled it | would have gone to the land wher | and produced Officer George Schu-|no traffic officers meet you | ert of the Plainville police depart- (whole face i numb on one and ment and Harry Goldberg, a baker, [I cannot sce well any more in one of 84 Hartford avenue, as witnesses | eye. I can't eat bread or anything who saw the scuffle in the cell and [else but soft food.” He was under hiey testified that no blows were |care of Dr. Iinander for several| | days. er TLovines E. Johnson was Questioned by Chairman RJ:m:m‘ with relation to an L\Yl(\g-‘d‘&l!lrl Commissioner Morton, Dahlgr discrepancy in his testimony in the [said he had two small drinks of case of ‘Richards Scanlon of Peck |wine prior 1o befng arrested but h My O heard street n police court on November | was not intoxicated, I was just as 14 and the board found no cause [Sober as [ am now,” he insisted. He for action in this case, either, al-|described Sergeant McCu, ve- though ~ Chairman J. W. Dannan ments as having been “as quick as took the officer severely to task and |2 cat jumps on a rat.” He recalled warned him that as long as hethat it was Sergeant T. J. Feeney holds the chairmanship members | Who arrested him for breach of th of the department must be careful |Peace and drunkennc iDeency did not hit me.” he said in reply to of their testimony in court ; . a question as to whether or not he Dahlgren Subpoenacd e e Dahlgren was present at the meet- | o v G T 3 Feeney He is too friendly with ir with Attorney Is: 1 Nair, th , e e o jme to do an hat 3 ”‘."““"" SRy Blnoct | “Are you ) Chairman | ke SQlydchanieri et DOIEIS Bannan s im and after a few | J. A. McGrail ned it and Of ey slcceaded | C. 2 servec erwi 5 & | HJ G 8T yon (i rved it. Otherwlae |y n e, R A Dahlgren would mot Tave bheen |y itt e R o) present, as Attorney David L. Nair|around?” the chairman wanted 1o wished a continuance on account of |yngw and Dahlgren replied that his inability to attend because of as mot been well for sever another meeting. | months and he did not doubt th The police court gallery was filled it would Le easy to throw hit Almost to capacity long before the 'sround. He was certain that one ned, Chairman Bannan |ylow from geant MeCue's fist | meed recently that the | knocked m out. There was | vould be open although it 'elub or other weapon used, h s in the form of an inquiry 1o !in reply to questions by the co ermine whether or there | missioners | were grounds for cha st Courtesy Up For Discussion e officers. Tn the cvent that there | Chairman Bannan asked if | | were ‘such grounds. charges would zren had any witnesses, where ‘ © preferred and heard at a later |Altorney Nair asked if Dahlgren | neeting. permitted to have counsel. Th A short time Mr. Dahl- [chairman replied that the meeting ren,” Chairman Bannan began, |was in the form of an inquiry, in- after calling the meeting to order, |formal in nature. “We represent | but Attorney Nair interrupted to [the citizens' of New 3ritain,” he | ask: “Are vou ready to proceed |said. “If have officers who are | with the hearing, M acting in the manner claimed b Chairman Bannan Mr. Dahlgren we want to pr there was fo he no hearing, the the citizens, but we also mu purpose of the gathering being |tect members of the police merely to obtain a statement of [ment and t s W : | facts. Dahlgren then was asked toltrving to cts | tell what happened on the day in Attorn id it was cus-| question. He said he believed he was | LOMary in courts and elsewhere to | arrested some time bhefore 2 o'clock A courtesy to attorneys o 1 in the afternoon and was locked in continuances and in thi a cell. his iux!fii!\wr Attorney David L. He wanted ’ telephonn | Nair, had asked that this court | but could not act anyone’s at-|De given. “Speaking' of courtesy. ®| tention by hollering and shouting. [FPlied Chairman Bannan, “I had s Then he asked Andrew Anderson one Sl siirom Fyouribrother| of 27 Evetett street, who was i 1t about this matter | the next cell, having been arrested | 1 it was not nec | with him, for some snuff and An-| ahlgren to have counscl derson put some in a tin cup night and the inqu was | worited it through an opening to this time. Today 1 rec | Lim. Then he used the cup to bang | ered letter and all it meant to on the cell door to attract attention. was that your brother had| as he wanted to get out and take d his mind. 1 told him o0 his wife to a physician. shone I would wait until 4| ays McCue Hit Him 10 o'clock for him to be hers Anderson Testifies For Dahlgren Some time clapsed befo responded, and he was | Andrew Anderson was Dahlgren's | made as much of a rac | first witne nd he told of being| could with the cup. He h larrested by rgeant Tecney | steps in the corridor and Sergeant |breach of the peace. He was in the | McCue came in. He las known tha [cell next to Dahlgren’s and heard | sergeant for 25 years and has al- | Dablzren making noise and callin ways regarded him as a friend, he (for Chief Hart. Ie heard someone aid, but the sergeant, after open-|come in to the cell room and en- ing the cell door, stepped in. (ter Dahlgren's cell. Then he heard “Bang.” and Dahlgren made a noiss | noise like a blow and someons | with his hands to demonstrate the |stepped out, closing the door and | punch he received in the face, | disappearing. Some time later hvi “Giood-bye Axel,” Dahlgren said. [heard Dahlgren moaning and crying | If he hit me & litte harder 1|about dying and when Anderson Rabinow-Raschkow Real Estate Co. 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In re) ‘ f sle ] Co m ki as to son of 235 Buell street, former pub- tions by the commi ced >m would reg 1or¢ Hotwors issioner, gave simi son said Sergeant I e T ; e o ie works commissioner, gave simi- out to the telephone and f \ MeCa | er described by t testimony Lut Sergeant Feeney, number for him, and all 1 [ or aid to deliver a blow s futed it, saving he told Mr. An- officers also “used me like latter I claimed to h derson and Mr. Johnson that Dahle men."” tussl T or 0. 1. | 1 arrested, wa intoxicat« P. Alfred Johnson, mem f In reply to ( r Tomikow- |} abusive. Mr. Anderson board of public works, t fled t [ can sk v d 1 L visit he received at Dahlgren had discoloratio up, Dahlgren ook | lool ‘ D e is employed, the eyes, one cye b 1, L sty ensued. | landed after being fro McCue about 1 he also had a cut on the face d in wrd e was 1 o'clo rnoon of the day told him he had beaten out of 1 1l and i called lay of I o leased fron ussault, and the Sergeant Me( Dahl i two. fthe al Daht Officer J H. M A : ribing the scuf- ed a bond for Dahl nally gi I 1 Vi 1 0 O St 1 Chief H ) 1a said he regretted and was present Tonl peared i 1 lowed irie Me 1o ‘ way fror « I ever gone into it. “So fainted at the de i ) a o i I 1 ) ¢ o i 1 =0 M derson said s tory was being ia ol out o ' H ¢ 1 | Rival. - The witness doul C « o P o i 1 ) ) b But Ugly anything but a blow from a i \ i testified that he could have inflicted the injuric ey reported 1o i ret 1o « 1 € U5 o « zo0d a friend saw on Dahlgren. It was Joht s i 1 lition 1 [ i d somco 1 ) : onc in New Brits who complained to Mayor. P'aor ' i 1 I Tt ow A ¥ 5 o ear i Yo and thereby instituted the inv g < Injuries 1 n 1 0 i : » abin - AR hawon tion. mine- ow or il « 1} ol zren. 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