In re Rox

On August 22, 1939, Patrick F. Rox was suspended by Commissioner of Public Safety Doherty from the office of detective in the police department of the city of Saratoga Springs. Written charges of alleged neglect of duty were served upon Rox on November 22, 1939, and on November 28, 1939, he submitted to the Commissioner Ms written answer and explanation of those charges. On December sixth the Commissioner notified Rox that he considered the reply insufficient and dismissed him from the service for neglect of duty. In the meantime, at the general election in 1939, the respondent Leonard, a…