Schwartz v. Civil Service Commission

James Schwartz served as a patrolman in the classified service of the Police Department of the City of Chicago for more than 16 years. He was suspended on July 21, 1952. Charges filed by the Commissioner of Police with the Civil Service Commission on August 5, 1952, allege that on July 20,1952, Schwartz was guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the police department and that on July 21, 1952, he was under the influence of intoxicating liquors. At the hearing there was no proper evidence of the charges of conduct unbecoming a police officer because the women who had complained failed to…