McCarthy v. Board of Aldermen of Central Falls

This is a petition for the issuance of a writ of certiorari for the purpose of quashing a record setting out the action of the board of aldermen of the city of Central Falls, on September 23, 1915, wherein by a resolution then passed by them they found the petitioner guilty of certain charges before that time preferred against him by the mayor of said city and dismissed him as chief of police and as a member of the paid police department of said city.

The writ was issued October 14, and made returnable October 25, 1915. The respondents have appeared and have moved to dismiss the petition. The…