People Ex Rel. Regan v. Enright

Charges were preferred against the relator, a patrolman in the police department in the city of New York, for “violation of regulation and neglect of duty.” The specifications of the charges were that at a time and place named, the relator, during his tour of patrol duty, entered “ a supposed vacant house in search of burglars and did carelessly handle his service revolver causing a bullet to discharge from same which entered the right shoulder of Bella Shetland * * * who was sitting in a chair in said room in said premises on second floor.”

The relator having pleaded not guilty of the charges…