New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-22
VOLUME XIV.
I0GaE c5ntelli9enr&.

mayors office, at 10 O'Clock yesterday, to try
the complaint against Colonel Thomas E.
Adams, chief of police, preferred by Mr. Duvig-
maud, q member of the board, for issuing an
order directing the police to abstain temporarily
from arresting respectable citizens for carrying
concealed weapons.
A full board was present, viz: Messrs. Moore,
Conway Melville soule, Lynch and DuVignaud,
Mayor Monroe presiding.
Colonel Adams announcing his readiness to go
to trial, the board proceeded to the Investigation
Of the charge. Judge Alexander Walker appeared
as counsel for the chief and before going into an
examination Of the facts presented the following
exceptions:
To the President and Honorable Board of Police Commits
sioners
Gentlemen -Thos. E. Adams, chief of police of
the city of New Orleans, now appears before this
honorable board and AYERS that he has received
letter, signed by Bienvenu Cire, informing him
that he was suspended as chief Of police and for
bidden to act in said capacity, and excepts to the
proceedings and action of the board in this matter
on the following grounds, towit:
/. That the letter and notification of Bienvern
Cre, secretary, hereto attached for reference has
no validity in effect as an order to this appearer.
for that it is not signed, approved, ind0rsed, or
certified by the mayor aud presiding officer of this
board from whom this appearer received his
appointment and commission, and from and
through whom all orders must be made touching
his rights aud tenure of office.
T. That the proceedings and action of this
board are unconstitutional, illegal and invalid he
cause Of the exclusion of the mayor from the
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equal member component part of,the police
commission to be established by the legislature.
.. That two OF the members OF TINS board who
s + acf and sit ss Pno1bcrs as H.
board under the act Of the legislature creating the
board, to-wit:
Il. Ihat Joseph II. moore mas n0t resided IN thlS
irbat T. fvGch has not resided in dis citv
ten consecutive Years, as the law requires nor mas
he been ten years naturalzed citizen Of the Uni.
sGa o'atas aa sat 's sa,a Lynth hoas ero.neF I
tta sacrotarv Of Tho Control Rrsr5 cf Conrds,ar.
era, which renders him ineligible to Sit as q mem
| ber Of this board.
t Au 1gsG rs 'lS ~. apPesreT SHon'S ~
ing nnln ang lrfanse oaaiHst any rIarres which
may be made agains, him, averriag herein his
cheerful readiness and desire to meet any and all
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judge Walker. in ennport of his exceptions
oDoted the l32d article Of the Constitution of 1864
az foilows:
! The citv Of New Orleans shall maintain =
police, which shall be uniformed with distinction
Of grade, to consist Of permanent ciilzens Of tie
te ef W @ n ~ a " sgITyfgm W ,
and removable only bya police confaissi0n con-
posed Of five citizens and the mayor, who shall b
president oi lhe board
Ahd lAc act ol me Legislature pasSea III con
'ofm'ty with TINS proVsI2no OF lhe Constitution re-
! curing members OF the board OF poiee apPolht2I
oy ne governor TO haye 'een ten years citizens
'le oAlIeu states, ana 70 nave rescued Ten con
soeutlFe years In ne" dreams
Judse "slEerafgued that the notice to the ctlet
signed by the secretary was informal ana OF NJ
eNe0'. 1ne oroer ol lne poaro, y 'ne premises
was VFtoaLy judgment ana could nave no eAec
unless signed py 'ne mayor lhe pfeslalhg ollcef
'De tribunal
Aue provision oi IAe CohsliIuIlol' ne eonlehueu
c.e@l'y inaue tne mayor tnemoef eS wen as
SlCeE oi Lie poara, ana 10 uehy nun thea fislL Z
voting was violation of the CnnstitutiOn
i Sinca tba hoard tod ,bo,,,h+ ,,r,nar 70 soo1- .
9iHCe Vue oOdIu Adu tuOuSHb proper " sEeh
enforce against the chief Of police, the strict le
ter of the law, for an act of his to secure tn
nublic in an extraordinarv condition oF o9aira h
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application OF the law against those member
sitting on the board who were not legally quafe
IN sit thara The chief copsiderad II bis rirbt :
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him. Judge Walker having concluded his argr
ment, on motion of Mr. Lynch the room wa
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tions secretIv
When tbe doors were re.onered tbA presiaor
annonnce9 that the excent;ona had haap ovorrrlo,
and Mr. T,vncb called nnnn tho socrotor,, =, VOC
tba indictment fnnnd bv the ora,d inv a,,airt Al
chief for ssning tl,a order for which 6a 7os M,
abopt to he tried bv the hoard
The Indictment bovinr baan road Mr. r,,rcb =,
marked in substance that tbe nrocaedinga M,
beinq had bv tha hoard wore bosea nnon this hi
of Indictment Init tba bi itself was nof to ha II
trocuced as evidence and was onlv read for ,nfo
nation to shew the foundation mon which the ron
mission was nroceadinp
The following was tbon read "a the irs+rr,,o,
on which the chief yss to bo trie5
BOARD OF POLICE cox,ussroyrRs
New Orleans, My 18th 1856
orleans: E. '9A 'q 0n's' o' fO''9 Oh Tue o''S OF Ne
? Sri am requested to inform you respectful
that you are hereby suspended as chief of polio
t1 sng Giy od o new oteans @ dHa neleDy iorol9dt
this board, for having prohibited the officers ~
men composing the police force of said city
arrest certain parhes carrying concealed weapons
this board on Monday the 2lst day, at 10 o'cloC
AN, of Nav 1866 to answer the CHARGES viii