, 1869-07-13
BOARD OF POLICE.
Threo New Steam Fire Engtnex
Ordered Built.
Quarterly Report Of PoIos superintand-
eut Kennedy.
4 Policeman Who Knows Too Much
= Law. 80.
Conscientious serrplea Played Ont

The zesu1xr semi-woekiy meeting Of the Board
te1day afternoon. President Brown tn tne chair
present-Conruz1tonexa. T!tsworth, Gund and
JaEoeA
uBH. pHAn7NKs1.
Tho resignation Of Henry 4. doslln, driver Of
the Eseanez Liberty, Wss received and accepted.
Upon The Recommendation Of Flre Marshal WILL
liam, Jacob A. HeilRnd, uuckmau At Hook and
Ladder Company No. l, aud. Peter Larsou. driver
Of the J. 4. Huck hose cart No. 8, having sesfac-
daJI. were appointed regular members Of the Flre
7ne eosfd ordered the purchase Of Zoo feet of
The proposition Of d c 6nsby CO., Of Seue-
g Ea!s T.. 70 f95ntsh t.o sht.d.sass A Gre
engines ordered constructed
rQ{1c1 pKF1HfHKNT.
Ferdinand PeierE. or1d2e,ssndes st DiE1son
Ve ssS sol e. Rsioa Lsea
bath School and Swedish Lutheran soaetJ.
A communication drawn up By President Brown,
asking tho Common Council to appoint seventy
az a. n mep upen the police force was oonooFred In
aCTEHR1KHDEiTB QUARTERLY R1rohT.
The quarterly report Of Police superintendent
Kennedy MM presented. sntw1ng the Ea11e Of
recovered, amount Of 1nes number of Arrests.
chalKeA nnaonalIne8, ctc., for the quarter ending
june - 49, s fo,ioxs 11a, v,ns Of pFopsrty
property recovered 4es $50: totA, amount Of ines
447,s7D; totAl number Of arrests 7,14s; Of these
I'D t,aes aiagie. Number of children % returned "a
IS nnde. 10 ,yeal1 Of sge, 4,oo5 between % and
charged IN the Police Court, 9ls; rped In the po-
Ice Court, h14; sent TO Reform School Il: sent
to County Agent, 70: 70 Home Of the Frtendlesa,
inal charges, ae9: bound oFeT 70 Keep the peace 81
OF the sa1tora natIonhlitita theTe were 2ose
Americans, 9o6 AfricanA. % Bohemtans, 81 CnuA-
n1na, $ Italians, s5O7 Irish. lis Nofwega1s /
husaan, s Poles, Is, sxedes. lo1 scotch aud .
Tesh4 -
Among the occupations It Is found that setres.
ses and scto,s petson1ted the role Of tho crt13I.
nals II the bar; n bookkeepefs rendered an ac-
uously; brokers' honozed the draft Of justice: g
constAbles experienced tho majesty or the law; 9
dIuggtata Swallowed The uauseoas nl1ture Of pun
found Judgment in the station house; teNel1era
wore bracelets; 2 63s laborers received the wagta
Of sin; LAWYERS plesded not guilty: LIST we1e
constituted l. manJ taxes" il pnJsieiaas took
bitter pills Of ihcir own coupounding
ssPs5s i1snshsa .coo a.ea r.
an example Of themselves: and "stewagt,'
Whatever that is, got into trouble. The o,hel
trades md occupations were numerously repre-
sented, and helped to nsde up the grand total o.
1,o4a
In the l!st OF charges Is found-1 Of abortion
another OF atBo1 II Of adultery u assaults from
rapc 70 robbery 10s burVlaries II cruclues 10 m
the lot; A1Sl d1unks dfunkB and dteofderllcs, ant
disorderles; OF bodJ-6natching; Is forgery CO.
inmates OF d!sorderty houses; q inmates @
Keepers Of the same; 1os keepers Of dlsorder1J
houses q keepers Of gaining 80 larcenies
murders; per}uty; II Hots; 81 rnbbcrcs;
Tapes: 10 vag1ants; Violation Of various city or
The report was accepted and ordered placed OF
nle,
Patrolman ?. Mclaughlin, Of tho First Precinct
Was as1aiEued on . charge OF disobcl!eace OF or
defs and using abustro lAnguAge TO superior ON
@ Who testiaed tsst o. Sunday Jny :, At Inc picnic
IN KrghtB Grove, the Accused refused TO comply
With the orders Of his Superior o1lcers. and wher
ofdeTed % IepoH 70 his statlon, employed nonslst
MT. Mclaughlin beng permitted TO make q
ordered 70 sell tickets and help pin on badges and
he refused on principle, to obey, since the day
waa the Sabbath, which he had always beer
Taught 70 respect. 1t VIA against the lAw Of I'LL
Ds eo@@ssionet sSnd. %Eou a fnoT f ioo much
nbouk the law"
III: Mclaughlin ~ uy to know the law. .ir
tie order would have been to commit crime
against my conscience and the laws Of the State,
and therefore refused.
Commissioner Ellsworth said TINT this WIS the
nIEt case Of the kind that had ever come before
tho board, and the question Of An oc1cesa respon-
blllty under such circumstances must be settled.
p.caics further than The Keeping of order: theJ
should not sell tickets, nor Ii any manner render
the assistance which might be rendered By hired
pies oi ! policeman ought to be respected. :
Commissioner Gund moved that the Aecused b
sentenced TO forfeit ten days 2ay..
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