, 1873-09-03
BOARD Of POLICE.
A Healthy and Well-Timcd Order to
Tho Entire Force.
Detective Simmons Dismissed for TAX.
Ing Those Shirts.
4 Variety Of Ot1ler Business At
tended to.

business done waH the presentation OF q rosou-
tion by tho President to tho following effect:
Resortd, That int1mato association On tho part Of
dspoBltlon to apologize for being obllged to arrest
dsSoes SS q # hs SS sy sn superior 81 hs se9
or any conduct which may 10 properly regarded AZ
evidence Of Willingness on tho lnrt oi tho ferco to
mon would fecl bound to rcc'ocato, ia regarded aa
cowarky, and unworthy Of policeman who properly
savsFest oonsure Of thia board The policeman IL M
executive olees and his dn.y is fully discharged when
nerita or apologize for its execution.
Tho resolution waa passed unauimouely. Tho
next business WAS tho trfal Of officers, aud tue
caae Of Officer Milo Co1burn, charged with con-
duct unbecouing an officer, continued from tho
day previous, wns takon up. aud, aftot An anua-
ing speech by Mr. Wicker. and the hoaring Of
Boserai witnossaH, testifying In an indoilnito
sort Of way to tho general good character Of the
accusing witnosB, which Testimony brought out
his private nffaira moro fully than his lawyor
soomod to desire, tho caso WAS dismissed,
to tho apparent Intense surprise and disgust OF
tho complainant and lalawyor. Tho oaso Of OIL
cor Martin O'Connor, charged with into1ication,
neglect Of duty, and conduct uubccoming nrl
officer, wns resumed. Ho WAS found guilty, and
sentenced to DO discharged
After waiting for soma tin1o with an apparent
reluctance 10 take up the diBagroeablo subject,
tho Board concluded to consider the case
made q motion TINT Mr.. Simmons bo dis
charged from the force. Commissioner
Sheridan wished to know tho grounds
for tho motion. hfr. Wright Atatod that lle
that, in fact, Simmons lost It i,atoad Of win
ming. IIo wantod stop put to tho practice Of
ansociation with gamblers by tho police, aud
added that, il tho witnesses would havo told nll
4 4J,z Il hAs+1 49,
worse. Mr.. Sheridan said that thoro waa 10 ono
who could deairo more heartily than htmsolf to
break up such association. II any Testimony out
side OF tllat given before tho Board was to bo
persons hit WHO wore ut prcseut likely to escape.
| Mr. Cleveland stated that no one could regret
| moro than hln1Bolf tho necessity OF doing any,
thing which wonld damngo Dennis Simmons.
lie had known tho lattcr long time and could
| not wish to iniu1e hn but the case Hoon1el
cenr, and lie considered it his duty to second
| Mr. Wright'a motion. Tho motion WIS put md
carried, n[r. Sheridan voting in tho negative.
Alr. Sheridan thun moved that the Buperin-
| tonlont DO instructed to bring charges against
any member Of tho police forco who have had, or
wlio shall havo, my dealings with improper
characters. The resolution was pnased uuani-
mos1sly.
! ono lnomber Of tho forco who Ind had any such
dealings, and that he should bring cllarges
| against him Mt tho next moetng Of the Board.
Mr. Sheridan then statcd that 1t was matter
| Of common talk and newspaper report, that the
| ly socn in company with well known gamblers
and disroputable characters and that tho Super
intoudett, it waA atated, had been tined and
winod by D gamblor and his associates in public.
Investigation. Commissioner Wright remarked,
| In Il good nat,rod way, TINT TINT would be all
explained Mt tho right time TINT tho matter WIS
very simple mud not at all out Of tho way.
| Tho Board then ndjourned but ro-aHgemblod
again in fow ninutos to decide upon tho pur-
chase Of aomo chairs for the station-houaos.
Superintendent Washburn produced cl.nir from
q manufactory i'll Frankfort, KY, stating that
this pattern vas not only the beat but the clea1,
Il resolution to tho ofEect that all eui,-
plies for the Fire aud poiico Depart
mcnts should bo Advertised for, and thrown
opon to competition. The oshor members
tion being seconded and almost carried, but Mr..
| Washburn eviucing considerable opposition
on tho ground Of inconvoniepce III buy
.ng little things for Immediate uae.
Measrs. Cleveland, and Wright conclud-
lost. A discussion Of little aspcrity aroae
roative to the right Of the Superintendent to
act as purchasing agent for the Board, Mr. sher-
idan claiming that the other members did not
| conRult him In making contracts and in
purchasing supplies. nif. Olevoland dote1'dod
himself from this charge, and Mr. WaBhburn
took hand in tho amusement, so that 1t seemed
quite 1iko tho old times for q fow minutes, but
no serious damage WAS done, aud the Board I'D
tonrned.
Dennis Simmons delivered up his star after Ills
sentence had been been decided upon, and gavo,
notice to tho Board Of llin intention to appeal
to the courts. This will probably giyo a full
ventilation to tho affair, and continue this
"Talo Of shirL' indefinitely. Tho officer
against whom Washburn will to-day profor
charges il generally suspected, but tho superin-
tendont positively refused to confirm or deny
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