, 1873-05-04

Ebe Committee On Police Examine Into the Merits Of
the Sto1ies Put in Circulation by AID. schaftner-As
pan .Ntf Wary Prnrx -

kbe Committee On Police Examine Into the Merits Of
the Ssogies Put in Circulation by AID. Schaftner.Hls
:; :;N}itnessee Pan-out Very Poorly.
sThe Common Council Committee Oh Police held .
meeting yesterday afternoon, in the 0ommiteeroon,
Aid Heath In the chair. AID. Pickering, schAdner,
oBtien, and Bowen were present. :
petition Of Jamea Cleland asking that the Council
n.ss IN order requiring policemen to pay any bills
against them THAT may be placed in his (Oleland's)
hands for collection, taken up and considered It
was decided to recommend that the petition be fled
Tho Committee then took up the Mayors nom1na-
ton Of 6ergt Louis J. Lun to the Captadncy Of tne
Vest Diviaion.
AID. schat1ner made IN " "e1planatIon" !" in regard
ia statement in TIE TRIBUNE charging nln WIZ
circulating malicious stories against the nonanee
aad he had been approached By parties Int
certain irregularities On the part Of the w.
ne had ueyer circu1sted any Of them himself nau
oer Of gentlemen Of known integrity had msoe oo..a
<har1es noafnst Lull, but he wonld mol 8a'e 'AeA
,,e T., onnertfon with the charges because 1t "aa oe
ered that he. names could be sbsanated
snI rnroentlv opposed the appointment OF eeIgt-
iu TEey ta. he W siei9us 81 in h's tfa
J.n~ee Il wrB very wrong to tmpeacn tue cnaIacter
Of N officer upon mere hearsay ev1dsnee ana a.. ne
on1d not condemn tho officer until the ehargoa "ere
plof i FcEarIpe would not act upon tho nomination
until .the charges were either proved or dsproVeo'
The mntt6r ahould be Investigated.
AID Heath attached no importance 70 rumo!s: hes
the accusers produce their evidence and give their
MsTor Medm stated that shout four weeks ago he
1eceived communication from the Bostd Of Pohce
French fcs inefhcency Subsequently the Board re-
ea5casa hsa Ssde 6e5y MI en-
Msvor1 had made iii OF ve se1geanta who might b
:oss' :ouaa ss 6sf tas 4 oRsn' sood r sh.a
Of them, He had consequently nominated him
to the Common Council and placed tho eonfrma tio9
heard humber Of stories about Lulis "i1Eegulsri-
and surprised at the character OF 1ns stae
ments. He would not consciously send 70 me CouaGn
an Improper nomination, and he would now be will
in9 to withdraw tho n8ne he had sufficient evidence
Of The correctness Of the assertions. II the COMMITTEES
proved to him that the charges we're true, he "onld
AId. Pickering moved that sergt. 1ull be called
upon to explain the charges. =, ,.,+a IN
acting upon the appointment as It Wa SERIOUS
matter to reflect upen the character OF an officer Wtn
out thoroughly investigating the eahrges Pfe1etreo
ser Iull was then called IN, and answered some Of
the charges With wonderful promPtneas. Ae aeniea
etpphatcay TINT he had ever been drunk He denied
tha: be had ever bought liquor in house Of prosd-
tuition. He had never Kept woman as his natstress
eydsnce against The officer He said be kept saloon
at the corner Of Van Buren, and Market Streets a1a
ubed to h.vs one on the corner Of Oark and folz d
etreets. gergt Luu bad never arrested him He had
turbsnco which his wife had created. BE never kept
dtsorderly house; was never pulled had M patd wo .
keeping her a. bis Mistress ..u:,,-
erson he ha71ng been arrested quite frequently His
reputation very bad and his statements contfa-
dctory. Hence he was tod to 60: 49,, r,on,,,,.toa
The Sergeant then withdrew, and the Co1oml11ee
rroceeded 70 discuss tho matter.
Aid Heath said that 50 far he Eas satisfied tnst the
irst fhe npd Of ofaeer needed on the West side
Aid Schatfner ~sa pery anxious to give the matter