The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-28
The Case of Roatch.


Nearly a month ago the Mayor sent the
note to the City Marshal
MAYORS OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND, Jan. 6. 1874.
Mr.. B. FL. Kimball, City Marshal
iSr.-Any charges you may have against
Policeman Roatch, or any other Policeman,
please put in writing, with the names and
statements of witnesses.
B. DAVENPORT, Mayor.
In accordance with the foregoing sugges-
tons, City Marshal Kimball fled the fol-
lowing with the Mayor:
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE.
Rock ISLAND, Jan. Z, 1874
Hon. Bailey Davenport, Mayor of Rock Island
Sri hereby prefer the following
charges against Policeman u. IL. Roatch
for being guilty of conduct not becoming q
Policeman:
l. For being in a state of intoxication
while on duty, at different times, of which
Jacob Ziegler, Julius Mulack, John Muel-
Ter, Michael Daley, John Brennan, and
myself are witnesses, together with varl-
GUS others that can be produced
2 / also charge that he has been in such
a condition as to be unable to reach his home
without help, of which Jacob Ziegler is
witness,
8. | also charge that he has taken the
inmates of house of bad repute to sa'
loon and treated them to drinks. Witness
Julius Mulack.
f. Also that he has visited house OF
bad repute, which was off his beat, without
orders, and used language to the inmates
L. Ia - 1lrrs oh Of hn
of which, his own confession to me II
writing.
5. Also that he visited said house three
different times and at one time staid Oyer
night with one of the inmates-of which
the woman of the house is witness.
g. Also that he has been guilty Of using
abusive language to Thomas Mulligan.
7. Also that he did extort one dollar ant
| fifty cents from John Quinn-his own con
fession to me is witness.
All of which is respectfully submitted
for your investigation.
B. Ell. KIMBALL, Marshal
We procured copy of the above from tn
Mayor this morning. He said he had mad
no formal investigation, but had made in
quiries which satisfied him that charge
No. and were no more true of Roatcl
than of some other policemen; as to No. 3
Roatch says it was strange woman VIII
came into the saloon and asked him t
treat that No is true but he went Their
by request of citizen and a neighbor
that No. 5 rests on the statement of tn
woman that No. was only some shar
talk, and that No. : is true, but he wen
with Quinn by Esq, Choppers direction
who told Quinn he would have to pay hin
We think it would be better to have
formal investigation and have the cler
take down the sworn evidence in relatio
to the above, as well as to the following:
CITY MARsHALL's OFFICE,
Rock ISLAND. January -, 1874
| Hon. Bailey Davenport, Mayor OF Rock Island:
,ST:-l desire to inform you that, fC
reasons set forth below, | have, for the tim
being, suspended Policeman G. L. Roatc
from duty, and | respectfully ask that h
be not reinstated until he has purged hin
self of the charges, which are as follows
On the morning of the oath instant,
complaint was made at these headquarteI
to Assistant Marshal Brennan and Police
man Murrin, by person whose name
unknown to them, that on the previOu
night Policeman extorted money frol
him to the amount of all he had, afte
which he went with him to a saloon an
dance house where the money was sper
for liquor and cigars That they soon a
| ter left the saloon and while walking dow
Illinois street, and when between Jefferso
and Washington street, the Policeman a
saulted him by striking and pushing hin
leaving marks Of violence on his person.
In confederation of the above | will r,
fer you to the testimony of Assistant Ma
shall Brennan, Policeman Murrin, Police
man Anthony, and William Faels (nigf
clerk at the Rock Island Housed all {
which they are ready to give under oath
any time, and which proves Policema
ROatch to be the person that committe
the above named acts,
I most respectfully submit the above fl
your investigation.
! B. II. KMBAIL, Marshal.