Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-26

i5!Sj j: pro tE u : lC &c Inca S2lu 20 Mr,
llos, "ii3ye 03Guca L5t,5 about tho dog" Wit
Ii SIS kaeN that Iii. Lylas know shat Mr. Cool
had jip b;ciusc MIR. Lyles himself had a jp
which wss tie sister Of the ji2 which Mr.. Cook
had; witness heard Mr. ly.c3 say distinctly
tbat Mr.. Cock c,u!d save money by getting
cut liooose t5r Gcg;" wituts, knows the jp
baiores to Mr.. Cock, because Mr.. Thornton
cave Cock tic j;p when he gave UPS also to
Nlr. L3!es ann Others.
Cieatioa. Did Mr.. !,yits make use Of the
goiI "jir."
Answer. | won'e say positively whether he
said w. CT Got.
Hiuts7 is sura that Mr.. Lyles took out q
Ecersc t,7 two dois when BIO had dog and
i:p,
Alderman Strauss Ec:e shovel witness, aud
hicd aNE The committee the following dog IL
c:Ise receipt, (clginsl).
374-375.
CORPORATION OF ALEXANDRIA,
August IL, 1879.
Lie, rs is hereby granted to @. Lyles to keep
oee male AID Gao female deg, he having paid
ZEE tW3 dollars ADD fifty cents, The amount Of
tax thc.c,p. Tbi' license to expire 90 the first
CT june oiXi. T. L. RRocKETT, Auditor.
Fec so ccn;s
The AuditCrs dog !i:eusa book was produced
10 c2nmIito', sId it corresponded with the
| above 2tccp'.
W!:atss further testified that ho was told at
too ma: ket that Mr.. Lyes had license for two
| dogs; MS statement Was to tho best # witness
kCow.eaGr, tic slno made by him bcftr, tho
| Mayer. On oIGss tylmination witness said that
ne had rcHcr had any CiEcll!y With Mr.. LILIES
| bltGrc his Gctur7eGc,.
William IL. Thornon testified that he was
4 a .,rn ho h,
tween Mcssrs. u les aad Cock, at a meeting
bei7ctI N:, lI3es cud Nj. s. Garrett which
to2k place Is chance at the stable OF witness,
a@G wlGcss thought from Mr.. Garrctts man
n2r that he had Z little hard feeling agsicst Mir.
| h.!eF. Witness had sometime before this given
Il III: to Mr. Coax aEa jip also TO Mr.. Lylss;
gave the!a beth tho dogs within few days OF
each 0thrI; Ervtr heard Mr. Cook sly that he
80. 'he ip for anaihGr person.
| Glis:i2n. DID Mr. Garrett sly thcr. "l.ylca,
| The d---t s2n Of biioh reported Elcch Cook
and &m goiag 10 report him?'
hpsscr. Something Ct tho sort
! !a!!lck HAYES testified TIA: he heard Garrett
state st tho Mayors Office nat Lyles' words to
Me-. T., Ok were that if he took out license be
waud a:va & dolEs,; Mr. Cook, in his test inony
| :.e'c:c tha Mayor, said that MIR. Lyles never
rs;i tho wT,l lip 10 his tslk with him; wi
ur:s sa'I;n day elttr Mr.. Ly'cs dismi sal me.
HarH>tt and asked him what he had reported
Ai7. i.y:es io;; Garnett responded. "Nothirg. |
~: i"nngit that The Mayer would not give
hln' more than ten days; had 10 lea ho wos
| golna 10 pu5 linn eff the pooc.
Mato'7 L.ttcu tcstiii d that he was in Tbs
Mayors Oicc at the lao Mr. Cook msdo his
| iie5 or asked hr. Cook if Mr.. Ly!cs told him
| n f.l- i,-, DO ,E
| Wi;HcSs heard this question he stopped aud list
onc:; nIr. Cock answered that MIR. LyIes told
him ~ take ont liccrsl Tor dog and h, wausd
| ssTn ~ H.
Richard II. R1dd testified that ,fcr The
tr6nhe hoiw2aa sir. l,;lts AID Mayer Smith,
&c ~cat to sc hlr. Smith uLd had q converse.
ti2n with Bin abont it, Tor he vas friend Of
beth palti;s; tho Mavcr said iLat charges he'd
beer mace AGAINST Mr.. L;Its. AID no must
make e example.
CHRISTOPHER ii - sworr. mr. Lylcs ut first
made cath to The truth Ct tho statements con-
tanned IL his poilicr, which YVES then read az
| follows:
70 thc Honorable the City Council Of A1.ran.
dru:
your petitioner, Christopher Lylcs. who for
seven year,' Continuously up to the 18th day
OF August, 1879, TGs member OF tho poles
iorco 81 the city OF Alexandra, respectfully
| represents that he IS q candidate before your
iiososa5!c bodies for 'hs place on said t0rco
!A"d Q vacant By bis removal from eii,c oa that
day by the Mayor Of the city.
h1d 10 tho end that justice may bo dono your
| Qeutt0acl; that tic stain put upon his good
name BY the cc'ioa ct The Mayor may TO Itf.
:ac'!s, aa1 'ha: It msy appear that 10 again DO.
eJ!rl2S al apr licact i0r tho place no Cannot
90 accused ctl.npcrtlnent presumption, he sre-
areaiuliy eskS that prior to ary election 10 fill
such ?aoarcy the truth or ta!sity of the charge
or which tho Mayor aGjudged him gully be,in.
yes l,ated ard reported upon by tho proper
cjmultteo OF your hoporabs bodies.
l vu Dcl:lnrer, 10 mskipg this request for
81 investigating, is rot proceeding upon the
aSElEptloo that You hsve any appellate juris.
| 1l;lan IL the c:s?, Tor he is advised that you
| h:se EoGu, Eu! TO c9me5 to you as body of
| AIR m!Gded men, II whom is lodged by the
| casr:er sha po%er 10 Til vacancies Of this kidd
~ho EsVe tie right to know tho antecedents of
| lEy apEiicaot to- the place, 6nd because he be-.
!tv;s that if tho result Of proper investigation
is SUN as 20 satisfy you that he is innocent of
tie ctfeIcc !nputed to him land that suoa will
| rot b. the result he has no fearl your honorable
bodies Will 'hrreuroa make such reparsliou TO
! nlIl IS his rc'clCc:i0n to tho position fiom
wac! he |as removed would afford.
lac charge sgaiCit your petitioner was:
misconduct il otic,''
Iho specification Wus as follows:
Mr.; E2oca Cock having baen reported By
s2ii tEIc;r Z. c., your petiiontr) fer keeriog
c1s without lc2rsa, ths said officer (. e.,
yjl: p2iltiercr) with tho knowledge that the
aaIn.ai Vas ii tho female kind, advised, insti-
gated aud prompted said Cook to tako out
l:tc3sa Tor an animal OF the maic kind, but Mr..
Cock !npnltd ter au ob;aircd the proper liz
oeas:.''
Vi tits caarso and specification you, pcti.
ilantr was, by The Mayor OF this city, aojudged
gully ald removed from oficc, but ho does net
Wish Il to DO understood that bic has aoy other
CONNECT to make uron The action of tho Mayor
tdan !nat it can b. demonstrated that in this
matter The Mayor maGo q sr.evous mistake and
reno rad al crroIcous decision.
Icur petitioner states that tho frcs and cir,
cnma'a:c1s OF this case GALL Of which can bo
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