Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-14

Routine Business -Invssties Of Constable
Ling's Charges Against ohisf Of Polies
aard--Ths Charges Dismissed and Chief
Gard Osnsursd.
An adjourned meeting OF Coun-
oil was held last evening, Mr.. Cohn
In tho chair.
The Clerk reported that the con.
tract with the E@press Printing
Company for the city advertising
will expire on the Gath inst.
On motion, the Clerk was In.
structed to advertise for bids for
city advertising for the ensuing
year.
The Finance Com mittee reported
the usual monthly bills approved.
On motion, warrants were order.
cd drawn for the payment of all
the bills except that of the Gas
Company.
MIR. Gephard moved that the
Clerk be instructed to draw war.
rant for the payment Of the amount
due the Gas Company. Lost.
Mr.. Green gave notice Of a mo.
tlon to reconsider at the next reg.
uIar meeting.
The ZAnja Committee recon-.
mend that the Zsnjero be instruct.
Cd to have certain zanjas CLEANED.
Adopted.
The regular business being oon-
cIuded, Mr.. Green moved that
Council rts)lve Itself into a Com
mittee of the Whole. to Investigate
the charges preferred by Constable
Ling against Chief Of Police Gard
On motion, Mr.Cohn was chos u
Chairman.
Mr.. Ling was represented by r.
F. del Valls, E-Q., aud Chief u
Police Gard by Judge Bruuson.
The followin ara the charges pre-.
ferred:
To tho Honorable the Common
Council Of tbs CITY of Los Ange.
To-:
GENTLEMEN: Your petitioner re-
speottuiiy represents that Geo. e
Gard, Chief Of Police of Los Ange-
les city, has been guilty of Gets IN.
becoming his office and in excess
of his Jurisdiction sufficient to war.
rant an i'm medfsts Investigation
by your Honorable body and to
cause his prompt removal from Of.
dee,as will appear by tue folio wing
statement of facts:
Your petitioner is a duly quail
fed and acting Constable Of the
city of Los Angeles; that in such
capacity he did, on the 22d day Of
June, 1881, hrrest, at the corner o.
First and Spring streets, in the
city OF Los Angeles, one J. N.
Smith Immediately after the COM
IN ission Of = felony by said Smith,
to wit: Assault upon Watson, with
intent to commit murder. Your
petitioner was Joined after said ar
rest by officer Keller and both pro.
eeejed with the prisoner to the
County Jail. Before entering said
Jail officer Keller suggested that
the prisoner be searched In the Of
fee Of the Chief of Police, to which
your petitioner assented. That az
ter the prisoner had been searched,
he was told by your petitioner to
accompany him to the Jail, and
both were about to enter the door
Of the Jail unmolested, when your
petitioner was overtaken by off,
oeis Davis and Fletcher, acting un
der direct orders of the Chief OF
Police, to take possession Of said
prisoner. That your petitioner re-
fused to deliver up said prisoner,
being entitled to him, whereupon
said prisoner was taken by force
from your petitioner and brought
to the Office of the Chief OF Police.
Your petitioner then demanded
from Cuief Gard The delivery Of said
prisOuer, whereupon said Chief re-
fused to accsde TO said demand and
threatened that il further objec.
tions be made by your petitioner
he would order his imm ediate ar
rest; and, after demonstrating for
some time, by order of the Chief Of
Police, your petitioner was seized
by two Officers, dragged Into the
Jail, searched and locked up. All
Of which was In excess of tho AL.
thority of said Chief aud while
your petitioner was acting 10 the
lawful discharge of his official duty,
as will more fully appear upon the
presentation of all the facts before
your Honorable body.
4 That said Chief Of Police, g. e
| Gard, has, at various times, rsfus ID
to perform the duties of his 0fflce
when requested to do so, and has
com mitted other acts unbecoming
his official position, which will be
fully shown before your Honora-
bic body, that will warrant the res
moval OF said Gard from office.
Wherefore your petitioner prays
that this matter be referred to Tho
proper Committee of your Honor
able body for investigation, an(
: that said George f. Gard be re-
moved from the ofhos of Ohlef o
Police of Los Angeles City. AnC
your petitioner will ever pray, DC
. r A. LING.
! Los Angeles, June rs b, 1851.
TIE following additional charge
was presented last evening":
That on the - day Of, 1881
at the Uity and county Of Los Al
geles, the Chief of Police was re
quested by your petitioner to stoI
faro game In the city Of Lo
Angeles and then aud there ths
said Chief of Police refused to pei
, form his duty.
Mr.. Brunson objected to the In
vestigation of this charge on th,
l ground that the Chief Of POlic'
WAS unpreparsd with witnesses te
I rebut IL.
, The case opened by the exami
, nation of number of witnesses -
! Mr.. Ling, many of whom testifiet
= that he had arrested Smith, III,
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