The Portland daily press., 1884-04-23
UrTY MARSHAL ANDREWS.
mayor Kings Letter, Together with the
Charges to be Presented TO she B ard of
Mayer and Aldermen.

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By the poiiteness OF Hon. William L. Pat
nam, counsel for City Marshal Andrews, we
are permitted to copy the letter from Mayor
King to Marshal Andrews, notifying that
officer Of the hearing to be held by the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen, Thursday evening,
IN reference to certain charges which would
be presented on that occasion, and to also give
copy OF the charges themselves. The fol-
lowing is the letter:
CITY OF PORTLAND, MAYORS OFFICE,
April 2lst, 1884.
Benz r. Andreaes, City Marshal:
Dear Sir.-In consequence OF complaints
mace, nave concluded it to be my duty TO
ask the advice and consent of the Board of
Aldermen to your removal from the office of
City Marshal.
In compliance with the law. meeting of
the Board will be held at their room, in the
City Building, on Thursday, the twenty-fourth
DAY OF the present month for hearing. have
placed in the hands of the City Clerk my
reasons for making this request, with instruc-
lions to furnish you with a copy upon applica.
tiop, bat otherwise to withhold them from
puoilcity until formally presented at that
meeting.
Very respectfully,
MARQUIS F. KING,
Mayor.
The following are the specifications:
CITY OF PORTLAND, MAYORS OFFICE,
April 21st, 1884.
70 the Board Of aldermen Of the City Of
Portland.
A provision OF the city charter makes it the
duty OF the Mayor ''to exercise a general
supervision of all subordinate officers, and to
cause violations or neglect Of duty on their
part to be punished"
The law provides that the "City Marshal
shail n0id ONCE during good behavior, subject,
however, after hearing, to removal at any
time by the Mayor by and with the advice
and consent of the Aldermen, for inefficiency
or other cause'
In consequence of complaints made and
evidence submitted to me. deem it my duty
TO submit to your consideration the question Of
the removal of the present incumbent, Benja-
min 4. Andrews, from the office of CITY Mar
shal, Tor the following reasons, viz:
fsrSt-Ihat he has been culpably negligent
OF the duty enjoined upon him by city ordi-
nance: 10 notice all offences against the laws;
10 De vlgllant and active in detecting any vio-
latlon or breach of any law or city ordinance, -
and ito prosecute all offenders against the
laws OF the State and ordinances Of the city,
withln one week after detecting or ascertain
ing the offence or offences BY them respectively
committed"
Second-That in April, 1885, he issued or
oers 10 tne members of the police department
70 hotify these persons engaged in the illegal
sale OF intoxicating liquors that, unless their
piacss OF business were closed at 10 o'clock
eacn evening, the law would be enforced
against them, thereby giving them assurance
that II they did go close, they would not be
prosecuted.
Ihtrd-That on the twenty-frst day of
March, 1884, he ordered nineteen of the night
police to leave their respective beats and to
assemble at the Boston and Maine Railroad
statlon Without proper cause, whereby the
greater part OF this city was for long time
ieIt unprotected, and the lives and property of
lts citizens endangered.
FOurt5--I am informed and believe that. on
or ABOUT the twentieth day of June, 1888 he
In consideration of the sum of fifty dollars
paid to him by John W. Sullivan, entered in
10 conspiracy with the said Sullivan, to pro-
ours dlscontinuance of proceedings which
nad Deen commenced against the said Sullivan
LOT illegal transportation of Intoxicating liq-
uors.
Fifth am informed and believe that on or
about the thirty-frst day of December, 1883,
In consideration of the sum Of fifty dollars paid
to him by James e. Cady, he entered into a
conspiracy with said Cady to procure, and did
procure, q discontinuance on complaint for
search and seizure against said Cady after he
nad been found guilty and entered his appeal,
but before the case had been entered in the
January term of the Superior Court
Sa1ft-That i'll February, 1884, he changed a
complaint, after it had been sworn to, by
changing the name "Thomas O'Neil'' TO
Thomas j. O'Neil," whereby said O'NeiI
was tried and convicted upon void complaint
Se0enth--That he has habitualy after max
ing search and seizure under the liquor law,
assumed to determine whether the case should
be prosecuted or not, and has in his numerous
cases failed to bring the party accused before
the Court for trial. but has caused the case
to be dropped, a practice dangerous in itself
and also affording cover for the receipt OF
brioes for not prosecuting.
(Signed) MARQUIS F. KING, Mayor.