Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-15
THE POLICE COMMISSI OVERS.

 Officer Cswles Tried and Discharged- No Vote for Chief.
 The police commissioners held meeting on Saturday evening to hear the complaint of William G. Butler, who accused Officer Cowles of treating him in manner unbecom- ing an officer and a gentleman on the night of May II. MT. Butler said that the officer shook his club in his face and otherwise abused him when ordering him to remove the signs that were standing on the sidewalk in front of his store.
 Officer Cowles' story was as follows: s'I told Mir. Butler to remove his signs from the sidewalk because they attracted crowd. He removed the signs from where they were, but left them in place where they attracted as much of crowd ever, and I asked hi m to remove them entirely. He did not com ply with this request. When I came again with a brother officer as witness and told him to remove the signs, he said that he would do so if I demanded it. I did not shake my club in his face or use any harsh words at all."
 Officers Grant, Hackett and Herman and Andrew O'Neil, the patent lawyer, corrobor ated Officer Cowles' statement. The Board
 
 preferred.
 The petition of Officer Loughlin for back pay during the time he was disabled by in juries received while performing his duty was granted without discussion. The committee appointed to investigate the charges preferred against Roundsman Dris- coll, who was accused by a prisoner of steal ing forty cents of his money on the night of May 15, reported that the charges were wholly false and that investigation would have been made had not MT. Driscon de- manded it himself It will be recollected that on the evening of the date mentioned, Officer Driscon arrested a man by the name kof Harrison, and on searching him it was found as Officer Driscon had counted it, that he had $9. 75 in his pockets. He so en- dorsed the amount on the envelope and put it away. In the morning Lieutenant O'Keefe when discharging the man found only $9. 35 in the envelope when the outside called for forty cents more. It was evident that it was mistake in the count or that ! the amount short had been feloniously ab- stracted. Officer Driscoll said at the time that he was satisfied that he had made a mistake in the indorsement and everybody else was..of the same opinion. He, however, demanded an investigation which was made and with the result as above stated MT. Drisooll has the reputation of being one of the most honest and straightforward officers on the force and those who know him do not believe for a moment that he would be guilty of such petty meanness.
 The commissioners voted to expend not to exceed twenty dollars for the purchase of medicines, bandages. etc., to be used when prisoners were brought in who were not in Jured so seriously as to require medical at tendance.
 The Board then went into executive session to hear and consider the report of the com. mittee who had charge of the examination or
 members of the police force. It was stated after the session that report would be made to each man, stating what the opinion of the Board is in regard to him and giving men who might possibly improve an opportunity i to do
 The Board took no vote for chief of po- lice.