Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-01

hin had 40 personal feeling against
iriH, hut ifit waStrj1c that lac had violated
his cath as an officer of the courts of this
STATE hS obtaining the release of Matt
Ilmulrttnnu through fraud and trickerN
proposed to have the matter siftpd hy
tie >ln, nig court, and to learn whether
lnr jgd cial proceedings of the highest
iE'i t"nj IN the state were To bc circum.
vented iN rasCaily Misrepresentation and
abuse ,i The powers of an attorney"
THE POLICE CnNMII'rEE.
The committee appointed by the mayor
~ Investigate the C0rduUl Of the police
iilud tstr report last night and il seems
npw quite evident that Chairman l.. w.
billHc,ley is in dead carncs. and pro-
POSTS 10 permit none nf the guilty parties.
tUu-cupc IfTCmuvals are moi made on the
force il will not be Mr. Biilingslcy : fault.
bgi tlt mayor will be- responsible, and
some It his political hcuchncu will have
TO go " ne docs his sworn duty as mayor.
Tie ryPnrt is one of considerable crudi-
,!ou a- 80 words, ard may bG said to be
con ,Piyuous for the absence of anything
of "a Specific character rs Ia action, and
rc,'s ,Hc blame entirely on the mayor
"A, ,rr u Justly rests.
The following is the report:
"a lhn Mayor and Council of the City
~ iiu"oln, Ncbraska.-- Your committee
Ia whom waS referred the matter ot in
" y l.s'tti'iG li't tilh l'illbi tlCilN-
Dry uu Friday, September ~, 1881 and of
the conduct and efficiency of the police,
hy2 icaNu TO submit the following report
Nuur committee caused subpnnas tn be
isst,rd 20 the following named witnesses:
I. Is Rrach, Everett Moore, Al Beach,
w. H. Ncwbcrry, George Wcitzell,
George Taylor, Henry Kuhlman. Dana
Hyde, Mr.. Hyde. George Thompson,
>. i. Swcyzy, Thomas Carnahan, Christ
inn Herman, H. Hubbard Such sub.
punns we're delivered 10 }. II. Post, who
reported service on Hli of said persons
except Swcczy. All of said witnesses
were examined by your committee except
iiernau, Dana Hyde and his brother, and
the evidence was taken down by Il short
hand reporter and il herewith submitted
Dn the .lth of September your committee
of the following named persons: II. w.
Hardy Davis. Swccsy, Dann Hyde, G.
Douglas, A. BayliSS, S X Post. Gus
Saunders, JAY Norton, +. Ensign, j. NJ
Hall, all of whom appeared before your
committee at the council chamber, On
cepting Norton, Saunders, Hyde, and
Swcr-y, the last named being absent
from the city, and not having been served
with - subpoena. Your committee will
stat" the result of their investigation:
They found want of proper discipline
IN the police force; no roll call, no drill,
no regular time of going on OF oil duty,
some sleeping during thc hours OF duty,
regulars and specials carrying KEYS
to the city Jail and letting out prisoners
at will, some of obryiag orders VIXEN ii
suited their convenience, no head or
leader To the night force. The city mar
Shal, with his onerouS duties us street
commissioner, cannot and does moi give
that time and discipline to the police
force which is necessary. From the evi-
dence we find that:
That the jail delivery occurred about
$50 p M. September II, 1888, by digging
through the wall on the south side of the
Jail, where it was about twenty inches
thick, and composed of ,paulS, small ruhlc
stone and poor mortar, all easy to re-
move. Through the grated windows on
the alley tools and implements could be
easily passed by parties ont of the Jail TO
The inmates. The iail is so little security
that ii is hardly worth that. numc 10 uii
amincd the Jail and found the jail I'M.
disturbed as TO break and
III! OF the twenty or more there, ut $3.50 of
that day and all were there al 1.30 when
he furnished the prisoners their supper.
Aid was doubtless furnished the prison.
ers from the outside. as :, wagon box and
other distinctions along the wall against
the breach i'll the wall were found re-
moved. The only safety against break
of this Jail is in good and sufficient outer.
guards, and jail keysin Il few safe hands.
Entcrprislng prisoners in other years
have escaped from this Jail Two ont.
guards should have been placed around
this Jail on the nightof this breaking, the
same as on the prior night.
Taylor, Post, Thompson Douglas and
Carnahnn, that Policeman Kuhlman ut
many times and places when he should
have been on his patrol on duty had been
fast asleep, and ut one time for three
hours, and at one time drew his pistol
without just cause on Policeman Taylor
3-We find from the evidence of wit
ncsses, Kuhlnan. Ensign, and Douglas,
that Policemon Moore has II few times
been asleep, when he should have been
on duty, and while policeman under
Mayor Moore's administration few
months ago was guilty of improper con.
duet while on duty.
,d-Policeman Kelley probably used his
club on Andy Baylss, while Bayliss was
in shackles and in the custody OF Police.
men Kelley and Post, although Bayliss
towards Kelley and using resistance in
going to Jail.
Especial Policeman Thompson does
not contine himself sufficiently to his du-
ties on his patrol between Twelfth and
Seventeenth streets.
u ! he cnafge OF sleeping, against IO-
liccman Carnahan while ON duty is only
supported by the evidence of one witness
and is denied by Carnahan it is not sus-
tanned Your committee were desirous
of examining Policemen Kelly and
Smith, but found that both had left the
city on business with the consent of the
mayor.
Your committee offer the following
suggestions:
THAT the regular police force be or
g;tnzcd rs follows; Three regularpolicc
to serve on the day force from GocIock II.
m. to Q O'Clock p. m. and five police
on night force with one acting rs SER
geant or captain, and the marshal hav-
ing general control OF both night and day
force. The marshal not to act rs street
commissioner, the captain or sergeant to
control the whole force in the absence of
the marshal.
2-That each policeman be graded as to
rank and wear the number of his rank,
the rank numbering from / to s,
No. l being the highest grade, the
grades TO be established by the marshal.
8-That there be roll call once or twice
each day, and drill each day ut police
Headquarters.