Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-25
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Chief Cuddy Resigns His
Position.
CHARGES AGAINST HUMPHREYS
A Special Committee to go East and
Investigate the West Sewer
System.

The City Council met yesterday morn
ing, President Humphreys in the chair,
and Messrs. Hanley, Book, Mathews,
Barrett, Moriarty, Teed. Lowell, Cohn,
Collins, Hitler, Sinsabaugh, Bosbyshell,
Gibbs, present.
The matter of the contract for grading
Lucas avenue came up, and was referred
to the Board of Public Works.
Justice King sent in communication.
stating that he had given an accounting
of the business transacted by him since
he had acted as City Justice. Received
and filed.
The following minority report OF the
Committee of the Whole was read
To the Hon Mayor and City Council of Los An
We, the undersigned, members of the Com
mittee of the Whole on Police Investigations,
recommend that, owing to discord in the Police
Commission and failure on the part of the
Chief to execute the laws and regulations gov
erning the police department, that the office of
N. Mathews. E. G. Bosbyshell. J. H Book, N.
Teed.. John F. Humphreys, John Lowell, H.
Sinsabaugh.
Captain Barrett asked if there was any
report from the majority of the Commit
tee of the Whole?
Mr.. Humphreys said that it was a ma.
jority of the members present at the
time it was made that signed the report.
Mr.. Collins asked that the matter be
delayed until the business of the Council
had been disposed of. 1t could be taken
up at later hour.
Mr.. Cohn said that there had
been grave charges made against
the Police Commission and if the
matter should be gone into thoroughly it
would take good deal of time. He was
not ready to proceed as there was more
important business to consider.
Captain Barrett moved that the ma tie
be postponed until O'Clock in the after
noon when the business of the city had
been finished.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that the sooner
the matter was settled the better. Moth
ing could be gained by postponement.
If there was anything against the Com.
mission he wanted to have it brought mp
right away.
Mr.. Cohn said that he had found one
thing out and was that with Mr.. Sinsa-
baugh it depended on whose OK was
gcred. He remembered that three years
ago when the same kind of an investiga-
ton was going on and Mccarthy was on
trial Mr.. Sinsabaugh took a very differ
ent standpoint in opposition to the rest
of the Council. He admired Mr.. Sinsa-
baugh for standing up for his friend, and
he desired to state that he took a stand
on the side of a man who was not his
particular friend, simply because he
wanted to see Justice done him.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said he was willing to
let his record show tor itself.
The motion to postpone was then lost
by vote of 10 to A.
Mr.. Humphreys said that before the
roll was called on the adoption of the re-
port of the committee, he would like to
say few words on behalf of the majority
of the Police Commissioners. He asked
Mr.. Mathews to take the chair and took
stand near the window.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh moved that Chief
Cuddy be sent for and invited to take a
seat within the rail.
The Chief appeared few minutes
later and took his seat near the centre of
the floor.
Mr.. Humphreys then proceeded to
read very long document which he
the acts of the Commissioners, and re-
peated the charge that Chief Cuddy had
been disobedient to the orders of the
Commissioners. He cited sections of the
Charter to show that the Chief should
have obeyed the orders of the Commits
sion. He related an instance, the en-
ployment of Detective Marsh, in opposi-
tlon to the desires of the Board, and gave
in detail the circumstances attending
several differences which were brought
out on the previous sessions of the inyes-
tigation.
Mr.. Cohn said that it had been very
hard to follow Mr.. Humphreys state
ments, but if he had evidence to support
his accusations he ought to have pre-
sented it. He knew that there had
been conspiracy against the Chief and
if the Commission had been on trial
all three of it's members would have
been found guilty. There had been just
as many rumors on the street in relation
to the crookedness of John F. Hum
phreys as there had been about Chief
Cuddy, and that these had some truth
he could bring affidavits to prove. He
could show where money had been COL
lected for the purl ose of carrying out the
scheme against Chief Cuddy. He would
say that when any official knew of any
money being collected from gambling
such official should have reported the
same, and if he had not then he should
be impeached. 1t might, perhaps, be
best to remove all the appointees of
the Council. There was something
wrong when a man got up prepared state
ments. A conspiracy was going on
when Mr.. Humphreys took the chair
and there had been some dark looking
affairs twice. He remembered that a
little over thirty days ago bill was
passed by the Council and q member of
the Council wanted commission before
it was paid.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said he rose to ques-
ton OF order. Mr.. Cohn in making
these charges had looked at him, and he
protested that he was not the one re-
ferred to.
Mr.. Cohn said that he had had high
opinion of Mr.. Sinsabaugh until this
matter came up and Mr.. Sinsabaugh had
stopped so low as to take Officer Bosqui
and visit houses OF prostitution.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that this was not
true.
Mr.. Collins said that he desired time
to prepare statement about what he
knew Of the acts of the Police Commits
sioners. He wanted to say that he
didn't have any particular love for Chief
Cuddy, but he wanted him to have a
fair trial He WAS of the oDinion that