Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-23
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Investigation of the Charges
Against Officer N.ackcl.

AEhfust Otftcer Euckct. s
The Board of Police Commissioners met yes
terday afternoon in the Mayors Office with the
Hon. W. II. Workman, Mayor, In the chair. The
investigation OF the charges against oifices
Mackel, charged with violencetoward prisopI
er. were first gone into. ]. Marion Brooks rep
resented j. J. Tilley.
Officer Botelo testified: About two weeks ago
was on Temple street and saw Onicer Mackel
talking TO Mr.. Tilley. saw the officer get into
the buggy and ATTEMPT to take the reins, but
riley scanned win HIM, ! asked Tllley to go
quietly to the police station and there explain
matters He said he had nothing TO explsin
and wunlc not go and he commenced to resist
agsin. lhelped to loose lllleyl's hold OF the
buggy and he and Maekel fell on the Sidewalk.
1llley struck Mt the officer, but / do not know
whether It was accidental or not. There was
no no room for any wagon to pass on the south
Mr. Tillsy Explained that he had not got his
witnesses present, but he would give hfs own
testimony, and upon being sworii testified az
follows. My wife stopped at Harria' store to
buy u hat for the little boy, and | drove the
team round the corner nea. the car. The officer
told me to drive on, and told him that was
waiting for my wife, aud that she would be
here III q minute and then would drive aw ay
drove on about ten feet and the officer ask ed
me TO go furthor AS / did nor do 40, he got
into my buggy. | asked Inn II he was running
the buggy, aud told him to get out He seized
me by the coat mud comnienced ierking me 10
pull me out OF the buggy. was finally pulled
out, thrown on the sidewalk and hnpdcufed
said; Take these id things or and Tll 20
with you.n My wife came un ut the time, and
seeing me bnndcufIed. tainted.
Cross-exumincd--Oillu Mnckel asked me TO
move ON in polite manner. After drove on
the first time was still blockading tho street
ON that side of the cable cur. when ,ue again
asked me to move on. told him | would stop
there till my wife came, and refused to drive
any further. He jumped Into the buggy aud
seized the lines | defended myself aud tried
to prevent him driving the team to the police
station or placing mo under arrest. showed
him when he was trying to pull me out OF the
buggy. do nOt know whether | called the
officer vile name or not. thought had a
arrested for nothing. was held there by three
officers until was nandculed. I.admit that
bloclkaded the south side of Temple street by
standing there with my team between the cable
car and tha sidewalk
A. DAVIS. Oiicer Mackel, James McGurn,
OMcer McNca7, Oiiicer Boebn, Fred GOodhue,
Jhos, Richardson aud ChaA. w. Eunii0wer testi
flrd to facts similar to those related auovc.
The Chief moved TINT the charges against
Oncer Mackel be dismissed with r1primuud
to the oiccr 10 be more caroiul In the iuture
The Mayor amended the resolution and
moved that Onlfer Mnckel be sueucnded for
ilve'dsgs with esliynt reprimand. Motioa car
ried
The regular budfct .YaH then brought io,-
ward and several AnijyA Aifreuaes VI . granted,
VIII lat others were dnrNr L sVhc ClAsf was IN
Hitticted 70 inyssiiRate tir-~-jn4uner ~ which
Kings saloon on Also fTeeM vas run End sew
crnl other places of like nat ls1. ~
A petition from the osidenR d Boyd Heights
asstug that II \. kscos be npp III ygitci.nt ,.l