Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-17

City Attorney and the Police Commits
sioners.
WHO is THE ARTFUL DoDGER.
Captain Barrett said that it was all
nonsense to talk of investigating the
Chief. The papers had not been sworn
to and he would like to know how they
had come before the Council; who had
given them to the Clerk to read.
Mr.. Humphreys replied that he sup
posed they came into the Clerks hands
in the usual way.
Captain Barrett wanted to know by
what right the Clerk had read the COM
munications and asked him who had
given them to him.
Mr.. Humphreys interposed before the
Clerk could answer, and said that that
was not the question. The documents
he supposed had been placed on the desk
like every other matter.
Captain Barrett "Mr. Clerk, who
gave you the papers to read"
Mr.. Humphreys answering, 81 know
nothing about it myself. They came
there, suppose, like other business, and
the Clerk read them"
Captain Barrett: "Mr. Clerk, / want
to know who gave those papers to you.
and by what right you read them. 1t
appears that the papers were brought
here by some one, and l want to know
who fathers them"
Mr.. Humphreys: Captain Barrett,
allow me to explain. A great many
communications are handed in to the
Clerk TO read, and l suppose these we've
placed on his desk also."
No one else among the members ap-
peared TO know anything about the pa
pers and for minute there was silence,
and then Mr.. Collins asked to be allowed
to amend the motion to refer the papers
to special committee, so that no steps
be taken until the one who presented
them had deposited 81 500 cash with the
Clerk of the Council to cover the expense
of shorthand reporters.
Captain Barrett said that it appeared
that no one was willing to father the pa
peIs and no one appeared to know where
they came from, and, therefore, they had
no right before t1e Council. He there
fore, moved that the whole matter be
laid on the table. A thing which no one
was willing to father was not fit to be
considered.
Neither at this time nor at any later
stage of the proceedings did any one ap-
pear to know where the papers come Oh
who put them on the clerks desk, and
the clerk was not given an opportunity tc
say where ne got them.
Captain Barrett's motion to lay or the
| table met with no second and was
dropped.
Mr.. Hanley said that the matter haC
not been brought before the Council in g
proper manner 1t was no way to Dlacker
!, 30 oh n ,o cfov & and than anpOipt
| committee to investigate the charges
The proper way would have been to have
appointed the committee and to have
brought the charges before them before
they were given to the public, and he be
the parties who had brought the matter
before the public.
DR.. Sinsabaugh said the charges had
been public talk for some time, and
should be investigated.
Captain Barrett asked DR.. Sinsabaugf
if he had not heard it stated that in ths
Star chamber proceedings OF the Police
Commission-statements had been made
money. He wanted to know why thes'
statements had not been investigated.
DIR. Sinsabaugh said that was differ
ent matter.
Mr.. Book moved as a substitute fo
the whole that a committee be appointed
to work without expense to the city ant
report at the next meeting.
Captain Barrett moved to amend tina
the committee bring in all the testimony
taken in the Star chamber proceedings
as we'll as all other taken by the Police
Commissioners.
Mr.. Chandler moved that the charges
be laid on the table until the committee
could report.
The Clerk commenced to call the roll
on this last motion and was in its midst
when Mr.. Collins moved to adjourn.
The roll call was stopped and the mo-
ton to adjourn until 80 was carried.