Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-11
POLICE PLUTOCRATs.
The ProvOst,s Plemary PrOvtstOns
for Public Protection.


for Public Protection.
The Board OF Police Commissioners
with Mayor Workman in the chair met
as usual yesterday afternoon with Mr..
Humphreys and Chief Benedict present.
The Chief had brought charges against
Captain Harris, of the detective force,
and Detectives Metzler, Bowler and Bo-
land for leaving the city limits and Wis
iting prize fight without his permission.
The Chief stated to the Board that he
withdrew the charges against Officers
Bowler and Boland, as they had obeyed
the orders of their superior officer, Har-
ris, Captain Harris made the statement
that he visited the fight in question for
the purpose of preventing it If it was con-
Quoted in violation OF the law
Mr.. Humphreys expressed supreme
contempt for pugilists and pugilism.
Mr.. Harris thought that the charges
against him grew out OF ill-will on the
part of certain newspapers toward him,
particularly the Times. A running
argument took place between a rep
resentative of that journal and De-
tive Harris, in which there were
recriminations ad nauseam. The arraign-
ment of the paper referred to by Captain
Harris was severe one.
Detective Metzler in his defense gave
the paper before mentioned a scoring,
and said that he went to the fight and
that he thought he had right to be
there.
The Chief thought the officers had no
right to 90 outside the city limits with
out permission. The case rested upon
the question of discipline. The Board
held its decision.
The charges made against Detectives
Harris and Metzler by oneJ. w. Douglas
for taking money for work done outside
of the Office will be investigated next
week.
The next business of the Board was
the consideration of saloon licenses. A
change was igranted Baget & Baute, cor
ner of Turner & Vignes streets, Hickson
& Slack, East First street, Hugh Gil
roy, 13 Commercial street, and Edward
Langberg, 40 Wilmington street.
Mullally & Powers, San Fernando
street, were granted license for a new
saloon.
The cases OF the Missing Link saloon,
The Club Theater, the White Elephant
saloon and J. G.. Kenyon's saloon, in
vestigated by the Chief, came up. The
FIRST two cases are 70 be investigated by
the Board. The third will be allowed to
continue if closed at II midnight. The
last will come up again next week.
Peter Teag, stalwart colored citizen,
applied for a license for saloon on the
corner of Marchessault and New High
streets, and was endorsed as church
member and secretary of Harrison and
Morton Club. The Mayor remarked
that he preferred him rather as
Christian than Republican. Laid over
one week.
The Chief was instructed to carry out
the resolution of the Board adopted at
last meeting to close all saloons and bars
in restaurants at IL midnight.
The Chief recommended that the Ii
cense of Andrew Lindenfeld, corner of
Main and Third streets, be revoked.
Laid over for further investigation.
At this point of the proceedings the
charges against Captain Loomis, as pub
lished in Yesterdays HERALD, were
sprung. Attorney s. B. Lockwood pre-
sented the affidavits, and requested that
q time be set for an investigation. Itwas
decided by the Board that they be heard
next Tuesday at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
M. Kelleher complained that the in
surance policy on his property, Nos. 20
and % South Truman street, had been
Cancelled because of the dangerous
proximity of Charles Cresette's planning
mill, and asked for an officer to guard
his place against fire. Referred to
Chief.
John Doyle wanted Officer Van Luven
to pay his just debts, and the Commits
sioners cited the officer to appear before
them next Tuesday and explain.
Complaint was made against officer
Van Luven by one w. J. Davidson who
charges that the officer violently as
saulted him. Mr.. Davidson is cripple.
Investigation set for Tuesday.
Complaint was made against the saloon
in the basement of the new postoffice
building. Referred to Chief.
George G.. Brown, colored citizen
with excellent recommendations, made
application to be placed on the force.
Filed.
After auditing the usual number of
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