Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-10
POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Emile Harris Elected Chief
Of the Detectives.
A HARMONIOUS MEETING.
Officer Loomis Elected Captain in
Place of Captain Fletcher
Other Changes.
HARMONIOUS MEETING.


The Chief moved that Officer Ed.
Murray, who was charged with hav.
ing taken $50 from Mrs. Mcdonald,
be suspended until further order Of
the Board. Motion carried.
Mr.. Humphreys said that he thought
there was no doubt that Murray had
got the $50, and Mayor Workman and
Chief Cuddy concurred in the same
idea, whereupon Mr.. Humphreys
moved that the matter OF Mrs. Nc
Donald be referred to the City Attor-
ney for his opinion as to how the
money could be refunded.
Officer Doyle, who had been men
toned in the investigation of the Nc
Donald vs.. Murray case as having
stoled ring from the former, was
present, and stated as follows: About
four years ago | was on the force un-
der Chief Cuddy's administration and
Mrs. Mcdonald was living in an assip-
nation house, from which she was
expelled and from there went to live
at the notorious Windmill house.
! was mounted officer at
the time, and the people in
the neighborhood told me that
the inmates Of the house at 644 Char
ity street were in the habit of enticino
school girls into their den, where thew
were ruined, | was summoned there
one fieht by telephone, and when |
arrived / found Mrs. Mcdonald very
drunk. She told me that man had
entered her room and attempted to
rob her. She showed me handker-
chief with some money tied in the
corner OF it, and said that the re-
mainder OF her money had been stolen
and some OF her jewelry. | tod her |
thought 1t was false, as she was too
drunk to know what had been done or
what was stolen. She said it was a
bad house, any way, and lots OF men
had been "done up' in it. She
showed me some goods which bore
the name of Mrs. Kittie Moore. and
knew that they had been stolen, and
took them TO the police station.
Shortly afterwards she was brought
to the station in drunken condition
Tor lighting with an old Frenchman on
the corner OF First and Los Angeles
streets. She then accused me
OF having stolen a diamond ring
from her. The case was investi-
gated by the Police Commissioners
and was exonerated. resigned be-
cause complaint had been entered
against me for shooting a dog, and one
for shaking dice at $4 corner, the
latter OF which | never did. Mrs. Me-
Donald is bad woman, whose record
is well known in police circles. She
once accused the wife OF hotel pro-
prietor in San Bernardino, where she
was living, Of having stolen $3.50 from
her. She has often followed me round
the town, and even to my place of
business, and tormented me and said
she would make the place too hot to
hold me, but | never met her on the
street and made like threats to her.
Mrs. Mcdonald then stated that
about four years ago a man had en-
tered her room and she had sent for
an officer, who turned up in the shape
of Doyle. A demijohn of wine was in
the room, and he had given her two
drinks and then drank himself She
had packed her trunk and had her
jewelry in purse in her bosom, which
she showed to him. He took out the
diamond ring and put it on his
little finger, saying "isn't it a
daisy" and that was the last
she said she saw of it..
Afterwards she went to the police
station and informed Chief Cuddy of
the missing ring, and that she had
last seen it in Doyle's hands. When
che was in the cell for fighting with
the Frenchman, she said Doyle went
to her and said, "Did you accuse me
of stealing the ring?" and she told
him the Chief knew all about ii i;
then he said he would fix her. The
Chief afterwards sent for her TO 90 to
his Office. There she picked out her
diamond from amongst a hundred
others, although it was not set in the
same ring, She found out that he
had taken the ring to blacksmith
shop where he had had it broken and
the diamond taken out, which was
afterwards set in a ring OF his own,
which he wore with the diamond in.
wards. Yesterday when she
left the office Murray had fol-
lowed her and threatened to
shoot her. This matter was taken
under advisement for one week.
w. S. Barton sent in petition signed
by the property owners OF the blocks
on the corner OF Temple and Texas
streets, praying that saloon license
be granted him in that locality. A
protest was also received against the
granting of the license. Barton show
ed that he had the permission OF three
fourths OF the owners of the block and
on motion OF Chief Cuddy a license
was granted him.
The application of Farrell & Houser
for license was denied, as they did
not present petition signed by the re-
quisite number OF residents.
The following we're granted licenses
M. Ryan, FL. Luckman, Sohmerdtfe-
ger & Zimmerman, Frank Hilliard,
Charles Smith, j. McManus, Crowley,
Baker & Co.
The following were denied licenses
Poncer d Blame, Nicolette & Monacca.
A petition was received protesting
against the granting of license to
Jas. j. Donovan. Action postponed
for one week.
Action was also postponed for one
week on the application OF j. A.
Starkey.
The weekly reports OF the Captain
and seargeants were read and placed
on file.
Charles Stein presented a petition
for an appointment as special officer,
without pay from the city, from Mar
chessault street to College street. On
motion of the Chief, the petition was
granted. Crawford Malcomb, the
special watchman at the Pavilion
during the Flower Festival, was
ordered paid by the city.
A communication was received
from T. ID. Anderson asking that the
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