Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26
Donahue and Lynch, and adhering to
your previous action. l am, respect
fully, w. H. WORKMAN,

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investigation be granted, to which
Mr.. Humphreys responded by read
ing the following, and moved that
further investigation OF the officers DC
denied:
WHEREAS, For the purpose OF arriv-
ing at better plan to regulate the
police force for the better interest OF
public good, and to accomplish the
end that all manner of gambling shall
be effectually suppressed and kept
suppressed, and that crimes OF all
kinds may be less frequent, and to the
further end that the great temptations
heretofore held out to our police force
be more effectually removed it was
found necessary fofthe Mayor to take
large amount OF written, oral and
circumstantial evidence upon which
to base an opinion. and
WHEREAS, A majority of this Board
has finally concluded that to accomp-
lish the above objects, in addition to
former orders ana changes made by
this Board, it is necessary to make
the following orders, rules, and regu-
lation and changes for and upon the
force. 1t is hereby ordered:
rirst-That until the criminal
charges now pending against one A.
j. Lucas Individually, or as the
manager of the Pacific Coast Detective
Agency are ended and his innocence
fully established, and until a further
time thereafter, when he, and all the
private detectives working under him,
or said agency claiming to be special
officers, shall have first come before
this Board (such and every one oper-
ating in this city, and fully satisfied
said Board that they are in all
respects the proper parties to be
placed in so important positions OF
trust, and until such and every one of
them has been sworn in by the
Mayor as such special without salary
from the city. and give bond satis-
factory to tins Board and thereupon
receive commission in writing from
said Board and signed by its chair
man, which commission any police
officer of this city may at any time
demand an inspection of; it
is hereby ordered that until the
above is fully complied with,
said A. j. Lucas, or those acting
under him in the capacity named,
from this date shall not be permitted
to act in such capacities named here
in, nor shall they be permitted or
authorized to wear any police badge,
of exercise any police power or
authority.
Second-The same rules and regu-
lations as above shall also apply to
any other person or persons now act
ing or desiring to act as such special
officer.
Third-John R. Fletcher is hereby
removed from the position as Captain
of the Regular Police Force, and
L. G.. Loomis is hereby promoted and
appointed as Captain OF said force,
in his stead. (Action postponed one
week on this phrase.)
Fourth-L. Harris is hereby pro-
noted from the regular force
and appointed as Sergeant to fill
the vacancy so made by the pro-
motion of Loomis. (L. G. Loomis
is hereby reinstated as Sergeant until
further orders from this board and
action on the ori ginal sections and
deferred for one week.
Fifth - The detectives heretofore
promoted and appointed by this board
from the regular force and to be so re-
cognized by the police force are Officers
Auble, Mckenzie, w. j. Boland and
j. ). Hawley.
The Chiet asked if the motion for an
investigation of the charges against
Lynch and Donahue be denied, would
these officers be temporarily or per.
manently suspended.
The Mayor stated that if they could
prove their innocence land they knew
the charges y they would be reinstat-
ed?
The Chief stated that to put men in
to positions under him, of whom he did
not approve, would tend to disorgan.
ize the force. Continuing, he said that
the police force never got credit for
the good work they did, and formerly
wheil persons we're pelug held up,
sandsbagged or robbed on the streets.
there had never been half as much
out-cry and half as many resolutions
passed and proffered as now, and these
resolutions purporting to suppress gam
bling, were really to discredit the
police force in the eyes Of the citi-
zens.
The Board had no control of
the patrol force and he him
self had always voted "no"
against these men being appointed
and Mr.. Humphreys had always
voted for their appointment. He in
tended to keep Marsh in his employ
and thought these resolutions were
only got up to put down his authority,
and if Lucas was thief it did not
follow that all his men were the
same, and Lucas was not nor never
had been sworn in special police
officer. The communication offered
by Mr.. Humphreys as a resolution re-
fected on the whole OF the special
officers and he presented the follow
ing communication with the sergeant's
reports.
GENTLEMEN-I beg leave to report
that have assigned Sergeant Loomis
to street duty in the interest of disci-
pline among the men. Officer Jeffries
is temporarily assigned to fill the va
cancy. And further that l have sus-
pended Special Officer Williams
for violation Of police rules and
have placed Special Officer Halloran in
his place. l have the honor to inclose
herewith the reports of the Police
Sergeants for the week ending this
date as directed by your honorable
body, all of which l trust will meet
with the approval of your Honorable
Board. Respectfully, yours,
THos. j. CnDDY,
Chief of olice.
Mr.. Humphreys said that he did
not act in retaliating mynner, but
wanted to properly organize the force
and thought Loomis had acted up
rightly and honestly and he knew he
had Onca reft1sod e50n Ha Lpau, +b %