Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-14
GREEN ELECTED.
CONMISs IGNERS GREGORY AND
BUCKLEY YO3E FOR HIM.
The Charges Against Officer Franks
-SebeIle Fails to Swear
to Charges.

Mayor Gregory presented the following
SACRAMENTO. August 10. 1858.
| To he Honorable the Board of Police Commits
si0llers Of the City Of Sacrdmento-GESTLE y
Please accept my resignation as police officer OF
your city. J. W. o'MEARA.
On motion of Chief Lee, the resignation
was accepted.
The Mayor then announced that the next
order Of business would be the election of
an officer to ill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of officer O'Meara.
PETITIONS FOR GREEN.
Judge Buckley presented the following
petition, accompanying the application of
George Green for the position, filed on the
18th instant:
To the Honorable the Board of Police Commission
ers Of The city Of Sacramento: We, the under
signed treeholders and qualified voters of the
city of Sacramento, respectfully represent to
sonal1y and well acquainted with George Green
for two years next preceding the date of this
application and that he is man ofgood Tepute
for honesty and snbrety and in ai respects fit to
discharge the duties of a member of the Police
Department of Sacramento City. and we re-
spectfuliy request yonr careful consideration OF
this petition and application.
The petition was signed By c. A. Luhrs.
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sons, Fred Kolliker, r. O. Kimbrough,
John Ryan F. D. Ryan, C. T. Jones. a.
Abbott, Win. J. Davis, Jacob Frees, C..
Green. Wsterhause d Lester, d. ellis.
Judge Buckley then read the following
petition, which he said had been handed
10 him on the street short time before:
To the Honorable board OF Police Commissioners :.
We, the undersigned, do heartily indorse
George Green for the position OF policeman OF
No =,
signed, know the ABOVE applicant for the last
year. and know him to be sober and industri Gus
We know he has worked in the rolling mills
for the past six months and has performed his
work admirably. Previous to that he has
worked in various departments, and we know
him TO be good, faithful and industrious man
This petition bore so signatures, rs of
which were of the men who worked in the
the same department with MIR. Green at the
shops.
Chief Lee said that Matt. Coffee and
Charles Farren were applicants for the
position, and he knew them both to be
good men.
REMARKS on GREEN.
Judge Buckley said Before voting on
this desire TO say few words. In select
inga person to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF officer O'Meara, desire to
announce in advance that | shall cast my
vote for the appointment of George Green.
In doing so / am materially influenced by
| the recommendation of a number of re-
! spectacle citizens who have petitioned for
his appointment, and also BY the recon-
mendation Of the so gentlemen who have
been his fellow-employes for the past six
months OF more in the rolling mills of the
Southern Pacific Company. l have taken
| occasion, since his application, to investi-
gate to some extent his fitness for the
I hor
been satisfied of his fitness, and with
his courage but some persons having said
that in point of morality he was probably
not tit fol- the position, | gave the matter
considerable thought. The gentlemen who
have signed this petition, those who claim
to know him personally and those who as
sociate with him personally give him high
Endorsements and honorable recommends
ton, aud l feel that in Difference to their
wishes | ought to cast my vote for his ap-
pointment. l have not been acquainted
with him for any great length of time but
| believe, from what | have been able to
learn, and from those who know him well,
that he is capable of making a good officer
He has given his word of honor that it will
be his aim and ambition to so discharge
the duties of his position. if appointed to it,
as to merit the respect of those who vote
for him, and to entitle him to the respect
of his fellow-citizens and constituents. Be-
lieving this, as | do, and relying on the in
formation and judgment Of those business
men and citizens, who are older and better
informed than myself, / shall vote for his
appointment"
Chief Lee said Mr.. Green is a man l
know nothing about. Inever saw the man
in my life until few days ago l saw him
down here in company with DIR. Tebbets.
l will say that | shall cast my vote for a
man that | know-a man that | know to
be an efficient officer, good, square, hon
est man-and that is Matt. Coffey."
Mayor Gregory had this to say " 1t is
not necessary 10 recapituate what has been
said by Judge Buckley. l indorse what
has been said in regard TO Mr.. Coffey, and
am sorry that | cannot vote for him this
time. l may at some future time be able
to do so. fully indorse all that Judge Buck
ley has said in reference to Mr.. Green. /
did not commit myself, even TO myself, un-
| til Friday evening last, and not then until
| after I had personally interviewed all OF
| the gentlemen who comprise his en-
dorsers. and found them even more anxious
| than ever, III the face of several rumors
that had been started in regard to this gen.
tleman, to substantiate their claim in re
| gard to his honor, sobriety, ability, ct
| cetera. In addition to that | am satisfied
that there was an snimus buck of the at
tack on the young man that was more
| political than Just. if it can be expressed in
that way. l believe that the young
man will make a good officer. believe
! that he has the ability, and l put myself on
record that / believe the gentlemen VINO
! indorse him would not make the request
| if be was not worthy of their confidence
| further know that we have Chief of
| Police who understands the law, and by
his actions has demonstrated the fact that
if any officer fails to perform his duty OF
perverts the law he will be suspended II
Mr. Green, or anybody else. gets on this
force and does not attend TO his duties |
am satisfied that Chief Lee will immedi.
ately suspend him. ] do not wish to dc
anything that will cast any sspersion upon
myself or any of the gentlemen who have
Endorsed this man, not only mer-
chants. but worthy and responsible citizens
and his associates in the roiliug-mills."
| A ballot was then taken, Messrs. Gregory
| and Buckley voting for Green, and Chic
Lee for Matt Cofey.
NEW SPECIAL.
A petition was read, signed by large
number of business men, asking for the
| appointment of J. NJ. Wallace as a specia
| policeman for the district bounded by Sixth
and Eleventh streets, and the alleys be
tween and X north, and X and l. south
TEE CASE OF OFFICER FRANKS.
The Mayors there any further bust
ness to come before the Board?
Chief Lee-The only other business that
l know of is this. A party came to my
Office few days ago, and made some seri-
GUS charges against officer Franks. Since
then he has failed to come forward and
swear 70 the charges. When he made these
charges called officer Franks into my Of
fee to hear them, and then asked him
about them. / thought then that the
charges were of so serious a nature that
ought to suspend him, and l think so now,
| l think officer Franks explanation to me
was rather questionable. do not like it
If be can show himself clear of these
charges would like him to do so. l think
it is an unfortunate matter for all parties
that this man has slipped out of the way
1t looks suspicious to say the leastsI do no
want to bring any charges against Frank:
unless he is guilty. ! want every man t.
have fair and impartial hearing. and
certainly want the officers to do their duty
\ honestly and faithfully. l would like Il
have this man found and brought before
this Commission. l would like to have yot
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