Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-30
POLICE COMMISSION.
investigation OF Charges Against
Several Officers.

several OfftcefS.
The Board of Police Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon in the May.
or's office with Hon. w. II. Workman
in the chair. The minutes Of the pre-.
vious meeting were read and approved
The Chief of Police having reported
favorably the following saloon licenses
were granted: G. M. Thorpe, Albert
Muenzenmeir, Luckeman & Schmidt,
f. F. Frazier and James ID. Gilman.
The investigation of the charge OF
cruelty to animals preferred against
Officers Fowler and Arnaz by MIR. Col
lier and others was then gone into.
Mr.. Collier testified: On Sunday,
March 11th, was on Kurtz street,
and my boy came to me and told me
that the policemen had got the COWS
and was driving them to the pound
and that Officer Fowler used abvsive
language to him. l went on to the
hospital, and there saw the policemen
coming with the cattle. I asked Few.
Ter what was the matter, and who had
given him authority to drive the cat
tie away. l protested with him, but
he drove the cattle on. Officer Arnarz
was helping him. At the city pound
| asked him why he had sworn at the
boy, and he told me that he was not
seeking a row, but he was always
ready for one. The Chief of Police
told me that he had never received
any complaints about my COWS. 1t
took over a weeks extra feeding to
bring back the supply of milk. The
land the COWS were feeding on be-
longed to the city, and has been
roamed over by cattle for great many
years.
Cross-examination: l did not tell
the officer that / would prevent him
from taking the cattle to the pound.
Mr.. j. E. Megie testified: l saw the
officers near the hospital in charge OF
the cattle. l heard Collier protest
against the officer taking his cattle to
the pound. L saw there were some
of my cattle there, and asked the
Office if L could pay the poundag g
then. He teld me l would have to 70
to the pound. l followed on. We
were walking, but the cattle gained Oh
us. think the officers had 'ariat
or a rope in their hands. They gal
loped the cattle through bridge. and
continued lashing them up to Upper
Main street. We caught up to them
before they reached the pound. My
cattle were considerably reduced in
milk.
Cross-examined: / saw Fowler
strike the COWS several times.
Mr.. G. II. Short testified: l saw the
officers with the COWS, and they had
two Of mine. asked what the dam
age was, and said | would pay my
poundage and take my COWS home.
They told me that they could not take
the money, and said ! would have to
go to the City Pound.
II. A. Ling testified: I had he
cattle taken te the pound, as they had
become a nuisance. My house is
near to this pasture, and there are a
number Of bulls there, and the scenes
enacted are disgraceful. The stencil
is also unhearable. saw the'ofhce,s
driving the cattle away, and said
"Thank God that the Chief
| of Police has at last taken
steps to abate this nuisance" The
cattle ran when they got near the in
tersection of the streets. :.
Crass-examined My garden was
rooted up with bulls, bat L do MOI
think they belonged to Mr.. Collier.
do not think the officers drove their
too fast.
Officer Arnaz testified: We were or
dered to take all stock straying on cit,
lands. On the corner OF Mission stree
near the hospital we met Mr.. Collier
I did not hear what he said to Office
Fowler, but he never spoke to me.
have driven COWS since | was nin'
years old and used no cruelty. be
lieve herd Of forty cannot be mad'
to run by one or two holsemen. W.
went faster than walk through tht
bridge, as one COW went into the rive
bed and L went after it. believe tina
any COW will run to overtake the mail
herd.
| Officer r. Fowler testified: / wa
|ordered to go out there and bring il
the stock that was straying on tn
city land. We went out and 1 asket
the boys who were herding the cattle
whose cattle they were. They tolt
me, and l told them to 60 and tel
their masters that the cattle were goin
to be taken to the pound. Mr.. Collie
asked me what authority / had t.
take the cattle and told him I wa
an officer and that if he wanted t
make any complaint he had better g
to the police station. At the pound
told him the same. l spoke as gen
ltleman to Mr.. Collier. It was he VIII
did the loud talking and made IL
fuss.
The Chief moved that the charge
| against Officers Fowler and Arna,
in regard to cruelty to animals, b
dismissed. Motion carried.
Mr.. Collier was then informed tbs
il he would bring the boy who state
Fowler had used vulgar Language