Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-04

you like, but they will not be carried
out" Another thing was that there was
a man in the Chiefs office who was OBJ
| jectionable to the Commissioners. A
compromise was made by recommends
ing that he be paid three months salary to
get rid of him. Chief Cuddy wanted
him back and The Commission had put
him back under the conditions that he
be put on an outside district. Mr..
Humphreys had found him on the inside
of the office and the consequence was
that he got hold of information which
spoiled their plans for arresting the burg
lars of Hollingsworths store. Two
weeks after that the Chief transferred
him, after saying he did not understand
before that he was to be sent to an out
side district.
Captain Barrett said "Didn't you and
Mr.. Workman demand that Chief Cuddy
turn over the games to you?"
Mr.. Cohn-"You were one of the Com
missioners
Mr.. Humphreys-"Yes."
Mr.. Cohn-"You knew that he was
doing wrong?"
Mr.. Humphreys-'Yes."
Mr.. Cohn-"Why then did you not
prefer charges against him YOURSELF"
Mr.. Humphreys-''I did not think l
had evidence enough"
Mr.. Chandler said he was present
when the resolution was passed about
gambling The order was that the Off
GERS should 60 off their beats and arrest
gamblers and the Chief said this could
not be, that it would disorganize the
force.
Mr.. Humphreys said the Board had
right to make such a rule and did
make it.
Chief Cuddy said that the order as
passed was not in accordance with the
good of the department and for that rea-
son he opposed it.
Captain Barrett asked Chief Cuddy if
he was not asked to turn over the
gamblers TO the Police Commissioners.
He said that he had. There had been
secret meetings of the gamblers called
by the Mayor and MIR. Humphreys, and
the proposition was to pull the gamblers
only so often. Chief Cuddy said he
he couldn't consent to that, and the
order or resolution to turn over the
gambling business to the Mayor and Mr..
Humphreys was in Mr.. Humphreys
handwriting. The opinion of the City
Attorney as to the gambling was OBJ
tanned, bat the Commission disregarded
it.
Captain Barrett asked Mr.. Humphreys
if he remembered having any conversa-
ton about letting the gamb bling 60 on.
Mr.. Humphreys said he was not on
trial.
Mr.rW. G. Taylor was called and stated
that he was present when the Chief re-
fused to obey the order of the Commits
sioners. He had also heard the Chief
! object, as he said it was against the dis
!, cipline of the force.
Captain Barrett asked Mr.. Humphreys
why he wanted the games turned over to
him and the Mayor.
Mr.. Humphreys said that the Council
, had instructed them to take charge Of
the matter. The Chief would not sup.
press the games.
, Chief Cuddy said that at that time
, there were no games running. AS re-
, CARDS Mr.. Marsh he would say that he
had been instrumental in breaking up
the burglaries and when he was employ
ed there were no burglaries going on.
} Ex-Officer Fowler was called, but tes-
: tilted to nothing in particular except that
he had been ordered to notify keepers of
, houses OF ill fame en- Sepulveda street to
, remove, with one exception.
l Mr.. Collins said that this one excep-
ton was woman who was supposed to
be insane and had not been complained
, OF.
!, Captain Loomis was called and said
that Chief Cuddy had dismissed several
parties who had been arrested.
Mr.. Daily explained tnat this power
was with the Chief, and was discretion
ary.
Officer Lee was sworn and in response
to Mr.. Book said that when he was on
his beat on Alameda street a woman
had a big dog which attacked China
man. He had threatened to kill the dog
and she said she would have him fixed.
The Chief had told him that his peace
was not supposed to be disturbed. The
Chief had moved his beat afterward.
|, Hon. S. M. White asked him why he
arrested the woman.
Mr.. Lee said that he arrested her and
did not know whether he would make
but he thought he could have made the
charge of vagrancy stick.
Mr.. Book objected to Hon. S. M.
White questioning the witness.
Hon. S. M. White said that he only
appeared in the interest of fair play.
Mr.. Lowell said in his opinion that Mr..
/ White appeared for the money he would
get.
Hon. S. M. White said that Mr..
Lovell's opinion as to his motives were
perfectly immaterial to him. Applause. ]
Lee told of the arrest he made of man
named MCGEE for vagrancy.
Mr.. Moriarty asked whether he had
ever heard that MCGEE was contractor
Lee said that he had.
Mr.. Humphreys wanted to know
: whether the Chief had right to release
man arrested and charged.
Mr.. DAILY said that it was discretion
ary power resting with the Chief, Captain
or Sergeant of Police. The same is the
fact in relation to the police who fire.
, quently persuade men to 60 home rather
than arrest them.
Lee then went on to tell about the
Wicks case. He had been Oh the street,
and man told him he had been "done
up" for $40. Wicks came up and Lee ar
rested him and conducted him to the po-
lice station, where Chief Cuddy had re-
, leased him after consulting with another
man who came into the station.
At this point Mr.. Teed asked to be
excused as he was too sick to stay.
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