Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-28

made the examination only in the inter
est OF public order and safety. As pri
vate citizens we have only such an inter
est as should be felt by every man VIII,
has family to be protected and wht
would save our city from being named a
one of the vilest in the land. The tax
payers pay enough to have good govern
ment, and they should have it.
The foregoing facts will not warran
this g ,uncil in keeping corrupt or in
efficient man at the head of our polio,
management, and we recommend tina
the Office of Chief of Police de declared
vacant.
THE MATTER DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Lowell moved the adoption of tn,
report.
Mr.. Book seconded the motion.
Mr.. Collins said that he did not SCI
any point in the report. Perhaps the
gravest charge was that the Chief had
charged for recovery stolen goods. The
Chief was right in this instance, for the
goods had been recovered, and some one
must bear the expense. The man whose
goods were returned to him was the one
to bear the expense. This was the worst
charge made and it had not been proven.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that if these
charges were nothing he would like to
know what would amount to something.
The G ommittee had heard more charges
but thought these were sufficient.
Mr.. Cohn said that the Committee
should have brought the evidence before
the Council and the report was insuffic-
lent without the evidence. The con-
clusion of the Committee was not what
the Council wanted. 1t wanted the evi-
dence and until it had heard the evil
dence it could not vote intelligently on
the matter.
MIR. Lowell thought that the Council
did not need any evidence. 1t should
take the word OF the Committee.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that the state of
affairs was bad and if it was not rem
edied he would sell out and move away.
Mr.. Cohn said that the Council wanted
facts and not the conclusions of the
Committee. The evidence the Commit
tee had heard should be made public.
Chief Cuddy said that there were not
any facts nor any truth in the report. In
reference to the charge about the pay
ment to the police for the recovery of
certain goods, he said that the gunsmith
who had lost his goods, had paid the ex-
penses of the recovery of the same and
had paid them willingly. There was no
more truth in the rest of the report than
in this case. He had received the money
expended in recovering the goods as was
perfectly legal.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh related an instance of
an officers beat having been changed on
account of some difficulty he had with a
woman of ill-fame over dog.
Mr.. Lowell asked tnat the roll be
called on the adoption of the report.
Mr.. Collins said that no new testimony
had been taken and presented to the
Council by the Committee, and in this
condition it would not be right to
adopt it.
Mr.. Lowell said that it was not neces-
sary for charges to be made or sustained.
The Council had right to dismiss the
Chief without evidence.
Mr.. Cohn said that as an American
citizen he would not vote to dismiss a
man until that man had ch ance to an
swer the charges and refute them if he
could. He did not believe in showing a
man out on no evidence at all. Every
man ought to have some show, espe-
cially when his reputation was at stake.
Mr.. Book thought that Mr.. Cohn
should accept the report of the commit
tee without question.
Mr.. Cohn said that he adhered to his
opinion that the evidence should be pro-
duced before the Council.
Captain Barrett moved that Hon. s.
M. White be heard from. He had been
Mr.. Cuddy's friend and would stand by
him if he was right. If the Chief was
wrong then he would vote against Mr..
Cuddy just the same as against any one
else. Mr.. Lowell called for vote on the
motion to adopt.
Mr.. Hanley wanted to know why Mr..
Lowell wanted to rush things through.
If Mr.. Cuddy was proven guilty the
Democrats would vote for his dismissal
as we'll as any one else, but he ought to
have fair hearing.
Mr.. Cohn moved that recess be taken
until o'clock and that the matter be
taken up at that time. Carried, and Mr..
Humphreys declared a recess until l
o'clock.
Immediately upon adjournment Hon.
S. M. White asked Messrs. Book and
Sinsabaugh why they did not desire the
evidence produced before the Council
and why they opposed the Chief having
fair hearing. Mr.. Book thought that
the report of the committee was enough
and that the evidence should not be
brought before the Council.
WHAT THE CHIEF SAYS.
A HERALD reporter saw the Chief in
his office last night and asked him if he
had anything to say in the matter. Mr..
Cuddy replied in substance:
eyes. There are two specific state
ments. am charged with taking money
for the recovery of stolen property. The
facts are these: We recovered some
five hundred dollars worth of guns taken
from the mans store. These were all
returned to their owner, as was proper,
without cents cost to him. Some Of
the stuff Mr.. Cohn had and he was
out SIG on it. He thought he ought
not to lose it, as he was innocent.
l stated this to the owner of the goods,
and he volunteered to pay it. Some days
after sent two officers to get the money.
1t was paid them and their receipt taken
for it. They then paid the sum in full to
Cohn who gave his receipt in turn, and
that document l hold. So much for this
charge, and there is just as much truth
in the others.
"The only other specific charge in the
report is that admitted that | had al
lowed the games to run, pulling them