Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-22
POLICE MATTERS.
Investigatiol0f Charges
Against Three Officers.
CAUTIONED TO BE CAREFUL,
Saloon Licenses Granted-OiheT
Officers to be Examined
Next Week.

Dr.. b. X. M0ad appeared pe1ore tne bosru
and asked permission to sell patent mcdi-
eines on the corner of Franklin and New
High streets. Permission granted.
The Chief reported fayorably of the saloon
Of John Fisher & Co. License granted.
An unfavorable report was received re-
Rarding the granting of license to Mrs. Sally
Lee, Sepulveda street, and license was re-
fused.
Applications for saloon hcer ses were re
ceiyed from VIM. Guenther, Charles Alex
nnder and George Quirre, and the Chief re.
porting favorably Of the Of the same, licens 6
were grRnted.
II. F. Wescott was granted a saloon license
A communication was received from X.
}. C0lyear complaining of OHcers Fowler
and Arnez, stating that their conduct was
unbecOming officers, and charging them
with cruelty to animals, committed on sun
day, March IL, 1883, in that they Gid gal
undue severity in driving them to the
pound,n Investigation set for Thursday,
March 29th, at BPM.
The invest.gstion of the charges pre-
ferred against Officer Fowler by H, G.
Schimmel was continued to Thursday,
March 10Th, at 2 p. NJ.
A communication was received from
Julian Valdez, charging Officer Santiago
Arguello with contracting debt OF $37,
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set for Thursday, March 29th.
Chief Cuddy asked that F. II. Marsh,
whom he had appointed rs special officer.
be allowed his pay. $50 for the month of
Applications for positions on the force
were received from III. Fitzpatrick and
Louis Froelich, and placed on file.
The investigation of the charge against
Officers Walsh, Lenox and Romans for con-
duct unbecoming intelligent officers, was
then gone into. Judge Dupuy appeared for
Mr. Hinman, the complainant, and stated
that he was unable to get witness Thomas
HcCatfarey to attend, but would proceed
with the Investigation.
]. Hinman testified: work for Mr.. Ebin-
ger, and on the 10th OF February I was at
the Southern Pacific depot. was knocked
down by q bus driver named Phil Traub.
and lll-used. An officer came up aud
asked what was the matter. Traub &C
cused me of stealing q. robe belonging to
him. Officer Romans handed both OF us
ever to officer walsh. and told him to take
US 10 the police station. l asked the officer
to go with me to a restau rant, and after sew
eral minutes talk, persuaded Walsh to go
with me and then 1 saw Thomas McCaf
ferry, and he told me thatthe officers had 10
right to take me. Walsh made me come, and
would arrest Linn also. Al the police ST.
ton, officer Lenox asked what was the
charge, and Walsh said, resisting an Off
Ger. was searched and locked up in a cell
Will ecNcIdl utuuKGu Iutu. NeXC udy Hnll
Traub was convicted and was allowed to
60. then found out that / had been de-
tanned as witness.
Cross examined: We were struggling on
the sidewalk: 1t was about l o'clock A. M.
I am night clerk ct Louis Ebinger's. The
dimculty occurred about the payment of
one dollar and half which he wanted to
charge me for riding with him; whereas l
rode at his request.
Officer Walsh questioned Hinman: Did
you not resist me in the restaurant? Did
you attempt to escape three times? Will
you swear that you did not say you would
have my star taken away from me? Did
you not refuse to assist me in bringing
come like gentleman and behave like one.
Is had behaved we'll to you? and a host OF
other questions of the sanie nature, to all II
which Hfnman answered, no!
Louis Ebinger testified: l am the keeper
Of restaurant on Spring and Third streets.
The complainant has been in my employ
ment for eight years and he has always
borne good character and is a peaceable
citizen. examined the charge book at the
police station and found he had been de-
tained as witness. l believe he is truth
full man.
Oficer Romans testified: On that morn
and Hinman fighting on the sidewalk near
the Southern Pacific Depot. They both
made charges against each other and Traub
stated that Hinman had stolen his robe and
WOulu AOb Ddy LIS AuCA lhIt. nduQGQ DOCn
over to Officer Walsh and he brought them
to the police station. Hiuman was very ex-
cited and therefore arrested both of them
Traub is hard case and has been before
the pol &c before told Hinman that did
not want to hold court on the sidewalk, and
that he would have to make his explana-
lions to the proper persons The charge of
resisting an officer was altered to that of
witness next morning.
Officer Walsh testified: l was going on
duty that night and met Romans with the
two prisoners and he asked me to take them
to the police station, as he was going home.
took them in charge, and then at the
request of Hinman l went to the restaur-
ant with him to see friend of his
about getting bail. His friend McCaffarey
told him not to go with me, and told him
would take him to the police station even
ii had to drag the tables with him. When
near the Cape Horn salo, n asked the hack
driver to help me, and he refused, saying
that, Traub was his boss and he would be
fired If he assisted. Hinman made an
otner % attempt to escape from me there, If
have bottle ed SO much with him. Hinman
told me several times that he would have
my star taken away from me, ami ill-used
mewith his hands aud tongue all the way
to the station. At the police station told
OMcer Lenox to book him for resisting an
ofdcer, and he said then he did not care ard
would have me removed from the force.
Whilst he was in the cell he pounded at the
was put into the cooler and the
water turned on him. In answer TO
question as to whether he would
arrest reputable citizen with whom
drunken man was fighting, Walsh replied
that he would not do so II he was certain
the respectable citizen was not to blame:
but H1nman never told him who he was
and behaved like blackguard rather than
respectable citizen. He would consider it
his duty to arrest any two men he found
nRhting on the sidewalk at ] O'Clock A. M.
and simply took charge of Traub and Hiu.
man to obligo officer Romans. who was 60
ing off duty at the time.
Officer Lenox testified: was in the off 70
when Hinman and Traub were brought in.
asked Hinman to put up $5 for his appear
ence IN the morning, and he said he would
&c ID II ne would do 80, but we could put
him in the cell and he would make us pay
tne penalty. He then said that he was II,
the employ OF l.: Ebinger, and If they dared
tney could put him in jail He was yery
esacitec' ana after being searched and put
kicked at the door and otherwise created
into the. cooler. vas pu'
The Chief here said he thought the officers
had only done their duty, and moved N af
the charge be dismissed.
Judge Dupuy then addressed the Board at
some length. and pointed sut in glowing
terms the rights OF citizen and the duties
of police officer. -''
Chief Cnddy again renewed bis motion
and stated that hereafter he would obi sct IN
attorneys appearing for citizens making
complaints, and while it was very instruct,
ing and pleasant to listen to the Jud0 as re-
marks, it was not fair to the officers to have
70 stand alone, and If attorneys had to
appear. he wanted the City Attorney to
appear for the ofiioers.
Mr.. Humphreys stated that he thought fli |
treatment had been shown to Hinmal. Also
that Officer Romans should have acousinfed
Walsh with the offence.
The Mayor thought that the charges /
against Odicer Lenox ought to be dismissed |
and Walsh and Romsns slightly reprimand |
ed TO 6e more careful in future, whereupon /
the Chief again moved that the charges /
against all the officers be dismissed and /
xa. certain the officers had not exceeded
Thereupon it was moved by the Mayor
Ind seconded by Chief Cuddy that the
,harges against O6fcer Lenox be dismissed
mo that in view of the fact of Officers
Walsh and Romans being good officers of
yood character. the charges against them be
11em1esed, with an admOnitiOn that here
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