Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-06-27
THE POLICE COMMISSION.


feated by vote of to L.
The Council then adjourned.
THE POLICE COMMISSION.
Several Removals and other Of
ficers Appointed.
The Board of Police Commissioners
met yesterday afternoon in the Mayors
office, Mayor Hazard in the chair, and
Messrs. Lindley and Dexter present.
The two last named gentlemen entered
the room together few minutes before 2
o'clock, the hour set for the meeting, and
at once went into earnest consultation
over list of removals which Mr.. Dexter
produced from his pocket, as the result
of a caucus held in the office of the
Chief of Police on Tuesday afternoon.
A few minutes after the hour Mayor
Hazard took his seat, and, as Mr.. Lind
ley announced that Mr.. Knox would not
be able to attend, owing to his duties in
connection with the Grand Jury, of
which he is Secretary, called the meet
ing to order.
After the reading of the minutes of the
meeting of the 18th inst, Mr.. Lindley
produced bid from Messrs. Wannop q
| Forbush, of 204 West First street, for
the printing and binding OF 500 copies of
the rules and regulations adopted by the
| Board for the police force, and stated, in
explanation of the lateness of its being
put in, that it was done at his request.
Mayor Hazard, on finding that it was
| 81 less than the lowest already in, OBJ
jected to its being filed on the
ground that the other bids had
already been published in the news
papers, and therefore it was evident
that the firm had put in theirs one dollar
less than the lowest, in the hope of secur-
ing the work. Mr.. Lindley explained that
he was unaware of the publication of the
other bids, and at once withdrew that of
Messrs. Wannop & Forbush. On the
matter of the printing afterwards being
brought up, the bid of R. Y. Mcbride,
Offering to print five hundred copies
according to sample exhibited for 5000,
was accepted, and he was instructed to
deliver the same within three weeks.
A number of atfidavits, sworn to by
Mrs. Emma Rogers and j. Larieux and
Gus Larieux, charging officer McGurn,
who wore star A, with leaving his beat
on the night of June 18th last, and sub
sequently perjuring himself about it in
the Police Court, were read. In defense
McGurn filed the affidavits of l.. Labarea,
Jr., r. H. Kenner, N. A. Hanna, John
Ybarra and officer Gilbert, to show that
he never left his beat. and another,
sworn to by himself, asserting that the
| affidavits of the women were flied az a
piece of spite work, in consequence of his
having arrested them for begging on the
streets, the details of which appeared in
the columns of the HERALD at the time.
| All these documents having been read
| in full by the clerk, on motion of MIR.
Lindley the action of the Chief in sus-
pending McGurn was concurred in by the
Board, and it was ordered that he be
permanently discharged from the force.
| The Board then proceeded to take up
the saloon business, and granted the fol-
lowing transfers: r. Wernigk, for prem
ises No 423 East First street, from Pfir-
man & Hauerwass Lewis Lewins, for
| No. 26 West Third street, from Calvin &
Coburn; j. Glendenning, for 622 San
Fernando street, from his saloon at No.
500 San Fernando street; Hickson &
| Staak, for No. II East First street, from
No. 7 of same thoroughfaIe; Deane &
Ferris, for Is West First street, from T..
Fitzgerald & Co.. Serapin & Mizetti, for
COS Macy street, from Marchand q Mi
rard. On motion of Mr.. Lindley, the
petition of Mark G. Jones for transfer
OF the license now in the names of Rose
and Bilderain, for the bar at the st. Elmo
Hotel, which was transferred by them to
him as agent for Mrs. Dorea Jones, was
granted on the condition that he paid the
$52 now owing to the city for the license.
| The petition of Cordier & Casteri, for re-
tail license in addition to their wholesale
| license already in vogue for No. 202
Upper Main street was referred to the
Chief for investigation, with instruc-
| tions to report on same at next meeting
On motion of Mr.. Lindley the Board re-
| considered its former action on the grant
| ing of a transfer of license to II. A.
Cline for No. 141 East First street, from
ii East First street, and, on motion of
Mr.. Dexter, the same was granted. The
petition of Siewicke & Watkins for new
license at No. 316 North Main street,
formerly the "Missing Link" saloon,
was, under the rule existing in such
cases, referred to the Chief for investi-
CATION before next meeting. Clerk Rob
inson having called the attention of the
Board to the fact that number of parties
! now holding licenses had neglected to
make the required affidavits, although
notified so to do, Mr.. Lindley moved tha
in all such cases the licenses be revokedt
and it was SO ordered.
The Chief presented a complaint
sworn to by one r. A. Rising, in which
it was alleged that Officer Thodore
Roberts, wearing star No. 40, had arrested
affiant on the 18th inst. upon Los Ange-
les street without probable cause or pro-
cess of law, and had subsequently offered
to release hime provided he would give
him receipt in full for certain amount
owed by the officer to affiant, which he
refused to do. AS the Chief reported
that he had not as yet investigated the
case, it was referred to him for such in
vestigation.
The Chief reported that on June 22d
or 23d, Officer M. Brennan had been
| drunk and failed to report for duty; and
that on the last occasion some Of his
brother officers had relieved him of his
gun and star and put him to bed without
his knowledge. He further reported
that the officers who reported the matter
to him had not done their whole duty in
neglecting to place the delinquent under
arrest instead of putting him to bed. On
this showing, Mr.. Lindley moved that
the matter be referred to the Chief for
further action, and he was instructed to
report al the next meeting; Brennan,
| houavar heinp DArmanentlv diecharped