Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-23
THE POLICE MUDDLE,
The Triplet Meets Again and Takei
q Recess.

Ine Ir1pIet meets again and Takes
a Recess.
The majority of the Board of Police
Commissioners met in the gallery of the
City Clerks Office yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock. In addition to Messrs. Dex-
ter, Knox and Lindley, of the Com
missioners, there were present Mr.. J. M.
Glass, the Chief-elect, and Mr.. Robin
son, the Mayors Clerk, who, it will be
remembered, was relieved from further
attendance at the meetings of the board
by an unanimous vote of the Triplet on
the eventful night of last Wednesday.
He appeared in response to an official
notification which had been sent to him
about l o'clock p. m. that the board
would meet and his presence was re-
quired as clerk the Commissioners hav-
ing learned since that time that he was
duly appointed as Clerk of the board
by Ordinance No. 8 of the New Series, and
that it was beyond their power to re-
move him. Mr.. Lindley inquired
whether Mayor Hazard had been Doti-
fed OF the meeting, and on learning that
he had not, moved that Mr.. Dexter be
appointed as temporary chairman. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Knox, and
was carried, and the meeting was called to
order by Mr.. Dexter. Mr.. Knox moved
that the board take a recess in the ab-
sence of the Mayor until 2 O'Clock this
afternoon, this being simply continue
ton of the regular meeting of Wednesday
last, the 18th inst and Clerk Robinson
was instructed to notify all the members
of the board of such meeting. The mo-
ton having been carried unanimously,
the Triplet accepted verbal notification
fromthe Clerk, and at once went into
earnest consultation with Mr.. Glass.
Before the meeting yesterday after
noon the Triplet held short caucus in
Mr.. Lindley's Office in the California
Bank Building; but what the matters
under discussion were could not be
ascertained.
Mayor Hazard, when asked by HER.
AID reporter later in the afternoon as to
his intention with regard to the meeting
this afternoon, said ksMr. Robinson no.
tilted me this afternoon OF meeting to
be held tomorrow but do not think that
| shall attend it because there are other
matters which require my more imme-
diate attention. / still contend that when
l left the meeting of the board last We'd
nesday night Mr.. Knox had left the
room and there was no quorum, therefore
their subsequent proceedings are illegal
in my opinion. The regular session will
be held as usual on Wednesday next and
that of course takes precedence of the
continuous session which the majority
claim to be holding"
The statement made yesterday morn
ing regarding the alleged attempt of Mr..
J. NJ. Glass, the officer appointed by the
rriplet to take charge of the Police De-
partment, until he duly qualities for the
position of Chief Of Police, to assert his
authority, proves to have been incorrect
in some of its particulars. The affair
did not take place at 4 q. M, in the pres
ence of the morning watch, but at 10 a.
M, on Sunday, when Mr.. Glass asked
Sergeant Finucane why he had not placed
Officer Fay upon his roll of officers for
duty. Mr.. Glass says that he notified
Clerk Ullman on Friday evening last
that the Commissioners had reinstated
Fay, and requested him to inform Ser
geant Finucane of their order to put him
on duty; and as this was not
attended to he naturally asked why the
orders of the board had not been obeyed.
The Sergeant replied that he had been
told not to do SO; and as Mr.. Glass
walked away someone called him back,
and he was lushered into the presence
of Captain Harris, who was very much
excited and talked good deal about dis
charging every man who obeyed any
orders but those of Chief Burns, and &C.
cused him of trying to create mutiny.
Mr.. Glass further asserts that no order
from Chief Burns was ever read at all !;
but with that exception and the state
ment above corrected, the proceedings
we're just as reported.
Ex-Councilman M. T. Collins, the new
Police Commissioner appointed by the
Council yesterday, was interviewed
through the telephone last night by a
reporter, and stated that he would re-
quire some time in which to give the
matter due consideration. When asked
whether he would accept or refuse the
position he became very non-committal,
but said positively that he would not be
present at the meeting of the board to
bs beld this afternoon.