The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-16
WATSON TO DE REINsrATED!

Without Pay, however--Tho Police Com.
mittoo su,tnins tho Chiof. si' =
At the regular meeting Of the Council
committee on police, hold yesterday
evening, tho case OF Officer Watson, who
was suspended April for leaving the
city without permission, was again
taken up, according to Councils instruc.
tions. .%ts ,T
Tho committeeman present yester.
day evening were Mcssrs. Happy, 'Jcl!cr.
son, Klein, Warneke and Zarnitz
Chief McSichol was asked to state his
side OF the case. The chief told tho
story OF tho officers absence from tho
city tho night OF tho Muier murder, as
it has been printed in the ISTELLI-
GEScER. .n' ulY7 ylast 20
Captain McNichol said that Officer
Watson realized that he had !. dono
wrong and was contrito; no thought he
had already boon sufficiently punished,
and he asked tho committee to recon-
mend to Council the officer reinstate.
mont. The chiof said that there was
no man In Wheeling who could be n
bcttcr officer than Watson, if Watson
only wanted to DO. ~ '''''i' ....5j
Amotion was made to recommend
tho reinstatement Of Officer Watson,
without pay for the time lost during
suspension. ID ss1"asl'' M".'h
Mr.. OKane did not favor this mo-
ton, u.s. according to?his opinion, OH.
Ger Watson had done humane act /.
Tho rest Of the committee agreed
however, with tho chief TINT tho off.
Ger had been guilty ofs!a violation OF
the rules, that deserved punishment,
and they refused to recommend that
no be paid for tho time lost. s.Eyi.
The motion to recommend rcinstatc.
mont without pay for timo lost during
suspension was carried. ~, y.,;- ~.
A communication was received from
Chief McNichol, relating that Officer
Lukens Ind ruined coatin the chase
after Murderer Maier, and asking tho
committee to procure-a new coat for
Lukens. The proposition was voted
down. the committee believing it had
no authority to clothe policemen at the
city's expense. After the. meeting was
over, Officer Lukens was surprised to,
hear that such request.had been mado
OF the committee; he saidshe could buy
his own coats, and thatShoS had had no.
thing to do with the request to purchase
him new ono.
Tho workhouse problem, was discuss
cd, and tho committee came to the con-
clusion that the best thing that could
be done was to fix up the chimney to
keep it from falling down.. They will
try to make the old rattletrap do for
another year.
Lieutenant Gaus had on exhibition
another example OF hisslill as q clerk
and penman. 1t was "a handsomely
gotten up quarterly report OF the work
OF the police department. 1t certainly
reflected the greatest credit on Lieuten-
ant Gaus, and the members OF the COM
mlttee, to man, were not slow in COM
p!imenting the neat work OF Lieutenant
Gaus.
The report showed that 537 processes
were served during the months OF jan
uary, February and March; fines aggre.
eating S5,023 10 were assessed, and OF
these S3,721 20 were collected, the bal
ance being either suspended iinta or
those worked out in jail or the work.
house. OF these cases $40 paid up, SC
were committed, IS suspended and AZ
dismissed The patrol wagon made 1856
calls, hauled 325 prisoners and travelled
2S5t miles. The lookup keepers enter
taincd 44S dodgers. ..nv5c'r~
Before adjourning the committee an.
dited bills aggregating $40 so.