Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-23
CHARGES AGAINST OFFICERS.
How the Police Commission Was
Occupied Yesterday.
A Vacancy on the Ferce Causes 3
Little Breeze.
The Allegations Against Several Officers
Given Consideration - Captain
Mackay Gets His Man APP
pointed-Saloon Matters.


The board OF police commissioners
met yesterday afternoon, Commission
ers Mackay, Stewart, Snyder and Mayor
Hazard being present.
THE O'REAGAN CHARGES.
After the transaction of routine busi
ness, the charges of Rebecca Stenike
against Officer O'Reagau, wherein he
was accused OF having made an indecent
proposal to her, were taken up.
Chief Glass had been instructed Az
former meeting of the board to have
the complainant produce corroborative
evidence Of the charges. but such evil
dence was lacking. The chief submitted
a written report OF his investigation of
the matter which was accepted by the
commission.
In this report the chief stated that
both parties were before him yesterday
morning; the complainant was unable
to produce any witness who would SUBJ
stantiate her charge, and in the absence
OF corrOborative testimony he suggested
Wit of O'Reagan, in which he denied all
of Mrs. Stenike's charges was then read.
One statement in the document was to
found it necessary to demonstrate with
the woman when she was conducting
herself in boisterous manner.
After the reading of all the papers
bearing upon the matter. the case was
Hazard, who was in the chair.
PROTEST WITHDRAWN.
A communication was received from
Bishop Mora, in which lie withdrew his
protest against the granting OF liquor
license to Steineke & Brunig for the con-
duct of a saloon on South Main street,
between Second and Third. Since filing
his protest he had learned that the ap-
plicants merely wished to operate a
sample room for the display of goods in
connection with their wholesa buai-
| ness.
| OFFICER HAWTHORNE DISMISSED.
The written notice of the suspension
of Officer Hawthorne by Chief Glass for
violation of the rules and regulations of
! the police department was then read.
| Mayor Hazard moved to sustain the ac-
tion of the chief, but Captain Mackay
"went him one better" and made
motion to dismiss Haw-
thorne from the force, which car
ried. Thus vacancy was created,
and in selecting an officer to succeed
Hawthorne Chief Glass came near run
ming foul of the commission. He had
appointed r. W. Stewart, the colored
ex-oficer and recent candidate for con-
stable. to take the position of the de-
posed Hawthorne. This was not in
keeping with the views of Mayor Hazard
and Captain Mackay. By virtue of an
agreement entered into some time ago it
was understood that Captain Mackay
was to have the right of naming man
for a position in the department in the
event of a vacancy occurring. The va
cancy had occurred and Captain Mack
ay's appointee, A. H. Spillar. had not
been assigned to duty, pending final
action of the board.
Mayor Hazard thought there was a
feeling of partisanship governing the
chiefs action in the premises, and plain
ly said as much.
Chief Glass showed spirit of recent
ment at the insinuations of the mayor,
and said with considerable warmth
In appointing Stewart to the position,
/ was governed solely by desire to OBJ
tain the best possible results. The
question of politics never figured in the
case. This man has always shown him.
self capable officer, and felt secure in
placing him on duty, temporarily, you
understand. will say further, if this
is to be the attitude of the commission
in the matter of appointments, it would
be we'll to give me an outline of its
policy now and them"
After considerable discussion it was
decided to appoint Spillar to succeed
Hawthorne, Mr.. Mackay agreeing to
stand sponsor for him, and upon his
motion the appointment was confirmed
THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST RINKENBACH.
The investigation of the two com.
plants against Officer Rinkenbach were
next considered. The first charge was
that preferred by G. W. Walker, in
which he asserted that the officer had
arrested him without any just cause,
and that he had refu sed to exhibit his
star to complainant upon the request.
Mr.. Walker was sworn, and, taking
the chair, gave his side of the story. He
proved to be a man of highly nervous
temperament, and several times during
the recital of his woes provided some
amusement for those present. From
the testimony given before the commits
sion, it seems that Mr.. Walker is an en-
thusisstic prohibitionist, and on the
day of his arrest engaged in a po-
litical discussion with man On
the street corner. The controversy
became spirited, and the loud talking OF
the debators attracted quite a crowd.
Mr.. Walker opened up TRADE OF abuse
upon the liquor drinkers and sellers.
His opponent informed him that Kan
sas and Iowa had gone to hades since
the prohibition element gained control
of those states. 1t was at this stage OF
the proceedings that Walker alleges
that Rinkenbach stepped up to him and
sneerngly intimated that if he would
take glass of liquor occasionally it
would cause his manly breast to sport q
hirsute adornment, the luxuriance OF
which would make the original Jojo
ashamed OF his own poor coat upon COM
parison. 4
| Walker allp0pa that Rinkanhach then