Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-27

that Stanley is in, and l think he does his
duty as well as any officer on the force.
Shanley-I was never instructed by the
Chief not TO go into saloons. L never letter
in them. He had heard something about
the new ordinance
Mr.. Jefferson read the section forbid
ding officers to loiter in saloons, aud
Stanley said he often went in there TO
see about the tough people in his ward,
so he would know where they were.
After some more talk to the same
effect, Stanley retired, and Officer
Marks was called in. He charged that
the Chief had discharged him without
cause, had given wrong version to the
papers, and had hurt his reputation.
lie admitted going into John LOOMS
saloon, but said it was to get liquor for
medicinal purposes.
Mr.. O'Kane the Chief ever caution
you about going nto saloons.
Marks-No, he told me if l wanted
glass of beer, TO go and get 1t, but not to
get drunk.
The Chief was then called in, and said
he had discharged Marks for good and
sufficient reasons. He passed too much
of his time in saloons. The morning OF
! the day he was discharged, an officer
found him drunk, and had TO run him
off the street.
The Chair-Have you cautioned him!
The Chief-Yes.
Marks-Did you ever tellm about drink
ing!
The Chief-Yes: told both the day and
night force not to do it, and to keep out OF
saloons; that the first man VINO was drunk
would be discharged.
The Chief then explained the Nogler
saloon matter, referred TO before by
Mr.. O'Kane, saying when Fitzgerald, a
new officer, went on, he told MIN there
was complaint from saloon Keepers IN
the ward that they had TO close up on
Sunday while Vogler sold. He was in
formed that Vogler sold from half-paSt
five until nine, and from twelve TO one,
when there was 10 officer on duty. II
told Fitzgerald about it, and he went in
Vogler'S Sunday morning, In citizens
dress, and got drink, ana came up,
and Clerk Fee made out warrant. II
l could have torn it up, / would have
done it. Officer 0'Brien went down,
and she admitted she had sold. / was
sorry for it. l never told the men TO do
anything mean, bat have told them TO
be vig!iant in the discharge OF their
duty. l told Fitzgerald he had made a
mistake. No one is more sorry for that
than | am. | have told the men not to
spy on saloon keepers. am only lay
ing the law down as it comes down to
me. As long as they sell on Sunday I'll
have them up, but I'll do it fair.
Mr.. Jefferson-Under what section OF
tue ordinance did you discharge these
men:
The Chief-I'll admit that made mis-
take. | should have suspended them, per
haps, but ! never thought they would dc
mand an investigation. | do not fear one,
for my part.
Mr.. O'Kane then went back to the
Stanley matter, and said he had made
it his business to go over into the Sixth
Ward and had asked many people about
Officer Stanley, and found everybody
said he was good officer. Everyone
he had spoken to said so.
Mr.. Zarnitz also said Stanley was Is
good officer, and that there was no com
plant about him. He knew all about
him.
Mr.. Zarnitz moved that Stanley be
reinstated the first day of the month.
Mr.. O'Kane seconded the motion, and
it was adopted, MessrS. Marsh and JET
ferson voting no.