Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-21
JUST LIKE A COURT
Beadef and Hatch Try Sergeant
Webb
ON A CRIMINAL CHARGE
Arraixsed on .sx Ds-fiser Coants
4sd Pound Caiiss GA sh<s Least
one--Ihe Executive session"


criminais
Ex President More. IN answer % eues
tins put T. him BY reporter Tor IHk
iksALns declared that the b'sard might
better b. ieft 0nmaieztti ~ public IA
quiry 10 TIE settlement x matters 81
xaIeh the pablic i viiAlly Interested
IL thoughs a public Investigation would
make Z ssisicult FOR the board % main
tain discipline. Asthe board has never
succeeded Ia maintaining ary discipline
IN the department. IL = dlilssgit % see
Whist difference eg.en sess',is would
make.
"a hen questioned a. % certain charges
make against sergeant Webb. Mr..
81 re's memory became impaired i'm
as-.liafeiy lie referred The reporter Ia
The reroreis, bat the Fccofds are not ae
ce-sltie e. r. porters.
IL xill - rs.naem tered. however. that
a star chamber investigation - certain
charges made against Sery''ant Webb
eas heid - the board- The charges
themselves and the action Il the beard
wrrc carefully suppressed 40 order that
-'tii-s.ir'inc nleht br maintained. That's
flie boards great hobby. ~siirs'ipiine.'
I4I
~.Sasrs Hatch and Bender. committee
on arn and discipline. Sergeant Webb
vas rrpriraantiesi ~ the board. A rcpri
uand Vas considered sufficient. owing
"a the AZ = the charges
The Charges an Dcsail
These charges against Sergeant Webb
were un~iliingly made BY one q the
detectives. Superintendent Eastman
fled them and they were referred 10
Hatch and Bender who we're evidently
convinced II their truth; but under the
cover n an executive session palliafed
the oifense and excused the offender.
Yesterday THk hERALD succeeded in
procuring copy = the charges and the
report - the committee on men and
tie discipline.
The first charge Is a. follows:
IN thr ca-e where snan vas arrested who
hs.i on AZ Person SIizc39. searched 81 Ser
xeant Nebn, aud elained the next morning.
when The money returned % him. tha,
b. bad considerable more money xhen
arrested.
The uitnessss were Lieutenant Hur-
ley. Captain Johnson. Detective John
son and Sergeant Webb.
An.i this = what the committee re-
ported The charge that Mr.. Webb APP
propriatesi any money % his Own use
upon that ocrasion 90 was guilty ~ any
improperly whatever IN the manner %
he search rs entirely groundiess.
"i~tecfise johnson does not aprar-
emily give true version u What nc
cnrrs~i the next morning hut he has al
lousi his prejudice against Sergeant
Wetb - give a false coiof q the cun
g~r-atsor az the time The money vas
torne.i over. In our Judgment the ser
eeanf should D. - this beard declared
eultless- A % The reason for making
tt'- and other charges We viii deal
later
Not.iy but Ira q Hatch and Charles
III henler would have fh~ ronsurnafe
impuienfo g. make a report - TINS
character NJ attempt - made a.
ascertain the fruthfuiaess or faleity q
fhe charges H. spite ~ the testimony
- ihree other psr~lus. the committee
pcs Sergeant Wcbhs version - the
AFFAIR ard completely cxoneratss him.
ln..e-.L f ca-.s farther With al utter
dfsfe1ard far the nature = TIE case and
tho circumstances under Nhich the
cnsfues we're made 70 Fcusuras DE
fccf.sr johnson ard claims that % "a
lara hs prelnalce "a give 4 f,,is. c8lor
tae The commlttcr elfhsf thfoSh
Lar 90 mailtr. u.asie no attempt hon
e-fiF O. exonerafe sergeant Webb LIS
1haie object ess - shield him and
sake i mpossible fpr the ;sefs g. ap.
pear n there true hight
An Exhibition ~ Nerve.
The -ecord charge = stated AZ o.
bows
fs ths 49,. rl,er- ~erzrsnt Webb stole g.
fn.s la- Herii,>le}. Nsy it. lso
The magnificent nerve = Beuder and
Nst r. arsir c1ales 81 the rtsflle - their
rrrfra They declare. 1t appears
,l oar % gui.t can - fastened
uTta sergeant Webb II this traasartion
iaare.es statement - The matter hnds
~ ecrre terstof whatever. II has teen
tl.,. caiairoe Practice and ~ understood
tf Al fHs' 81 sums over a. shall -
Fiarei .r tae ssfe Sergeant Webb says
fte rate Nss an.lsfsfo.sd ~ him and
that ~ suoorf- over a.. taken hy him
fr't1 ffie'trfs erre ~ placed in the safe.
srd fp stIrh e,fe Jotreon bad no nc
crss. Ard % inas' ~ plain that z Il
hat tera fiie irfef naa - Wrfh - make
fne amount - ees fhsu 81 really vas
e. af fas very afs- tang - would have
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lfase teeu - sy sfegt t that naiesly..
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selserfif The fact shat ean,els,siY eei
easptf hIrl - f,Un9 thr uan4y i
frias tafir evidence that ke - in
rretet
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inf-sf Esflor steaa - -. fral state
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thaf 4 sseh 81 amount - nlanes 49,
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