The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-02
THE POLICE BOARD.
Long Leave of Absence Granted
to Two Officers
BREACH OF THE SALOON RULE.
O0eer Birdssll Buspendsd for Ten
Days, bat Acquitted Of the Charge
u Drinking Liqaos.

Inc ponce O04fo last Olgnb COHSiOeSeU
the request Of Officers Templeton and
Roberts for leave of absence for seven
months to attend the Worlds fair. While
there they will form part of the detective
force of the exposition. The trouble the
board had was how to give them leave Of
absence for 30 long . periods even without
pay, az, they said, the charter prescribes
that an absence of more than sixty days OF
any officer shall work . forfeiture of the
Office. An ordinance had been prepared
granting them leave, but especially re-
quired that the secret service bureau OF
the Worlds fair be informed that during
the absence of the officers the city was not
responsible for their acts and practically
disavowed any recognition Of them.
Chief Jackson said he had considered it
very unfair provision. It sent the men
there with cloud, whereas the city had
been particularly requested to send two Of
its best men as representatives of the
Seattle force. These two officers had vol
unteered to go without pay. They are
single men and would be allowed $50 Q
month by the Worlds fair bureau, and had
some savings which would enable them to
get along.
Mayor Sweeney said that provision had
been stricken out, and on motion of Com
missioner Holmes the request was granted,
subject to any conditions imposed by the
city council.
Charges were preferred against Officer
L. J. Birdsall on account of his having
gone into q saloon on South Second street
Capt. Sims testified that he saw Birdsall
INT h. To- ;~hx about
IL o'clock. He said he saw the officer in
the act of drinking from . small glass, as
he believed.
Crowley, the bartender. testified that
Birdsall was in the saloon, but denied
that he had supplied him with any liquor.
He put glass before the officer and asked
him to have drink. but he refused, and
said, "No give me q cigar"
Officer Birdsall in his own defense testi.
fed that he was trying to trap a man who
had been watching him, and he had gone
into the saloon for that purpose. He de-
MED that he took drink, and said he had
accepted cigar. He did not see Capt.
Sims around. He explained that he sup
posed the man he was watching was q
''crook. and was trying to locate the
officer so as to ''get his work in"
Mayor Sweeney thought q man should
not be suspended until he had had two or
three days. grace; it put a stain upon his
character.
Commissioner Holmes said they were
not running q reform institution. but
police force. The men knew it was
against the rules to 60 into a saloon while
on duty, and he did not feel like relaxing
the stringency Of the rule.
After executive session the mayor an.
nounced that the board ordered the officers
suspension for ten days for being in the
saloon, but he was declared not guilty of
drinking. Capt. Sims asked to be allowed
to explain that he was not Intentionally
watching the officer. but it was his duty
to report the matter to the chief
Commissioner Relfe asked what was the
condition of the police matron matter.
He was informed that the question of
salary had not been decided.
Commissioners Holmes, Cheasty. Wal
lingford and Refe were ali present.
Chief Jackson's report of arrests for
March showed 37s to have been made,
with the following changes:
Assault and battery, g: assault with deadly
weapon, 4; assault to rob, /: violation building
VA~AA0iSVs - o"ab'0Ays W CouCS6leu
weapons, S: contempt Of court. 2; disorderly
conduct, 20: disorderly person, lC9; distributing
bills on street,; drunk, 81; fighting, 10: fugitive
from justice, !; gambling, 8: conducting
gambling game. 8: violation of hack ordinance.
l: inmate of house of ill-iame. 1: visiting house
OF ill-famc. 2; indecent exposure, 2: using pro-
fame language. 2; grand larceny, 3; petit lar
ceny. IL; leaving team united, 8: selling
liquor without license. IL; violating ped.
ding ordinance, /: soliciting prostitution, 2;
resisting an officer, 2: robbery. g. violating sign
ordinance. 1; suspicious characters. "a: threats
to do bodily harm. l; to serve out commitment
2; incorrgible, L. child born In Jail. /; prisoners
received en- route to other Cities g. prisoners re-
ceived for United States marshal, /; insane Der
sons. 8: witnesses detained, IL; homeless Der.
sons lodged, 5; injured taken to hospitals or
home. Is; lost children found and returned, s.
Total