Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-08-29
JUDGE SMITH EXOHERATED.
POLICE COMMITTEE SAY THERE'S
NOTHING IN THE CHARGES.


y CLOCK lhNt nlEni. mayor BuuuOCk pre-
sided and the following aldermen were
present: Messrs. Ward, Fisher. Head,
Fry. Clements Essex. MoGrath. Barr,
Roberts, Mccullough and Lassiter.
There were also present city Attorney
Templeton and Marshall Maddox, Au-
ditor PRESLEY. city Secretary Mont
30 merry and Assistant Secretary Collier.
The minutes % the last meeting were
read and approved without change.
Messrs. Drake and Tiler came in late.
Motions were then adopted excusing
absentees at this ard the last meet
ings. The report of the finance COM
mi.tee was then received and fled en-
bracing the regular reports OF city OIL
GERS.
The report of the committee on
claims. strictly routine, was then
adopted.
A recommendation from the police
committee that shed be erected to
| shield female prisoners on the rock
/ pile from putlic view was then pre-
/ scented. Alderman Lassiter objected TO
making it too close, for the colored
| women confined there to get air. The
| cost was estimated at eighteen dollars
4
the habit of attracting curious atten-
| tion by hallooing at passers-by.
| A resolution from Mr.. Roberts was
then read TO amend the ordinance 50
as to exempt female prisoners from
working on the rock pile, This was
ruled out Of order and the recommended
tion Of the police committee was
/ adopted.
The following was received from the
police committee in reference to the
charges against the city judge:
ITO His Honor the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen Of Fert Worth. Gentle
| men: We, your police committee, to
whom was referred the attached
charges OF John Loving against city
Judge Smith, submit the following re-
port:
"a close analysis OF the charges only
dlscloses two facts charged that can
be characterized as charges and in our
opinion, IL they were found to be true,
would not Justify the council In inhlct-
ing any punishment authorized by the
charter or ordinances OF the city or
any other law OF which we are APP
prlsed. MIR. Loving charges that he was
tried twice for the same oitensei was
acquitted the first time and found
guilty the second time, The evidence
is very conflicting as TO whether Mr.
Loving was discharged on the morn
ing his case was first called for trial,
{ or WnttleT the case WIS puHlPhuth'
The docket does not show that any en-
try was made. and as two other parties
were tried who were charged with fight
ing at the same time that Loving was
charged with having committed the
offense OF which he was finally found
guilty, we think It probable that Mr.
Loving was mistaken as to the dlspo-
| sition OF his case by the court. There
IL certainly nothing in the evidence that
goes to prove neglect Of duty, incompe-
tency, corruption, misconduct or mall
feasance In office II appears. however,
that Mr.. Loving was compelled to at
tend court three times after the com
paniou cases had been disposed Of. We
therefore recommend that the fine of
FIVE dollars imposed by city Judge
Smith against Mr. Loving be RENTED
and the city secretary Is hereby au-
thorized and instructed to draw a
warrant In his favor for Ave dollars.
"City Judge Smith Is also churg "a
with using language to witnesses I'M
becoming the office be occupies II APP
pears that the city judge called the at
tention OF certain hotel drummsrs To
promiscuous swearing INDUCED in by
them According to the testimony he
enro tha committee the witnesses de-
served vigorous reproach and while
Rae Judges language according to the
testimony of some OF the Witnesses was
not us guarded as II should have been.
should call the attention Of the Wit
nesses to the probable results Of false
= swearing, when he Is convinced that
the witnesses are swearing falsely and
. we do not believe that the language of
Judge Smith was other than the oc-
mend that the charges be dismissed,
and that no further action be taken
than herein above recommended.
TX, NJ. VAN ZANDT.
Nv. S. ESSEN,
MARTIN NJ. GRATH"
An amendment by Mr.. Lassiter 10
strike out that portion Of the report
which RENTED the fine OF Mr.. Lo wing
VAS lost by close vote.
. Tho report was then adopted without
[ change.
I The police committee also recon-
y nended the dismissal Of the charges
: against Oflider Ferguson and their
4 recount cndatior was odoptcd.
a A number Of minor matters wee then
5 discussed ard referred after the fol
e lowing report from tie water works
committee had been received and filed
: Il was IN response TO Mr.. Roberts res
q olution, introduced at the last meeting
asking for statement as to what prog
res had been made in the work OF the
water works survey and estimates.
Hon. Mayor and city council-Gen-
4 tlemen; Your committee to whom wa,
< referred the attached resolution beg
leave 10 report as follows:
Your committee have been WORKING
!. diligently using every means IN on
? power TO arrive at solution OF the
question Of Il water supply for thi.
city, The consulting engineer EN-.
a.-kl.yed 10y your committee is progress.
5 Ing as rapidly as Is possible under the
= circumstances, and hope to be able tC
make through our engineer a complies
report covering The entire survey from
Wire bridge to Mary crcek. This r..
port Will be forthcoming In the neai
future.
"Our test OF the American well works
v compressor has not as vet progressed
Z. iar enough 10 enable yrur committee
!. to make 81 final report. VIII say, how.
i ever that the increase from the one
n well pumped afforded ms much water
e rs was expected, we shall require con
e tinuous pumping for several days from
2 two wells before submitting a repor
to this council
u. u. CLEMENT,
IS. N. FRY,
A. Water Works Committee
II After the consideration OF sevsra