The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-16
THE POLICE BOARD.
Officer George Shcehan Receives
4 Reprimand-
USED unsEcoMnno LANouAcE.
Trial On Changes ~ visisscs h Arrest
ing McKsssss stsssrs-Niggle
Talks % . Hsud.

The police board held . regular session
last night, devosing most Of IL TO hearing
charges against George Sheehan. Az the
meeting Of the police commission held on
May 2 charges were preferred by A. E
Boyd, owner Of the Peass lodging house.
against Officer GeorRe Sheshan for using
profane and abusive language while ar
resting Maggie and Martha Mckenzie.
The commission ~ that time instructed
the clerk 20 furnish copy Of the charges
% Sheehan and require Elm to appear for
trial last evening. Quite . number Of Wit
nesses were present st the meeting last
night and testified to what they had heard
and seen.
The first witness called vas A. Z. Boyd,
Who testified that on the night Of the ar
rest one Of the girls came 70 him and re-
ported that IN officer had arrested them.
He wanted 70 know who had tho right 70
come into the house and arrest people.
when Sheehan came up and said: 49,
- you, viii show you who has the
right to make m arrest"
Boyd had then asked the girls II Shee-
han had read warrant, when they
answered that he had not. but had shown
them one, whereupon sheehan had said:
So you, Ill show you that you are not
running this house."
Mn. A L. Boyd Was next called. and
corroborated the statements made by her
husband.
Maggie Mckenzie told how Sheehan had
made the arrest. and also ssased that Shee-
han had broken down the door to her room
when she had refused to Les Sim come in,
saying: - you, have you now;
81 mt n has oh
are" meaning that be would take them in
their night clothes.
Martha Mckenzie corroborated all that
had been told by her sister. and when
asked regarding her language toward the
officer, denied that she or her sister had
used any profane language.
c. q. Brotsche. contractor and builder,
Who rooms in the Pease house. gave his
version of the affair, being in substance
the same - already testified to.
Robert Martelle, who also rooms at the
same house. said he had heard Sheehan
swearing and heard him say that he would
show them who had . right to make an
arrest.
Officer Sheehan was next called and said
the woman had refused him admittance
and had said: $50 to -: You can't come
n.
Boyd. he said. had sworn at him that it
was none of his ---- business.
Commissioner Niggle at this point asked
how Tong Sheehan had carried the war.
rants for the girls before the arrest was
made. Sheehan did not want to tell, and.
after considerable wrangling, Mr.. Niggle
remarked that what he supposed was
simple case had developed into . regular
feud.
sheehan was taken of the stand and
Officer Gil Phiibrick called. He spoke
Of the breaking in of the door, and en-
phaticaily declared that the warrant was
read by the light of . dark lantern, and
that the girls had refused to get up, shes.
han declaring that he'd be - IL he would
not take them down a they were If they
didn't get up. Boyd had wanted the war
rant read to him. but deponent had replied
that be did not have to, as he boyd was
not being arrested.
Officer Faucet. who was also there, adj
mitted that Sheehan had used the Ian.
guage rs stated.
Commissioner Nig2le then moved that
the case be closed and the commission 20
into executive session.
The commissioners adjourned to the
chiefs private Office. and in about ten
minutes came out and reported that On.
Ger Sheehan was reprimanded for using
language unsuitable tor an officer.
Tho report Of the poundmastcr was re-
ceived. showing twenty -four animals i'm
pounded during April, giving total to
the city Of $4.
Applications for positions on the police
force we're received from Albert NJ Jaycox
and George A. b. Feagsil. The latter APP
plication was not filed because IL was not
sworn to before notary public.