The herald., 1894-06-27
CHARGES AGAINST AN OFFICER
Mrs. G. j. Bosch After Police
man Fay.
A Liquor Amendment That Was
Turned Down.
An Emphatic ExTression OF opinion
From Commlssioner Bradtsh
this Subject of Witnesses--A
License Reissued.

The police commission met Yesterday
morning with Mayor Rowan in the chair.
and began operations by allowing Frank
! Young to withdraw the charges made by
him against Officer Rich.
The license transfers to j. II. Cosgrove,
12S North Los Angeles street, and Maegi
Bros, 252 New High street, were granted.
A petition from f. Kerkow asking for a
reissue OF his saloon license for the
Vienna buffet was presented and filed.
| The ordinance amending the license
| ordinance to provide that saloon keepers
be given hearing by the board when
license has been revoked was read and
lis passage recommended by petition
signed by large number OF saloon keep
ere.
Mr.. Brsdisb-Thess saloon keepers
might bring up hundreds of witnesses
| and keep us here for weeke.
Mayor Rowan am in favor OF giving
everyone against whom charges have
been made a full hearing.
MIR. Bradsh-I don't want to sit here
for several days and hear lot of hobos
and loafers who hang around saloons
give their testimony.
Mr.. Bosbyshell-I am of the same
opinion.
MIR. Arnold believe that a man
against whom charges have been made
ehould be given iull and impartial
hearing on any charges brought against
him. We should give every man
chance to clear himself whom charges
are made against him.
Mr.. Bosbyshell moved that the ordin-
ance be referred back to the council with
the Recommendation that the amend.
ment be not passed. The motion was
adopted.
Attorney Loewenthal appeared bsfore
the board and made plea for Mr.. Ker-
Eow OF the Vienna buffet on the ground
that ii he had committed any OFF, nse
he had been sufficiently punished. Ii
his lioense is not issued he will bs ru-
ined and 10 families depending on him
would also suffer.
Mr.. Gottschalk then made O general
appeal on behalf OF the saloon keepers,
and stated that they had been suffi-
GENTLY punished, and ii they were
granted licenses they would bind them
selves to absolutely obey the law. These
men have been greatly damaged tina1.
cially and If their places are kept closed
will ruin them.
Mrs. q. j. Dorsch submitted charges
against Officer Fay to the effect that he
had arrested her son for picking up a
piece of rope on the street and had used
insulting language to her and her
brother when spoken to by them on
Spring street.
Mrs. Bosch says in her com plant: II
met Officer Fay standing in front OF the
Los Angeles theater, while accompa-
cd hu I Of 10
MIN and asked him why he had taken
my sen to the station the night pre-
vous. | addressed my questons to the
officer in a calm and ladyliks manner.
The officer replied in very rongh
manner that be had taken my eop/ to
the police station because be though. be
had stolen the rope and further said:
What ars you going to do about il? p"
81 replied that did not know what l
should do about it, whereupon he said.
You need not come around here SO
freah.' My brother, who had been
listener to the conversation, said to the
officer: AS you are an officer, | would
like you to address this lady in q geutle-
manly manner Thereupon Fay replied
to him: What business is this TO you?
If you open your mouth again will take
you to the Jail right now My brother
TSpll6u, w III YOU 65. L Will, WAS
Fav's rejoinder. and, striking my brother
a blow in the chest. caused him to stag
ge-."
Mrs. Dosch's statement is eworn to,
and che asks for full investigation.
On motion. it was decided to take ~
the case during the afternoon. and re.
cess was taken until o'clock.
The board reassembled at O'Clock
and took up the complaint against Of
icer Fay. The latter was summoned
before the board, the charges were read
to him, aud Fay stated that he saw the
boy, who told him to take the rope to
the station, ard followed after him to see
that ne went there. but did not arrest
him. The next day the lady and her
brother came up to him in clustering
manner, and he told them not to
be 80 fresh, as he had not arresteed
the boy. She told him her boy
was honest, and II asked her ii she
remembered the time her boy had sto-
len SIS from her money dra wer, and hat
stand. When her brother spoke to me
in boisterous manner / pushed him
away"
Mrs. Dosch-When my boy was young
he went out with a couple OF dollars and
bought revolver, but that has nothing
to do with the case. Ii be would talk to
two respectable citizens | suppose he
would club some wrong doer to death.
[ called him dirty old Frenchman. but
[ guess mistook his nationality. con-
slider that he had grossly ineulted me.
Roy Stevenson wae called as witness
on behalf OF the officer, and detailed the
circumstances OF the meeting substan-
TALLY as stated, and action WAS deferred
by the board.