Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-02

| adjournment. the prosecution TOOK am
other step nearer the throne today
when Major william II. Kip, chief
clerk az the police headquarters was
called al the flrst witness OF the day
Hts testimony referred largely TO mat
ters appearing In the records and was
to some extent or n routine nature.
Then ex-Pollce Commissioner Charles
| H. Mclean. He thought the power eN-
ercised by the police courts over the
police department was in the main In
furious. He believed that single head
10 the department would eventually be
an Improvement The civil service law
had proved Of little benefit to the de-
partment because 30 many of the iii-
! Hpectors were incompetent. He could
recall only one instance In which for
! NAL investigation was made by the
board touching the scale Of captaincies,
The witness gave II out as his opinion
| that the present system with It's bad
application OF the civil service laws Of
fered greater opportunities for purchaA-
| Ing place on the police force than
| under the old system. There was an
| unusually large attendance Of attor-
neya and ministers present when the
| session commenced today. The interest
| in the proceedings continues undated.
Among the witnesses called was Cor
/ poratlon Counsel Clarke. He was ask
I ed why he had designated Mr. Well
| man TO appear as special counsel for
] the police board during the recent
/ history CT a number Of officials, since
I MIR. Wellman was already drawing a
salary as assistant attorney Mr..
| Clarke said he selected Mr. VVellmnn
| because he was familiar with criminal
law, and that the appoint was neither
! wrong nor Illegal. Clerk Kipp of the
! board was present with Voluminuus
records, having been subpoenaed to
| produce the papers in the cases OF
/ capt. Doherty and others dismissed
from the force In the last two months.
ar. Con wanted TO know why the
cases against Levy, MaIlon and Meyer.
the papers in which were marked
Not served" had not been pushed.
~ understand" replied Mr. Klpp.
mat MI Wellman was not ready TO
proceed in those cases"
AIR. Con asked why Sergeant HUGH
Clarke had been permitted TO retire
from the force when Scrgeants McKen.
We're dismissed.
II understood that Clarke had made
application for retirement before any
eharses Were made against him." was
But was It not unusal to hermit
against hmg" f'N'"s
Yes, It was unusual"
IN ffct' now asked Mr.. Con. "was
~ "sdlhSt n rule OF the depart
"ent 70 permit such Il retiremcntP"
~. Mp lnphtd that he knew OF
no RUE prohibiting such action M
was taken In Sergeant Clnrlte's case
mr. Nlpp was then questioned va
shfulhg the resolution receutiy possod !
~ me police commissioners. aboIlsb- |
,uh we once OF wardmen Mr.. kim !
ispllug mat the resolution was XXI |
hasSeu petofe the commissioners hni |
assured themselves that many ,varI
mon mad been used by their cantsiNs
sistNJ isSl blackmall Mr.. Con estnb- |
Hsnru the fact that all tho tn,,,,t'.s,
VI tHs police force found guilty NJ H.,
'u'ai practices We're retained ON tbf
hV''Sv he charges In some Instance
reprimand. WIN mild |
H5re Clork Hlpp's testimony v,,., .,,,,
p0nueu 50 that George w Carnn,,tn.
90 NlHvhester county railroad controct'
Or might testify, Mr.. Carprntsr be, ,i
.SuuE sworn before the grand iut.v ~ .
e.,is county that while HID firm yyn,s
ynkaSed III blasting rocks nj Fordbon,
lice protection. ''' iO' po-
Today Mr. Carpenter was nnt hot,
So ready TO tell OF his relations II aw,,
WIN WIN the police. and 1t was not tinfii |
ar. Con cautioned him OF thn cn,,so
Iuetees OF committing perjury tbnt
L,a witness was ready to tell what he
Ine witness admitted than an entry
"captalna," In his books. stood ~
t3ptaln Stevenson. Hc paid the can.
tam $40 mpnthly FOR his "rood win"
ana protection" Most OF TINS nonn,,
was paid through Policeman Roh"rt
iilFslnbotham, Il transplred thai ofter
MI Iarpcnter's positive ldcntiaeatlon
u,sElh9otham In the presence OF
assistant District Attorney Wcllmnn
aul osborne he failed to swear ia tbe
polleeman's Identity when brought be-
Tore me grand jury later After mo
examination OF several minor witnesses
the committee adjourned for the day.