Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-23
MADDOX
Is Acquitted by the
Committee.
THEY FIND HIM GUILTY ONLY OF
NEGLIGENCE.
THE OTHER OFFICERS
ARE CHARGED WITH THE SHORT
AGE AND DEPosED FROM
PLACE.
Marshal Maddox Required TO Make
Good the Police shortage
Within Ten Days.
THE OTHER OFFICERS


IH' agony Is over
The judiciary committee or the city
council has rrulrtsd
AUD O., MAY .ls., D.. a,,t.a that th.
report OF thAi committee mas De'h
adopted by the council. though not
without "a ught-It might be truthfuIIv
..ft., o.. tt.... ,n,
81 ''''s' .e"'
Ihr council chamber was hileA last
night for IL had been for several DAYS
,,naaraf,,a char tn. co.y,,,it,aa vyo,ill
-.
report on the chATses thhl hau ueth
made against City Marshal J. II. Mad
dos. his assistant Charles r NIatzIn
ana Police clerk u. A. Ferguson. As
had also been rumnrrd the committee
mad not agreed On IA report and there
was "A majority and minority report.
Chairman Sn1onts and Alderman
Tayslt,r stguai one. and Alderman XVu.
Ilamz tine other.
In ,h, out-.t th. committee frsnlsIy
admit that fbg. md hs4u tinnbir 10 l1-
rat.. rNastIr tIs shortage I'm th,. police
funds handled nv NIaaars Far-tls.u
and Matklu. though fn.ra was mo- dgupt
5- To- thor. ht.Ius n shortage They as
srrt with great positlyouess that there
Nos ba,n ross nariilaur- ON tha mar,
%. .'.,. 80, -r, .Il' ',. ana mai nj
uf tb,in yr,. sfiniart 81 4,.,.,.rosr cansttrs
10 la ,ivysr5 hy b,tb hranrbas M iba
committee tbnf certain monies bozsa
bosu oprropriatel IL other or ain
ana there h n, pr,5f [ybatay,H se,
tho maIorItv tb6f Ntnrsb,I NTtla,
over received ono. r,.rf IN mis- .sl,otf1ra
ON the contrary b,th MARLIN and ser.
gua,r TESTIFY fhs+ Nf8liTov bq. r.o,iI
fn the polIrr 5sparttnryt ali mat he
Ind ever got from those hpvfns- II i'm
charge. The only question mar Seemed
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ma. l"eli o'u1,s ne qeolarel vacant,
ln lHe use OF we l"l''' o'eTE u was
'gD1tlti''' iueu tnat ll' ounce uSrH De
'l,7neu ON 'll GROUND thut IL appear
rl mat II couIu not be properly man
Ai'l'
IN the case OF Marshal Maddox the
ncU'h was diuerent' The committee
agreed that h" had been grossly negll-
gent ana that he was deserving Of the
HeHerest censure' but as IT NJ not up-
pear that he had handled the funds.
ana that according To the testimony of
hnlh Matkln ana Ferguson, as well rs
himself he had not put any OF the
money 90 his own personal use, he be
required 20 make good the shortage Of
these his subprdingies within ten days.
ana that II he TAIL In this that he be
impeacneu.
The committee alst recommended
that the council enact an ordinance
prohibiting any officer from collecting
q I'm" from any person tin that person
has been duly Arrignrd and convicted
and the propcf papers have been placed
In the officers hands They also recon-
mend that an ordinance he enacted
making 1t SERIOUS oftense for an OIL
Ger 10 hold over any line collected It
Is also recommended that the city court
be held IN terms" as the district
court, and that each week be denoml.
mated term" beyond which the city
Judge shall not continue any case. The
auditor is instructed to continue his
Investigations OF the shortage already
detected and that his examinations Of
all departments be more rigid than
ever before, This report Is signed by
spoonts and Lassiter.
Alderman Williams presented n
minority report, IN which he agreed
with All the findings Of the majority
except as to the penalty 10 be Indicted
ON Marshal Maddox. lie insisted thnt
Marshal Maddox was no less cuiltv.
than his subordinates and that no
| should suffer the same penalty as they.
IA soon as the two reports had been
| read the night began. Alderman la.
| Crnlx moved TO adopt the ma {oritv re-
| port whereupon Alderman Clements
! mayed to substitute tho rpnnrt Of tbp
] minority. Alderman Roberts wanted To-
/ postpone action on tho repart "tiU
| we can have fun council. He face.
! tiuusly declared that he did not wish
10 deprive" any member OF tho r,lun.
ell from going On record on so import,
ant a question, and az two of tls
members OF the body We're absent. ht
moved n postponemeut. He was mildly
but firmly informed by the mayor that
such a postpQnement would simply
mean TO bury the report, and that suci
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