The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-11-02

C 6 Carpenter was fred from the
police force yesterday 10 suit the whins
OF Secretary Lieurance-
It appears that the Jersey COW sec-e-
tary OF the police board decided, while
pailing his father-in-lawis cow. that Of
1ce- Carpenter must be dismissed from
the force c. :. Carpenter. IL - claimed.
the force, and the secretary was in a
deep dilemma as 10 how he could get
I'D OF a man who had failed 10 salute
him while on his beat.
This IS the first Office the secretary
ever held and he has 10 hope OF ever
holding another, and Ike the man who
was elected corporal he wanted 70 show
penter by his vote alone and il was nee
essary that he should have some charge
70 bring agaius. the man He inquired
OF the thief as TO the efficiency OF the
man who had stirred his Jersey blood.
and was pained 20 learn that his con-
duct was above reproach. Again the
secretary took his milk pail between his
legs and began 10 think OF some plan
whereby he could cause the removal Of
the man who had incurred his III Will
Finally the idea seized him with such
force that he came near pinching the
teat of OF one Of his father-in-lax' 5
cows. Il - seldom the poor fellow gets
an idea and he resolved 10 act Car
penter had been placed as night clerk
at the station, and he would instruct the
chief 10 have him put on beat, where
= ~I, .~1n.
house located, and the chief was 10 in
form Carpenter IL he saw any person en-
ter the place that Carpenter was 20 fol-
low the men inside, and II he found any
thing 10 drink he was 10 call for assist
ance and have the place pulled
The program was arranged in accord
ance with the wish OF the secretary and
Chief BURROWS gave Carpenter the or
ders oS the Jersey milk secretary. Car
penter asked the chief 10 show him al
ordinance now in force in the city au-
taoriZing him as an officer TO enter a
private building. or a public building
that was kept under lock. without a war
rant. He also called the attention OF
the chief 70 the decision OF the Kansas
supreme court which positively declared
that an officer could not enter private
building without . warrant Mr.. Car
Chief, / will always obey the orders
OF my superior, proVinding, OF course,
that the orders are lawful. Give me
warrant and /, like did in the past,will
go through any door but what ] get the
men called for in the warrant but you
know that / cannot lawfully do what
you have ordered. II I disobey the law
Il will be no excuse 40 say that obeyed
your orders / viii watch the place you
name and Will report 10 you whether or
not persons enter the place. but con-
not enter the place II refused admission
unless I have a warrant You know
this is the law
The chief acknowledged the point
made by the patrolman was well taken.
but he said that the orders Were from
the board and they declared that they
would FIRE any man who refused 20 obey
their orders, whether right or wrong.
law or no law, the orders Of the Jersey
milk secretary must be obeyed-
The chief was called before the board
yesterday and asked II Carpenter bad
entered the building as he had been or
dered 10 60. The CHIEF replied that II
he had he had made no report OF such
entry Then" said the secretary, i
move that the officer be suspended
President McCandless asked for the
charges against Mr.. Carpenter. lnsub-
ordination was the response and tulzne-
diately Mr.. Carpenters official head
Crocped.