Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10
THE CHARGES.

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THE CHARGES.
To Tho Hon. II. n. Baskin, Mayor, and
tho Honorable Board Of Police and
Fire Commissioners, OF salt Lake
city, Territory Of rtah;
herewith charge John ]. Donovan,
captain Of tho police department OF SAIL
Lake City, Territory of Utah, with con-
duct unbecoming a gent oman and an
officer of the police iorco OF Salt Lake
City, with a disregard and violation OF
the duties OF his office; with distespoct
towards the chief Of the police depart.
ment, his superior In oiiicei neglect 81
his duty ~ captain OF tho police iofcei OF
making falso statements and reports 70
tho chief of the police department and
members OF tho board Of police aud IRE
commissioners. and wilful suppression
OF letter directed Ia the chief of said
dopartment, aud wilful aud Intentional
concealing Of tho said letter from sad
chloi, and using said letter Tor his own
sinister and unworthy personal purposes
A. will moro fully appear IN the ioilo"-
ing specifications, tU-wit
Specification l.-'l'hat on or about tho
2ist day OF July, 1906. At the city aud
county OF Salt Lako, Territory Of Utah,
the said Captain John J. Donovan, In
violation Of his duy A. n member aud
officer Of the police department OF said
civ. received lotiof which referred to
and contained charge u misconduct
against Sergeant w. II. Ford. also a
member and officer OF said police dc.
partmont, al police headquafiors at tho
city hail In said city, which was difoc cd
TO tho chief Of tho police dopaftmon +,
Arthur Pratt; and then and there cor-
rupily Suppressed and concealed said
letter, and failed, neglec cd aud refused
to show or report SAID letter, Or tho con.
tents thereof, to the said chief Of tho tnid
police department, II then and thofo DO.
Ing hi duty TO report tho same 10 the
said chief immedia olyi tho said chief,
Arthur Pratt, thou and ihero was aud 90
time OF tho receipt, concealmont and
suppression Of said lot or by tho said
Donovan a. Aforesaid. being In Salt Lake
CITY, aud attending 10 the duties Of such
chief.
All OF which IL q disregard aud Viola
tion Of tho duties OF the posi- ION as cap.
tain OF tho police force and department
OF said city. aud tends TO destroy tho
discipline and harmony Of Tho police
department, and In violation Of and
conflict with seoiion 10 Of an act u tho
Legislature OF the Territory Of UIah,
approved March s, 1904; aud OF rnlo 4,
PAGE q, OF rules governing tho police do
paftmont of Salt Lake Guy.
Specification THAT said Captain John
j. Donovan on or about tho 2l-t day Of
July, 1895, At tho city aud county Of sal
Lake, then and there applied to Arthur
Pratt, the chiof Of the police department
a. said city, for leave of absonce, aud
then aud tloio "reprosonte1 tu said chiet
that ho, tho said Donovan, wished o. Wait
Bingham, Mercuror the Tintic mining
dslricts 10 tee aud VISIT with
sine OF his irieud..n That said
Donovan did not wish 20 visit hug.
ham, Morcur or the Tintio mining
districts or either Of said places;
aud did not at the same time OF n. all
visit or 40 TO either OF said placoi; that
all OF said representation were wpolly
falso and untrue. aud wera then aud
there we'll known TO be falso and untrue,
and wefo then aud there made bv said
Donovan for tho purpose Of decoiyiug
Arthur Frat. tho chief OF tho said police
department, who VAS then and now IL
his superior oilicoti and % enable Mr..
Donovan 20 go 10 Nc. Pleasant, sanpoio
county, Utah Territory, to obtain owl
dence against w. II. Ford, sergeant In
tho police department Of said city, for
some supp cod misconduct on tho part OF
the said Ford, and tho snid Donovan
failed, neglected aud refused 10 report
said misconduct. II any. ON tho ptri ct
taid Ford, to his superior officer, tho
ehiei OF said department, which II was
his duty to do.
That The said Captain Donovan then
and there by reason Of tho said iulso and
untrue representations no ~ aforesaid
made to his superior oilic 2, tho chief OF
tho police department Of sad CITY, did
obtain from said chief leave OF absence
TO visit bingham, Morcur, aud the I'm 10
mining disirict.i that tho said Donovan
did not visit or go to oither OF tho said
places; on the contrary did thon aud
there by leave OF ahtcnce obtained a.
Aforesaid and not otherwise go to Mt
Pleasant Ia SAnpeie county, this Terri
tory, and did use said letter no au aiofo-
said concealed aud suppressed by him In
trying to blAcken tho character and bring
disgrace upon tho said Sergeant W. II.
Ford and tho police department OF said
city.
All OF which Is In violation OF his
dutios Ms an oilicor. aud dlsTospoctfnl to
his superior otlicer, tho chief of tho said
department, and tends TO destroy the
discipline aud harmony which should
exist between the officers and members
Of said department.
Specification THAT on or about the
lst OF August, 1895. the said Capt John
J. Donovan, then and thero acting con-
trafylo and In violation ~ tho insiruc-
tons OF the said police department, aud
NlhVut hulnhIlll OF ltFullenlon OF AhO
chief Of said department or OF tho board
~ the police aud nro commissioner. Of
said city, took ono OF the regu'a- police
mon OF said department, tO-wit. 4. Il.
Mcdonald, from his du.iua as police.
man, md sent the said Mcdonald 10 M.
Pleasant, SAnpeio county, Utah Territory,
beyond the corporate limits OF Salt Lake,
20 attend 10 Tho private business aud
affairs OF the said Donovan, la procuring
testimony against tho said Sorgcan, Fond.
for the purposes OF blackcniug his chat
aeler, and bringing disgrace upon ih0said
Ford, aud not In tho discharge OF any
public duty M policeman OF said civ.
aud then and th0ro instructed the sad
Mcdonald to procure evidence against
his superior officer, to-witi Sergeant W..
IL. Jordan other members OF tho police
force OF said ciiy, tor the purpose Of
buugiBg said officers aud said members
OF san force into disgraoe.
All Of which was for the purpose of
gratifying tho personal spleen aud Hpyo
Of sMd zap ain Donovan against said
officers and member lOi said department;
aud acting upou ch INSTRUCTION tho
said Mcdonald did, ON or about sad day,
~ 'u Nj. PieAsau aud then aud there,
unuer an u.s. med name, trs aud obtain
scauda Gus evidence against ,aid officer
ami u her mvmbs OF laid force.
Specification i-lhat the said Captain j.
], Donovan represented TO lho said Ar
thut Pratt chief of the department, on or
about he o h day NJ Angus, 1893, at Sal
Lake Guy niotu aid. that laid Policeman
u. u. Mcdonald had laid OIL, aud WAS not
on duty us policeman on account OF
hehne's,; when in ruth and lac the
SAID Mcdonald was not nor had no hoen