Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-05
.os Suspended for Not Shutting Up
Gambling Houses.
EXAMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
4. executive session They Gave Hin
M. po.ition DncI.--Not Fixed
D., the Crapshooters.

80. officer was before the board TO
IN enuss why he should not be dis
s,a,eed for falling 10 perform Ills duty. |
r..., n,.eting was called to order ut 10 |
.-,aoh with Mayor Ives In the chair and |
VN ,hs aldermen present. but before en-
,.Aes into routine business County Judge
nav offercd the city an opportunity 10
,,,rchaso 5000 Of the now county jail
bonds aud 5000 bridge bonds and ON mo-
Ian tbe city treasurer was instructed TO
,nyest the accumulation IL tho several
anking funds IN these bonds.
mo reports Of tho treasurer and city
,,sr.hal were read and approved
NJ, Brown. contractor was granted
,srmisHion to erect u wooden building
!, Inc corner OF Crockett and Pearl street
,or the storage Of material during con-
.truetlon OF tho starke brick
rhr park committee reported that by
rdyate subscription they had secured sas6
ar the erection OF a pavilion IN ~ park.
the lumber mills would give $500 worth
of lumbor $40 worth Of shingles would DO
contributed by the Long Manufacturing
company. leaving 1sS6 short Of the 1900
NECESSARY to construct the building, They
were given further time.
Tho suspension OF Policeman Leonard
nv Marshal Langhum was then laid be-
No the council.
The marshal being called on. stated
that he suspended Leonard becnnHc he
nd not attended 90 his duties when I
ZANE back from woodvillc." said the
marshal. ~ heard the mayor as well an
other parties say that Leonard knew there
was gambling going OH In the city aud
made no effort to stop II, suspended
him on these assertions and was not
aware that the city council had anything
10 do with tho matter.
Mayor Ives read tho law covering tho
ease.
made the following statements 4 did not
know there was any gambling going on
In BEAUMONT until told by sam McGnry
The Post correspondent. lie told me that
several parties had requested him TO call
the attention Of the officers to the gamb-
ling but AZ some OF the Officers aucmoj
10 be under the impression that he dis
liked them personally. he wanted the
officers TO take hold OF the matter with
out being requested TO do so In the COLI
umns OF the paper he represented. The
city marshal was absent frum the city
at that time aud / did not feel II my duty
10 act without instructions from him,
knew that gambling was a violation OF
an ordinance. Did not tell the mayor
had been informed that gambling was
going on. but waited until Marshal Lang
ham returned"
Mayor IveH-I heard that you knew that
gambling house was In operation and
that tho gamblers boasted on tho streets
that YOU were "nxed." IL seems that
Everybody else knew that It was going
on, and don't intend having my man
on the police force who will not enforce
Ne ordinances against gaming and selling
llduor on Sunday.
Alderman nacon--I know OF II the day
before the game was started aud thought
everybody rso knew H.
Alderman DuniaD--WnH not X. w, TcNiH
acting for Marshal Lnngham during his
lbsence7
Mayor Ivcs-Hc was But he refused TO
do anything toward 8uppresslng gambling.
Alderman punlap-whnt has bcen done
to Mr., Tovis?
Mayor lvca-Iie has been suspended
from further service as peace officer In
the city
Policeman Leonardo dld not know that
Tevlg-yaa acting Tor Marshal Langham or
should have reported to him, I did tell
Constable Shields of the rambling and he
and | attempted to detect the gamblers.
Alderman Bncon-I think Mr. Leonard
should he left TO the parties over him.
Mayor lves-But the law provides that
The council shall either sustain tho mar
ihal or rcinstnte the officer.
AT the request Of Policeman Leonard
Constable Shields was called Ia and made
The following statement IN reply to ques-
ilos asked by the aldermen; ,
Leonard talked to me abDdt the snnlb-
lng house tho first week II opened. think
ran about three weeks. We went up
Into tho building whore tho game was s~l
70 be run and stayed two hours one nlght,
iut could not get into the supposed gnmb'
iing room and nobody came up there dur
lng that time. Did not get warrant "a
arrest anybody, because I did not know
VINO TO arrest. suspicioned gambling waa
gong on hocaufc certain man was In
Town nobody told me such was the case
NO not know whether or not other OIL
ests knew gambling was going on"
The council here took EeoesB until
p M, ana when they rcaHsemhlcd Mayor
ifeH announced that ut the request OF ar
-lletman the board would 20 Into exc
sslNe session to conclude tho LEONARD
Inquiry.
Leonard requested that ho he allowed /,
sss Marshal Lnnghum and Constable
mhelnS each quHation before the cSecu
I'VE sesslon was entered ialo. The re-
quesi was grantcd
Leororl MIR. Iangham, since I hnyl
N'en on thls force have I not obeycd you
oid,rs' Have not always treated so,
,'spee,fully and has there been any II
"rlhE between uh-
Marshal LnnFham--we have Away
uetn on good terms. | have nothing per
sshally aFainat YOU. You have 2lwnyl
ders.
Lfonatd-lt seems that an attempt IN ht
~ made TO create the Impression tina
a'ool In with the orapshootors. ! war
w public to understand that did not
MaSor lvea--l make no complain
sbANHt you personally. MI, Leonard,
,sl knew that gambling was going o
y mus city and did not report It 80
Airl 10 do your duty. You, and IN
ssfshal are all 10 blame when the la
not enforced.
'onard--ll seems that all the blanc
mrowh on me.
constable Shields was called In ana N
~onnfd asked did you know there wa
,.hootine goiB Oh IN the building u
"tNt We went up thera.'
unstable sh'rlds--i did not. I though
VAS game OF cards.
mayor lyes-Did you know people WEI
'shnlinE VIII, cards - tho hulldlng3
sn'eiua-No. / only suspected Il,
.,F board then went into executive nc
'u anu when the doors were aga
T. pNed Y was learned that Leonard hi
,h reinatnted on the police force.
Ants council then passed ordinances pr
n'l,hs the hi,ohinE OF stations in pa
places and prohibiting digEing In Il
tNW without consent Of the mayo
sherman sollcder having moved fro
Fhitd TO Second ward rendered D
aFhatlon. hut was advised BY the az
wy attorney. Captain q W. OBlie