The herald., 1895-04-03
Officers Kinney and Heidi Are
Removed
A FALLEN WOMAN'S STORY
A Policeman Secures Her Money Under
Promise of Marriage
She Was Sent t. New York, but Her
BIue-coated AdH,ircr Did Not Appear
on the Scene

all tile lnctnDeFS preSelJ dilNt Rduei
presiding.
Joseph L.Monnett applied for restaur-
ant license at 6iS Upper Main street. The
chief reported that it would he better to
wait AMI sea what kind OF 4 place he pro-
posed running before the desired license
was granted. Monnett's application was
accordingly denied.
A. G. McInnis Of l5l San + rnanuo
street applied for a restaurant license and
it was denied.
J. H.Cosgrovc of 1876 North Los Angeles
street applied for transfer of license,
as did also Peter Roland & Co. OF 653
Upper Main street. Both applications
were granted.
j. II. Schunden OF s23 East Fifth street
applied for transfer of license.
Starrn d Hart. 109 West Second street,
applied for restaurant license and jerry
Illlch applied for a saloon license at 2l9
West Tnird street. The applications were
referred to the chief for investigation.
n de Mersame of 1907 Nam street ap-
piled for restaurant license, ana on mo-
tion his application was referred to the
chief.
A communication was read from the
city council asking that the commission
select sites Tor police stations on boyle
Heights and in the southwest portion o!
the city and report regarding locations
and rent.
MrWebber said that the chief and him.
self had selected a site on Main andWasb-
ington streets but had reached no decision
concerning Boyle Heights.
The mayor appointed Messrs. Pirtle and
Webber Il committee TO ascertain what
would he the most desira bic site for sta
tions, and also il it would not be prefer
able for the city to purchase lots and
erect its own buildings instead OF paying
rent.
In response to question the chief said
that if these stations are located more
men will have to be added to the force.
He claimed that East Los Angeles needs
a station more than Boyle Heights and
that station is needed III the southwest
part of the city because there is more
wealth and more homes there.
officer Ii. b. Bates, who has been suffer-
ing from his eyes for some time, asked for
leave of absence for two weeks so that he
could visit San Francisco and be treated
by an oculist.
The chief explained that the petition
should have been presented at the last
meeting but that it had been misplaced,
and that he told Bates a few days ago
that he might go to San Francisco ii he
desired. The action of the chief was ap-
proved.
A lengthy type written communication
was read from NJ. Randizi, OF 727 New
nigh Sbfceb, pTOleSbluS against ll1S dSSIOH
OF the board IN recently revoklne his IL
cense. The communication was nled.
Special Officer Antonio Perfrcn filed
like communication protesting against
his recent removal from the force and re-
questing that he be granted a rehearlng.
1t was also filed.
MIR. Pirtle at the last meeting made
statement that Charles Shredder, of the
Holienbeck bar, had violated the sunday
closing ordinance and that he had been
informed that an officer dressed in citi-
zen : clothes had bought liquor there
week ago last Sunday. When asked what
further he had learned Mr.. Pirtle said
yesterday that he was confident ShroeGer
had violated the law but that it would be
a hard matter to prove.
The chief said tnat he had questioned
all of his men but could not finu any man
vino had purchased liquor there as -e-
ported.
Mr.. Pirtle offered resolution that the
council empower the police commissioners
to hire twenty-five special officers during
Fiesta week. as the town VIII be overrun
with pickpockets and thieves.
Mr. Field suggested that twenty five
men would not be enough and suggested
that the resolution be made to read to
2 hire as many men as the police commits
sioners may deem necessary.
The suggestion of Mr.. Field was incor-
porated in the original motion and it was
adopted.
The charges against Officer Kinney
were next taken up and the board al
journed until p. NJ. SO that the Oil Ger
might be heard.
AT. the appointed time a full board was
present, including the three sergeants OF
police and Ex-Otiicer Bosqu. The charges
were made by Marguerite Marmontel, an
inmate of an Alameda street crib. Sne
charged that she and Kinney had been
m ore than friendly; that she met him bv
request in San Francisco last September
and that he persuaded her to go to New
York, where he would join her later on;
that while in New YORK she telegraphed
him $500 W ith which to pay his fare east,
and that at other times she had loaned
him 500 more. He failed to so east on
the money, he having already married.
and she returned to Los Angeles to get
him to return her money, but that he had
refused to do so. About twenty letters of
very compromising nature We're also
offered by the woman, together with a
receipt for the 5000 in question
Kinney in his own defense claimed that
most of the letters were forgeres, and
that the whole case was 'jobbed' up by
Bosqui, for whom he never had any use.
The woman substantiated her charges
under oath and stated furtaer that last
Friday night Kinney administered a
beating to her.
On motion of Mr.. Pirtle. Kinney was
dismissed rom the force ana EX-COn-
sta BILE A. p Richardson was elected to
fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Webber stated that he had investi-
gated the charges against Officer Heidi
and had found them to be correct. The
officer was charged with forcing a loan of
$40 from young lady with whom he was
keeping company over year ago. lie
said further that Heidi did not deny
that he owed the money, saying that be
took it as loan with the lauys consent
but that he did not think such a man q.
desirable officer. On motion he was dis
missed from the force.
Commissioner Barham moved that
Specials Baker. Cicoste. George Hender-
son. Moore, Neighbon. Wilkinson, Long
and Sparks be appointed on the regular
force and the motion was adopted.
Mrs. Hooper, who is charged with vio-
lating the Sunday law by selling beer
without meals at her place on Seventh
street, opposite Westlake park, was next
called in.
Superintendent OF Parks Meserve stated
that on Sundays drunks are frequent in
the parks and that he had gone into her
place on Sunday and purchased bottle
OF beer without meal.
Mrs. Hooper cried in her own behalf
and denied the charges and said that
others in the neighborhood had also sold
beer.
On motion her license was revoked.
The board then adjourned after having
beeh in session for five hours during til e