The herald., 1895-05-01
But He Was Sick and Needed a
Stimulant
FOR THE BRANCH STATIONS
The Police Commissioners Report Upon
Two Sites
The Case Of Officer Lee Not Disposed Of.
Chief Glass ami the Force
Complimented

Officer r. f. Lee OF the regular police
force yesterday obtained one weeks grace
in the matter of the divers and sundry
charges of the violation of rule 5 OF the
DEPARTMENT, reentIy preferred against
him byvSefgeant Morton. Lees case was
PARTIALLY inquired into by the police
commissioners at the regular weekly
meeting OF the beard held yesterday. The
specifications against the officer are that
OH April 13 and 81 he did, while on duty.
enter place where Intoxicating liquor is
sold, remaining upon one occasion for
period of one hour and nineteen minutes,
and forty nine minutes after the regular
legal closing time for all saloons as pro-
vided by ordinance, and at another time,
drinking on duty.
Mayor RAIDER conducted Lee S examina-
ton, Commissioner Weber assisting.
Sergeant Morton was present during the
hearing and reiterated verbally the
charges he had made in writing.
Lee. while admitting that on April 18th
he had while on dEt- and in uniform taken
drink. denied that the lengthy and
oft repeated visits to saloons when needed
to walk his peat, with great deal OF
vehemence. offering if given opportunity
by the commission, to disprove the
allegation, the accused officer alleged
that he had on the dav of his transgress-
ion lust arisen from sick bed and really
needed some stimulant to enable him to
keep his feet. Sergeant Morton had
waited to report Lee to the chief before
suspending him. pending his trial by the
commission, which caused the chief t,
sergeants are in duty bound to suspend
all accused officers the moment charges
against them are preferred, without the
formality of awaiting action IN the prem
ises by the chief of police.
The commissioners seemed anxious not
to deal harshly by Lee, AMI on motion OF
Commissioner Barham the accused officer
stands further susr ended for one week,
perding the inquiry into just what pun
ishment should be meted out to him.
The special committee in charge of
the matter recommended that lot 10.
block A, in the Martin tract. on the north
west corner of Los Angeles and Twenty
ner of State street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. be secured as the sites respectively
OF the proposed new South Side and
Boyle Heights branch police station and
engine houses. The proposed price of
the former site is $1259, and of the latter
$1,000. The report upon the subject. after
being adopted. was referredto the board
of fire commissioners for action, when. if
xcquiesced in, it will be sent to the coun-
Gil for ratihcartion.
Henry Timm was granted a saloon Ii
cense for the premises at 245 East Second
street, and the petition of A. Raphael
to BE- permitted to open saloon at No.
1 Olympia street, was referred.
The somewhat celebrated and oft-pub-
lshed "crib" resolutions were read and
ordered filed amid smile all around.
After providing ways and means for
the payment by the various officers for
the new police helmets which are COM
ing. and instructing Commissioner Field
to draw up suitable resolutions compli-
mentary of the manner in which Chief
Glass and his subordinates handled the
crowds during the Fiesta, the board ad-
journed.
The Glass resolutions are to be spread
upon the boards minutes.