The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-10

eloiiS MsrS WHOLLY false and untrue, ana
were tRen and there made known to be
lalse and untrue. and were then and
there made by said Donovan for the pur-
P25e OF oeceiving Arthur Pratt, the chief
OF the said police department, who was
lhen ana now is his superior officer; and
70 enable said Donovan to go to Mount
Ffeasant, Sanpete county, Titan territory.
10 OBTAIN evidence against w. H. Ford. a
sergeant of the police department of said
CITY, Tor some supposed misconduct on
the part of the said Ford, and the said
donovan failed, neglected and refused 70
report said misconduct, If any, on Inc
part OF said Ford, 10 his superior otlcer.
The chief of said department, which 1t
was his duty to do
That the said Captain Donovan then
and there, by reason of the said false ana
untrue Representations as aforesaid, made
TO his superior officer, the ch1et or tne
police department of said city, did OBTAIN
from said chief leave of absence 10 WISH
Bingham, Mercur and the Ilntlc NJlIIlng
districts: that the said Donovan did not
visit or go to either Of the said places, on
the contrary did then and there, by leave
not otherwise did go to Mount Pleasant,
in Sanpete county, this territory, and dld
use said letter so as aforesaid concealed
and suppressed by him in trying to black
en- the character and bring disgrace upon
the said Sergeant w. H. Ford and the
police department of said city.
All of which is in violation of his du-
ties as an officer and disrespectfuI to his
nent, and tends to destroy the discipline
and harmony which should exist between
the officers and members of said depart
ment.
Specification 2-That on oil about the 1st
day of August 1885, the said Captain John
]. Donovan. then and there acting con-
trdry to and in violation of the lnStruc-
tons of the said police department, or OF
the board of the police and fire commits
sionerS of said city, took one of the regu-
lar policemen of said department to-wit,
+. p. Mcdonald, from his duties as po-
Dceman, and sent the said Mcdonald 10
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete county, Utah
territory, beyond the corporate limits Of
Salt Lake, to attend to the private bust
procuring testimony against the sa1d
Sergeant Ford for the purposes of
blackening his character and bringing
disgrace upon the said Ford, and
public duty as policeman of said city;
and then and there instructed the said
Mcdonald TO procure evidence against MS
superior officer, to wit, sergeant w. n.
force of said city, for the purpose of
bringing said officers and said members
OF said force into disgrace.
all Of which was for the purposes OF
gratifying the personal spleen and spite
of said Captain Donovan, against SAID
officers and members of said department;
and acting upon such instruction the
said Mcdonald did. on or about SAID day
under an assumed name try to obtain
scandalous evidence against said officer
and other members of said force.
Specification THAT the said Captain
j. J. Donovan represented to the said
Arthur Pratt. chief of the department
on or about the 9Th of August. 1895, at
Salt Lake city aforesaid that said police
man +. ?. Mcdonald had laid off and
was not on duty as a policeman on ac-
count of sickness; when in truth and IN
fact the said Mcdonald was not nor hao
he been sick but was absent from duty
as a policeman by the illegal order of
said Captain Donovan, at Mt. Pleasant,
Sanpete county, attempting to procure
testimony against Sergeant w. H. Ford,
member of the police force OF sald salt
Lake city, on some supposed charge OIL
misconduct on the part of the said Ford,
lie the said Donovan as it was his duty
to do, neglecting and refusing to first re-
port said charge if any there was against
said Ford to the chief of said ponce de-
partment and the board of police and'fre
commissioners.
That the said representations so made
by the said Donovan We're false and IN
true, and were then and there known by
the said Donovan to be false and untrue
and were made for the purpose of de-
ceiving the said chief; and TO serve his
own private ends.
Specification 5-That said Captain Jof
J. Donovan on or about the 18th day of
May 1885, in Salt Lake city, and in vic
lation of his sworn duty as an officer OF
guilty of and did impart and communi-
cate the secrets of said police department..
which had been obtained by the oncers
thereof in the attempt by Such ofncers
to obtain evidence against persons VINO
were suspected of the commission of
crime and violation of the penal laws
and ordinances of the said Salt Lake
civ: and the said Captain Donovan did
then and there tell one Mr.. Smith that
he was suspected of visiting a house ana
that he would get caught as the police
We're after him or. words to that effect.
That by reason of the Information SO
were defeated.
Specification CT charge John j. Dono-
van, captain in the police department Of
Salt Lake city, that after he the said
Donovan had suspended F. 2. Mcdonald.
a policeman in said department on Au-
gust 18th, 1895, without pay; that he the
said Donovan did falsely and fraudu-
lently mark on the time book of the
police department of said city, that said
Mcdonald had acted on said force and
worked thereon up to and including the
Goth of August, 1885.
Sth day of August, 1888, 1t was reported
TO the police apartment that r J.. NC
Donald, a policeman of said department.
had been at the Saltair lake resort was
intoxicated. boisterous and had pubhcly'
in the presence of many persons, men,
women and children, was guilty OF using
vile vulgar and indecent and profane
was detailed to visit Saltair and investl-
gate as to the truth of said report ana
Informed the police department on the
subject That said Donovan, as l am
Informed and believe the facts to be true
and did enquire of several persons TO
wit: Marshal J. c. Davis and others VINO
were present at Saltair, and was IN
formed by such persons that the conduct
of the said Mcdonald was most scandal ]
Ions. his language vile, obscene, vulgar
and blasphemous, and that ne was not
fit to be on the police force OF said city
and that they would attend an inVestiga- |
tion or trial and testify as to the above !
facts: that Notwithstanding the ABOVE !
facts and statements the said Donovan
renorted to members of the board OF !
notice and fire commissioners and the
cbief of the police department, he could |
find no person or persons who would or |
could testify to any misconduct or wrong
commitf~-a by the said Z. P. Mcdonald; |
ali of which was false and untrue and |
1[-as then and there at the time well |
known by said Donovan to be false ana |
untrue. 80. "a
up in these charges and speclncatl IONS
are in violation of the duties OF sa!d
Ssntain Donovan as an officer of said |
noIice force and of the statute and rules !
heretofore mentioned and referred 10 |
here;n ARTHUR PRATT.
chief of the police force and depart
ment of Salt Lake City.
September 7th, 1895. -,
Mr.. Stephens-I move you that
COPY of these charges, made by Chief |
Pratt through the mayor, pe served |
on Captain Donovan, and a hearing OF
fine same be held on Monday evening, |
September 2S, at z o'clock.