Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-12
THEY MAKE MANY CHARGES
Petition Asking for His Suspension
Filed With Tho Mayor.
THE CHIEF SAYS II IS A JOKE
Mayor nasIsiu says Hc gIss yot vet
Determined what $50 VIII 10 Ia
the nait-r-A BIg hsnsntion.

The big bomb OF discomfort whlct
has been forming In FRA department
circles for the last few mouths, ex,
li1dcd with full force shortly aitor'
O'Clock this afternoon when q volumi.
uou1 complaint covering, with all.
javils, more thsn twenty pages oi
iyrewrilleu matter was filed With
Mayor BasSin against Chief Devins
and signed by n large majority Of ib,
fro latdiss under his supervision.
Mayor Baskin Immediately called
upon the CHIEF on receiving the chsrgei
and held proltactod consultation
with him Ia Chief PtAtts office.
The accusations were read to Deyino
In detail, aud when tho interview
terminated he stated TO = representa-.
tive Of the NEWS that he has all along
regarded the whole proposition rs
Joke, ana that now no oonsidors It as =
huge one--one that he will be able 10
fully and completely answer at the
proper Time. More than that he did
not desire 10 say At present.
Mayor BSskiD, who has the right
under the law 10 suspend either the
chief OF police or hre engineer In such
cAses. whom asked as ~ what he pro-
pcsed to do In tho premises, replied that
tho question was new to him yet. and
that lie had not determined.
He will, however, in all proba.
billty act this evening or tomorrow.
The compluinanls say that should the
Mayer fail to suspend him during an
investigation that tho charges will be
hled with the commissioners.
THE CHARGES IN DETAIL.
Tho petition purpoTts to represent
twe.thifis OF the actual members and
thTee.fourths Of tbs sentiment of the
entire department. These ntomon,
independent Of the surplus "ssnti.
memo s.y they are desiTous OF an op-
pOrtunity 81 show cause to the Oity's
chiri executive aud the public why
Doyins should be suspended during M
Investigation on charges which they
| declare they can euUstAutiAte By oral
testimony And unEnswetaOle aiil-
| Gavitf.
| III then alleged that he has VIC.
! lRtod many OF the tulea Of the dapatt-
| mgut over which he pres,dei; ~ that
| no ~ "a constant ana persistent de-
| mOlishlt 81 rule II, which provides
| that 10 officer or E,umOer OF this de-
| uaTtnpnt thlll smoke Ia cellar, on
the apparatus door, Ebout headquarters
or On tteslreets white In uniform. 1t
| iH claimed that he smokes a Pipe and
cigars whenever ana wherever he
| ploases.
ACTIVE ~ POLITICS.
Then It ~ conteniod that no makes
no pTslensiOn 10 Obeying the political
non. partisan requirements OF ths law
under which he holds Office and draws
his pay; chat hv attended = partisan
| convention at Provo on september IL
OF last year; that he was unuring Ia
his efforts 10 secure the nomination Of
ID. J. Chadwick, = political colleague.
TO preside over the Territorial Repusli-
can League anu that by reason thereof
| Chadwick was successful; that he him
/ hNAl IAaF NNhlA u VI WV
| executive committee OF said lesgue
aud that his name appears on Tho
stationery Of that body; that on
May iih, 1925. ho attended
meeting OF the league In this
city and that no took active part there
| in; that lie used the fire department
buggy to meet ~ the depot coun;ry
delegates ~ such convention; that ho
has repeatedly hold and that no con.
tlnusa TO hold secret political caucuses
! with the leaders OF the Republican
| marty ut the nre department offices.
So much 20 IL this claimed 20 bc tue
case that the titemen have come to TO-
gard his private office rs n political
cabinet chamber where the schemes OF
a certain political cAbal are concooted;
that hU discusses politics on the street
corners aud public places with unre'
lenting vlgor hnd aggression.
ATTENDED mn BARBECUE.
tin also charged that To attended
! tho Republican barbecue Il Murray
last f4llnnd that he used tire De.
! partmuut hOTsu 10 cJnvey him - his
Destination aud nome again; that ho
| visits SALOONS IN ugif0Tn In violation u
fire department rules; that he often
! falls 10 return the salutss OF mcmbers
| OF the department whom rule 81 which
avs that "SuporinTs mast always nc.
| knowledge tho salutatOry by return
| salute" That when he would NEE
his suburdiustes on the public thor
| oughfares aud although given the
proper salute, that no would cayAlierly
| aud nonehalanIly pass them by uu-
| noticed and uuhOnOI0d which has
| ENGINEERED In the breasts OF the men
spirit Of hatred and l3athing for him.
THROUGH A THIRD PARTY.
That the rules require that "sll o,.