Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10

! report said charge. " any, h'iv va
against said Ford to the chief Of SAID 20
lice department and the board OF poio'
aud FIRE commissioners.
That the said representations 40 made
by the said Donovan were false and IN
true, and were then and thoro known hS
| the said Donovan to DO false and untrue
and were mado for tho purpose OF 10
coiying he said chief aud 10 serve hi'
own private ends.
Specification 5-That said Captain John
J. Donovan on or about the ID n day OF
| May, 1895, In Salt lhk0 city, and ~ Nio.
lstiOn of his sworn dnty ns an oilcer OF
the police department oi said cit,i was
guilty. NJ aud did impart and commune
| cato the secrets OF said police depart
mont, which had been Obtained by ihte
| oinoors thereof in the a tempt ny ruch
officer. To obtain evidence against per-
sons who we're suspoc cd ~ the commits.
sion of cflmo aud a violation Of the penal
laws and ordinances Of tho sad salt
Lake CITY; aud tho said Captain Dono-
van dld then and there toll one Nr'
smith iha be was suspected OF visiting
a house. aud that he would get caught,
~ the poles were nfief him. or words Ia
that effect. That by feason Of the INFORM
alton 10 givon 10 said smith the ends oi
| Justice we're doicaoi.
Specification G-f charge John J..
| Donoyan, captain Ia tho police depart.
mont of salt Lake CITY, that aitor he, tho
said Donovan, had suspended 4. L. Nc.
| Donald, n policeman In said department,
on August n, 1875, without pay. that be,
tho said Donovan, DID falsely aud fraud
uiontly mark ON the tine book OF the
/ police department NJ said city, that snid
| Mcdonald had acted on said force, aud
worked thereon up 20 sud Including the
~ OF August. lsli.
Specification That on or about tho
sih day NJ August, 1905. T. was reported
10 tho police department that j. 7. Me-
Donald police man ~ said depart
mon hal leon ~ tho saltair lake resort,
was Intoxicated, bOisiefous, aud publicly
10 tho pfuspncs 81 many persons, mon
women and children, was gully OF using
vile. vulgar and Indecent and proiano
language. That said Captain Donovan
was dc allied TO visit Sal.nir ami invc4t-
cato ~ 10 tho truth u said report, and
Inform tho police department on the sub
joci. Tint raid Donovan, ~ / am In
formed and believe the facts 10 be iruc,
did inquire of several persons to-wlli
Deputy Marshal J. e.. Davis aud others
who were present at stltair, aud
wa. informed by such persons
that tho conduct ~ tho said Me.
Donald was most scandalons, his lan-
guaHn vile, obscene. vulgar and bla.pho-
mou-, aud that he was not No TO b. on
tho police force OF taid city, aud thnt
they wonld NJ cnd IN inyestlga Ion or
trial. aud testify 10 tho above iao =; that
Notwithstanding tho above ftois aud
statements tho said Donovan reported 10
members Of tho board Of the police and
nfo commi isionofs ana The chiol ut tho
police fdepaftmeni, ho could Mud no
person or poraoul who would or could
testify 10 any misconduct or wrong COM
mluod by mo said 4. T.. Mcdonald, all OF
which was false anu untrue.
All ui which matters aud things sot mp
In hese charges and specifications arc In
violation oi 600 Il iaa 81 -ald Gap ain
Donovan a. an officer Of said police force
aud II tho statute and rules heretofore
mentioned aud referred 10 heron.
Arthur PRArr,
Chief ~ tho Police Force and Depart
mont ~ Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CirY, sept. Z, 1898.
COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL.
Prlor u tue reading VI the charges,
Chiei Pfatl slated that u was the de-
tlIe % tho Mayor That the case should
be- given u spVeiy ttial, hnd the hear
ing was accordingly ptt for MUnday
evening, september %.
'ihia taso being diAsosed OF for the
tins buing, the 10 ulaf order Of busl-
ness was next taken up,
As WINES.
Detective shsets was allowed TO pro
coed TO EvAnAtou, where he was want
el "a n witness IN ihs case OF Caftel
and Stewart, the United States mai
r0bbugr.
oRILvANoKs on CLARK AND GILBERT.
Fireman Glars, by permission, slated
60 the boAr1 tnat since his feinsiate-
monl, he had buen asligned 10 n uiiigi-
ent position 10 the urpaf,mrnt VITA
less wngeg, anu maintained that h.
Wa Justly entitled 10 the same position
as hu formerly occupied, Ny reason Oi
hll folnstatoniunt.
Chief Doyiue tald that his reason
lot 20 doing wss beoau,S OF the lac
that Mr. Ciafk's place "a engineer hud
up u hued by another, and that nj
present oniy one engineer was TO.
quired.
Mr. CLARK stated that lac was Willing
At all times 10 obey the orders OF III,
chic, bat thuught tho order OF hi
feiurtatcmubl had not been eompliel
win, hu having been given An So
when he was entitled 70 n sos Jop.
Tue matter Was taken under Ad
viscmont.
Captain Gilbert then osmplainel
that he had been given an Inferior jol
siuoe his feinhtatetnt nj, thus making
his salary $40 less per month.
Ibis case was also taken under Ad
visemont.
AtK FOR VACATIONS.
The members OF the ire Department
Mod petition asking that th'
board adOp, resolution providing
for a fiilern-dAy vacation each yea
Tor all permanent employees Of the city
Referred 10 Uhisf Doyiue.
wRTs OF MANDATE.
Tho city attorney was directed /,
appear before tue district cuuu to
morrow aud answer 20 wrils VI mau
lale showing cause why Firemen L
Il. Chapman ani Chss. L.. SplAit
should mot DO Telnstatsd 10 the depart
msnt.
GA account OF tho oliy attorney
g0iug 10 DO absent from the CITY To-
s0me time, the board Was notified tha
Hon. PAfloy l.. Williams would AZ
pear for the prosecution during thl
rial OF Captain Donovan.
TIE disbursements u the Ere de
parImont for the month OF Angus
were fled and amounted ~ 81, 900. Bs
Upon request Of Chief Pratt u,
board thon went into executive session