The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-20
OFF GOES HIS HEAD
lack MAsSBYS OFFICIAL CAREER
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
Expiring Act of the Board of Police Com
Official Duty as a Patrolman of Wichita
The Only Offense Charged Against the
Officer was the Acts of His Parents Be-
fore He Came into Existence, Causing
Him to be Related to Ex-Chicf of Police
Park Massey-SalariesR Reduced.

The board Of police commissioners
doubtlessly recognizing the fact that
their days were numbered. concluded
to make a play of cutting down expens-
es yesterday
The meeting was attended by all the
members, who promptly went into close
communion session and discussed the
number of days they would be permit
ted to have official life. They fully re-
allied that they were soon to die the po-
litical death of the unrighteous, and
while they had life they tried to do
one commendabIe act before expiring.
A resolution was unanimously passed
to cut down the force of patroimen to
not more than twelve. This must
be done at once" said one of them,
land l think Chief of Police Burrows
should be called in to name the victim
If there is no authority about this Of
fee, / don't want it,
Accordingly Burrows called in to the
close communion circle and told to
bring forth a lamb for the slaughter
He was informed that the force must
be cut down to twelve men, and that
these twelve men must all be prepared
10 work for reduced sale RES on ami
after November I. That this reduction
wolId include his ONCE as Well as Inaf
Of the police judge.
The head of Zach Massey was laid
upon the block and each OF the three
neo-Ners took wiack at this member
until 1T lay bleeding. so to speak, In che
bdSaet prepared. me only fault that
could be assigned against Zach. was
that he was a brother of o. P. Massey,
the late chief Of police. Just how Zach
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chief executioaer did not attempt to ex-
plain. as he fully realized that no
one but the father and nlJtner OF Zacua-
TlUs were the only parties who could
be justly blamed for the existing re-
lationship-
By this time the Jersey-milked secre-
tary of the commission had grown sick
OF the beheadlng business and he asked
that the further slaughter be deferred
until after he had stimulated himself
with more Jersey milk
But we can't adjourn now without
doing something more. You know pro-
crastinaition is dangerous and If we
wait till Monday we may be official
corpses. / have faced death before
but the death that now stares me in
the eyes seems terrible indeed, and
while l will consent that the butchery
should stop. / want the secretary to
make the official announcement of the
reduction that we have agreed upon
governing the police" said one of the
commissioners.
Accordingly Secretary Lieurance
made out the following order, and af-
ter adjournment posted it in the Office
outside of The commissioners room 1t
reads:
NOTICE.
The board of police commissioners of
the City Of Wichita hereby give notice
to all that it may concern, that by
unanimous vote of the commissioners,
mace this 18th day Of October, 1895,
the following reductions in salaries
have been made and will take effect
and be in force from and after No
vember 1885.
Chief of police from 500 to $50.
Police judge from SO to s66 2-3.
Policemen from $50 to $50.
This reduction is made upon the Off
GERS named governing their monthly
salaries. D. A MCANDLESS,
Attest Chairman
L. D. LIEURANCE, Secy.