The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

beers of the board Of police commissioners
anu assumed as certainty by Captain J.
". English. chairman of that board that
the commissioners would be left To dea!
with anything that might have been found
To be damaging testimony against the de-
tective or police department.
lpon this point, however, the committee
found no difficulty in arriving at deCis-
ion. They We're acting IS trusted repre-
sentatives OF the general council and it
was To this body they We're 70 look. The
members az thc Balzer-Nrght committee
decided that the council aud tho mayor
were the powers carrying on the investi-
gallon and that il was 10 these that fur
Their inyestigst lion should be locked for.
The charges against Baher kept the COM
miitee hard At Work. The testimony OF the
Witnesses was faithfully recalled and the
entire ground WAS gone cN Il. Every bit
OF material evidence for and against was
he'd up To the light ana siftcd to is last
analysis. The result was as the committee
has formulated its report. a. IS a straight
forward cl"ar-cut conscientious report.
There is no evasion, but tl. undir,g OF the
committee stands ouj in bold relief.
II is document both interesting and $ NJ
saticnal ana one that may Poe the occasion
Of a special meeting Of council. That IL win
be accepted IN TOTO by the general counAl
seems Ia ae assured ana every recommend
alton viii doubtless be carried out 10 the
letter. rs 20 the recomm, notation requesting
the appointment ct a committee of fiVe
from council To Investigate the police and
detective departments there may b. some
fight.
Regarding this, when asked why the in
vestigsttion WAS nOt referred 10 tho board
OF police commissioners, Chairman Bcil
said:
I'VE are a council committee and arc
acting Tor the council in council inYest-
CATION"
Tho other members all nodded assent.
The BHSer-N right Committee Report.
ITO TIE Honorable Mayor and General
Council: Your committee, appointed 10 in
Vcstigate Inc charges preferred against
Amos Eaker. clerk Of IA, recorders court,
by >. NJ. Wright. OF the detectives de-
partmcnt. herewith submit tbs, their re-
port.
Your committee has investigated pa
tiently anu fully THESE charges, having been
in session three full days. ANA having exam
ined 4 large number oi witnesses pro and
con. ami after careful consideration ot tie
testimony introduced before the committee.
We frd that said Baker is not guilty oil the
following articles of the charges: Nos. /. ..
.. !. 3 and ANA "A porlion of Z; and We
further lnd that said Baker is guilty of the
charge preferred ia article g. and that
portion of article which refers to his hav-
liA loah'N NlV To iIGl cooper To bCt On a
gambling machine. But the opinion OF
your committee IS that the oGcnses OF
which said Baker is found guilty are not
of sufficient magnitude to authorize and
require his discharge, ina view Of The fact
that :aid Cffenses We're committed more
than two years ago. ana prior TO his oih-
Cial connection with the city government
We further recommend that the mayor
appoin; "a special committee az five from the
general council 90 fully Investigate the Oil
cial conduct ana acts OF the police and
detevtVe departments OF the city Of At
lanta. The evidence as brought out i'm the
Baker INVESTIGATION IS ot such q damaging
character that We consider that il is 10 the
interest "a the public good that
thoroUEh Investigation be made, ana
We further recommend that, pending this
Investigation Detectives j. NJ. Wright ID
>. Looncy amt I'll A. Caaon be suspended
from office. Respectfully submitted
'\N. ). BELL Chairman.
M. Z. CANP.
"ALBEGT howell.
GEORGE IT. SIMS.
ARNOLD BBOli4ES