Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-25

Disseminated against. That he
! should be discharged for something
that he was not entirely to blame is
unjust on the face of it to any con-
siderate person. There has been i'll
feeling between Bender and Carnes
for some time aud there is no ques-
ton but that Carnes was given the
worst Of it,
Aid. Nelson said that he would
think that Captain Bender was en-
titled to an investigation if these
charges were not true.
Have you ever been told that
| Captain Bender was drunk at differ
ent times?" asked Aid. Surman of
the mayor.
Il have, sir"
''Was it SOP
1.-THE charges could never be
proeen."
Aid. Surman favored an open in
vestigation before the council. The
mayor read the evidence taken at
the investigation which resulted in
the discharge of Carnes and laying
off Of Schaab. 1t was unfavorable to
Mr.. Carnes' cause. 1t vas suggested
by Aid. Kennedy that if the council
felt SO disposed it could vote to rein
state Mr.. Carnes over The mayors
discharge Aid. Maucker said he
would not favor such course until
the affs air as fully investigated. l.
was decided on motion Of Aid. Nell
son to have the Carnes-Schaab-Bend-
er affair reinvestigated the by health
aud police committees, but not until
all the members were present. At
the last investigation but one MEM
Der of the police committee was in
the city.
| Blenders Story.
The night captain told an ARGUS
representative that each and every
one Of the accusations made by ex-
Officer Carnes were utterly without
foundation. The alleged Nine
teenth street and Rock I-land house
robberies all occurred before was
night captain. George Long had
charge of the night shift at the time
OF the latter incident and [ was on
the central beat. 1t seems a woman
who intended going to Peoria left a
house in Davenport and took along a
silk dress which did not belong to
her. The Davenport polite came
over here and we hunted the woman
up. She had engaged lodging at the
Rock Island house. There was an
other woman with her who rather than
have any trouble paid $l7-the value
otthe d ess--to the woman who owned
it. That's all | know about that
affair. | don't ever remember of
arresting a woman on the bluff who
Bill Ulam was interested in, and as
to the alleged Nineteenth street rob-
berry, it is false, as is also the claim
that | took money from man in the
station"
| Mr.. Carnes said in his statement
that Officers Mulqueen, Carlson and
Mccarthy would verify his story in
regard to the scene at the station.
Bus in the testimony as taken at the
Investigation the officers said that
Bender was not drunk and that they
had never seen him under the inhu-
ence of intoXicants.
Mayor Knox feels very uneasy
over the trouble that has cropped
out in the police department and he
, Is anxious to get it settled up in
some way as soon as possible. He adj
dressed Captain Bender at headquar-
tiers after the council had adjourned:
. Those are pretty hard charges
which Carnes makes against you and
you had better acquaint yourself
with the circum stances of each int i.
dent. I'll tell you if man made
such accusations against me would
demand an investigation"
Didn't Mention 1t.
Last nights special council meet.
ing was called for the purpose of dis.
posing of unfinished business
among which the levee question was
, the principal matter. But it was
not even referred to.
| superintendent Wilcher, of the
, waterworks, told the council that
one of the boilers at the pumping
, station was badly in need of re.
pair and as he considered it too old
to justify the expenditure OF $3.50,
which amount it would require tc
place it in any kind OF shape, he
would recommend the purchase of s
new boiler which would cost about
1900. The boiler in question has
, been cong service in the water.
works, Mr.. Wilcher said. since 1871.
The waterworks committee was in
structed to take steps looking to the
purchase of a new boiler.
Let All Decorate.