The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-16

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Of one member Of the board standing in
with the parties with whom the depart
Inent have to deal. told him he surely
/ did not mean me, and he said no. I then
asked him if he referred to himself. and
! he said he did not I then said. You
mean Spencer and he said he did He
| said he wanted to submit proposition
TO me, and 1 told him to proceed. He said
| that if I would let him have control indi-
vidually Of the collection and expenditure
| of all the money handled by the depart
| ment and make a motion at the next
meeting to that effect, that he would
| stand with me in ali other matters that
came before the board; he said he had
| to have some one to stand in with. told
/ him that the collection of the fines was
the duty of the police judge. and as for
! the consideration Of any matters proper
/ " coming before the board, that it was
! the duty Of all the members TO consider
! the same and TO pass upon them in ac-
| cordance with their own individual judg-
ment, and that I had no terms to make.
| Soon thereafter I submitted the following
resolution and moved its adoption
| Whereas, There is no provision in the
! law creating the board police commits
sioners. that creates the Office of trea-
surer of said board, and
! Whereas, the election of S. E. Joce-
/ lyn, president of said board. as treasurer
! thereof, was without the authority of
| law, and in violation of the provisions of
| the statutes that provide that the police
| judge shall assess all fines, penalties and
forfeitures and receive and deposit all
| funds or money received by this depart
ment; therefore be it
Resolved, That the said S. f. Joce-
lyn is hereby discharged as such trea-
| surer and relieved of any further hand
ling of said money, and that all money
now on deposit in the name of said Joce-
lyn as treasurer, be turned over to the
police Judge where the law directs it. and
that all money hereafter collected be re-
| ceived through the Office of police clerk,
and deposited by the police judge as pro-
vided by law. and paid out only on the
warrants Of the police department, when
signed by the president and attested by
the secretary, and that no member of this
except as set forth in the above section Of
this resolution"
LAS soon as the above was read and its
adoption moved, Spencer moved that the
resolution be Indefinitely tabled, and it
was put TO vote instanter; Jocelyn and
Spencer for tablfng and I against.
Then, on or about the 18th of June,
1897. I went to Topeka in response to a
telegram from Governor Leedy, and
laid the situation before the governor and
asked his assistance in stopping the pro-
ceedings as they were then being con-
Quoted, and in bringing the workings of
that department within the purview of
the law. The governor said he was glad
l came and that he would investigate the
matter but that the method of collecting
and handling the money was largely a To-
cal matter and should be left to the best
judgment of those having charge. and
when we separated after dinner he made
an appointment to meet me at the Nation
al Hotel after supper, but did not meet
me as agreed. Feeling that the truth
when presented was not believed, or that
the proceedings Of Jocelyn and Spencer
were meeting his approval, I returned
home, feeling that our party in this coun-
" was doomed to defeat unless he should
decide to act in this matter promptly.
The public can judge whether or not my
apprehensions were well founded in the
face of the results of the last election.
And when Jocelyn and Spencer decid-
ed to raise the salary of Judge Hattcn to
500 per month, I entered a vigorous pro-
test and presume that is the way I was
unkind TO the men on the force but as
Judge Hatton was performing only very
small part OF the duties incumbent upon
MIN by virtue OF his office, believed SO
per month was ample compensation. -
when the other members of the board
were urging the advance of the judges
pay, they said he was collecting enough
through his court TO more than pay the
expenses Of the police force, and that if
his wages were raised It would be an in
ducement for him to collect more money.
told them that if Hatton was not per-
forming his duty in that line now I would
not vote to place premium on him for
doing more than his duty. And the judge
viii remember asking me 10 not press nv
opposition 70 that raised too hard. and
stating at the same time that he was then
and had always been ready and willing
TO perform all of his duties. if Jocelyn and
Spencer would allow him to- but said that
their method saved him a great amount
Of work Jocelyn asked that the raise be
ordered (his favorite mode Of avoiding
being placed on record on any question:.
I objected. Spencer moved that the SAL
airy be raised. and I moved an amend
ment 10 the effect that If it was raised it
should only be when Hatton was per-
mitted and required TO perform all OF the
duties the law required OF him. Jocelyn
and Spencer voted against the amend
nent; for il. The vote then required on
the original motion, Jooelyn and Spencer
voting for and I against l.
And at the time the state fair was
held here last fall Jocelyn and Spencer
said the fair association had requested
them 10 appoint the police for the fair
ground. 7 told them as = fair grounds
were out of the city limits that we had
no jurisdiction and had no richt 10 make
such appointments. They persisted and
said they were going 10 make them.
asked them II they did not think that the
men appointed would expect the city 70
pay for their services They said they
would not. But as soon as the fair was
over a nav roll was presented to the
board by the clerk Of the police DEPART
ment for SIS with a credit Of 5000 which