The record-union., 1898-12-28

postponed until the Henry suit is set
tied
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee, Kent and Devine voting no and
Douglas not voting.
The Mayors invitation to the board
TO meet on the 29th inst. to consider
matters to be laid before the Legisla-
ture was accepted.
MISCELLANEOUS
Frank Imhoff was granted a saloon
license at 525 K street, and C. T. Birch
one at 119 K street.
The application of Benjamin Brignoni
for a saloon license at 1109 Second
street was referred to the Chief of Po-
lice
Mary Cody asked for license at 1925
Front street, and Trustee Tebbets
thought there was no need of referring
1T to the Chief of Police, as it was only
renewal of license which Mrs. Cody
already has.
r. NJ. Clarken took the same ground,
and Trustee Brown asked when Mrs.
Cody procured her license. He remem-
bered when it was taken away, but
she has none now. Some one else took
out license.
The matter was referred to the Chief
of Police.
petition from the livery stable
keepers, asking for the abolition of the
ordinance licensing them, was referred
to the Finance Committee.
Trustee Dolan submitted the plans
and specifications for remodeling No.
rs engine-house for the chemical en-
gine. and they were read, being ap-
proved by Chief Engineer Guthrie.
The plans were referred to the Fire
Committee.
WOODS VS.. DOLAN.
The charges made by H w. Woods
against Sergeant Dolan of the police
force were taken up, and the complaint
Of Mr.. Woods read and sworn to by
him.
He further testified that on the night
complained of man came into his of
fee and asked him if a man named
Marshall was stopping at the house.
Witness told him he would look at the
book. At the mans request he went
out into the street and identified a man
who was out there as one of his lodg-
ers, and a hard working man who
sometimes stopped at the house. The
lodger was placed under arrest and
Dolan threatened to smash witness in
the face and took the man away. He
had so many lodgers that he could not
at once recall his name.
A. Dittmar testified that he stopped
in on his way home to see Woods and
found Dolan talking to Woods. and say
Como outside and see if you know
him." Woods went out and said that
he knew the man and asked him his
name. Dolan asked him why he did
so, and when Woods said he wanted to
be treated like a white man, threaten
ed to arrest him and afterward threat
ened to strike him.
Sergeant Dolan testified that on the
night in question he was ordered by
Chief of Police Dwyer to take in all
suspicious characters. They followed
the man arrested for several blocks, as
witness had seen his red sweater
around town for several months The
man. when stopped, said he stayed at
Woods house. Witness went in and
Woods told him no such man as Mar
shall was staying in the house, but
when Woods went out the man show
ed him a dollar and then Woods said
the man was all right The man threw
the dollar into the door to Woods.
Woods spoke to witness in an abusive
manner and asked him who in h he
was, and witness told him to look out
or he would be put in Jail or the Re-
ceiving Hospital That was what he
said. The man refused to give an ac-
count of himself.
Chief of Police Dwyer testified that
he had detailed on that nights six officers
on the north side of K street and seven
on the south side, and told them to ar
rest every man found out after a GER
tain hour who could not give an ac-
count Of himself. There was at the
time a number of thugs and burglars
in the city, and on that night he and
Officers Fisher and Maley arrested sew
eral burglars. Witness had seen the
man arrested around the town for a,
long time, and had never known him to
do a stroke of work. He let him go
the next morning, as he promised to
leave town and go to work On that
night the officers TODD up several we'll
known citizens while in the discharge
of their duties
Officer Maley corroborated the testi-
mony of Chief Dwyer as to. the orders
and the arrest of ex-convicts.
Officer Donahue said that he and Ser
geant Dolan stopped the man and ask
ed him where he lived and he said that
he lived at Woods house. DoIan went
in and witness heard racket and heard
Woods call Dolan a vile name and
threaten to knock his head off. Wit
ness went in and told Woods that
Dolan was Sergeant of police. and the
latter said that he did not care a d
who he was
Devine said that he did not think
anything would come of the matter.
and moved that the charges be dis
missed.
Mr.. Woods said he had been told by
his friends that he would get no re-
dress from the board and the police
force, but in spite of that he had per
sisted in doing SO in spite of his friends
and Dolan's friends. The. witnesses
who said he had used a vile name had
sworn falsely.
He became excited and was checked
by the President, who said no abuse
of members could be permitted.
The charges We're dismissed. Dolan
not voting, and the board adjourned.
Drug Company Incorporated.
The R. E. Gogings Drug Company
has filed articles of incorporation in