The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-08-17
TURNED HIM DOWN.
COUNCIL REFUSES TO SUSTAIN THE
faction ok1HkMAYOR.
OFFICER ORTIZ IS REINsTATED.
After Hearing the Evidence in the Case the
Council by Vote of Seven to six De-
eide Against the MaYor-Trials L.
Devoid of Features.


police force of the city of Kenosha for
at the meeting of the Common Council
last evening, after the evidence had
been presented by the Mayor and the
officer, the council by vote of seven
to six refused to sustain the official
acts of the Mayor and ordered that the
officer be restored to his place on the
force from which the Mayor and sus-
pended him. The meeting Of the
council had been held for the express
purpose of deciding the matter of the
officers suspension according to the
evidence in the, case, and this fact
drew large cFoWd-to the lobby. All
thesmembers of the council were IN
attendance within the exception OF
Aldermen PirschJ Calkins and Nelson.
No time was lostinS preliminaries and
as soon as. the meeting was called to
order the charge against the official
was read and he entered a plea OF I" Not
IGuilty." The Mayors side of the case
was presented first. 81 Attorney Peter
Fisher appeared. ina defense of the
policeman, and he made a decided
objection to- the, charge against his
client. on the grounds that no speciic
charge had been Brought. against him.
This charge was noted by the City
Clerk and afterwards the taking of
testimony began. ..-.z...~,s
| Mrs. Kelley, daughter of. Michael
German and a sister Of the. Mayor, was
| the first witness Called. She told the
story of the arrest of the old man and
ldwelt at,length- on the actions Of the
officer in the. way. he handled her
father when he was taking him to Jail.
1.-THE story as told by Mrs. Kelley was
practically the same as the story of the
affair which has been published By
her testimony the City Attorney
showed that German had been car
rested while on the property over
which he had the management, and
this was considered a, strong point
against the officer She told of the
riotous actionsof the men on the va
cant lot on Sunday, and her testimony
ishowed that some of the officials had
not done their duty by allowing the
place to be used as resort in the
manner that it had. On the cross
examination Mrs. Kelley stated that
There were six men in the place but
that the policeman had only arrested
four of them
Il The second witness called was
Michael German, the father Of the
Mayor. He reiterated the story as
told by his daughter and was bitter'in
| his denunciation of the officer. Mr..
German was very excited while giving
his testimony and several times during
| the time he was on the stand he
created a good deal of amusement by
the numerous way in which be
described the trouble with the officer.
He admitted. that he had shown fight
when the officer. had arrested him and
had stated to him that if he would
take his star off he would proceed to
show him that Notwithstanding the fact
that he was an old man he was able to
handle any ordinary policeman. He
stated that the officer had arrested him
before they had gone out of the lot and
that he was cognizant Of the fact that
he carried revolver before they had
attempted to arrest the men. This
was ali the direct testimony introduced
by the Mayor.
Henry Wiskow was sworn simply to
show that the men whom Mr.. German
wanted arrested were nuisance sing
| ing in the lot-and confirmed the state
ment of the previous witnesses that
the men had broken down the line
fence between the German and Mangan
property. ~, u #A& ~e41
Mrs Ruff, another neighbor, was
called and testified that great deal of
disturbance had been made by the men
drinking and singing in the LOT.
Afterrthe testimony of Mrs. Ruff had
been taken the case Of the Mayor
rested. Officer Orth was the first man
sworn by the defense, and he told his
side of the controversy. He stated
that ne hadHonly arrested thesold gen
tleman on the demands of the other
men. He stated that he had offered
to let all the 'mensgo home, but that
the daughter of theold gentleman had
come up and called him a cur and. a
coward, and demanded that he take
the men to jail. He then demanded
that all the, men 90 with him to the
police station and thejaiT, He admit
ted that he had used force in taking
Mr.. German to the Jail, and also that
he had threatened to arrest the daugh-
ter for interfering with him while he
was doing his duty.
He said that as soon as he reached
the jail he had asked Sheriff Timme to
arrange for the release of all the men
on their own recognizance, and he said
that at this time Mr. German had
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