The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-16
THE POLICEMAN AND 4 HAM.
A. COMBINATION THAT GAVE
RISE TO AN INQUIRY.
Sergeant DolaA Exonerated Of the
Charge Made BY Cater B. A.
Kohanoif.

tees, consisting Of Tebbets, Douglas and
Kent, to investigate the charges pre-
ferred by B. A. Kohanoff, who conducts
small sandwich stand, against Night
Sergeant Of Police M. E. Dolan, whom
he accused of using insulting and vul-
gar language.
The charges were read by Clerk Des-
mond who then swore KohanOff. The
latter began a statement about some
former grudge that he claimed Dofan
held against him, and although repeat
eddy called to order by Chairman Teb-
bets he persisted in talking long enough
to charge Dolan with procuring from
him four slices of ham, for which he
had failed to pay. On the evening
in question, he said, Dolan and Officer
Bagley came to his stand and Dolan
said, Let me look at that ham,, point
ing to one he had purchased from a
local firm. He asked Dolan why he
wanted to see it, and the latter said:
Il am looking for lot of stolen hams,
and l have arrested man who says
he sold one to you"
He thought Dolan was joking, and
handed him the ham, but when the off,
Ger began taking off the wrapper wit
ness told him not to do it, as he had to
return the ham to the firm he had
bought it from, as they had over-charg-
ed him. Dolan persisted in removing
the wrapper, and Kohanoff said he
tried to take the ham away from him.
Then, he said, Dolan used vile language
toward him. The witness replied in
kind, and a crowd gathered. He got
the blind staggers and could only recall
the fact that Officer Bagley said to
Dolan to come on away"
Sergeant Dolan was sworn and
said he was hunting for a man who was
disposing of some stolen hams. He
passed Kohanoff's stand once, but he
did not see any ham. Later, when pass
ing in company with Officer Bagley, he
saw the ham, and requested to be al
lowed to examine it, in order to see
what brand was on it. When he at
tempted to remove the wrapper Ko-
hanoff objected and became greatly ex-
cited and when he (Dolan) persisted
Kohanof began using vulgar and abus-
i've language that drew crowd from
all quarters.
Dolan said he attempted to explain
and at last had to threaten Kohanoff
Officer Bagley testified to the same eff
feet, as did a man named Tietjens, who
was present and had been requested by
Kohanoff to appear as witness.
Officer M. A. Fisher testified that
some three years ago he was sent by
Chief Drew to notify Kohanoff to re-
move his sandwich stand from the K
street sidewalk, in accordance with the
provisions of the city ordinance, and
that the latter became greatly excited
and threatened to have him driven from
the force
Officer Naghel testified that on the
night in question, while acting for Ser
geant Plunkett, who was off on va
cation, Dolan reported the occurrence
to him, and that Dolan was not in the
slightest degree under the influence of
intoxicants. s..
1t was also shown that Kohanoff had
had attempted to place the charges
against Dolan before the Mayor and
Acting Chief Of Police, but they con-
sidered them too trivial.
Trustee Kent carefully questioned
Kohanoff throughout the examinat ton.
He said he would not be party to any
whitewashfng scheme. and desired a
full investigation, still he could not
see that Kohanoff had produced the
slightest evidence against Dolan.
Again, his own witness had testified
against him, and in consequence he
would favor the dismissal of the charge
as being so absolutely without founda-
ton that it should never have been
preferred.
Trustee Douglas moved that the
charge be dismissed and the officer ex-
onerated.
Kent seconded the motion and it was
carried unanimously.