The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-09-14
william Burke in the Form OF Al,
Affidavit Accuses the Police
Officer Of all Manner Of
Deeds. Session Of coun-
Gil Quite Sensational.
Mayor Declined
to Suspend Him.
And the Charges Were Referred
to the Police Board to be Heard
Again no one Knows When.
They are Red Hot
Charges from the
Word 90.

Friday night was the regular meet
ing night OF tho city council, but o
quorum could not be mustered, Coun-
Gilman Redman and Thompson being
out OF the city, Councilman Wilkinson
not being found, Councilman Martin
being sick and Councilman Slers COM
planning some too. ThecouncIl organ
lied and adjourned TO Monday night.
At Monday nights session allmembers
Of council and officers were In their ac-
customed places, cooked and primed
for warm time, with big crowd of
spectators present to see the fur fly.
Charges preferred against Policeman
Kester by William Burke had brought
out the curious and precipltated the
wrangle in council. After a bitter
contention over the manner Of treat
ng these charges, a motion prevailed
to have them read and spread on the
record.
Mr.. Burke's charges were in the ma
ture OF an affidaylt made before Squire
N. s. Riley, and we're, as follows:
To the Council Of the City Of Clarlrs-
burg:
The undersigned here presents the
following charges and accusations
against Jason NJ. Kester, regular po-
lice ofticer Of said city, and prays that
the same may DO spread upon the rec
ords OF the council; that such oaicer be
summoned TO answer the same; that a
hearing may be had and that said Kes-
ter may be removed from ONCE as such
officer.
First, The said Jason NJ. Kester is
hereby accused and charged with mis-
feasance and malfeasance in once as
such public otilcer In this, ta) That on
the 9th day of August, 1900, In the
said city he malIclously arrested Will
liam Burke when the latter was guilty
Of no offense nor was any offense
charged against him, at that time, and
violently conveyed him, the said
Burke, to and placed him within the
city prison OF said city.
tbl That in making and attempting
to make such arrest and conveying the
said Burke to tho city jail or lookup
the said Kester used protane language
and unnecessary violence TO and upon
the said Burke and on the public
streets OF said city and at the said city
prison.
lei That the said Kester while such
officer has loitered in and about sa-
looms and drinking houses In said city
when his presence thereat was not
actually required in the proper dis
charge OF his duty and In violation OF
section %, page %, OF the ordinances OF
said city.
Id That his language upon different
occasions and in public places in said
city has been profane and vulgar and
in violation Of section II, page 81, OF
the ordinances OF said city.
te) That while such officer be has
maliclously arrested and caused the ar
rest of divers and different lawful and
we'll behaved citizens of said city to
crafty his personal spite against them,
and as one instance OF such conduct on
his part is here cited the arrest by said
Kester Of one Charles A. Boggess on
the = day Of -, 1900, upon the pre-
tense that the said Boggess was at the
time Of such arrest In a state otintox-
ication when in fact said Boggess was
not then intoxicated nor was he at the
time OF such arrest nor had he been
Immediately before such arrest disor-
Derby in any of the public placesof said
city.
IL He has publicly maligned in the
public prints his superior officers and
members Of the city council.