The sun., 1900-08-02
Sergeant MASSEY
WAS LAST MIGHT
APPOINTED Chief
Chief DOlan Objected to Thirty
Days Suspension and
Resigned.
THE RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Board of Police Commission Pre-
ferred Charges Against HIM for
Being Absent From Duty
without Leave and After
Trying Him Sus-
tanned Them.
THE RESIGNATION ACCEPTED

Chief of Police John f. Dolan pre-
4ented his resignation to the Board OF
Police Commissioners last evening to
take effect at once. The resignation was
accepted and House Sergeant Eugene
Massey appointed to the vacancy.
The new chief enters on the duties OF
the office at once. The vacancy caused
ov the promotion Of Chief Massey was
not filleJ last evening.
Chief Dolan's resignation was pre-
sented at a special meeting Of the Police
Commission. A. ]. Hart, the Demo-
cratic member OF the board, returned to
this city yesterday, and as the chiefs
case had been held up pending his ar
fival, President Pyle called q special
| meeting for last evening. Chief Dolan
| was in attendance having been notified
70 be present.
| After some discussion the board form
ally preferred charges against Chief
Dolan for being absent from duty with
ont leave from July 18th to 10Th. The
chief being present was officially notified
If the charges.
According to Rule SO due notice must
be given the accused of charges brought
against him before trial can take place.
The chief, however, waived his right
and asked for an immediate trial.
The board proceeded at once with the
trial.
The chief was heard in his defense anc
old Of being away on official business II
rendering assistance in the search for thu
parties who wrecked tine B. & 0. train a
Folsom, Pa.
He said that he had never asked TO
leave before.
The trial was lengthy one and final
~ the commissioners took vote on th
matter OF sustaining the charges.
President Pyle and COMMISSIONS
Clarkson voted to sustain the charges
. Commissioner Hart, it is said, did nc
! vote. President Pyle declared the charge
: sustained.
i The board then decided to further su'
d pend Chief Doan for period of thirt
Il lays without pay.
Chief Dolan felt that great injustic
' was being done him in further suspehc
" ing him as he had been under suspe nslo
.ince July II, and at once rendered ~
resignation &c take effect immediately
The commissioners accepted his resis
cation.
!. oassed out OF the police station as a pr
d vate citizen once more.
d The Commissioners in a few minuett
4 taok up the matter uf filling the vacanc
Ii a ter discussion which lasted for abor
uen minutes the named House SergeaI
eugene Massey as chief to 60 on duty
once.
Iuere were number of candidates IL
g the position, but no formal application
y nad been received.
IL Chief Dolan when asked Why he r
II signed said that lie felt that the Boar
G was doing him a gross injustice. T.
lt TOLD them that he never asked leave
ABSENCE before and showed Telegram
md other data to show that he WI
doing official business. He felt that Il
charge was fimsy one and when
ne heard two commissioners vote to su
u. Jain them and then saw that he was
1s' be suspended for thirty days longer, |
d, told the commissioners he realized
We was not warted there and told them
desired to resign.
The Democratic members OF Coun'
when they heard OF the chiefs resign
zion were angry with him. 1t was
eu timated that il he had not resigned
70 ,ould have taken the thirty days
N and his pay would have been given n
u w Council. Friends of the chief ga
an that he had for sometime been think
iie OF resigning, believing that he could \
do good work while the majority OF
Board Of Commissioners were OF {
opposite party.
as Made it Model Force.
D. Chief Dolan was at the head of I
as police department for Z years and
ne months. He found the force adequi
ne to the needs of small town, and by
re- introduction of metropolitan methc
br ought it to its present state OF
cheney and made it credit to the city