The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-11
SPECIFIC CHARGES F1LEI
THE MEN WILL ALL BE TRIED AND
PROBABLY DISMISSED.
Mayor Taggart Signs the Resolution
for Appropriation-A Full
investigation.

ell committee on investigation and i'm
parchment in the proposed investigation
Of the Board of Safety in the discharge
Of members of the police and fire forces
last December. 1t is said. however, the
action taken yesterday will not change
the plans OF the Council committee.
Yesterday morning the city administration
informed Judge Carter, of the Superior
Court. that it would not plead further inthe
mandatory proceedings in his court and he
then issued a peremptory writ of mandate
ordering that the members Of the police
department discharged by the Board of
Public Safety be restored to their former
places. The city will take an appeal to
the Supreme Court for final adjudication to
settle the power Of the 3oard OF Public
Safety.
Later in the afternoon the members of
the board, together with Mayor Taggart,
City Attorney Kern. Deputy City Attorney
Bell and Superintendent Quigley, held a
conference in the mayors private office
and decided to reinstate the twenty-one
members of the police department who
were discharged last December when the
big ak was welded.
REINSTATED AND SUSPENDED.
AS soon as it was decided that the men
should be reinstated another order was
made to suspend them at once, without
pay, pending a trial Of charges preferred
against them by Superintendent Quigley,
to be heard by the board the coming week.
So the discharged men are again members
of the police force in name only, and it is
fhOtrCht fhau ufn oil he fornd Crrilfu end
formally discharged by the board. The
charges have all been prepared by Super
intendent Quigley. and while the board was
in session yesterday nearly every clerk In
the basement Of the courthouse was busy
copying them on t%ypewriters, so hat they
could be formally acted upon by the board.
A peculiar thing about the various
charges is that nearly all Of them charge
the men with being disorganizers, indolent,
careless and worthless as police officers.
In nearly every case the superintendent
recommended that the man be discharged.
The following ex-policemen were named
together as being guilty of various and
sundry charges: Terrence Moore, Daniel
A. Butcher, Harry c. Barbee. Asbury L.
Rinker, Ira Leet, Elmer ~Stoddard, Fred
erick Gunsolus and Jacob Kurtz. They are
charged with being guilty of congregating
in the roll-call room and engaging in criti-
cisms OF the police department and their
superior officers. It is also charged that
they expressed their ~disapprcval and con-
tempt for orders by winking and laughing
in a contemptuous manner and in gener-
ally conducting themselves in a manner to
attract attention and to impair the discip-
line Of the department. Separate charges
were also made against each man, and, in
brief, they are as follows:
THE SEPARATE CHARGES.
Terrence Moore-Charged with drinking
intoxicating liquor almost continuously;
peaking disrespectfully to officers and to
fellow-patrolmen; associating with women
of immoral character while on duty; guilty
while in uniform of accompanying a wom-
an TO a disreputable house; being untruth-
full and pretending to be sick to get an ex-
cuse from duty and while off would drive
around the city with a woman Of 'immoral
character. and went to breweries, introduc-
ing the woman as his wife. in order to get
beer. He is also charged with being a gen.
eral disturber, indolent, careless and neg
lectful of duties and worthless as an Off
Ger. The superintendent his
dismissal from the force.
Elmer Stoddard-Charged with being
guilty of using vile and indecent language
toward his superior officers; talking with
other patrolmen in a disrespectful manner
III liz AtA 4ASA AAoe1(
after being discharged from the force and
| representing himself to be q policeman.
Daniel A Butcher-Charged with being
disrespectful to fellow-oficers; meeting
women at a saloon on East Washington
street while on duty.
Asbury ID. Rinker-Charged with being
| ringleader among the patrolmen to disor'
ganize the force; associating with womer
of MINORS character; on Dec. is, 1899
while in full uniform, met a woman in G
saloon in the southeastern part of the
| city, where he remained with her severa
hours. drinking Intoxicating drinks. He i:
also charged with Incidence, etc.
Earl Titus-Charged witt being generally
indolent; takes no interest in his work ant
Is worthless as a police officer.
Ira Leet-Charged with being indolent
careless and neglectful.
Harry c. B-arbee-Charged with being In
sulting toward citizens with whom he cam'
in contact in his duties; drank to excess.
Emil Wecshler5Charged witt being indo
lent and careless; drank to excess
Charles w. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT will
being one OF the "co~ngregators;' incident
careless and neglectful of duty.
Robert Jord~an-Charged with drinking q
excess and being disrespectful to officer
and negiectful of his duty.
William Cox-Charged with being enc o
the "'co~ngregators."
Frederick Kurtz-Charged with bein,
generally inefficient for the past year be
cause OF the use of intoxicating liquors
drunk on duty.
OTHER CHARGES.
Jacob Kurtz-Charged with drinking Z
excess; with having a violent temper; in
sulting to citizens and fellow-officers an,
one day during last December appeared a
the police station in an intoxicated condi
ton, causing him to be guilty of boisterou
conduct.
Frank Jones-Charged with being one Q
the congregation" and with being general
ly indolent and careless.
Thomas Stout--Charged with drinking
excess and being generally indolent an
careless.
Leonard Crane-The charges state tha
during the last several months he was |
the department his conduct was unbs
coming an officer and he was unfaithft
TO his superior officers and to his dutie
as desk sergeant.
Fred GunsoIus-Charged with being on
of the "congregators" and with using In
sulting language to sergeants over hin
G. G. Ross-Charged with being guilty c
drinking TO excess and on Dec. ii. 1890. G
going to the Empire Theater In an intoxi
Gated condition.
Tim Crannon-Charged with drinking {
excess and constantly criticising the dc
partment.
William Conklin-Charged with having
habit OF criticising the department in a
endeavor TO create dissatisfaction. lie
also charged with being inefficient.
Clerk Davis. OF the Board of Safety. ".