The age-herald., 1901-06-12
COMMISSION ON
 THE MILLER CASE Resolution Adopted Asking En- forcement of Sentence AN INTERESTING SESSION Police Commission Tried Officers for Neglect of Duty and Heard the
 Monthly Report of Chief
 of Police.
AN INTERESTING SESSION

The regular monthly meeting of the police commission was held last night Three officers were tried for violation of the rules and regulations of the police department. resolution by MT. Strat- ford in regard to the effort being made by Frank Miller to secure a communication of the sentence which has been imposed upon him was unanimously adopted.
 The meeting was held in the office of the chief of Police. The commissioners were slow in arriving, and 1t was 8:S5 before the meeting was called to order. In the absence of Chairman McCary, Commits sioner Rudulph presided. The following members answered the roll call: J. E. Scott, Albert Stratford, R. V. Mobley, z. T. Rudulph. Commissioner Thomas F. Parker came in after the roll call,
 Charges Against Officers.
 Under the head of new business Secre- tary Etratford read the following charges against officers which had been preferred by the chief:
 Officer w E. Jordan, conduct unbecom- ing an officer. This charge had been pre- ferred upon request of J. W. Howard, who stated that Officer Jordan had insulted him at the ball park on May 20. Several witnesses were examined. After hearing the testimony Commissioner Stratford moved that inasmuch as insufficient proof had been made against Officer Jordan that the case be dismissed.
 Officer Joe Nix was then put on the stand, there being three cases against him. All of the cases against him were for violating section 9, of the police rules and regulations, the specifications being neglect of duty. In all three of these cases it was alleged that Officer Nix failed to answer calls, while in the ca paoity of a mounted officer
 In the first case he was reprimanded up- on motion of Commissioner Stratford. In the other two cases, for want of sufficient prosecution, the cases against him were dismissed.
 Officer McCuilum was was next tried on a charge of leaving his beat without per- mission. This breach of the rules was alleged to have taken place on the night of June I. After the testimony had been rendered a motion was made and car ried that the case be dismissed.
 A Pcliblol NdS T6du 1TOIn OIHCcr WdI- drop asking that he be placed upon the $70> scale, The petition was carried over until the next meeting
 Officers Smith and Armstrong were ai- lowed s2O0 for arresting Will Matthews wanted in Atlanta for grand larceny
 Chief Austin submitted the following report for the month of May:
 To amount of fines and fees collected s1646.16.
 To decrease under April. 1901. sl5ss5
 To value of stolen property recovered S566.2
 To number of arrests for B. G. L., IT.
 To number bound over to grand jury g..
 To number of trips made by morning mounted man 50.
 To number of trips made by evening mounted man. 112.
 To number of runs made by patrol wagon 21e.
 month 690.
 The report was read and ordered filed.
 Mir. stratford's Resolution.
 The following resolution was intro duced by MT. stratford and unanimously adopted:
 Whereas, one Frank Miller, alias John Hendricks, alias John Manning. alias Dutch Henry,"s under sentence of death for the murder of Officer J. W. Adams of our force on the 27th day of March, 1900, has made application to his excellency, William J. Sanford, Governor of Alabama. for a pardon, or a commuta- tion of his sentence to life Imprisonment; and,
 Whereas, We deem that any interfer- ence with the verdict of the jury and the sentence of the law would be a mfscar- riage of justice, and unwarranted in the premises. from any standpoint; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved. That the board of police con- missioners of the city of Birmingham hereby enters it's solemn and earnest pro- test against the pardon of said Miller, and against the communication of his sen tence and respectfully assign the foliqw- ing reasons therefor: First-6aid defendant had fair and irn- partial trial, which was fully sustained by the Supreme Court.
 Second-The crime for which the de- fendant was convicted was among the most heinous. and lawless ever committed In this State. being the cold blooded mur- der of a brave officer of the law in the faithful discharge of his duty by an ad- mitted professional thief and safe- blower, ital felony committed but an hour before