The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-05
THE BOARD NOT SEVERE
PATRoLMEN cox AND MULvIHILL
BOTH REINSTATED.
Emanuel Collins Also Got or Lightly
before the Board of Works
City Affairs.

The Office of the Board of Safety was
so crowded yesterday afternoon. when two
patrolmen and one fireman were tried be-
fore that body, there was no room for
the beard against the north radiator 10
the punishment of the guilty, and so the
members had to sit at the end of the big
table, draw their heads together and con-
suit with Fire Chief Barrett and Superin-
tendent ouigley after the testimony in the
cases had been heard.
John j. Mulvihill and Walter Cox, two
patrolmen, were tried on charges OF in
toxication and conduct unbecoming Of
ficers. The men were suspended on New
Years morning and charges were imme-
diately filed against them, but for some
reason Clerk Davis, Of the Board of Safety,
and the other authorities gave no Informal
ton out concerning the suspension. The
same was true of the case of Fireman
Emanuel Collins. who was also tried. His
suspension was published in the Journal
last Monday. but the information did not
come from the authorities originally.
Patrolmen Cox and Mulvihill celebrated
the new year and new century In an old
fashioned manner but not to the approval
of Sergeant Lowe. who met them on their
district in Haughville on New Years
morning about o'clock. when they were
SO intoxicated they staggered Sergeant
Lowe upbraided them, and while they were
confessing to having taken two drinks,
Cox removed his hat and three cigars
fell to the sidewalk. He stopped to pick
them up and fell on his face. The condi-
ton of the two men was so deplorable that
Lowe put them both under suspension and
led them to a room where he could remove
their badges and maces. After he had done
that Cox asked him If he wanted his re-
volver Cox made assertions to being the
best man that ever wore a policeman
uniform, and said If 1T was not for the fact
that he loved Lowe he would shoot him.
CHARGES NOT DENIED.
Both men testified in their own behalf and
did not deny having drank. They also did
not deny loves testimony.
The case against Emanuel Collins of
No. 16 fire company. was then heard Col
Inns was charged with characterization IN
refusing to go to work one day last week
when ordered by Captain Howard and
Chief Barrett. 1t was expected some inter-
esting testimony would come out in the
story would be told before the Board of
Safety. But the board seemed inclined TO
skim over the facts and hear as little Of
the testimony as possible. Chief Barrett
and Captain Howard simply told of Col
lins's failure to go to work when ordered.
Collins is the colored man who was con.
nected with an alleged Democratic club last
election when colored men were prevented
from voting.
When Collins was heard he mumbled
something about having done wrong, and
that he was sorry. Chairman Hyde then
applied the magnet and the other two mem
bers of the board drew toward him and q
poll was taken on the fate of the three
men. After a short consultation Chairman
Hyde called Patrolman Cox. He said the
board had decided to reinstate him, but
he would be fined thirty days pay, and Il
he was before the board again he would
not be treated leniently. Mulvihil was also
reinstated and fined fifteen days pay. Both
men thanked the board for the leniency
shown and promised they would never be
before the board again.
Collins was then called and the verdict
showed he was reinstated and fined ten
days pay, in addition to the six days pay
he drew before Jan. l, when Controller
Johnson paid the policemen and firemer
before Christmas in order to give them
holiday money.