The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-19
ATTORNEYS ARE
TO Be EMPLOYED
UNDERSTOOD SOME or THE
oFFlcERs Will HAVE Law
YERs tN CASE.
T. |. Laanab Writes Card About the
Matter and Says f5e is Ready and
wiling for a Hearing Before
Council.

Chief Of Police Bunney yester
served Officers q Il Lamb.
Lamb, Z /. Hrady ana lewis
with the charges preferred against
them and vino arc 70 be triea by eonn
cil at their meeting Alonaay NIGHT lhs
chief also served d number III slIul
mons to citizens to appear 1t the trgis
a Witnesses in the esse una tie
trials promise to be very lntaresting
as well as sensationa
Il is understood chat the officers viii
mako q strong defense and The News
understands tnat some OF them have
employed lawyers 70 take charge OF
Their cases. In connection with the
case against him, Officer 4 i. LamD
last night gave the News the follow
ing caro- Tor publication;
Il was not surprised when / return
ed to the city today to find tnat
charges had been preferred against
me; in fact, knew it was coming
and, although there is no dishonor at
tached to The charge, expect to go
before council on Monday night ana
am really siad thal tne matter viii
then come to FOCUS, as certain Off
cers have been endcayoriag for sew
eral months to find something against
me as an officer and now the only
charge they have is that q talked pol
itics and that is just what is poster
ing these officials How is it that
Mayor Emanuel asked me to talk poll
ties in Is behalf?
why is it that Policeman A. j.
Burney has no charges preferred
against him when it is wen known
fact that he was reported to the chief
of police by the assistant chief. A. Il.
Owens, on a charge more serious than
talking politics. | expect in due
time to show the people Of Brunswick
that he chcarges against me are moth
ing but political persecution.
In the charges against Policeman
Brady it Is stated that he talked poll
ties on May -. Why is it. Il he dis
obeyed the police regulations last May.
that the charges We're not made be
fore? Why is il that they wanted until
after he voted ror Groyatt?-
"lolc is the charge against me:
"You are charged witB violating the
last clause OF rule "a of the rules gov
erning Inc police force Of Bunswiclz.
said cause beia4 as follows: NO
officer, or member, OF the po-ices force.
will be allowed to take an active part
in advocating the claims Of any per,
son for any office whether city, coun-
ty, state or national government, in
that you obtained leave of absence as
q peliceIgan on November 29th, 1902,
for two weeks, ana that subsequently.
and UP % and including the 9th day OF
December 1902 you devoted much of
your time to actively advocating the.
claims of some Of the candidates for
the offices q mayor and aldermen,
who were % be voted Tor at the muni-
cipal election held Ii said city on De-
eember 9th, 1902
Yop arc also charged with breach
Of the discipline governing the police
force IN that ii a public speech deliv-
cred by you at the city hall On or
about December 3rd. 1862. xou crit
cized your superior officers. using sub.
stantially the following LANGUAGE.
that Il the police IA 3 Az had
mead you had never o0s II ont
Tne mayor and aldafnlBa I'll said q 3s
have directed that these ehafesss
against you be heard BY the mayor sSsSs
council at the city hall ia said city III
December 22nd, 1902 at 7S0 p. in., 1T
which time and place yod may appear
and answer such charges
| know council is composed of nom
orable gentlemen and | leave it to
them and the public.
- LAMB.