The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-05
CHIEF HILTON
STRIKES BACK
Removes Sheets, Janney and
Brown From Force.
He is SUSTAINED BY COUNCIL
POLICE MIDDLE ASSUMES MORE
INTERESTING ASPECT.
IITITH ADDED -. tbe -


city council last night, Chief Hilton
scored victory again by his supporters
refusing to reconsider the vote of a
week ago. whereby the council declined
to concur with Mayor Thompson in
the chiefs removal. In addition he Sc
cured the councils concurrence il. his
removal of Detective Sheets and Ser
geants Janney and Brown, who are al
! legged by the chief TO be disturbing eIe-
ments in the police department.
But the effort to discharge the three
police officers Will not be finally ac-
cOmplshed for another week. Two
tcOuncilmen. Robertson and Daveler.
/ who are favorable to the retention Of
Sheets. Janney and Brown. voted on
/ the prevailing side in order to move for
! d reconsideration. notice of which was
given when they announced their vote.
! While the law does not require the
/ concurrence Of the mayor in the re-
mOVaI of the detective and the two SER
I geants, it is deemed probable that the
/ city recorder viii pass UP the matter
I To the executive 50 as to give him an
1 opportunity to veto inc councils ac-
ton.
| Hilton surprises Enemies.
Several days ago The Herald an
nOunced that Chief Hilton intended to
take this action, but the chiefs denisls
| that he would remove the three Off
! GERS put those cOUncilmen who were
not in on the secret in a position where
1 they were hardly prepared for the sur
prise which was sprung upon them
\ In fact the action was not looked 3Or at
/ least until a week yet by those who DO
not belong to the solid eight who are
standing with Chief Hilton.
The session was the NEST tropical Of
any of the council meetings held
within recent years. Charges ana
/ counter charges that it was a Mormon
and Gentle fight were freely exchanged
along with caUstic personalities. Par
lIiamentary rules were cast aside and at
times great disorder reigned, much TO
/ the amusement Of the lobby.
/ Chief HiltOn's communication remOV-
! ing Detective Sheets and Sergeants
Janney and Brown stated that the ac-
ton was taken under the provisions of
the law OF 1893 and added These re-
( movals are made for the good OF the
service ana in the interest Of harmony
in tho police depar tnTent- mi ? ~Aspsrt-
fully request your honorable body to
concur in the same"
Fight Over the Renewals.
Councilman Robinson promptly
moved that the communication be flied
and that the council concur in the re-
movals
Robertson proposed that the matter
be referred to the committee on police
Surprise was expressed by Daveier
that Robinson and Eardley, Who sec
ionded the formers motion TO concur,
demanded an investigation into the
Il reasons for the mayors removal Of the
chief and now wanted 10 railroad
through the removal of three sUbOrdi-
nate officers. DaVeler amended by
moving for q recess of fifteen minutes
to enable the committee to report. This
motion was lost by a vote Of 10 TO 4.
RObertsOn's motion 10 refer the nat
, ter was lost by a vote of ayes TO 8
. noes. This was the test vote which
. came out a dozen times during the
meeting Those voting TO REFER and TO
override the chief were DaVeler. HeW-
i lett. Robertson. Sharp, Thomas and
Vigus. Chief Huton's solid eight were
Arnold Z. H. Davis, Eardley. Fern
strOm. Robinson, Spence, Tuddenham
and COttreH A. J. Davis was absent.
Solid Eight For Eilton.
Robertson then moved TO lay the
= chiefs communication on the table FOR
% a week. Out the proposition was lJ1L o-
J the regulation vote
. Eardley's demand for the previous
- question was lost on RObertsOn's dec
70 Iaration that the majority did not have
. the manhood 10 discuss the question
% on its merits.
Then the new councilman from the
kirst Robinson. took the floor 10 dis
prove the assertion that he was one
who lacked the manhood To discuss tne
, merits of tie removal proposition ne
said that the previous meetings had
been utilized by the minority 70 tax
like a lot of parrots for the entertain
. ment Of the gallery and to belittie the
members who had different opinions on
; the police department middle.
/ He urged that had his advice been
taken that the eleven Republicans get
together with the mayor in the en-
Ideavor to arrive at a proper solution
r. Of the problem. the newspapers would
] not have had the opportunity TO show
e what a lot Of schoOIDOys the council
h men are.
[ Scheme of the Mayor.
There is something back of tho
mayors desire TO ger rid of Chief Hi
>ton.' Robinson insinuated- "NotWltn-
standing that some threats nave Deel
> made that 1 would be politically
/
hands. I am not afraid TO vote accord
/ ing to my convictions. The CHIEF IS not
entirely to blame for the discord ana
p ineficiency in the police department
/ Others are responsible
I ct say when We clean out, lets do y
well and leave no germs behind a
b break out again ] am here as a Ee'
P publican but not to help build up
{ CLIQUE which viii kill the party W.
P moved the mayor can appoint a new
4 chief who will be confirmed. but VIII
= not stand for the appointment or a sue
3. cessor until these three are removed
Thomas made the point that IN ali
o. fairness the cOmulunica ton from tne
% chief should be referred To the commit
P tee lust as the mayors commune loi
I had been He added that the members
P who lacked consistency were no" pre-
Y pared to act precipltately' rom some
[ influence, God only knows Wnere.
Thomas concluded by saying that
aig7+ members declare the mayor snall
- not have the right 10 say VINO snaii
DO at the head Of the police depart
5 noent hut he did not believe IN that
2 kind OF politics
Pave Way For New Chief.
Robertson. proposed that the cOnmu-
, ricatiOn Law over until the chief indi-
c l-ste.s' whom he intended to appoint 70
r fill the vacancies
I we are paving the way 50 We can
have a different chief Of police, sad
: Robinson in reply, but if you block me
way, you can't have someone else 1oi