The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-12
One Policeman Dismissed and
 Three Suspended for 30 Days CHIEF WEIR MAKES REPORT
More Trials Before Commission Than at Any One Previous Session. All Pleaded Guilty to
 the Charges.

It did not take the police commission long to dispose of cases last night. In less than an hour it dismissed one police man, suspended three for thirty days each, reprimanded another and dismissed the case against the remaining one on triad.
 E. B. Edmundson received the hatehet in the same place that Thanksgiving turkey gets it, and his head fell. He was charged with being intoxicated on duty pleaded guilty and was dismissed It was stated the reason he was dismissed was that 1t was his second offense. lie was detected by Lieutenant Hagood on April on Fourth avenue, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. The first time the lieutenant made his rounds he failed to find the policeman, and blew his whistle. Edmundson emerged from small res taurant, and explained that he was eat ing his lunch The second time, an hour later. the lieutenant found him leaning against the wall in the rear of the res taurant behind a partition. This time he was seemingly more under the effects or intoxicants than the first time. The lieu tenant told the policeman to go home
 Shortly after 6 o'clock, Policeman Ma loney overheard the conversation between two citizens who were watching Edmund son moving up Second avenue. They were enjoying themselves over a dispute as to whether the policeman would be able to make certain goal towards which he was headed. Policeman Maloney tele- phoned Lieutenant Hagood, who reported the matter to Chief Wier. and the police man was suspended pending an investi- gation.
 Donelson Pleads Guilty.
 Policeman J. B. Doneson was suspend ed for thirty days on the double charge of being intoxicated and insubordination, lie pleaded guilty to being drunk on duty, and asked that the commission let him down as light as possible. He stated that he did not remember what had happened in the office of Chief Wier, when he Is said to have threatened to kill Captain Johnston and made an effort to secure his pistol.
 Policeman w. c. Veitch was sentenced to thirty days for being intoxicated on duty. He pleaded guilty before the com mission and stated that 1t was the first time he had been caught in the many years that he has been on tine force. He was given thirty days on the policy of the commission to sentence policemen thirty days on the first offense and dis miss them on the second
 J. E. Williamson one of the policemen. was reprimanded for being asleep on duty He was watching a stock of goods in a store the back of which had caved in and fell asleep over a gas stove, whch he lit in order to keep warm. He plead guilty
 Case Dismissed.
 The case against Policeman R. H flaw kins, charged with hitting a man, was dismissed for want of prosecution. Po- liceman c. LaRye was suspended for thirty days on a charge of being drunk. He claimed that he was not on duty, but admitted that he was intoxicated. It was his first offense and for that reason he was dismissed.
 The commission elected J. Walter Smith, former member of the fire de- partment to the force.
 The chiefs report was as follows.
 Stolen property recovered, $1701. TO-
 Recovered by Bodeker and Hamilton, $l12o2O.
 Fines collected by clerk, $1l9S.25.
 Fines collected by warden, $657.25.
 Total collected, $3557 20
 Total number arrests. 695.
 Bound over, 16.
 Commissioner Johnston requested that Chief Wier be instructed to enforce the ordinance which prohibits theatres from selling standing room tickets. He stated tbat there was a law against theatres allowing people to stand in the rear, on the steps or in the aisles, and that the police commission should have it's skirts clear in case of serious accident by ordering the ordinance carried out.
 The commission went into executive session at the request of Chairman Par ker Nothing was given out at the end of the meeting.
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