The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-24
MANY CASES HEARD
 BY COMMISSION Policeman Todd is Dismissed
 from the Force MONTHLY REPORT MADE Action of Alderman O'Nelll to Get Eleht-Hour Shifts Is Endorsed.
 Petition Presented to the
 Mayor and Aldermen.
MONTHLY REPORT MADE

The long postponed meeting of the Bir- mingham Police Commission was held last night in the office of Chief of Police Wier. The following commissioners were in attendance: Chairman T. F. Parker. Dan Donahue, L. c. Brown and Eugene F'ies. The charges preferred against Police man R. H. Stokes by Don B. VanDusen were passed until the next meeting for lack of prosecution.
 Robert Jones and M Minsey preferred i charges against Policeman J. A. Me i Knight of being intoxicated on December 1 l6 and of using profane language in the presence of children. The charges were not sustained and the case was dis missed
 Policeman St. Clair was charged with neglect of duty by Captain Johnson. It was alleged that Policeman St. Clair was absent from his beat on the night Of February ', from 9 o'clock until lo;So o'clock. After considering the testimony the commission withheld it's decision Policeman Perkerson was charged with being intoxicated while on duty on the night of January B. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was suspended for thir- ty days
 Dismissed From Service.
 Policeman J. D. Todd was charged with being intoxicated while on duty on the night of January 28. On January 90 Todd tended his resignation which was not ac- cepted at the meeting last night. After hearing testimony the commissioners de- cided that this being his second offence he be dismissed from the service.
 Policeman Ward who was charged by Captain Hagood with neglect of duty, was found guilty and suspended ten days
 Policeman Walter Bennett, who on Jan uary 27 shot and killed a man and who was indicted for manslaughter in the first degree by the grand jury, had been sus- pended from duty pending the result of trial by Chairman Parker. On motion last night it was decided to concur in the action of the chairman.
 A petition was received from Policeman Fully asking that he be remunerated Tor 3S days on account of being injured in the discharge of duty. The petition was referred to the city council.
 Place of Residence.
 A petition was received signed by every member of the police department as fol- lows:
 .'Be 1t resolved, that the board of po- lice commissioners of the city of Bir- mingham do hereby respectfully recom- mend to the Mayor and Board or AL dermen of Birmingham, the passage or an ordinance allowing members of the police denartment of the city to reside at any rlace within the jurisdiction of the police court of Birmingham
 It was adopted by the police commis- sioners pending the result of the move IT ent for s-hour shifts. The members of the police commission heartily endorsed Alderman O'Neill's efforts to obtain for the police department S-hour shifts ana that every effort be made to have this ordinance passed by the end of the hscai year, which is May IS.
 The charges made by J. T. Yeatman against Policeman Brown were passed on account of the absence of MT. Yeat- man.
 It was decided to authorize Chief Wier to advertise for bids for the summer uniforms of the patrolmen It was sus- gested that the uniforms be made of brown flannel or a material similar to that used by the United States army at the present time.
 Chief Wier submitted the following re- port of the police department for the month of January which was ordered filed:
 Total number of arrests, SS4.
 Number convicted 627 Nolle pressed, IF.
 Acquitted, 79.
 Fugitives. 10
 Out on probation. 21.
 Sent to Industrial school, ?.
 Insane 4.
 Felonies, 40.
 Bound over to grand jury, S2. Amount of fines and fees collected g, ,9S2.5O Amount of stolen property re-
 covered ..... ...,........'... 3,oS4'S9 Total ...... ...... .... ......... .$6,066.S9 A. L. Morrow and George w. Hamilton | ,,ara a1antad srnaru,i m era ries