The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-17
BOARD
SUSPENDS 4
OFFICERS
And Discharges Another, AS
Well AS Acts Upon Other
Business.

| The Board of Public Safety held a
regular session last night, with Chair
man Ingraham presiding, and Mayor
Bliss and Messrs. McGaughey, Oliver
and White present.
Much important business came up
for discussion, including the trial OF
| four police officers, who were sIs-
| pended for a period of five days each
on one charge, and the dismissal of
another officer
The first matter to be considered
was request from the Pensacola Gas
Company for permission TO place a
fire alarm box near its plant at its
own expense, connecting with the city
fire alarm system, and asking for es-
Inmates of the expense. The request
was granted, and the city electrician,
who was present, was instructed TO
furnish the Information.
The matter of placing a fire alarm
gong at the water company plant, in
order that he engineers there might
know when an alarm was sounded.
was then considered, resulting in the
electrician being instructed to call
upon the president OF the company
and ascertain if the expense of tie
purchase of a gong would not be
borne by the company.
Fire Chief Bicker submitted his re-
port for the month of December, show
ing that the fire department answered
% alarms during the month, and the
loss was S10,306, covered by insur-
ance of s25,575.
Trial of Officers.
Charges. preferred by Marshal
Frank against Officers r. II. Black
shear. F. S. Bobe, c. A. Ladnier and
William Mallbeck, were then read, the
officers having been suspended short
ly before the noon hour Yesterday.
The charge was for a violation of rule
No. Z by visiting a saloon in uniform,
and all of the defendants pleaded not
guilty
Witnesses Examined.
Only two witnesses were heard on
that part of the charge referring to
visiting a saloon. The first was Mayor
Bliss, who, after being sworn. stated
that while in the First National Bank
between the hours of IL and II a. NJ
Wednesday he was approached by A.
F Warren, who informed him that
there were a number of firemen in
thought il his duty to investigate, and
as Chairman Ingraham. of the board,
was also in the bank at the time the
two proceeded into the saloon and
into a private room, where they found
the four defendants seated about
table which contained some beer bot
ties. He had suspended the men
pending their being heard by the
board.
officer Ladnier asked the mayor il
it was not a fact that the room in
which they were seated was in the
rear of the MyeT clothing store, and
the mayor replied that he believed
that such was q fact but that IL was
a private drinking room of the sa-
loon and connected with electric but
tons
officer Mallbeck made the state
ment that what the mayor said was
practically true
Chairman lngraham.
Chairman Ingraham then asked to
be sworn, and said that the statement
of the mayor was correct one; that
he was at the bank when he saw Mr.
Warran approach the mayor, and that
the latter afterwards turned to him,
1.-THE chairman,) and the two went
into the saloon and later into the
wine room, where they found the ON
GERS in full uniform, excepting hel
NETS.
Officer Ladnier Speaks.
Officer LadnieT then made state
ment regarding the position OF the
officers. He said that all had served
on duty the night previous and all
were detained ct court until about !
O'Clock. As Officer Simmons had
case before the county judges court |
they went up there later TO see now
he came out. Returning Oficer SIM
mons stated that inasmuch as he had
saved some money or attorney fees
that he would treat TO beer, and asked |
all to come with him. He was not |
in uniform and all went through |
the Myer clothing store into a prl-
vate room back of the store, and