Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-17
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 N0 NEW CHIEF Police Committee Did Not Sustain Mayors Action in Discharging Patrolman Oscar Parnell.
GOOSE HANGS HIGH"
Everything Lovely in the Police De partment Again. Says Mayor Ton. ey-Sessi0n of Police Committee Was a "LOye Feast

At lHt ueellHS Ol tue f>oIlCc 1o!li- mittee of the City Council, held yes terday afternoon at the office of May or w. L. Toney for the purpose of hearing the charges against Patrol man Oscar Parnell, suspended by Mayor Toney Saturday on charges of neglect of duty. Patrolman Parnell was reinstated and lectured. No ac- tion was taken in the charges made against Chief of Police A. J. Stewart by the suspended officer and now, Mayor Toney says, everything is love ly in the department and the "go3.'e hangs high
 ''There will be no new chief ap pointed" said Mayor Toney this morn
 ing ill discussing the matter. mot withst anding the fact that Ed Fran cis and E. c. Stanley were reported to be in line for the place.
 At the meeting of the committee yesterday afternoon Mayor Toney told why he discharged Parnell. He told of Parnell's statements relative to seeing various parties come from a local saloon on the Sabbath day With arms filled with bottles of whisky and other assertions of the patrolman on duty at Union Station. Parnell thar made his statement to the committee and one witness, a newspaper mag. was also heard.
 Alderman Gabe Meyer, the chair man of the committee, and AldermoH A. c. Jordan and J. A. Clement, the other two members of the committee, asked many questions and then went into secret session. They discussed the matter for about an hour, finally recalling Parnell and featuring him rather severely. Later Chief Stewart and the reinstated patrolman were brought together and Hike good lit tie children were made to kiss and make up" Here, Mayor Toney says, ended as far as they were concerned.
 In the committee room Chief Stew art also made statement to the committed He denied having given Parnell orders to pass up any saloon- ist on Sunday and Parnell attempted to interrupt him. Mayor Toney in formed the men that they would not have any argument about the matter, and the incident, which would have doubtless been exciting, was suddenly closed. Chief Stewart presented an affidavit from former Night Chief Ed Cheek, in which he wanted to show that he had never given him any in- structions of the character charged to him by Parnell, but the affidavit was laid on the table and not even read
 Mayor Toney stated on Saturday that Parnell was unfit to be mem- Der of the police department in that he did not report the alleged state- ments of the chief to the mayor. Not withstanding this declaration, Mayor Toney stated this morning that Par nell's reinstatement was perfectly sat isfactory to him. He said there would be no further troubles in the police ranks and if there was he would take some decided action. Chief Stewart has reconsidered his resignation and will not retire from the chiefs office, he said. q know that he rendered his resignation while in a heat of pas sion and that is why 1 did not accept it. would not accept the COW catch CTS resignation in heat of passion That would not be fair