Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-15

Chief Stewart Called. Chief Stewart was later called be- fore the committee. He is said to have made the statement that he had |no< i'll feeling. against Evan Parnell and meyer did have;.s that Parneil merely imagined that he had. He did not have to tell the committee that he had not made the charges of 1 sleeping against Parnei1 for the com mittee was well aware who Informed them of Parnells sleeping at head quarters. He expressed a desire to have harmony in the department and appeared to be willing to do every thing to that end: :, The committee finally reinstated Parnell as night chief and returned Patrolman Stanley to his beat. Par nell and Chief Stewart were given some strict instructions by Mayor 1 Toney and they were then ordered to return to headquarters.
 Behind Closed Doors. Although Attorney Rowell made d determined effort to have the hear ing held open for the public and Par nell requested it, the committee would not yield to their wishes. Row ell stated that in view of the fact that charges had been made against the suspended night chief and state ments detrimental to. him had been 1 published in the newspapers. he thought ir nothing more than, justice | to hold an open session. The public was interested in the proceedings, he said, and should know of any misdo- ings in the department. The con-
 mittee was acting for their constitu
 ents, he argued, and not for their
 own personal information. They
 should have held an open session,
 the attorney said, to show the pub
 lie that it was not their intention to
 shield any guilty man Or cover up
 any charges. Parnell, his client, was 1
 the committee publicly.
 Trouble of Saturday.
 Mayor Toney learned yesterday morning that certain statements and
 charges were being made by Patrol man Oscar Parnell and other officers against Chief Stewart, in which it
 was charged that Chief Stewart was protecting certain saloon men from arrest. Accompanied by a Graphic representative the mayor went to Union Station and confronted Pa trolman Parnell. He asked him if he had ever seen certain saloon men sell liquor on the Sabbath. Par nell replied that he had and that he had seen men come from their sa- loon with their arms filled with bot ties of whisky. This was on Noyem- Der 24.
 Why didn't you arrest them?' ask ed the mayor.
 "Becauce l did not see any money change hands," was the reply Par nell later stated that he had gone to
 look up Chief Stewart and ask him if he should make the arrests. When he did finally find the chief, he says, at the corner of East Second avenue and State street, the chief told him that he should leave these saloon men go, but that if he found a cer tain other saloonist selling liquor on Sunday he would give him $25 suit of clothes to arrest him.
 Mayor Toney ordered the patrolman to accompany him to headquarters. He told him on the way and repeated it later that he should have made the arrest then and there, it not being necessary to get the Chiefs advice. You are not fit officer if you did not report the matter to me, if what you say is true about Chief Stewart telling you not to arrest certain saloonists," Mayor Toney added. After getting an affidavit from Patrolman Parnell at headquarters and ordering the arrest of the saloon men for violation of the Sunday law, Mayor Toney suspended Patrolman Parnell. He said he gave little ere dence to his statement as to the charges against Chief Stewart, for only three weeks ago, the mayor said, he knew personally of an attempt of Chief Stewart to catch local saloon men selling whisky. He sug gested that We send three men, dressed in citizens clothes, to the sa- loon in question to get onto any violation Of the Sunday law" said Mayor. Toney, and they were un- able to get any evidence against them st n a Chief Stewards Efforts. Chief Stewart flatly denied the statement attributed, to him by Par nell relative to. passing up". the