The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-15
M 'GAVOCK ASKS
 AN INVESTIGATION Commission However Will Wait
 on Grand Jury
PATR0LMEN ARE RETIRED
Punishment Inflicted By the New Com mission Allowed To Stand-Mc-
 cavock Makes Statement
 :. About Charges.

The feature of n long session of the police commission last night was the re- quest of Commissioner MeGavock that a speciel meeting be called to hear the charges against him. After going into executive session. n motion was made by r. B. Yielding that lnasmuch as the grand jury is Investigating the charges. the commission take no action. pending the decision of the grand jury. This was | carried unanimously.
 Every governing body of the city of Bir- mingham must have Its factions The po- lice commission is rent as the saving goes, by a continual vote of 10 g. Con- missioners Brown and Yielding are in in the solid minority. They opposed the discharge of Chief Wier, and last night opposed a motion of .rom Parker, by which the board concurred in the letter of instructions issued by Chairman Cope land to the policemen MT. Brown stated
 that while he thought the general tone of the statement was good. there were some things in it that he could not
 stand for. and therefore he voted mo- The commission was called to order with all present except Sid Jones. Desk sar- geant Clyde Ennis was appointed tenn porary secretary.
 A very significant fact is that while the commission last night tried every case which was formerly tried by the Ward commission, they inflicted the same penal ties and allowed the old punishment to stand. Officer Hyatt and Hood enjoy the pleasure of having twice been dis charged from the force. A. D. Brown. Tom Williams and Carroll, were found guilty, and the extinct commissions pun ishment allowed to stand. R. M. White and R. C. Carroll were each given five days for neglect of duty under Chief Bodeker.
 McGavock Makes Statement.
 Commissioner McGavock gave out the following statement yesterday:
 AS to the charges made in the news papers that l have been conducting a gambling house. l wish simply to say to the public that there is no truth in them. I do not propose to get into newspaper controversy with MT. Ward or any one else, and if MT Ward thinks that municipal affairs should be con- ducted through the columns of the news papers, and that it will subserve the best interests of the city Of Blrmlngham and the citizens thereof that such state ments and charges as he has made With reference to myself, should first be pre- ferred via the newspaper column, then that is a matter of his own conscience. The people of this city still have in mind charges some time since. preferred against two members of the City Coun- cil-and the result thereof And l feel ! sure that they are tired and disguised {, with the rule or ruin policy of the Mayor AS to the statement alleged to have been made by one Carlisle. l have sim plv to say that I never knew or heard of such man until l saw the statement in the papers | understand now, however, that the party referred was some time since appointed assistant building inspee- tor for this city. but lost his job after short time and I suppose he Is now trying to curry favor with MT. Ward In order that he may obtain another posi- ton. However that may be, the staie- ment he has made is absolutely raise. there not being a shodow or shade or truth in it. This is all have to say on the subject through the newspapers