Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-09
Nine STRONG DEMOCRATS TALKED OF FOR MAYOR:
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addition II he will return some pa
pers which were in the pockets.
Mr.. F'adner imparts this information
through the following advertisement
in to-day's Record.Herald:
Will give the coat, pataloons and
$40 in cash for the return of papers
taken from 1925 Indiana avenue.
There were some receipts and
other papers taken which would be Of
no value to anyone else. but for which
I am willing to pay $10," said Mr..
Fadner last night I will hand out
the money and ask no questions II
these papers are returned"
NEGROES SHOOT ON CAR.
Passengers on a crowded north
bound State street car on Aug. 31st
were thrown into panic when Geo.
Smith shot and wounded Bradford
Beard in the left leg. Both men are
colored and had been quarreling.
Smith escaped and Beard was taken
to Provident Hospital.
SAYS OFFICER 10 CRATER.
Taken from the Chicago Examiner
of Sept1. 1909:
Charging that Sergeant Joseph G.
Mullen Of the Warren avenue station
had plotted his arrest because he once
accused him Of accepting graft money.
James Mckay, on trial before Judge
Walker on charge OF disorderly con.
duct, testified that the oficer had been
bribed with free drinks and money to
allow a saloon to remain open all
night. A shorthand reporter from
Mayor Busse's ONCE sat beneath the
witness stand and took notes Of all
that was said preparatory to an in.
vestigation on the mayors part.
PURvEYORs OF SCANDAL
Ninety.five per cent Of the scandals
circulated about members Of the pres
ent city administration have been cir.
culated by ''plain clothes men," These
easy boys having, as a general thing,
nothing else to do. except hang around
saloons waiting for some one to "set
them up," pose as wise guys" and
like to gossip on everything-thelr
superiors in once In particular. A
small investigation into the police
telegraph operators division might dis.
close some facts that part Of the pub
lie has been aware OF for some time.
POLICE BoozERs TO GO.
There is no one who believes more
In the strict discipline Of policemen
who are found guilty OF intcxication
than l do." said President Elton Low.
er Of the civil service board. II am
absolutely opposed to condoning tho
0ffeuse. and In the majority Of cases
where It can be proved that any mem.
bcr Of the police department has been
intoxicated. whether he is on duty or
not, believe he should be discharged
from the force.
But experience has taught us many
things. and one Of the lessons which
we have learned is that there should
he no hard and fast rule for the pun.
ishment for any particular in!ractions
OF the rules. There are sometimes px.
tenuatipg circumstances which would
make it manifestly unjuEt to discharge
the man against whom Si.e charge vf
int0xication Is brought"
Mr.. Lower was discussing the mum.
Der OF cases Of intoxication which
have been preferred against policemen
during the last few months and the
punishment that had been meted out
to them.
In the book Of rules and regulations
for the police department rule 80
mentions forty-two specific oflenses
for which policeman may be disci.
Dlined. That rule follows:
Section 1. Any member Of the do.
partment may prefer charges against
any other member whether he be
ranking of1cer or subordinate. All
the charges against any employe OF
the police department for violation Of
the rules and' regulations Of the de.
partment OF police shall be made on
blanks provided for that purpose and
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heads of bureaus Il the general gu.
perintendent Of police.
Section 2. Every member or EN-.
ploye Of the police department Of the
city at Chicago shall be subject to
reprimand, deduction Of pay not to
exceed thirty days. due or to become
DUE e.'or dismissal from the police de.
partlnent and from the service Of the
city Of Chicago. according to the ma.
ture and aggravation OF the ofiense,
for any Of the following causes. or
for violation of any Of the other rules
and regulations or orders Of the de-
partment of police, or OF the civil
service commission of the city Of Chi
cago now extant. or that may here.
after be issued, after having been
given an opportunity to be heard In
his or her own defense. as provided
by the civil service law and under the
rules OF the civil service commission.
IN. B.-Under the civil service act
the head OF department may sus-
pend subordinate for any period not
TO exceed thirty days without assign.
ing cause therefor.)
!. Drinking any kind of intoxicat-
Ing liquor while on duty.
2. Entering any place where intox.
tcating liQuOrs are sold while nm dutv