Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-15
Police Commission Receives Ac-
CusationS by Dean, but Does
Not Take Action
GALLOWAY REMAINS SILENT
Allegations of IncompetenCy and
Overbearing Attitude Included
in CompIainanPS Letter


Galloway, preferred by Harry E. Dean,
former executive secretary, were filed
bv the police commission without
reading last night. But while this
was done in public, it did not indicate
that the charges had not been care
fully perused b. the commission in
the executive session held before the
public meeting.
The action was taken, according to
Commissioner c. o. Wellborn, because
there is no legal provision for pre-
ferring charges against the chiet or
police, nor is 1t legally incumbent on
the comm. sion to hear such charges.
"As long as I am a member of the
police commission no charges against
any chief will be considered" said
Mr.. Wellborn. eff the commission
wishes to dismiss the chief it has the
right to do so and did in the case Of
the previous chief"
When the chief was notified that
charges had been preferred and ac--
quainted with their nature he refused
to discuss them.
In his general allegation Mr.. Dean
declares the chief is guilty Of incom-
potency and overbearing attitude to-
wards the subordinates of the depart
ment, tending to reduce the efficiency
of the service. He cites fifteen speci-
fications, tending to show the chief
unfit to hold the office and possessed
of a violent temper. Some of the
charges are of a more serious nature.
In brief they are:
The charges preferred by Dean are
as follows:
Falsification of reports, showing
more money collected from fines than
was actually the case, so that he could
ask the police commission for more
motorcycles.
classification of reports of fines col
Iected through metropolitan squad to
make better showing for secret service
fund of which there is no detailed ac-
counting.
Using three detectives ten days to To-
cate a man who owed him personal
bill of S5.
Holding out two of the best bicycles
from the annual auction and paying 81
each for them when inferior bicycles
brought from 81 to $40 each.
PERSONAL ITEM SUBSCRIPTIONS
Subscribing to a press clipping bu-
reau for personal items about himself
and charging the city $5 a month. U.s.
ing the time of the executive secretary
to arrange and paste these clippings
Making practically the entire police
force ride on street cars to see If the
mo Smoking" signs were posted in
the front end and receiving reports
of hundreds of cars when one officer
in one hours time would have found
sufficient evidence on which to base ac-
tion.
That the chief has been guilty of
profane language, abusive conduct and
violence to members of the department
and the public. The case of A. w. L.
Dunn, a newspaper reporter, who,
Dean alleges, the chief threatened to
kill and tried several times to hit
him on the head withsa billy" is spe-
Gifted.
Holding parole prisoners in his outer
office for hours and even days at
time waiting an opportunity to report,
much to the inconvenience Of their en-
ployers.
Using detectives and spending much
money to secure evidence against the
Bristol cafe for selling short drinks,
only to learn that the cafe had res
taurant liquor license No. l, that en-
titled it to sell short drinks.
Using the time of detectives and
spending the city's money to secure
evidence against the Owl and the Sun
drug stores for selling liquors in bot
ties, only to learn that both places
had a wholesale liquor permit that en-
titled them to sell liquor.
These are the most serious charges,
but Dean tells of some instances to
substantiate his charge of general in
competency One of these is that
the chief called in a stenographer and
dictated a letter to the executive secre-
tary, demanding that the secretary
have chair moved from the outer TO
the inner Office, a distance of two feet,
and that the executive secretary, to
whom the letter was addressed, was
sitting only half a dozen steps from
the chief when he dictated the let
ter, and only two feet from the stenog-
rapher when the letter was written.
CHARGE AMUsES COMMISSION
The chiefs use of the detective force
TO locate a man who owed him So
brought laugh from the commission
ers. Deans specification in this case
is:
July, 1910, Alexander Galloway in
structed Captain Flammer, command
ing the detective department, as fol-
lows:
Captain Paul G. Flammer, chief
of detectives,-Sir: would like very
much to locate one f. j. Fleming,
a big fellow, weighs perhaps 200
pounds, has loafed back and forth
by the police station for the past
year of two and has not worked
any.
He was formerly dining car con-
ductor on the S. P. Up to a week
ago, 1 have noticed him on the down
town streets of Los Angeles for
the past several years.
If you can get hold of him,
would like TO have him brought to
my office. / want to see him.
(Signed) A. GALLOWAY.
Detectives Hosick McCann and Muir
ray were detailed upon the case, and
during the period between July, 1910,
and August 20, 1910, ten or more days
were consumed In searching for Flem-
ing, all taking place at time when
every available detective was needed
for the protection Of the lives and prop
cry of the citizens OF this city.
"On or about Oct. 1S, 1910, Alexander
alloway instructed Detective Hosck
to again commence work on this case,
and writes as follows:
Detective Hossick: If you run
across our friend +. ]. Fleming see
what he Is doing and tell him the
chief would like to get the So he
owes me some time soon.
(Signed) CHIEF OF POLICE.
"All of which indicates that the de-
partment was being used for the pur-
pose of collecting the personal bills
of the chief of police, and l charge that
at this time the department was Grip
pied for officers, and that all work
done by Hosick, Mccain and Murray
in this connection was entirely outside
of any departmental transaction.
"And further charge that the writ