The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-19
SAFETY BOARD
DISPOSES OF 5.
OLD CHARGES
LENGTHY SESSION WAS HELD
LAST NIGHT AND CHARGES
AGAINST OFFICERS, SOME OF
WHICH HAVE BEEN PENDING
FOR ALMOST A YEAR, WERE
SETTLED.

At last nights session, which con-
sumed two hours and a half, and
which included the holding of an exec
utive session, the board of public safe
ty disposed of a number of cases
against members of the police and fire
departments. Some of these cases
have been dragging for almost year.
AS a result of the trials, several MEM
bers were dismissed from the service
and number more were suspended.
Trials in Fire Department.
The first case called was that against
Dillon Touart, who was charged with
having failed to pay a debt, contracted
while in the employ of the depart
chief Of the department that the de-
PENDANT had made arrangements for
the settlement of the debt, the case
was dismissed and the chief instructed
to notify the party bringing the charge
against the fireman that, inasmuch as
the settlement had been arranged and
the matter taken out of the hands of
stituted, the board would have nothing
further to do with the matter.
VIM. Hunter was charged with fail
ing to report for duty after being off
on leave of absence, and further with
having failed to report after having
been ordered by his superior officer.
He pleaded guilty, but stated that he
was sick and did not intend to disobey
orders, and that he did not have any
way of informing the officer that he
was unable to report. He was sus-
pended for five days.
George Jones was charged with re-
fusing to pay a debt. He pleaded not
guilty and claimed that he was not in
the service at the time that the debt
was contracted and that he had never
refused to pay the account The
charge was preferred by a motorman
| in the employ of the electric company
who testified that he had tried repeat
eddy to get a settlement with Jones
| but that he was unable to do so and
| that when he had told Jones he would
prefer charges that Jones had told him
to go ahead as he (Jones) knew how
to work the board of safety. Jones de-
| MED making such statement and tes-
titled that Dean had threatened to take
it out of his hide if he did not pay
him. Jones was notified that unless
he paid the amount on or before the
next pay day that charges would be
again preferred against him.
VIM. Farine was charged with leav-
ing without permission. He was not
present and 1t was stated that he had
been out of the city for about a month
perior officers and it was not known
where he went. He was dismissed
| from the service.
Fireman Houlehand had been dis
missed by the chief of the department,
| and the board ratified the action of
Chief BiclSer in discharging him.
Trials in Police Department.
The following officers Of the police
department were tried on the charge
Of being in an intoxicated condition
| while on active duty: A. ]. Anderson,
| VIM. Henderson, VIM. Ray and c. E.
Parnen. Quite a number of wit
nesses were examined in these cases
and the board went into executive
session to make up decision, which
| resulted in the suspension of all of the
officers for five days, including TWEEN
ty-four hours already served, with the
exception of the case of Officer Hen
derson, who was suspended for twen-
ty-four hours, the time having already
been served.
Other Business.
About a dozen applications for posi-