Evening journal., 1914-02-12
PARK GUARD
POSITION In
MACK'S HAND
Officer Caught In Night Club
Raid Fights for Old
Place Again
MIR. MONAGHAN STANDS
BY OUSTED OF ILIAL

fOrmer Park Guard Frank Quincy, I.
who was dismissed by Park Super /
intendent Mack following the raid on |
the North End Athletic Club several /
weeks ago In which Mr.. Quincy was
caught was given a hearing by the /
Park Commissioners yesterday after I
noon. Following the hearing during
which Mr.. Quincy and Chief Guard |
Welde and Superintendent Mack /
were heard, the board, on motion Of |
Irenee DUPONT, decided that the case
was under the Jurisdiction OF the |
park superintendent aud Il was re-
ferred 10 Mr. Mack with power to
act Former State Senator Thomas
NJ. Monaghan who declared he did
not know Mr.. Quincy and had never
seen him before, favored the REIN
statement Of the guard, who had been
punished enough through the loss of
seven weeks pay.
When the hearing opened MIR.
Quincy said. "Gentlemen, | have
been suspended from the park guard
force; will you tell me what the
charges are?"
superintendent Mack replied. you
we're caught gambling at the North
End Athletic Club: you were also
asleep on duty. and you We're caught
IN q raid once before"
Mr.. Quincy, replying to the charg-
es said "As for being asleep, / de-
ny that I ever lay down. Il is possl-
bic that ] fell into a doze after lunch.
/ have never been censored. and
have notshad mishap on my district
In 20 years. ] belong to the North
End Club, for exercise, and the Or
ganization Is just as boni flde as any
other II has contributed to many
charitable causes and the property Sc
valued at $4,000. am a stock
holder in the club, and ] am proud OF
that organization. Gentlemen, / do
think It right TO force me 10 resign
from It. l have always tried TO do
my duty as a park guard, and cannot
see where 7 have done any wrong or
crime. We have members of that
club who have sat IN this Council
Chamber. and my being caught there
at the time was just hard luck"
SIR. Quincy admitted that az the re-
quest of City Engineer Taylor he had
resigned from the club in 1904, but
that the members OF the organization
later reelected him without his
knowledge. Mr.. Quincy also said he
was merely q witness IN the recout
case ana that no charge had been
preferred against him.
At this Mr.. Mack asked Mr. Quincy
If he was not gambling in the club ON
the night OF the raid. aud former Guard
Quincy said: 'Nes. ] was betting five
and ten, just as any one would do at
o church socnl where euchre was beiug
played Mr.. Quincy then said that II
lhe was re-instatcd as a park guard he
did not think he should be compelled TO
lose the seven weeks wages. and did not
think he should have been dismissed
without a hearing.
MIR Mack then mentioned that ON on,
Occasion Mr.. Quincy had moi reported for
his work until after 10 o'clock. and
that ON another date Mr.. Quincy re-
lported being sick while h. was in town,
Mr. Quincy said that Mr.. Mack was
cruel on this latter casion. and claimed
that while he was IN he was compelled
tn 20 90 q bank to draw so. When
AIr. Mack heard of this Mr. Quincy
claimed the superintendent vent to
lGuiney's house and ordered him to re-
turn to duty although he Quincy was
in.
Continuing. the former guard related
how he had been reprimanded by Mr.
Mack because stone had laid in the
park road for four days Mr.. Quincy
said he had not seen the stone until
his attention was called to it. Yes.
terday the former guard addressing tn,
ark superintendent, said; mir. Mack
you are an empl0ye. the same as I was
nd if you noted that stone in the roa,
or four days, you we're as neglcctiu
az 7 was"
Mr.. Monaghan asked whether th,
board should not consider the case rs il
stands.
"As understand it," he said, "su
perintendent Mack suspended Mr.
Quincy upon what the newspaper
had published about the raid n
which he was caught. and that tn
executive committee had sanctioned
the suspension. The police commits
sion in no case on record has beel
50 severe in Furnishing men brough
before them as the punishment metel
out to this man."
Air. Mack was then asked whei
was the last time that Mr.. Guine
had been rcprimanded and he sal
| about ten years ago Mr.. Monaghan
thought that once in ten years wa
4
a fairly good record
Charles II. Welde. captain Of III
| ! park guards, was called and wa
asked how Mr.. Quincy attended TO hi
duties. lie stated that so far as b
knew he had never shiried his dutie
and everything that he had been toll
he had always been willing 20 dc
Mr.. Monaghan then moved that MI
Quincy be reinstated and suffer tn
/ loss OF several weeks pay for an.
infraction OF the rules that he ma.
have been guilty Of.
Mr.. Monaghan then moved that tn
guard be reinstated without beinl
compensated for the tine lost sine
he was removed. The motion wa
seconded by Joseph L. Carpenter, bu
Mr.. DUPONT opposed It, saying tha
il would cause the commissioners q
be compelled TO do patrol duty. Nh
Mack said while Mr.. Quincy, h
thought, had been severely punished
he had always found that q man wit
gamblod was not trustworthy, ans
he did not think the guard should b.
rcinstated at this time.
II Mr.. Monaghan then withdrew hi
motion TO allow another 20 be mad
by Mr. dupont
Samuel Bancroft another membe
of the board, said that the boar
should stand by their officers. WI
liam p. Bancroft, president OF I'll
board. sided with this view Of n
matter.