Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
"Joseph Ryan,
Captain of Police +"

Joseph Ryan,
Captain of Police"
In presenting the resignation May.
or Marcy said. Every member of
this council is familiar with the cir.
cumstanees connected with the police
department last spring when | &c.
cepted the responsibility of giving
MIR Ryan another chance under GER
tain conditions, this letter placed in
my hands being one of them. am
sorry to say that l have been greatly
disappointed. am bringing this mat
ter before you, gentlemen. II you
want to take action on it."
Alderman johnson: 81 suppose the
mayor has ample reasons for present
ing this"
Mayor: Il feel that have ample
seasons"
Alderman DIVERT: Have you had
any communication from Captain
Ryan since this7'
Mayor: you all know Captain
Ryan's failing He wanted me to
give him another chance and he went
away to get Strengthened out have
heard from Mrs. Ryan that her hus-
band is out of town. Matters have
happened within a week which are
t.1l 4 frarnA IL n
and feel that the evidence is anthem
tic, therefore | feel that Mr. Ryan
should not be on the pay roll of any
in the city"
Alderman Padgett: How long has
the captain been off duty?"
Mayor: "Since Friday. His con
dition was such Friday that he was
taken home. do not think it any
benefit to our police department to
have such man on it. As | cay, !
am greatly disappointed, for Mr..
Ryan was making good, If Mr. Ryan
would tend to business | don't think
we could replace him, at least not
easily"
After some silence Mayor Marcy
said do you wish to take any ac-
ton, gentlemen|
Alderman johnson moved that the
resignation be accepted for the rea-
son given In the letter and for those
5,;,yen ktJ tho fanvor
Alderman Padgett seconded the
motion and it was unanimously voted
by those present: Aldermen La
Paine, Padgett, Beausoleil, Richard,
DIVERT and Johnson.
The conditions referred TO by the
mayor under which he gave Captain
Ryan another chance came about last
February. At that time it became
known that Mayor Marcy intended to
prefer charges against Captain Ryan,
having first suspended him pending a
hearing for misconduct in Office.
At the time Mayor Marcy stated TO
The Patriot that he did not care to
say just what form the charges would
take, but intimated that he had relia-
Bile evidence to substantiate his
charges. For some time there had
been rumors that things were not all
that they should be in the police de-
partment, and when asked what his
were, Mayor Marcy said
that he was going to give the city a
good police department and one be
You'd reproach.
II was said at this time that sec
ton 1856 Of the ordinances Of the city
II Putnam was the one under which
charges would be preferred. The
section is as follows:
''The willful breach Of any law Of
his state, or ordinance Of said city,
neglect Of duty, intoxication, insub-
ordination, frequenting saloons or
other places where liquors are ex-
posed for sale, or drinking spirituous
Dr. Intoxicating liquors, or playing
games therein, or any other dis
graceful or improper conduct which
will bring discredit on the police
force, or impair its usefulness, and
10 officer shall frequent any public
,r private place except on business,
ind shall not smoke while on duty for
he city Of Putnam, and any of the