El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-13
CAPT. VEATERI5
BACK At WORK
Police Commission Rein
states Veater, Warnock
and Mebus.


AT the meeting OF the civil service
comission Wednesday afternoon. Capt
8 Il Veater. 5. H Warnock and Ed
Iebus, Of the police department, were
an relnstated with fun pay.
In the case OF Capt Neater and off
Ger WarnOck, both suspended on
charges made by Jack P Sheehau, the
commission stated that at the time
the charge was made, dement's were
gwen the men by C. =. Pollock, who
was at that time chief Of police This
was In November. 1918, and, though
The commission did not feel that de-
meriting was adequate punishment
st1l IL deemed that inspector Walter
Reese made a mistake in suspending
the men after the matter had been
acted upon by chief Pollock. The
commission further stated that they
were not in any manner rejecting
upon AR Recess action, but that Ii
considered itself justified in reinstat-
ing the men
Both Reprimanded.
= r1urimand was given both Capt.
-a- ana War; liaurg -.-=--.
hartman OF the commission. said in
part There have been complaints
made 20 the commission, upon the
manner in which the police handle
men they arrest Ii is an outrage,
mat men in uniform, carrying a six
shooter should bully and curse any
one arrested Policemen are supposed
TO use theiz heads as well as heir
oiIys- There is no reason on earth
70 handle a man so roughly that his
arm is displaced and that happened in
this department"
In speaking TO Capt. Veater, Mr.
Kemp said capt. Neater. no one has
ever questioned your honesty or your
integrity, nor has a word been spoken
against your courage but there have
been complaints made against your
language and especially in regard TO
your temper When you get angry,
YOU say eLinEs that no officer with
slZshOoter ought TO say
Hebus Also Put Back
The case Of Ed Mebus, charged by
r O. Stevens. manager for Lyon and
company, with false arrest and re-
fusing 70 allow him the use Of a tele-
phone, after arrest, 10 call his attor-
new was heard The commission re-
instated the detective with fun pay
There is a rule in the detective ONCE
that no one arrested be allowed 70
use the telephone until seen by the
captain Of detectives This ruling
was made by the police commission TO
keen criminals from tipping or
others who might be implicated in
crime
The resignation was accepted Of
officer Joel Finley. The matter OF
ADDING IA men 10 L4AH NALAIg -A-eH ~ D
under consideration by the commits :
sion An enlarged traffic force IS I
needed and the matter was discussed (
at length
Keep Policemen Home
The commission was requested by l
mayor Charles Davis TO make rule |
for the police department that no I
member OF the force be allowed 70 I
leave the city without the permission I
Of either the chairman Of the civil 4
service commission or the chairman
of the police commission Mayor Da-
Wis said that he understood from good
authority that members Of the ponce
departmenr were in the habit OF go
ne 10 JuareZ. when there was no po-
lice duty calling them there
Mayor Davis also told the commls-
sion that he desired the discharge OF
officer J. A. Wilson, his reason oelng
nat wilson while intoxicated had
struck a federal officer 1t is UNDER
stood that wilson was returning from
TusreZ when he had an encounter
with the federal officer The rule
mat mayor Davis asked the commls-
sio1 to make in regard TO officers
leaving the city. was TO 1orestal
such Incidents as the wilson case, ne
said