| Show GETS AFTER DONOVAN charge by william jannings of ogden ABUSED HIM shamefully declares the police captain arrested irim Him without cause threatened to club him took rim hun to the relics police station and turned him loose with art an admonition from the desk sergeant to keep still about his illegal detention trial set bet for or september william jennings of 0 ogden who was la in charge of sons co s branch store in this city during the carnival Is after tile the scalp of 0 capt Do donoian noan and la is incidentally asking tor for personal vindication in EL a submitted to tile tho rip fire and police board lost evening mr jennings alleges that he be was roughly handled by capt donovan on the glorious fourth and that too viLt without hout just cause according to mr jenningss story he ha left hla his place of 0 business to so go to the holy cross hospi hospital taj whom he reached first south street lie espied copied a s treet street car but unfortunately the carnival parade vas as between mra hm and the car ile ho finally struck a gap in the parade however and dived through only to be collated by capt donovan who threatened to use a club oni on him and marched him back to td the sidewalk later he informed the captain that he intended reporting him and tho the captain lin thereupon ordered a policeman to arrest him TRIED TO SILE NCr HIM mr jennings then ihen alleges that lie was taken to the city liall hall alter after which capt donovan Dono vani said that ho he did not C are to lodge a complaint against him and the man in charge of 0 the station told him that if he would say nothing it bout about what had occurred he would be turned loose mr jennings avers avera that he declined to enter into this scree acree mont and that he was subsequently en fly told to go in peace lie he went but he 10 now contends conic ada that he violated no ord ordinance and asks that capt donovan Dono vani 10 lo censured and that ho he bs be vindicated mr jennings Jen nines also complained that lie was treated like a sneak thief or a pickpocket the clerk of the board was mas directed to notify capt donovan of tile the chang charges and the captains hearing was fixed fes for r the first regular meeting la in september FIRE finn AND rolice POLICE LEAVES hereafter Ifer earter each member of the fire awl ami police departments with nith the exception of the chiefs the captain of 0 police and assistant chief of th the 0 F fire fr 0 department will be glanced a a leave of absence with pay for ten days in each year this Is in the result of the adoption of bertan rules submitted by chairman varlan varian last evening the rule applies to all men who have been in the service tor for six alx lx months or mrm but is 13 conditional upon the public service admitting or of the layoff lay off when it la Is applied for it la Is also provided that twilit oil all applications for leaves ot of absence shall be made to tile tho chiefs of the departments and by them submitted to tile board the applications will then b be acted upon by tile the board in executive session and tho the result will not bo be made public the chiefs the captain of police and tho the assistant chief of the fire department will bo be given such leaves of a absence its aa the board sees fit temporary leaves of absence faill lit be granted by the chiefs as heretofore mr varian also submitted a a rule nilo providing that all members of the fire department shall live within four blocks of the station at which they are employed this was referred to commissioner cohn tor for his recommendation appointments AND PROMOTION councilman callister Cal llster chairman of the committee on improvements appeared before the board and asked it theio would bo be any objection to the appointment by the council of chief devine as inspector of street lighting fighting ile he w was as informed that there would not be in the event that the chiefs regular duties were mere not interfered with commissioner cohn recommended that the hie appointment of ed mccarthy and NV 11 II bywater to captaincies captain cies cles in the fire department be confirmed adopted A communication was received from the city recorder inclosing it a council resolution in the shape of a request to the board to appoint park keeper williams and one of ills his employees special policemen tor for liberty park without pay the board was waa of the opinion that I 1 it t did did not hare bare authority to make the appointments without an ordinance increasing the police force and tile the ie ic quest was accordingly denied commissioner colin cohn reported that the city attorney had riven given it as hla his opinion that fireman walsh was entitled to pay from the date of his on 7 1894 until he was reinstated by the board on rebr february 5 1895 tho amount was ordered paid the appointment by chief pratt tit M E pack as patrolman was confirmed adjournment was taken until the first drat monday in august |
