Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-03-18 | Page 9 | 'Golden Rule' Chief is Found Guilty of Gross Immorality

1 GOlDEN RULE CHIEF IS FOUND CUILTY GUlL TV OF GROSS IMMORALITY Head of Cleveland Police Dismissed Dismissed Dismissed Dis Dis- missed From Office by ir Civil Service Board EVELAND D 0 O. March The 17 The Is CLEVEL i civil Ice sen-Ice commission announced tonight that it had found Chief Chic of at Police Fred guilty guilt of ot gross ross immorality conduct unbecoming an officer officer of ot- and gentleman and conduct subversive sub sub- to good order and discipline in inthe St the police department and Immediately h discharged him from irom office J The Tho charges filed lied by Mayor Maor Baker in involved in- in voWed alleged visits of or Kohler to tho homo of at Mrs rs May l on February at ary ry 2 Ma May 23 and June Juno 5 5 1912 In the absence of ot her husband On the last named date testified in the trial he surprised Kohler and his hla wife I in tho the r home in ln scant scanty at atI attle at- at I tire tle Kohler attempted to prove alibis for tho first two dates and declared his mission on tho the nl night ht of ot Juno 0 5 was was an 3 i. i Innocent one Last September was granted a divorce from lila Ills wife in a K a FUit uit In which was named as 7 co Had wo authority the thc commission raid eald ald wo should add to the sentence a permit to this officer to receive a a. j full fun pension to which a a. retired chief is entitled in vi view oW of or the term and character chart char char- acter actor of at his lila service but we are arc without without without with with- t out power to do so In a a. statement issued last night c Kohler indicated his hs willingness e s to re resign resign re- re sign if It allowed nowell to receive his hla full tun pension pension pen pen- I sion lon of ot a a. month If It discharged his Ills pension would bo but 65 GC 65 n a month Cl I Kohler Is la 49 years cars old od and has been a. a member of ot the tho police department for tor twenty four years cars and chief for tor ten tenI i I years years His policy of ot gold guld ruling first offenders and minor offenders has mado him one ono of ot the best known police pollee r r. chiefs in tho the country countr 1 The commissions commission's decision praises J Cohler's work ork as police chief and says that in other cities clUes police officers of of- J have haf been guilty guilt of corruption S. S t and nd to e extortion lon Frederick Kohler Kobler is a a. F 4 Y r poor mall man Three years ears ago Kohler was tried and acquitted b by the civil cl service commission commis commis- oj sion slon on charges of ot drunkenness an and personal erso al misconduct i in l office