Show PAUL SUCCEEDS PRATT quick work by the tha police commission MADE ESLINGER CAPTAIN in just half nn nix hour of executive session the board deposed the old chief and appointed a new one besides filling the vacant captaincy commissioner cohn made a vigorous protest against the action as illegal and unwarranted sure to bring on litigation in halt half an all hour after the convening of the boatic of I olice unil alre cc commissioners ners last night chief arthur pratt was bhola of 0 ills his au authority Y as 1 head bond ot of tile the salt luke city police Sall samuel nuel paul was exalted to tile place ili ale still and ex as eaxt john N aslinger Us linger was vu appointed to tile tho position of captain cat fee jolin john J donovan Imig ned tho the work was accomplished in executive session aes sion and the greedy throne thron 9 that tor for the past three so 9 alons a ot f the commission comm isslyn has haa stood about abo ut the build bui iding in in eager expectancy I 1 went cat home and rr i 0 d r m N I 1 r 1 1 61 1 I 1 X I 1 ak 11 1 I 1 IZI I 1 c 1 I 1 W I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ar rl ir I 1 1 I 1 1 yr I 1 P 4 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 X 1 I 1 V it 1 I 1 f I 1 i i 1 pil il I 1 C 11 xv samuel paul the new chief of police slept peaceably the decisions were vierl not unanimous by a good deal for commissioner mills loner colin cohn in opposition to a motion to adopt the resolutions of the executive session made IL vigorous speech seeking to convince ills fellow members that they lad had done wrong in deposing chief pratt chief pratt arntt was waa not present at the meeting nor did lie ho appear at tile station set at wire who lie had aspirations as for the Captai captaincy ngy was there and pop eslinger also lent its his presence at the station stat ion Br BEGINNING GINNING THE VORK I 1 promptly at halt half past 7 tile the usual hour of meeting Chairman Noble took lils its seat at the head of 0 the long lone table and rapped for order coan commissioner its cohn occupied ili his usual chair ELL at the lower end while grant and dininny set sal opposite each other the minutes of 0 the two previous meetings etere read and approved A communication was vias read fron from ne ke corder emery returning the cominis sio slon ners cri request for a patrolman in officer raleight Ra leighs place A brief communication from spencer clawson clavson recommending george raleigh tor for the appointment of 0 police captain was as filed chief devine sent in a col communication dimun ca appointing joel H darlow barlow james 11 wilson anil and oscar johnson is as members of the pire fire department and the men were vere confirmed by a unanimous vote voett bills amounting to were ere read and passed pas sell DOWN TO BUSINESS I 1 that clears ill the table gentlemen said secretary belt aielt commissioner dininny was recognized by the chair and w ath a glance at the reporters present moved that the board go into executive session this was w as p put and carried without hout opposition and the reporters slid and spectators filed llred out into tile the cold hall the maj cuilty I 1 fly of the crowd congregated in tile the headquarters headquarters anti and lad had been there for perhaps ten minutes discussing the probable action of the I 1 he board when secretary pelt felt earn rushing down don the hall ball pushed open the ilia door and announced noun ced tile the meeting Is now open gentlemen there was a rush for or the room an and d when quiet was mas I 1 restored the I 1 lie vo voice ice of comm dininny broke the silence by that the action of tile ine heard board in Us its executive haslon be approved in open me eting mr grant seconded the he motion but before it was put mr air colin cohn gained recognition commissioner asio ar R PROTESTS in allear tone speaking mr colin cohn said aid Cent gentlemen lemen I 1 lid not cpr oppose your you r action in the executive ai blon fail for the reabon that it aou would I 1 I 1 have lave been of no use there Is I 1 moreover tie no occasion for an argument on oil tile the question in ill to lw of all the circumstances I 1 wish however to place myself of on record so that all may bee where I 1 bland you on gentlemen have agreed on 11 ahk action you do me the lilt to lt n lanile tile me to 0 o your meetings mr ilaga held field lot your e 11 to thul it it or cf awl ft t if s ii truent B nt one inist t har mim nr tied Ilo wever I 1 N wish ish to SLY here publicly all and INIth without olit fear that your action Is vi holly COM contrary vary to statute arid and wholly h IY without lit hout cause if you on had a cause you do doubtless doubt leas would mould have preferred pie erred ferrOd it tor for our action sir air colin cohn interrupted chairman nolle noble mr colin cohn paid no attention kllc allon to ta the interruption ind ter eption but continued continue d tile the future will show who was right in this matter and I 1 am sure it will mill result in ili letl gation gailon A mr I 1 r piatt will tie be reinstated in the course of time I 1 warn varn tile the treasury rV officials of tills city that they pay tile lie new chiefs salary only at their peril it line livell been held by the courts court and especially in ili tile the case care of Gilli gilbert ert against fill lake city that ihal in members of eiler depart df part moot there loust lie evidence ot of some infraction 0 of tile lulon of tile the ment the of old law says pays llila III and the new 6 one C aart ca with it I 1 1 refer efer in t tile the decision of judge on oil tile the question ion the proceedings of if tills ihli commission ale of a quasi judicial nature and an its mor corkings kIngs should I be sir similar rillar to a of justice because Hr causi a beitl judge toni tom jon joers s stole mcle it a luck hock of it drips nut nul follow thit that jones IA 1 kullay it mum bo b proem and thol that gentlemen detill emell you vol have I 1 viade madu a kent Ini mistake stake chief pratt nil mill it lir he lo act me ilia say before I 1 daill tile the from my lh that I 1 il know alv arthu arlhur lire lt when in the tou nril As s alderman I 1 had occasion to meet him ollin and since being a member bemb 0 he commission I 1 baie visited ln his Z 0 department e every day and I 1 haye not found an all li it regular thing in it not NOL one fault came under tinder my observation if you had culled called me into your caucuses and explained your grievances in the ill matter aar I 1 doubtless would have concurred con concurred curre d ja in having an at past least your action ll 11 unjustifiable illegal and as a far as tile public la Is concerned an all outrage TUB THE Kr Ru SOLUTIONS ADOPTED As mr cohn conlu concluded ded commission C cr r grunt grant call called L it tor for the question anti and onla nav I 1 ur ir cohn voted no n tile the resolutions adopted adapted 1 in tile the executive a sealon se alon tire brief the first wan mos introduced by mr dininny slid and reads as an follows whereas in tile the judgment of fill ahli board ilia good fiord of tile the servi tio will ho he sub ul servet nervel 1 iv bv g from the ilia pollee police of 0 ahls city air arthur pratt the chief of pollee police therefore ho be tt it resolved three members of sald heard cot curri nir that tin the sold arthur pratt chief of pol police ice of salt lake CRY city hn fin ant ami i ina la ke hereby distill distilled rd said aal to take effect knect mr ir dininny moved tile the adoption of 0 lila ilia resolution reaul ullon and this thia motion aas as seconded by mr air grant the vote nass ayes 2 3 noes 1 1 mr air colin cohn cling in the elie negative tho the next resolution was offered by grant and read aa tol rot lows bwy whereas the ofeleo of chief of pollee 0 of f salt anke city being now low ho be it 0 T thai h al paul of salt sail lake inko city lie and itis lir beroby chief of pollee of still s a ke city in place ot of arthur 1 pi a nil t 1 I 1 assed ey a similar motion and vote tills rell lutian was adopted mr air grant then nominated john N X F s linger I 1 to lie be captain ot of Pil dillice lice air clr colin cohn nominated frank C wile the alic vote resulted eslinger 3 wire I 1 lir air I 1 slinger was declared the alic nominee of ilie the lioard board I 1 patrolman brown sent in an applina tion lion for forty lays flays leave ot of absence without pay stating that vastly important business called him away the leave was granted and 0 P pratt was wai recommended to serve in browns place the board then adjourned until next monday night the regular meeting time AS CHIEF SEES IT chief pratt was interviewed tho itly atter after lie he heard ot of ill the C cc commissions amis SO I 1 it action 1 I much to say now he declared but ill have considerable to say isay later on after I 1 have consulted my lawyer I 1 think I 1 have some lights in ili this case and I 1 propose to maintain them it seems a premium Is if now offered for insubordination and disobedience of UK the written orders of the chief in the promotion of 0 eslinger to be captain calta I 1 n sergeant ger was suspended by chief pratt upon the charge e of insubordination and at once b began cg an mandamus proceedings to campt compel I the chief to reinstate him judge street b heard eard the application in the lower court and granted it upon the ground that the chief did not have the authority under the law to s except tor for cause and only then by filing charges kith the fire and police board chief pratt appealed appeal rd to the supreme court and that tribunal reversed judge streets ruling anil and dismissed sergeant Es lingers application during dining tile the litigation sergeant eslinger had bad been allowed to retain his position on the force but lie he haq a as dismissed after tile the present commission had organized TALK WITH CAPT PAUL tills this is capt pauls third appointment as a CRY city official oll iclal at the time of the liberal victory in he was appointed supervisor by mayor alayo scott and served two years in ili july 1893 1892 capt paul wits was appointed pointed chief of 0 police by mayor baskin to succeed E at janney and berca until succeeded by chief pratt n lio was elected to the ollice office and relieved chief paul on january 1 when asked last evening eat as to ili his a plans capt paul said 1 I have no plans in ili pat I 1 simply expel empett to 10 I 1 tike ke charge of the department and to 10 the best I 1 can with it A majority of the men were on 01 the force folle during my former administration and as I 1 had no trouble them then I 1 do not anticipate any ally now 1 I shall khall take up where I 1 left off do the best I 1 can and I 1 have no fears as to the result |