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Show SERGT. MBit IS' DISMISSED FROWI P0LICEE0RCE Sergeant T. II Blackburn, who has been connected with the ogden police d partment for the past six or eight) years and who worked his way from the bottom through honest effort to the position of sergeant, was summarily summar-ily discharged from the force early this morning under the plea that it was necessary to cut down the force to save expense. Sergeant Blackburn was one of the officers who arrested E. W. Patrick at the Marion hotel some months ago when the latter was charged with an offense against a young girl and Whose trial began in the Juvenile court at Farmington today. Therefore, it was necessary for Mr Blackburn to attend the trial as a witness for the prosecution prosecu-tion and it was impossible to get a statement from him today. Mrs. Blackburn was called over the tel. -phone and affirmed rfih report that her husband had been discharged from the service of the city. She said that he had rather expected, since the first of the year, to be cut off from the force, as he had taken a stand that did not exactly harmonize with other members and higher officials. U has been apparent for some time to those familiar with the internal workings of the ogden police department that there was some friction and that changes might be expected. According to the statement made by Mrs. Blackburn concerning her husband's hus-band's discharge from the force. Captain Cap-tain O. H. Mohlman, who acts In the capacity of captain, called the sergeant Into the "third degree room" about 3 o'clock this morning and informed him that it would be necessary to retrench and reduce the force. Although Sergeant Blackburn has expected to be dropped from the force for some time, he has not made any plans for the future, feeling that perhaps per-haps his good work might be able to keep him In the service he bad been in so long. |