09/11/1924 Special Mtg Board of Public Safety Minutes

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STATE OF INDIANA } ST. JOSFPH COUNTY } SS CITY OF SOUTH B ND) BEFORE T?i_� BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BAND, INDIANA. 157 EX PARTE PETITION OF LAWERENCE J. LANE FOR TH 1 REMOVAL, OF ' OFD' ICFR HEND7RSON. -------------- - - - - -„ i The undersigned, Lawerence J. Lane, Chief of Police of the said Gity of South Bend, Indiana, hereby complains of Officer C � Henderson, now a member of the police force of the said city of South Bend, and i nor a. first cause for the removal of said officer, says: That n or about the 29th day of August , 1924. said officer • Henderson was guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer i °�f' neglect of duty and im�iioral conduct and of being absent from his duty without leave in that on or about said 29th day of August, 1924, the said officer at a time when he had been ordered by the undersigned to patrol a certain beat within said city, left said- beat and abandoned his duty to patrol his beat without lea =re and without reporting to his superior officer, a;}d went to a certain J house in said city of South Bend, Indiana known as 2112 'West Tutt Street in said city, for the purpose of a private Visit and not for' any purpose in any way connected with his duties as a policeman. For a second cause for removal, the undersigned says that said r officer is guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer, immoral conduct' r n an nealeet of duty, in that at a time Linen said officer was ordered to patrol a certain beat in said City os south Bend, said officer _i abandoned said patroling without any reason therefor and without re- porting to the undersigned or his superior officer of such abandon - ing said patroling and entered. a dwelling in said city of South Bend I` known as number 111 West `putt Street in said City, and drank intoxicating liquor.