06/12/1933 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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M RECULLR T_ �ETINTG JUKE 12, 19 33 Regular meeting held.d b,T the Board of Public :safety, Loncicy, June 12th., 1933. Meet'.ng called to order by 1 -r. C. A. Budd, President, at 9 -05 A. 1r. All members present . POLI CE' Follo?A ng the receipt of a 1 ette r . sent out by the Board of Public Safety following the meeting which held. by a. special call on Yay 27th. , 1933, Dr. Bernard J. Bolka, County Coroner and Russell P. Johnson, reporter of the South B Tribune, appe ^red for questioning. The questioning being for the purpose of investi.ga ting an alleged conversation that took place between T'ayor - TTinkle and Chief of Police John D. Kuespert on the morning of Eay 27th. , 1933. Dr. Bolka, whon questioned, said : "I did not hear the conversation over the telephone as 1 had just stepped into the Detective 'ureau when Chief Kuespert h - -ng up. the receiver of - th. e 'phone. The Chief at that time was crying and res upset over the tragedy the t 1 1 - PO taken place a short time before. I know that Tuespert had a- mental breakdown irirhich plight cause a person to d.o or say anything and at the time he �£roulr not be responsible.' Dr. Bolka explainer further the t Chief , 'uespert neer s aWi complete rest before assuming -n C13,ti es. luestioned by I =r. Cade.ez a s to whether the Chief Tr:Tas Brun }�, T'r. Bolka said: "I azr positive that Chief Y`u.espert was sober. The sight of Officer Farkas that night upset the Chief anc he was not himself." Questioned by L.'_r, Budd relative to the 'elleF4 telephone conversation Russell P. Johnson, Tribune reporter said :"I was in the Detective Bureau on the morning of Iay 27 1933. I heard Chief of Police John T. Kuespert conversing over the telephone 1� th some one I presumed that it was T=ayor Hinkle . The Chief war�D whoever he was talking to not to come to the City Pall that day. uespert was ve--y pale and appeared to be upset mentally and' he also appeared to be under to be under great pressure.'f ( uestion further by T.Tr. Budd relative 6s to iih-o was in the Detective Bureau. at tY,e time, ,'r. Johnson replied: "There were several people present,. but I do not red'all who they all were Frith the exception of Drs. Bolka and. TIaley. I believe that Lr. H Deputy County Cororer, vlTa s close enough to the Chief to ove the er his conversation on the plone". )r. Haley, Deputy Coroner, could not be summoned to testify as to the ,lleged conversation between Chief of Police John B. Kuespert and P.' =i. Hinkle on ace punt os his absence from the city. (He was in Rochester, inn. } icheel Barany, Clerk of the Boerd, presented his resignation to ake ffect June 16th. , 1933. otion was made. by T:`r. Gad.acz, seconded by I -r. Trost end unanimously arried. that 1''ichael B resignation be accepted. otion was me de by 'fr. Gadacz, seconded by Tar. Trost and unanimously arried that T Bprany be and is hereby appointed as a First Class a trolman, effective 0- >ane715: 1933, txritb the follouing assignment: In charge of traffic desk and_ all details in connection with traffic. Supt. of Police 1.1 Supt. of Dog Pound. Supt. of btreet T1,rking and Painting. 'upt. of all Safety Eutters. Acting secretary of the Board of Public Safety, he appointment of 1 "ichael Barany is to fill one of three vacancies existing t this time in the Police Department, two resulting from the murder of wo officers and the dismisal of a third.