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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AND SAFETY, RICHMOND , INDIANA
JANUARY 16, 1959
SPECIAL MEETING
THE : BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MET IN A SPECIAL MEETING IN CITY HALL
WITH CITY CONTROLLER WILSON PRESIDING . ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE FOL—
LOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD , TO—WIT;
BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON ANNOUNCED THIS MEETING HAD BEEN CALLED TO HEAR
CHARGES PREFERRED AGINST OFFICER JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP AND TURNEDI/
THE MEETING OVER TO CITY ATTORNEY CECERE.
OFFICER JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP WAS PRESENT WITH HIS COUNSEL, DAVID
W. DENNIS.
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THE CITY ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE RECORDS OF THIS BOARD SHOW THAT ON
JANUARY 5 , 1959, THE FOLLOWING CHARGES WERE PREFERRED AGAINST JESSE
FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP BY POLICE CHIEF MITRIONE , TO—WIT;
to DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS
2. CONDUCT INJURIOUS TO THE PUBLIC PEACE & WELFARE
30 CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER
THE ABOVE CHARGES ARISING FROM INCIDENTS TAKING PLACE ON JULY 18, 1958 AND
ON JANUARY 1 , 1959, AT 413 NORTH 18TH STREET, RICHMOND , INDIANA , HOME OF
OFFICER JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP.
DAVID W. DENNIS PRESENTED A MOTION TO STRIKE PARTS OF THE CHARGES , TO—WIT;
CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER AND DISOBEDIENCE OF -ORDERS4
THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROVISION IN THE STATUTES FOR PLEADINGS
AND THAT THE BOARD WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING ONLY THE FACTS REGARDING THE
CHARGES.
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THE MOTION TO STRIKE PARTS OF CHARGES WAS DENIED .
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THE FOLLOWING WITNESSES WERE CALLED TO TESTIFY WITH REGARD. TO THE FACTS,
THE BASIS OF WHICH WERE THE CHARGES FILED WITH THE BOARD OF WORKS AND
SAFETY;
POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM HOLLOPETER
POLICE OFFICER CHARLES HART
POLICE OFFICER JOHN GEIGER
POLICE CAPTAIN JOSEPH WHITE
- POLICE OFFICER ROBERT BRANNOCK
POLICE SERGEANT CARL BERNER
THE HEARING WAS ADJOURNED UNTIL 2:00P. M. , JANUARY 16 , 1959, AFTER WHICH
THE F5LLOWING WERE CALLED TO TESTIFY;
POLICE SERGEANT CARL BERNER
AT THIS POINT , DAVID W. DENNIS ASKED TO CALL A WITNESS FOR JESSE FREDRICK
. BLANKENSHIP. SAID WITNESS DUE TO REPORT FOR WORK. PERMISSION GRANTED. THE .
FOLLOWING WITNESS WAS THEN CALLED;
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WOODROW HARVEY) 422 NOTH 21ST STREET, RICHMOND
THE CITY ATTORNEY THEN CALLED THE FOLLOWING WITNESSES TO APPEAR BEFORE THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY ; IlL
OFFICER PAUL MARTIN
POLICE CHIEF DAN -MITRIONE
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THE HEARING WAS ADJOURNED FOR 10 MINUTES.
THE FOLLOWING WITNESSES FOR JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP WERE CALLED BY DAVID
W. DENNIS;
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LUCUS ROHE , SUPERIOR COURT BAILIFF & FORMER RICHMOND POLICE CHIEF
MR. L.K . EVERETT , 415 N• 18TH ST. ,NEIGHBOY -OF JESSE FREDIRCK BLANKENSHIP
MARIE BLANKENSHIP, WIFE OF JESSE FREDRICK BLANKENSHIP
JESSE BLANKENSHIP
THE CITY ATTORNEY RECALLED POLICE SGT. CARL B-ERNER TO T EST I F-Y0
THE HEARING WAS ADJOURNED FOR 10 -MIN-UTEST.
DAVID W . DENNIS PRESENTED CLOSING ARGUMENTS FOR JESSE FREDRICK BLANKEN-
SHIP.
CITY CONTROLLER- WILSON MOVED THIS MATTER BE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT®
SECONDED BY CITY ENGINEER DEUKER.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED°
PRESIDENT
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