Minutes 1949/04/27
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Gilroy, California.
April 27, 1949.
This regular adjourned meeting of the COillraon Council was called to
order by his Honor Ge.orGe C. IJilias.
Present: Councilmen, J. H. '7entworth, Ray L. Stevens, J. B. I);1hornas
pale Daniels, George H. Hasan and David V. Stout.
Absent: Councilmen, None.
The Mayor announced that the meeting was for the purpose of hearing
the charges as contained in the J. H. Jamison Service Report of March 7,
1949, against the Marshal of the City of Gilroy, that the meeting was
originally scheduled for March 21, 1949, and because of requests from
the counsel for the City Marshal and a Virit of Prohibition secured by
the Marshal, had been postponed from time to time until April 27, 1949,
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at 10:00 o'clock A. 1;1. The City I:1arshal was in attendance, represent-
ed by Attorney Stanley Van Vliet "'mite, his counsel. The City Attorney,
Sydney s. ,Tohnson, was present also.
The IIayor then made a statement of the events leading up to this
hearing.
Following this statement, the Mayor requested that the J. H. Jm,lison
Report, above referred to, be read by the Deputy City Clerk.
The reDort was read and the LIayor announced that the procedure to be
followed during the hearing would be as follows: the City Attorney
would Dresent such evidence as had been made available to him, and the
counsel for Mr. Goodrich would Dresent such evidence as he could in re-
buttal. At the conclusion of the reception of evidence, the attorneys
would be peTIilitted to make an argument or statement to the Co~non
Council after which the matter would be in the hands of the COIJIllon
Council for decision. 'rhe IIayor stated that no derllonstrations or dis-
order would be permitted and that police protection had been secured
and that the Council wished to geve the City Uarshal a fair and impar-
tial hearing.
The 1/Iayor then requested the City Attorney to proceed with the pro-
duct ion of evidence. Documentary evidence was introduced and the fol-
lowing witnesses were called, sworn and testified: Mr. J. H. Jamison of
the J. H. Jamison Service, Hr. John Fortado of the local Sheriff's
Office, Hr. Robert L. Drexel, LIr. lI. ,T. tlenard, District Attorney, Mr.
Harold Sturla and LIr. Edmund Piedmont, Patrolmen of the City of Gilroy,
:Mrs. Louise Schell, Policewoman, and Hr. Dan Lemos, Patrolman of the
City of Gilroy, V[r. Robert Llason, Radio Technician from the Conmmni-
cations Department of Santa Clara County, LIr. Kendall Gr:Jves, garage
owner, Mr. James Sturla, Traffic Officer, tIre Glen Abel, Deputy Sheriff,
and the defendant in the procedings , City ~:arshal A. G. Goodrich.
At 11.50 o'clock A. H. a recess was called by the Mayor, the Comnon
Council to reconvene at 1:00 o'clock P. 1,1. At 1:00 o~clock P. I.I. the
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Council reconvened, the roll call of CounciDnen had and all were found
to be present. The hearing continued until 5:30 o'clock. Upon motiom
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of Councilman Daniels, seconded by Councilman George Bason and unani-
mously carried a recess was ordered until 7:00 o'clock P.1I. at which
time the Council reconvened with all 60uncilmen present on the call of
the roll and the reception of evidence continued. After the evidence
had been concluded, the attorney for Mr. Goodrich and for the City of
Gilroy argued their respective sides of the case and it was then sub-
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mitted to the Cownom Council for decision. Upon motion of Counci~aan
Daniels, seconded by Councilman Stout and unanimously carried, it was
ordered that a transcript of the proceedings be prepared for each of
the Councilmen by the court reporters and that no decision of the
Council be made until it had an opportunity to study the transcript.
A detailed report of the proceedings during the hearing is contain-
ed in the rep6rters' transcriot which will be on file in the office of
the City Clerk when completed.
Adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
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Deputy City Clerk.
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