, 1873-08-10
WiSIIBURN EXONERATED.

Report Of the Committee to Invcstf-
gNte tho milwaukee, Charges Against
the Police Supcrintcndcsat--No Vao-
4lhtfom Of INV Or OF tho Ie.lles Of thu
Police Department.
Tho Special Committee appointed to. invesi.
cato tho milwaukee, charges against Superin.
to'dcnt Washburu held another meeting yostor.
day afternoon, present, Aldermen Lengaeher,
Sherwood. MoGonniaB, Cannon, Suhmitz, Culsr-
ton, and Sweet
Aid. Longnchcr pnid they had met to try to
aEroo upon report to the Council. The tosti-
mony was all in. Should they tlraw up rosoiu.
tions
Aid. Cullorton submitted tho following as an
expression Of his fcclingY:
Tst T. y the se1s9 ot h,s Committee TINT
course with Mr.. Wheeler, Of milwaukee,. Wis.,. was
guilty Of no violation Of law Of Tho rules md reg.,.
but nd from tho ovilonce olieite beforo ~ tso
yS n9 sGst S1 et Ind "riOs e e.
bie gronns to SUPPOSE taiat Superintendent Wnshburu
di not Intend to gtye Up tho Btolen property until
ing thu arreat Of The burglars the Of $500 We ac-
nit sursrintendent Washhurn from corrupt or H.
Sns git lave ed sad wheeler to believe Il ta II saa
Wlieclera gools would not ho delivered to him until
tho sum OF $200 had boon paid by lin for tho bcnoAs
OF tho officers making the arrest Of tho t1eves.
Tho evidence showed that because when
Whoolor callcd on tie 1Gth ho met Ellis, who snid
Waslburn WAS not in. On tho 18TH tho Superin-
tondont telographed Wleoor, who came In tho
evening, and Wns told by tho Superintendent ho
ought to pay something to tho men,. Wheeler
| said le would Whom he Ind sottlod with nIcDon-
! aid. ElllB wns sent for and Washburu told him
| to tell Wheolor d. Deck ho had an appointment
| aud could not SEQ them till morning. Why could
not Mashburn have told tAom himself Of tl&
appointment
AID Sherwood thought it improper to consura
| WaBlburn whom there was no oyidouco
| Wlcelor did not como in tho morning, as WASH
burn tclegraphou him to. Ho got in Into
| Washburn was q, busy, having all important ep-
to got his goods to the evening train, and WaHll-
burn though ho would stay till morning. Tha
| Superintendent was crilsty, ho said, because lo
| WaH bothered nbout tho other matter.
Aid. Cullorton did not think tho resolution
consurol the Superintendent. It showed
| Whoolor had roason to believe tho superintond-
ent intended to hold OIL 10 tho goods to got a
reward.
| Aid. Sherwood would oxonorate tho suporin-
! tondont from everything.
| Aid. J4ongacher did not think 1t Wise for tho
Committee to loave the matter unnoticol.
| AID; Sherwood said they would havo to CEN
| intondent.
Some Of the testimony WAS road ovor and was
dlscubsod by Homo OF tho members Of tho Com.
| mittee
AID. Longaclor offered tho following:
lvc the Contntteo. aud that surt. Elmer Washburn,
without a;y authority and contrary to lazy, douanded
Of h1r. Wheeler, Of Milwaukee, bsfore delivering him
Ills goods thu sn Of 5000. Vi nlso nud tnat contrary
to tue usual nb III suc he delayed the delivery
ct the goods to Mr. "heclcr, an unnecessary length or
| time. thus cauAng MIR. Wheeler IN ,,nnccessary
expense mud trouble to obtain the property. No also
find that the said superintendent Washbru asked In
improper alM dAconrteous nlantler toward NIr.
Wheeler aud Mr.. Ludingou, Mayor Of Milwaukee, and
We would therefore rerommcud tho adoption Of tho
| following:
Hesolped, Tint mr. Washburu, General superIuteud-
ent OF pocs, be and he s hereby ceuBurcd for asking
OF r. Wheeler, Of Milwaukee, prior to tho delivery pf
those goodH, reward for tho oicers WHO made tho
Of Tue bargars wo robbed he store Of Mr.
manner III which he treated Mr., Wheeler and Mr.
Iutngton Mayor Of Milwaukee, IN his otIlcial capacits
ns Superintendent OF Police.
nothing. The Superintendent could rot his
| authority only from the Doard OF Police.
| AID Cullorton thought these little too
| strong,
Aid: Sherwood was willing to accept AID. Cu1-
| lorton's resolutions with some slight verbal
changes, which AID. Culorion made, consisting
in tho frequent insertion Of the wor1s ''mighf
have"
AID Cannon thought tho matter very aorio,ts,
and Aid. AlcGennisB thought 1t amounted to
| nothing at all, and Aid. Sherwood regarded it
an Outrage Oh WaBllhurn. It was only news.
paper furry. Tho best thing to do WAS to exou-
erate Waahburn.
Aid. Sweet lid not think tint Mr. Washburn
had any wrong intentions.
AID. Cullorlon's resolution was adopted. A1us.
Longaclor and Cannon voting in tho ssgatlve
Ald; Longachor thought hn might put III q
| minority report.
Tho Committee thor aujournod