Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-10
C0UNClL-.SPEClAL SESSION.
The TT bolst-Harria Investigation.

Council met in special session
yesterday afternoon, Mayor Cohn
in the chair, to investigate the
charges preferred by ex-offlcer
Tribolet against Chief of Police
Harris.
Present-Messrs. Green, Jones,
Mullally, Kerchevai. Pott i, Lips,
Apablasa, Cohn and Hollenbeck.
City Attorney Godfrey, who con.
Quoted the examination on behalf
OF Officer Tribolet. was about to
state the grounds upon which the
Chief of Police may be remove !,
when he was interrupted by Major
Ganahl, counsel for Chief Harris,
who waived the reading of the reg
ulations and stated that all his eli
ent desired was full investigation
of the whole matter.
Trlbolet was sworn and stated in
substance, that, on election day, lie
was stationed at the Santa Monica
depot, the 4th Ward polls. AT noon
he came up town to dinner and as
he came out of the Commercial
Restaurant, he met Jean Marie
Lsvigue, a Frenchman, who told
him he thought they were buying
votes in the Supreme Court. He
told Levigue to go and see il he
could sell his vote. He went up
and presently returned with man
whom [ afterwards learned was
Aaron Smith, with waom he went
of and voted. They both returned
and Went into the hall where Smith
handed something to the French
man. When the latter came out
he showed me So 50 which he SAID
he got from Smith, who told him
il he had any friends who wanted
to vote, he would give them the
same amount. Trinolet told the
Frenohman 10 bring anyone that
he knew. He went off and return.
Ell with Jesus Villa aud Marcos
Vera, who, with Levigue, Were
taken to Judge PeePs office by Trib-
olet. The office being closed The
party returned to the street, Tribo
let remaining In front of Tempe
block to watch while the others
went up to the Court. AT this
point Chief Harris came up and or
iered Tribolet to return TO his beat
at the Santa Monica depot. He
told Harris what he had learned,
showing him the So 50 received
from Smith, and asked to be allow
ed to make tue arrest. Harris
again ordered him to go 10 his beat.
rribolet said he would go and start
ed around the block. AT the col-
ner of Main and Requeua streets he
met Officer Fonck whom he told
that he had a warrant for the ar
rest of a man for buying votes ami
| asked him to assist in making the
arrest, as the Chief objected 10 his
making any. Harris again came
UP and asked Triuolet if he had not
been ordered to his post. Tribolrt
replied that he had warrant for
evidence to convict him and hr
was bound to do his duty. To which
Herris answered that he trruole J
should not arrest any Que withou
his ofders. Then Harris ordered
officer FOnck to arrest Trioolet
whom the latter accompanied un-
resistingiy to the office, where his
(Triboleps) star was torn rudelS
from his breast by Chief Hsrri-.
While officer Bilderrain pinioned
his arms and Mr.. Rowan held a
big dagger at his breast Chief Har-
ris held chair in a menacing at
titude. He (Tribolet) was then
pushed out of the Office and called
u liar before big c.owd Of people.
In conclusion Tfibolet stated
that, at 1t P. NJ, he told Deputy
Baker that he had q warrant from
Judge Peel for the arrest of the man
who paid for the vote.
In answer to Mr.. Kercheval,
Harris did not ask me for my star
he tore 1T of.
To Green--Don't know why of
6cer Bilderrain held my arms.
i 10 Hollenheck-Had u pistol; al
wsys wear one.
II 10 City Was not re-
lieved when came to dinrer; had
been on duty double watch; the
regular rule is eight hours off.
. To Hollenbeck-The Chief has q
right TO order men on extra duty,
| rribolet was subjected to q
searching cross. denomination by