The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-20
OFF GO THEIR HEADS
Chief Smith Opposed and 0lncsrs Leland
and Werner Removed.
What the COMMITTEES Found-The
Vacancies Promptly
Franchise Granted to the
Electric Railway.
by the Standards special Vine.

nature. The report III the police commit
tee WAS about what had bssen anticipated
for some time. Mayor Kenyon being sick
with In RripTs', Alderman Mueller acted
chairman aud consequently the report
of the committee. nm investigation into the
affairs of the police was read by Alderman
McDcrmott. II was as follows:
1, I hss ini; Sin nSS s%sr w I r isassiisa.sa ' IL: so s.a,
ton of the INT, ire police forcc ~ tine city of Butte.
Inriniers thereof: that II has s;,li.Si before il aii
hing S.4, M%% s s%"S ,n %s s .fss'' ~ Sses "aS n%s
thai il solicited tue presence b.forc II ~ All per
or ine m.mh..rs fhcr.st: ina, u has
all Of wh:m have been examined In secret ;ss,,
their sxidcnce should not ". made pnbiic; inaM
il t,s-s not ind from all the witnesses c,idcn'c
~ %ri nS,sr, 81 sns s rai'ss f"sss; Sss ysar sss%in;.:s.
.ioes hnss .l.a' n.as'S al, ,n ~ .n aa 7 against ,,r
from hcarsay evidence who have circulated sen
. sa.,S%a' IL, ,S!T t"iis, force. that They s'miI not sub
~siant,ate either 10y themselves or others when
sann". ,oo strongly .oI;,smn the con
or %%T priS "a . s.iils "s,s ~Ss'. in III sns is. sna s..s s tn rs
form abuses .inong Ell! .mployss g% To The eN,
only the chara.irr %"IIhosc whom they ,ritiri,r.
s ss, M aai, s' your "', ""m NJ Below The basis OF The Tic
. Si,hsE Mi :" -. Of ' sns Nsw s I i.sss,i. asis;is u, Mh isn
ass. rted thai fats had beef, d,s.o'.r..i Tia,
NE s 4 s%s, =, .%s slS. . " sni Z, nearly EAR ' al:of % ,Ss IS
nee i"rcs. indei~nis,, u its sl%slhs 'u'y.t.
.sia%%i;,;: mt: ..ns,s l-'''' to %: %s ! AMY
sns p IA .'0"S ;a regard ,%fI :" a'i;"r city ,'s 81.
Metals, but nothing WAS discovered that would
.sn %a " ar r,i lrs.ss H. r''' FROM s,'i ssr % sl",;, y ls siie%ss
taken before your committee. it is the opinion of
have be,m snli,y OF some disorders and abuses.
,Ss rar, ~ , sns sa a .aTs 81 ,I Sf%l's. p Sssrssx's a"a oh Il
Iind> that these abuses are chiefly confined 10
i House. " n Tro .s;s'%s N . aSiss ps: sa% ;hs; sns s isas
ii,.reor rests mainly ul.n III" chief OF l~'is..
i %ss%,.sssi by ,1,; SssS IN. 0: q his j; ,0I .sSs
he now ..~rcuiies. Your commi,,.;e iur,h,r iinis
shsi r .ia,Hss ' iss,isn ''s sass h as,i%'' aai n.y. the M'f nrsi
two Of ;. s,smaiic neglect Of d",, and the las.
iiu.l that some persons obviously county charges,
ii"n Sf The city "asnri are iilcarsei.,,e'i in the city
Jail. pending cNam,n;,,iun where the eNpens. OF
s so, nnE E.s Is lis,Gl l ise! .%s S.1si AZ s" Sa,lc SSsi''l'''''
firs.: Inai the ,i'y marshal Ii" %r''ers.!
20 la,,.ssf IL ,hs p1ii,r. w i"r.r assiguins
ihs S.'f S.s, Of v Snar fore. Sn si,s'g r Siss.i be . .s,sisi, ed,
prohibit ing officers from fre',nentlng sahn'ii- ar
% snarsa "i Their a"ti.s, and assinins i~naiiis~ Tor
Their Viola, ,"n; Which, ~, lni.s shall ,' submitted to
second; Th., ~ the ia.nr sn .h'' NIL. i.s 81 w., ,s
tn: maitrr Of appointmenis 10 the pole. iorrc:,
Third; rhn, Inc chief Of police, Lou +: smith;
M tutpN lt'if tu'' sbI' a. w
the regular police force of the city; that Henry
I;d., "a and H., A :; M.r n ss ' Is. n,,.,l n Irc%
from "ilice fer a term of ~ days;
marshal and chief Of police he instructed I" ."ii,
si,lcr and examine int" all complaints ai.'insi
rules Of suspension against driinpuent> as is pro
FIN: TimI Xudy Damn Ia elected chief III
police Of the ritN of Rui,r, provided thai portion
u the report referring I" the present c''rf liz
The report of committee was unani-
moisly adopted. The name of Andy
nation for the office of chief. Alderman
Condor asked was the nature OF the
charges against Chief smith. Alderman
McDcrnott said that all that matter was
kept secret by the committee. Mr.. Con
don then placed in nomination the name
n ;Sa . %%,n i; S%l.h' Mr. ri Gan I%,' ,h s %n"sS,.
mated Edward Carroll of the day force.
Both Officers Carroll and Daum
% MsrS om tsc force. and the city
was rendered sure of having a good ma n
i'm any event. The first ballot resulted in
four for Damn and one blank. On the
second ballot Carroll received six votes
ana P"u% H,ac f9%r; c MsS.rn nS,ns , tman
moved that Lou y. Smith be chosen a
mcmbcr of the regular police force. Mr.
~ am placed under bonds tn the city
and would like very much tn know
whether the charges against m. are a,
/ SuClb a. IA W " u NY
wanted the investigation to he published
As il is ! am entirely ignorant as to wha'
charge is made against me or 10y
the charges arc made
Alderman Mueller said: "As * statet
i'm the report, nothing criminal has beer
found against any officer ON the force
The only charge IL neglect of duty: tina
sonc men have not attended as strictly u
duty as they ought tn have done. ISoni'
have been too long on the force and hav.
worn out their usefulness. The invcsti
CATION committee has found nothing cri
minal against you or anyone else."
Ballots were then taken for members %
tho police force to Till the vacancies 10y tin
adoption of the report of the
The vote was taken on men recommends
10y the city marshal. w. A. Wallar ans
James Eilehan were appointed to tn
vacancies left by the removal ~
Officers Werner and Leland
William Burns Ia the Sacanr
left by the promotion of Officer Carroll
and Il. Cantwell was appointed tai s.ry
for - days during the suspension of ON
GER Leytlcn.
The council also considered the matte
of granting several important franchise
City Attorney Corbctt read the followin
report of the judiciary committee.
Nourr committee would respectfully report tia
the ordinance for the suppression III houses {
prostitution has been considered 10y your 'oli
mlttc.' and that the same il retr,iiinrnu'-i
pass a. read except 80 far a. III" san,
applies To persons fr'-Inrntiug ar cni
. trihuting. u the support of a.