The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1891-09-10
The Full Minutes of Several
Meetings.
hey EX0NERATE THE MARSHAL
Ihey Reconsider Their Action of Pre-
viOus Meeting and Find Him Not
Guilty-Camp Creek to be
Substantially Flumed.


9 aldermen.
J The minutes of previous meeting wei
read and approved.
The charges against Marshal Loughri
Q were continued
The defendant continued the examin;
, ton OF his witnesses-Messrs. Malone,
Ray, Heine, N. H. Connolly, N. Connoll,
Coy, Shull, Kaiser, Brown, Cannon an
defendant
Both sides having submitted thei
case without argument. The board wen
into executive session to consider tn
case as presented, the audience beng ex
cluded from the room.
After different suggestions had bee1
made as to the mode of procedure to b.
taken by the board in considering hov
they would act in the case, on what char
ges to vote, William Weinstein moved
that vote of the board be taken on thu
charge of incompetency of defendant
Rains seconded. The mayor, calling fo]
ayes and nays recorded the following vote
Aye, Rains, Kroger, Mcintyre, Bower
and Weinstein.
After some discussion VIM. Welnsteir
moved that David Loughr1n be removed
from the office of marshal and dismissed
from further service. The motion was
seconded by Mcintyre, with the follow
ing result, viz:
Ayes, Mcintyre, Kroger, Bowen, Rains
and Neinstein.
Alderman Wilson not voting.
, The mayor announced that he would
Lot approve of the action of the board in
the matter for the reason that the evil
dencs did not justify the verdict.
Alderman Weinstein stated that ne
would 1neemnify the town against any
damages lImight sustain should David
Loughrln recover any. The meeting ad-
]ourned until Wednesday evening Sept.
I'd at $50 p. n. to consider charges
against officer Elkirs.
An adjourned special meeting Of Aug
ust 31st was held at $50 ?. m.
Present-The mayor, M.ssrs. Vein
stein, Wilson, Mcintyre, bowen and
Rains
The reading of the minutes # the
previous special meeting were dispersed
with.
The mayor announced the object of the
meeting to be an inquiry into the char
ges made against officer Elkins for illegal
arrest, conspiracy and retaining money
of prisoner.
complainant and defendant appeared
before the board unrepresented by coun-
sci.
Complainant subp9naed r. Prince,
S. Mann, J. Connolly, Henry Newsun.
John Riley, P. Cavanaugh and Jas.
Sherrell.
An examination of all of the witnesses
save the first three (who were out Of town
developed nothing leading to show the
slightest offense on the part of the officer.
Complainant closed and defendant
produced one witness whose testimony
had no bearing On the case other than to
show that complainant was intoxicated
at the time the arrest was made.
The board retired into executive sess-
ion and after a short delay returned a
unanimous verdict of acquittal, fully ex-
onerating the officer and severely censur-
ing any recommendation of charges
founded upon such frivolous basis.
Alderman Bowen moved that all mat
ters of similar nature be hereafter left to
the police committee for settlement:
seconded and carried
There heing no further business before
the board it stood adjourned until the
next regular meeting.
The regular meeting of the board Of
aldermen was held Thursday evening.
September :}rd. with the full board pres
ent
The minutes Of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
The minutes Of the continued special
meeting being read. the mayor asked the
boards pleasure. Mr.. Mcintyre moved
to reconsider the vote taken Of the
charges preferred against the marshal,
which was seconded by Mr.. Bowen, and
the following rising vote was recorded:
Ayes-Messrs. Mcintyre, Bowen, Wilson
and Kroger. Nays-Mr. Weinstein. Mr.
Rains not voting. Carried.
It was moved by Mr.. Wilson that Mar
shall Laughrin be exonerated from all
charges preferred, seconded by Bowen,
and on rising vote being taken, follow
ing was the result: Messrs. Mcintyre.
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