The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-11
M GRATH ISOUT OF A JOB
Mayor Dusan Suspended Him YeSttr-
day Pending Investigation
JOEGLENNON KICKED ON HIM
The officer Is Accused of Brutally
Beating a Prisoner In the City
jail Without Sufficient
PrOvocatlon.

BUTTE, Feb. 10.--Police Officer William
McGrath was suspended by Mayor Dugar
to-day pending an investigation by tho
police commission into a charge of bru.
taiity. doe Glennon, a prisoner in the city
/ JAN, Is the person on whom the alleged
assault was committed, and his story ol
the ALTAR, which is substantially as fol-
lows, would make il appear that the off,
! Ger greatly exceeded his authority.
Glennon was sent to jail some time ago
Tor disturbing the peace, and was soon
! put TO work as "trusty." While deprived
oil his liberty. he was not locked up with
the other prisoners, but was allowed to
stay out in the corridor and attend TO tho
| furnaces.
On Friday night an obstreperous pris-
oner named Tom Dugan was brought in.
He resisted arrest violently and the nip
pers had to be used on him, with the re-
suit that one of his wrists was badly la
cerated. Early yesterday forenoon Glen
non was standing up at the grating talk
ing TO Dugan about his injured wrist.
1T is useless to resist the police" said
Glennon, "for when they go after man
they are bound to get him, even if they
have 10 take him in pieces"
just then Officer McGrath came out of
the women's department and he walked
up behind Glennon and asked: What's
that you said about the police ~
without waiting for an answer he
struck Glennon, SO he says. three blows
on the top of the head with the heavy iron
Key to the jail doors. Glennon was dazed
by the blows, and before he fully recoy.
cred his senses McGrath opened the graft
ing and threw him inside among the other
prisoners.
That's the thanks get for getting you
a Job on the section and keeping you from
starving to DEATH" said Glennon.
"Shut up" replied McGrath, 'or will
come in and fill you full of holes"
The above is the story of the affair as it
was told to STANDARD reporter this
afternoon by Glennon, and IL is corrobo-
rated by Louis Turcott, Steve King. Harry
Coiman, Nike Harrington and Pat Ryan,
other prisoners who witnessed the fracas
Glennon is a miner and worked last at
the Blue Jay mine. One of the police
commissioners has known him for several
years as an honest, hardworking man,
anu ne proposes TO see that the alleged
is thoroughly investigated.
Dr. Gunn was summoned several hours
after the trouble, and the cuts on Glen |
mons head were sewed up and bandaged. |
They are not serious.
Officer McGrath's version of the affair |
IS that Glennon was drunk and he under |
ook to look him up. Glennon resisted |
md hit HIM in the jaw and he then used |
he key on him. He told Mayor Dupan |
hat he used the key because he did not
ARE to take any chances with the other
prisoners, and he did not think that he
lsed any more force than was necessary,
lie also EXHIBITS badly mutilated thumb
which he says was chewed up by Glennon.
G!ennon claims to have secured Nc
Irath a job on the Montana Union sec-
ion when he first came to Butte SIX years
go and to have also loaned him his
l1nkets. He says that about a year ago
e joshed McGrath about having worked
n the section and the latter threatened
D get even with him.