The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-16
TEN OF EN- GOT THERE
The City Council Appointed a Batch Of
New Police.
TEBo HAS NO FAyoRITEs
AiderInan Byrne Thinks That 10 a
Peculiar Situation Melkie-
N =, John Among the Lucky
Boys In Blue.

special meeting tonight which was
devoted entirely TO police matters. and
10 new officers were appointed and con-
firmed. In the absence OF the mayor.
Alderman Carder, president OF the
council, presided. and all Of the alder
men answered to the roll call except
Cannon and Walsh. The acting mayor
announced that he would present the
names Of the seven men who had been
recommended for confirmation as po-
iicemen at the last meeting and laid
over for a week. as they were not
known to some of the aldermen.
He said that the names of David
Mcikeljohn. John Ingraham and Al
Munger, which had been referred back
to the police commission for investiga-
ton. would not be presented unless the
council so desired. as the commission
upon their cases.
Pascoe moved that all Of the names
be laid over to the next regular meet
ing, as all the men were serving as spe-
Gals.
vivion and Helig urged that those
who had been simply laid over for a
week In. order to give the aldermen an
opportunity to learn something about
them be voted on tonight In order
that they might be enabled to order
their uniforms with the others.
Byrnc sarcastically inquired OF Vivi-
on IL IL was his intention at the last
meeting of the council. when he moved
to lay some of the names over for a
week, that the marshal should at once
appoint them as specials. Ine ponce
force at present is all a farce" he add
ed 1.-THE council rejects a man who Is
recommended as policeman, and the
marshal promptly puts him on as
special"
These remarks brought forth full
explanation from Marshal Tebo. who
said There is not and has not been
q man on the police force who was re-
| fected by the council. After the last
meeting Of the council nearly all the
old policemen resigned, leaving me
| with is or IL men to do the police work
/ of the city. AS a number OF men had
simply been laid over for no other rea-
1 son than that they were not known TO
| some OF the aldermen, I put some or
them on as specials. with the express
| understa nding that their positions
were only temporary. AS soon as the
council appoints regular policemen IN
their places win lay the specials on.
and wish to say that have no favor-
ties to pull for"
| ssYou are a very queer mortal IL you
have no friends that you want to boost
into ONCE" replied Brnes,with a
| smile. 49,.
1
ments over was defeated, and William
Chambers, Bruce Goudie, Donald Mcln-
tosh. Fred Parlin, w j. Buckner, Dan NC
Leod and Fred Kohl were Their, appoint
!, cd separately. and were confirmed by
unanimous vote. ..-..',s.s- -. y.
ing he had entered an objection to
John Ingraham. as he believed that he
lived outside the city! He had learned
since that he was mistaken, and he
WITHDREW the objection. Mr.. Ingraham
4 was then appointed and received
unanimous svote in favor of confirma-
ton.
Byrne moved that a special commit
tee of five be appointed to investigate
the case of David Meiklejohn, who had
been recommended by the police COM
mission, and to whom he had entered
| an objection on account of some al
legged shady work in connection with
II the Blume divorce case. An amend
n,ent by Vivion that the council go
into committee of the whole TO consid-
er the matter prevailed, ana ViNion
4 was called to the chair.
City Attorney Hamilton, who was
one of the lawyers in the Blume case,
stated that q man named Ollie Humpn-
| reys had called at his Office and told
him that he knew all about the case
| He thought from the conversation thar
| Humphreys was on the make, and
knowing that Meiklejohn was doing
some detective business he asked him
as a personal favor, to try and catch
Humphreys in any crooked business
that he might contemplate. he gave
Meikleiohn to understand that his ell
ent had no money with which 10 pay
| him for his services, and he Knew
nothing about what he did afterwards
He knew, however, that he was re
sponsible for getting MeikleJohn inter
J. ested in the case.
\ briggs said that he had known Mel
!. klejohn for is years, and this was tn.
first time ne had ever heard wore
said against him in any way. he hat
J talked with Humphreys about the mat
I ter and made a. thorough Investigation
of the case, and no did not believ'
that Meiklejohn had done anything
all out of the way.
Heilig had also made an investign
| ton of the case. and was unable q
: find any evidence of anything resem
bling crooked work on the part OF Mel
] klejohn. -. ,.ss :.
: On motion OF I<nowlton the commit
, tee then rose and reported back to tn
l council in favor of the applicant: tn
| report was adopted, and Meikle1oh
. Twas appointedsasld sccntirmed by vot
: OF IL to 2, Byrne and Harrinston vot
III ing in the negative. y A.T ~
3fEOn motion Of .Pascoe. the name Q
III Al Minger, the third man who had bee
!, referred back to the police commissio
FOR Investigation, was then presente
: and was confirmed by a vote of IL TO
1 Rodda voting no. The council then &C