The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10

Reeds stable and showed him Shea il
said he was sick. Witness had seen both
officers McGlynn and Shea about an houl
previous to this and nothing was said
| about Shea being sick.
Mayor Harrington stated that he had
talked with Chief Mulholland about
Shea's suspension, and the chief said he
| thought his punishment was adequate as
he had previously been good officer. The
mayor later saw Shea, who explained that
he had been sick and he told
| the officer he did not think he was iusti-
fled in going into hack to sleep; that if
he was sick it was his duty to report to
| headquarters and get permission to leave
| his beat.
officer Shea was called and asked what
| he had to say concerning the charges. He
| said he was sick with cramps. and he
told McGlynn he would go home as soon
| as he felt able, and asked McGlynn to
| watch his beat. He then went into the
stable and sat down in hack. He did
not feel able to go to headquarters to re-
| port off
The complainant Murphy asked If there
was not a telephone in the stable he
could have used to notify headquarters.
| Shea replied he should have notified head
quarters in few minutes.
| Alderman Ferns said he thought the
| committee had heard enough, and moved
| that the charge of sleeping in hack be
| dismissed and the action of Chief Null
| holland sustained.
Mr.. Britt thought the complainant
should be heard. The motion carried and
| the other specifications were taken up.
| At this time Mr.. Noyes suggested that the
| committee proceed after the manner of
| courts and hear the complaining witness
| first then the witnesses of the officers.
| The complainant, Murphy, was called,
and he started in to crlticise the action OF
the committee, but the mayor refused to
| listen and he confined himself to state
ment of his grievance.
| He said a woman came to his place for
a hot drink for sick man and Officer
Shea came in and arrested her. Witness
put up bonds for her and the case was
finally dropped by filming the woman in
| police court and suspending sentence. A
few nights later a young man and wo-
man came into the wine room of wit
nesses' saloon and McGlynn came in and
took them out. In the alley he told them
to keep out of the place or he would
throw them into jail. The same thing
was repeated subsequently.
McGlynn asked the witness who the
first girl he took out of the saloon was.
The witness said he did not know.
"Was it not Celia Decker?" asked Nc
Glynn. Murphy said he did not know.
Daniel Switzer was called and said one
night Mrs. Day came into Murphy s
saloon by the back door and asked if her
husband had been there. AS she did so
officer McGlynn came in and took her
out. Witness did not know whether the
woman was arrested or not. Officer Nc
Glynn asked if witness had seen the wo-
man in the saloon on other occasions.
The witness said he saw her go through
the saloon once.
McGlynn asked: us it not a fact that
this woman was in the habit of standing
by the piano night after night and sing
ing while you played the piano?' The wit
ness admitted this was true.
Charles Twning was called and said
he was in Murphys wine room with q
lady about two weeks ago. when Officer
| McGlynn came in and took them out OF
the room to the alley and let them CO.
McGlynn asked Did you not say tbs
woman was your wife, and was not tina
the reason let You go?"
The witness replied that he did not, an6
said the woman made the statement
"Did you not say she was your wife,
asked McGlynn.
81 said nothing whatever" was the re.
ply.
Replying to questions by the complain
ant, Murphy. the witness said he an6
the woman were making no disturbance
and were not drunk
Officer McGlynn took the stand and SAID
that when he went on the beat Officer
Rezek and he went through the alley ir
the rear of the Murphy saloon and re.
spectacle woman complained of the dis.
graceful goings on in the saloon and ask
ed to have it stopped. Later a young CIR
got to going into the saloon and always
made a great deal of noise. Witness toG
her she would have to keep out of the
saloon. With reference to the Day wo.
man, the witness said her husband asked
| Captain Dawson to have her kept out OF
| the saloon and witness was ordered by
Captain Dawson to carry out the order
He merely carried out the order
With reference to Twining and the wo-
man with him, the witness said the Wo-
| man was making a racket and he went
| in and took them out. The woman claim
ed she was Twining's wife, and he con-
cluded to let them go. The third woman
referred to was Celia Decker, who was
always hanging about the saloon. The
witness denied the truth of all the other
charges made by Murphy. In conclusion
| McGlynn stated that he knew of wo-
man who agreed to appear before the
mayor and one alderman and say that
| Murphy had offered her money to come
before the commission and swear she haC
| been stopped from going into Murphy's
saloon to buy bucket of beer, but SHIT
would not come before the full COMMITTED
to make this statement. as she did no
wish her name to be made public.
The clerk by request read the ordinanc,
defining the duties of a policeman will