The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-09-07

been Direph1 acme money by thl
GhtnameDl that bp ala nDi take ID h
the time, but IN second thought 10
oided ~ iAke n md then showed II I,
tho chief Tim next morning, nsklnl
him whnt le should lO with ~, m,
chief responded keep N until TIL
matter N settled" BeDDIghDK AAIal
what Tho Cinnamon were giving I'll,
money for md COpla replied TINT b,
Guessed " wna hhnsh" money, Ban
ntghOf acted m spokesman TOR tht
other members and Tho mnpnnp n
which 10 i|ntawOgDIad Mr., CDpl,
would hive done credit IN amy AtlDp
ney ~ tho CITY, BeDnighDif naDsnd
him AbOut Tho charge ~ drunkenness,
0orln anid he Ind NOT bnen drunk
since he VIA Oh The force, l1aDDighOt
then addressed The mayor, Anying Tint
regarding Ihn Dhnpgo W drunkenness
there should bp proof, lla Mid TINT
Mr., COpln, from MI reports, WINS Dp"
right md honest md Tint NJ fhp ~
proofs Ind bnen offered M show thnl
no Ind over boon drunk md thAt ihn
council should NOT w on hnnpsny
DIOne, Clement asked tho ehier W hn
had ever seen MI, COpIe drunk ov
drtnkiDg while On duty, Chief Bond
said ha had not, Clement snid "
seemed IN him TINT "WhpD thieves fnlI
ont honest men got either dnes," III
spoke Of the time when tho MlnvinH ~
tho policemen Wava mispd VIC II month,
TINT " WIS thought Tho city would Hnt
capable And good mon, who WOnld nOt
accept hush money md would My
strict attention NJ dnty, Clement
snid Tint there Ind ~ yot boon no
testimony 10 show TINT Govlo WINS
drunk or drinking while on dnty IN,
less the mayor OOnlh nDligbtoD Tho
QOnOpil BNnnlEhOiY aNid, that nDdov
tho existing nlpgnmAImDnps IN would
move TINT gOplo bp WinafAtod, " being
seconded by Bapky md Connolly, Tho
mayor stNted TINT with his consent bo
would not veinstnte COplo, snying tIlAl
In his own opinion Mr. C0pie would
In better on VI not IN thnt position,
BnnnighON Hntd TINT ihnpe wevn eight
eopneilmw md they Ind something
10 MY w fhe matter nnd asked The
mayor w PIT tho question Tho
mayor mid Ia eOnld moi put tho Qles'
tioDL DennighoT inslStoh on tho
question being PIT, Reynolds anid
That no hated W aeo my feeling come
up IN The council md Thought Tint "
Tho mayor Ind good proof lhnt Mr.,
G0ple had been DRINK md should not
be on tho police fovee, no believed IN
nphOldinR fhA mayor Connolly hnid
the only power Tho mayor md ehiof w
police Ind WIN w suspend md Tint
unless lle matter WINS settled he didn't
know but WlAt Mr. COple could come
IN md collect wages from tho city,
VpiHello Mid thDt tho council Ind
ordered thn investigation " Ind boon
nDd no proof shown llnt Mr.
90ple WIS drunk ~ hAd been drinking
md no WARnt in favor Of ktelIDg u
man down when there WINS no good
md sufficient proof tor doing aOoh,
|Ho asked tho 0hinr what kind VI M
llti0ov Mr. Oopln bnd made, NJ which
Thief Bond responded Inn oaeollNDt
)Dn,' BnnDtghDN, Ijevky and COns
nelly th0D mDda short s%p00Gllee, which
ynpa emphatic md showed Tint they
we're IN favor ~ neinstNtDg Covlo from
which " wins plninly ovidOnt Tint tho
lld1vmpD Wepe M tho opinion thnt
.ha reports ngniDst OOpl0 Ind been or.
on account NJ joaIOpsy and
Mtty spite Vhp mayor mrnaod w
)nt b0nniRbOT's motion tD II vote,
ming W ont Of order, WhopanpOn tho
after appended w tho council, Iip
DppoAl hNlng seconded by Connolly,
Mayor regoD thAn asked Clement 10
Nt IN chairman and thN latter pUt tho
.ppeal 10 u vote, " Mmvying, This
TINT TIM mayor WIS not Hu2'
aimed IN lis action, lha lnttnp lhon
mt tho Original motion regarding
reinstatement, ~ onpvlod, MI
lo aldermen voting nye excepting
;
Tho appointments on g, y, Taylor
v, u, Salisbury ns policemen were
hen confirmed,
This GOmpl0tod Tho evenings session, !
\ special meeting will In hold ono !
gaak from tonight W dDnlly pass thu
NV district s0Wep rn@sOlutiOm
wU wMH II