The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-10

| Recent Developments IN relation y
the action Of the police commission IN
requesting the designations Of Chief Of
Police Edward IIallock, and Patrolman
| II. j. Scttem. for certain alleged mis-
conduct of these officers, seem to point
out the fact that some OF the charges
at least. lodged against the officers in
question, with the police commission,
were utterly unfounded, and were not
even seen by the person whose name
was signed TO the charges.
Such Is the case Of the eommunica.
tion which was presented to the police
eommi.ion last Tuesday. alleging Ger
tain facts OF misconduct against the
police force, and signed with George
Chutiefs name. Air. Clutter operates
small cigar and fruit stand on Com
mereial street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, and when seen IN re-
gard TO the communication last evening.
be stated, in no uncertain terms that
he had never presented sny kind of a
communication TO the police commits
sion and declared that II there had been
any statement given TO the commission
10 which his name was affixed. il was a
rank forgery.
Il have never sent anything in the
nature Of complaint concerning the
conduct Of our police force said Mr.
Clutter, @and II the police commission
did receive communication with my
name signed 10 il, someone else sent 1t
in and signed my name without my
knowledge on my part. ] have no com
plant to make of the police force Of
Astoria. They have not bothered me,
and am not making complaints
against them"
From certain quarters comes the
story that the complaints for the most
part which were presented to the com
mission at their meeting, were written
BY one person. who took it upon himself
to sign other peoples names TO them.
II i further alleged thai this same per-
Son has been sending scuuilous com.
municatious through the mails TO prom.
inent citizens. both men and women; for
no apparent object unless il be, that he
believes this method Is the only way
TO correct certain evils Tine authori-
ties are now working on the ease, and
it is rumorcd that there may be prose
cutions over the matter
What action Chief OF Police HallocS
intends taking in tie matter OF com.
phing with the request for his resig-
nation, he has not yet made known.
City Auditor Anderson stated that he
had delivered the police commissions
communication 70 the chief. but as vet
bad received no reply, The fre days
allowed by the commission for an an
swer will expire on the l4th, at which
time, provided that the chief does not
see it to answer the request ]. will be
mp 70 the commission to announce What
action they shall take
Barry Committee Meets.
Tie investigation committee of the
city council appointed to look into the
charges made BY Contractor Goodm
apai4st Street Inspector Barry, mel
yesterday afternoon in City Attorney
Smiths office, where the situation was
gone mer in detail
There was considerable discus. ion
over the matter and il was finally de
cided that the charges Of graft would
have TO be investigated further. and
to inquire into the legal aspect Of the
case before anything was done. The
committee therefore decided to make
report to the city council asking that
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