The Detroit times., 1908-12-04
Messenger Roy Now
Captain and Captain
Now a PairoIman
Faithful Service Brings Reward;
urfalthful Service It's Penalty
ln6dsIIty, However, Sometimes
4. Goes unpunished.

nSd.Isy, asr Of Police commsoner
EI Goes Unpublished c.h
While having established his
innocence to the jury Neberry held by the
guilty unDecomng police captain through
having keeper in question: from 81 LOUIS
where he attending bowling tourney souvenir postal caro-
md writing thereon: lust having high ball on you
Newbey acknowledges having sent the card the comns
explains this think tends to destroy his
efficiency and that he is man to command and
precinct"
No one will critce the line of reasoning in
Newberrys
certainly proven unfit for the position he
held and is lucky the capacity
But this good reasoning the part of the commissioner
how about the commissioners case7
similarly indicted with Newberry, and though
NOT guilty the charge OF extoio 1t proved
against admitted him that he received glass punch
bowl Hibbe private citizen which the resort
keee Newerry the postal purchased by
Hibbler with money furnished by her.
story this connection denied and its truth
established the police examination OF the commits
soaer reputation Frank Hbler well established
n this proceeding.
He was proven to have pull with the police
department. used this pull his financial advantage
.nong women dvekepera who because OF their call
Ing feared him.
The commissioner testified Hbbler living him
punch that from several of IT, commits
ione friends of whose the commissioner had been
the time he witness in his own
behalf
THERE is LITTLE DOUBT THAT THE FRIENDS
WAS" FRANK B. HIBBLER.
this keepers money Frank B. Hib-
bler's money bought punch bowl matters not
THE FACT REMAINS THAT HIBBLER GAVE 1T AND
THE COMMISSIONERS ACCEPTED 1T.
There were people of the commissioners in
willing against him than that he
ndscreet his association with Hbbler and in extending to
ibbler the privileges he enjoyed in the police department
His friends would admit that he guilty OF having been
found in bad company, and that al.
Newberrys contend, the captain not
i.h
captain though suffers his indsceton while the
missioner
Newbery proved himself not proper charge Of
precinct destroyed his efficiency that capacity The Times
accepting costly from of Hibbers
police of the of Detroit
certainly proved HIMSELF have destroyed HIS efficiency in
position proper continue in the discharge
Of tn functions.
And Michigan governor backbone and ready
b GOVERNOR Office would have been
out job of police proceedings
From now on it win be Patrolman Newberry.
carry club and walk the cold under
prders station and give them
He line up the hour for reporting and be reviewed
he used review
great come-dovn and a bitter pin New
hefys when he would have
been honorably discharged a captain pension.
No who knows Newbe1ry personally but sympathize
with him
His place win be filled by Burton Girardn who is promoted
from captain promotion reward
faithful and honest service
Captain has been the police force He
department in the Office of the superi
He worked telephone assistant clerk and in
1905 patroman he promoted sergeant
md year He years old and
youngest captain in the department
immensely popular and everybody congraulatg
him for everyone with him
quarters of the honor bestowed upon
him
of police force constantly into contact with
teptaton bid for their favor and though
breaking department rule of discipline the
officer faithful officer and the honest
officer, IN irner receives his reward