The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-15
LINVLLE GOES CLEAR
BUT NOT DUBEAU
THE LATTER OFFICER is sUs-
PENDED FOR PERIOD OF
FOUR DAYS.

completely exonerated from ali the
charges brought against him by City
Attorney Abcrcrombie.
Officer Charles Dubcau, however,
was found guilty "of conduct unbe-
coming an officer" in accepting 81
from the woman, May Davis, and as
punishment thercforshe was suspend
ed from duty for period Of four
days without pay.
The commission did not take Up the
question Of the appointment Of a po-
lice chief Mr.. Foard, president Of
the commission, brought up the ques-
ton Of an appointment, but Commits
sioners Logan and Gordon apparently
were not prepared to make any nomi-
nations
The board adopted the following
resolution in relation to Officer Lin
vile:
"Thc board having heard all the
| testimony offered in support Of the
charges preferred by City Attorney
iC. II. Abcrcrombic against Officer
( LinviIle, and the explanations offered
lby Officer Linville, and witnesses,
I find that he has done no wrong in
the premises, unless il be that he ex-
Ihibited too much temper under severe
provocation, and as to that Mr.. Abb
ercrombie does not care to press the
charge The charges are therefor dis
missed
! After this resolution was adopted
/ Commissioner Gordon stated that
perhaps the resolution did not ex-
press the exact ideas Of the commits
sion, inasmuch as it was merely mega.
tive in form. II seemed to be the
idea Of Commissioner Gordon that
Officer Linville should be commend
ed for having done his duty as vel
as merely stating that he had done nc
wrong. Commissioner Logan also
Iintimated that perhaps the resolution
should express credit for the officer
but President Foard though that in
asmuch as the officer had perhaps
transgressed in so severely arraigninf
| the complainant on personal grounds
and in endeavoriug to intimidate him
Therefore the matter was dropped
the resolution unchanged.
Generally speaking it may be sai'
that the commissioners seemed t.
think that the officer was clearly AM
fully exonerated, and that as far a
the charges were concerned, he de
served credit in the premises-suc'
credit as any and all officers deserv
for having merely performed thei
duty as they should perform it.
With Dubeau the matter was dii
ferent. One OF the commissioner
probably expressed the notion Of a
, when he said that Dubeau had acte
, like a blamed fool" in taking none
: from the woman, but there was n
, suspicion of any deliberate wrong o
, the officers part Blamed fool
seemed to express the whole OF !
! The Dubeau resolution reads:
Resolved: "That while we do nc
/ think Officer Dubeau was guilty {
anything more than thoughtless ac
; without suspicion Of graft, or specii
: protection to the woman May Dayi
: he is hereby suspended for four day
without pay"
This was preceded by a resolutio
finding him guilty Of conduct unb'
coming an officer
Thus ends the charges against II
n two officers which turn out to hay
been an unfortunate matter more tina
ANYTHING else. One of the commi
d sioners wanted to discharge Dube'
% as matter Of discipline and a war
e ing TO other officers, but the tv
,tI others thought this would be t(
e severe a penalty
4 One phase of the Investigation W
v not touched upon, and it may
II worthy of comment When Dubet
Al was on trial, and one of the witness
is was testifying-it being a young mi
& who had secured some testimony
\ the request of the city attorney
N Dubeau in somewhat of bulldozi'
81 way tried to make it appear as II t
v Young man had been down in tn
,r part of the town collecting eviden
rc against the officer, Also, as if he h
d. no right to do so, and that Dube
st was justified in being angry becau
n, he did so,
nc OF course the young man was do'
d, there collecting evidence and he C
Ie lected enough to have Dubeau pr
il. ished, but like some other police o
GERS, in this and other cities, DUDE
seemed to think that the young m
was committing crime in securi
lin the evidence, and probably the oth
id will be making threats to get b
for so doing. To some it might
pear as if Dubeau's attitude tow
the young man was as great an
S. fence as taking the money from
an woman. That the young man had
on much right to aid in securing the
;k' dence as Dubeau would have in sec
lay ing evidence against lawbreaker
ca not seem to impress itself on
a.. - III