Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-14
HILTS REMOVED
BY The COUNCIL
Councilman From Fourth
Ward Is Canned at
Session Last Night
lat NONE MAY ESCAPE SUCCEEDED BY MORCK
Hits Counsel Receives Scant
Courtesy. Matter May
Go to Court

Found guilty on six specifications
by the city council, II. j. Hits, coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward, was
last night expelled as a member of
that body. and his seat was declared
vacant. Hardly had the echo of the
vote died out in the room, when
Councilman Newell, in a few well
chosen complimentary remarks, pro-
posed the name of E. A. Morch, one
of the owners of the Hotel Washing
ton, as Hits successors and he was
unanimously elected to the office
Early in the evening, when May
or Parks overruled objection after OBJ
lection, made by Attorney F.. w.
Loomis, the attorney hardly able to
contain himself openly stated to the
council that he mad found it i'm
possible to secure justice or fairness
for his client but that he should
be allowed to refute some of the
charges and in measure try to sub
stantiate some of his charges made
Mayor Parks on one occasion, re-
fused to admit the evidence of an
affidavit before he knew what it con-
tanned, and Loomis afterwards made
a futile effort to have it introduced.
Prior to the beginning of the trial,
the council passed an ordinance lay
ing down procedure governing the
trial, and in this ordinance oppOr-
tunities for a debate was cut off.
The council was sworn to listen to
the testimony and following this
City Attorney Graham began reading
the specification. Some six or seven
motions were made by Attorney
Loomis, which were all overruled by
Mayor Parks. The specifications
We're taken up and read The read
ing of affidavits by the council was
the next matter.
The affidavit by City Engineer c.
". Ewart stated that A. II. Hits
had been hired by the street depart
ment and that he, Ewart, had dis
charged him by notifying Councilman
r. j. Hits over the phone. 1t also
brought out the facts and figures of
the North Aberdeen bridge and the
Sixth street bridge, charging Hits
with making statements he could not
prove.
Contractor D. o. Carter's affidavit
related to the building of the Sixth
street bridge, and that the work was
according to specifications.
Mayor Parks affidavit stated that
Hits came to him and desired to al
low the Palm, place of question
able repute, to be opened after it had
been closed by the police, also that
the police had refused to allow Lii
| liam Mcdonald the right to sell Ii
quor without license and he wanted
her to be allowed that privilege.
r. A. Buell. and w. II. Duffy made
affidavits as to the clearing of c. +.
Arthurs lot and the working of
prisoners on the streets.
N. w. Stetson made an affidavit that
he was discharged from the street
department because he moved from
one of Hits houses. and that he
moved because of Hits remarks to
his wife.
Councilman Newell in his affidavit
stated that Hits wanted the city to
rent the lower floor of the Palm for
Jail, saying it would in no way
interfere with the disreputable place
run up stairs.
r. j, Smiths deposition stated that
he had seen Hits entering question
able places both day and night. while
he was patrolman and that Hits
was always on friendly terms with
denizens of the tenderloin district.
Police Captain Tribbetts and De-
tectives Llewellyn and Church testi
fled that Hits had endeavored to get
a case against the police department,
the evidence being given them by
Eva Hayes
Councilman Larkins and Council
man Sauers, testified to going to two
hotels with Hits to listen to evidence
regarding people arrested by the po-
lice.
Former Chief of Police S. G. Morse,
former Councilman A. E. Alexander
furnished atfidavits in the case regard
ing police committee rulings, report
ed to have been made by them.
P. C. Paulsen. of Hoquiam, in an
affidavit. stated that Hits came to
his place last week under the in
fluence of liquor and with a quart
bottle of rye" which he drank.
Introduce Photographs
Two photographs of Hits, taken
with women, on "Think of Me hill"
which Patrolman Smith affirmed,
were of questionable repute, probably
sealed his fate as a councilman, as
it was after looking at these photo
graphs that Councilman Myles, who
had voted mo- to every specification,
voted yes" in the tenth and import
ant specification which decided that
"Hilts was unfit to be a member Of
the body
Hits introduced affidavits from c.