The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-09
HEARING is
GIVEN BY
r0H NJ
" " " ~ " IL
Testimony is Taken on
Both Sides Vote Was
Unanimous

Hugh Anderson, city policeman
charged with gross neglect OF duty,
drinking whisky while On duty and
freguenting questionable houses in d
capacity other than that OF an officer,
was excncfated last night before the
city council and the charges dismissed
When the testimony was an in The
damaging evidence practically resoly
ed itself irio the testimony Of cab
man by the name oi Hines, whom An-
derson had recently arrested fof some
petty oliense
Il was charged that two weeks age
a crowd Of men and boys who we're
here from Duncan 10 witness 4 base
ball game, had gone that night to a
questionable house N the city and
that one III Particular had become
noisy and flashed q gun. about which
time officer Anderson entered the
building He was asked to arrest the
disoFderlY one and that he Of the guu
and overdose Of BAD whisky told An
derson Nobody can arrest me-" and
that Anderson ana no, attempt d
make the arrest, therefore not fulfill
lns hia aasE
Il was also charged that Anderson
was in the place at the time the guI
play started aud that the wouid.bc gur
man had broken cut a window light ii
order to effect an entrance The mis-
tress Of the house was placed on n,
stand ana gave testimony to tho ei
feet that the glass was broken 0ul th'
Saturday night before bg a man llyip;
Ia ihe country aud that the breakini
OF the light had nothing TO do viii
the happenings o. ihe evening In ques
tlon She also said that she saw moth
ing in the nature Of a gun play; tha
the. crowd was noisy and that whei
Anderson told the noisy one to qnie
down or come with him 10 the station
he said he wouldn't "a anywhere, bu
that they qnicted down 81 once and al
went out together leaving the hous
practically empty
W. w. Ncrrlck Of Duncan who wa
in the crowd On thai night said tha
he was present whom miller the trol
bIeaome one. began % get pretty nois
and that Anderson came in ana SAID
Frank aren't sou getting prcit
loudg" 10 which Miller replied, 'ii
am I'm pay a fine. shortly after whic
the crowd departed lie aid lhe p'
liceman was "a the house possibly ron
or five minutes AMI ihal while ther
he saw nothing IN his conduct unbs
eoming to an officer
Police officer Dillon was called
the stand and when questioned as
whether he had ever seen Anderso
drink whisky, he replied that he r
membered having seen him take Oh
drink. Ia regard to whether Ande
son neglected % DO his duty In regal
to helping Ia tie arrest cf partle
pant ln street fight Dllion said thi
three Officers lad taken part ia 2
arrest, Including himself Anderss
and Philllps. When asked II ne co
sldered Anderson an efficient office
Dillon said, Ne. can hardly say On
do" He also said that he had re
son to believe that Anderson was
formed when the hootleggers were
receive a consignment oi booze al
that he did nothing to prevent IT. {
cross examination, however ne q
miited that as far as his person
knowledge was concerned Hugh 4
dcrson had doae nothing to merit {
charges brought against him and q
he knew more by "hearsay' than
personal knowledge.
officer Phillips testimony was mu
the same as Dillon's regarding the
flciency OF Anderson and also as 70
personal knowledge OF facts rega
fig Anderson having neglected his
ties as alleged
F. e. Riddle. representing Anders
IN the investigation hurled q boi
into the camn BIZ asking philli
NOV, isn't i true Mr Phillips I