The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-06
BRANDON HAS
POLICE SCANDAL
Wild Revel at Home of Chief
of Police-Omcers Re-
fuse to Act.

Brandon. Man., Sept. 6.-Keen in
terest was shown by a large crowd of
citizens in the investigation proceed
ings regarding the administration Of
the police department of this city. nov
being conducted by Judge T. B. Cum
berland. All the witnesses in connec-
ton with the disturbance and alleged
maltreatment of a girl at Chief of Po-
lice Boyd's house during his absence
on Aug. 8 last. was heard. with the
exception of the girl herself whom it
was intimated by s. H. Mckay. K. c..
who is looking after the interests of
the police, would be called for the de-
Tense.
Howard Mckay. who was the first
witness called, repeated his story Of
what occurred at the residence Of
Chief of Police Boyd on Victoria ave-
nue.. while Mr.. Boyd was away. on the
night of Aug. 8. He related how two
young men and W. women We're TAX
en- into the house and the frantic eff
forts of one of the women to get away
also his repeated attempts t get the
police to interfere in this latter con-
nection all the reply that witness was
able to get yer the phone from the
police station I'VE can't do any
thing. only o can complain in the
morning.
Witness hearing a mans voice say
ing to the girl, "I won't let you go
home now if I have to kill you to keep
you." again called up the police and
asked them to come up as he said he
had heard the man threaten to kill the
girl.
The police then came and arrived
on the scene a few minutes later. Aft
er the police had arrived the noise
1 n h house still continued and the
girl still l%appealed to be allowed to go
home. The disturbance did not last
very long after the police came. Wit
ness did not see any signs Of drunk
eness on the part of the girls.
Witness told of his subsequent in
terviews with members of the police
committee. Alderman Hughes and AL
derman Clark with a view to seeing If
ar investigation could be made into
the matter.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Kilgour, wit
ness said he thought at this time that
an innocent girl had been maltreated.
Witness later laid an information be-
fore Magistrate Bates but had heard
nothing further Of the matter.
Harry Boyd, the chief of policies
son, witness said, was the central fig
ure in the midnight affair at his faith
er's house. When witness. attracted
by the noise of the scuffle, went to see
the cause, he saw Boyd struggling with
a girl. Boyd was attempting to force
her back into the house., She scream
ed o her father. but Boyd succeeded
in carrying her back into the house.
When the police arrived at the
house in response to his calls. witness
did not go gu of his own house to
speak to them at all. Witness was
listening to what was going on from
a window in his own house. The noise
continued for a time after the police
arrived. but witness went to bed about
twenty minutes later while the noise
still went on.
Chief Boyd Impartial.
E~x-Alderman Crouch was examined
regarding his much discussed quota
ton that Brandon was a touch city
and that 1t only needed a %flve-dollar
what you practically liked. No more
could be ELECTED from Mr.. Crouch be-
yond the fact that the words were
used to him by a traveller from Mont
real. named Osborne. Both Mr..
Crouch and Magistrate Bates. who al
SO testified. paid a tribute to the work
Of Chief Of Police Boyd and there was
abundance of evidence forthcoming to
the effect hat Mr.. Boyd had explicitly
ololCo Ou ooVcIdI OCSdbIOU6 InAt the
constables or n other officer con-
cerned should not show more consid-
GRAFTON for his (Mry Boyd's) son than
for any other who broke the law.
The evidence given by Constablea
Speers and Carter was to the effect
that there was not much noise when
they got to the scene. and they did
not feel justified in seeking admission
under the circumstances.
<S4..t1k1> MN x>-xan-a
being issued by Magistrate Bates who
afterwards gave instructions that It
was not to be executed.
w. II. Bates. police magistrate, told
the story Of h steps he had taken in
connection with the case. Witness re-
ferred to a meeting Of the police COM
mittee. when the Boyd matter was
mentioned.
Questioned as to vents that had
occurred he quoted Chief of Police
Boyd saying. with emotion. II have