Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-14
The Meeting of the City Council Last Night IS
fnIiyened by Police Scandal That Failed
THE THREATENED SENSATION FALLS FLAT
The Police Committee Recommends Denial of
Affidavit, and the Council Agrees - Move
ment Against Chief was Spite Work

Chief of Police L. d. Templeman no
longer stands under the shadow of
at least so far as the city
council is concerned. for last night by
a vote of 10 to 2, the city fathers
decided to place the affidavit present
ed by Councilman Millete, unquestion-
ably for the purpose of removing the
officer from the service, on the table.
Last nights action on the part of the
council completes, it is generally be-
lieved. the final chapter to the SEEM
ingly humorous story concerning the
conduct of Chief Templeman. in which
appeared an affidavit accusing the
chief with infamous charges. The aud
itors present last night and there
were many, heaved a sigh of relief
when Crivyea asked that the affidavit
be laid on the table.
Affidavit in Question.
Several days ago, at the instance,
it is said of Joe Searles, former po.
liceman, Moses Druxinman, a tailor,
and others an affidavit was procured
charging the chief of police with Of
fenses unbecoming an officer. The
affidavit it is alleged was procured
through the services of young w0m-
an of this city because of alleged in
decent action on the part of the chief
while she was in custody. The affi-
davit was evidently given free circu-
lation, and it's authors seemed per-
fectly willing, in fact anxious to pro-
duce certain proof of their statements.
In the meantime Searles, who had
been on the force number Of years,
was discharged, then followed the dis
missal of George Kempter who had
been reduced to the ranks from cap
tain of detectives. 1t was a merry
miX-up indeed.
Next came the police committee and
word was issued that this committee
would investigate the charges Sat
urday, but owing to word received
that Newell, a member of the COM
mittee would not arrive until Sun
day, the matter was delayed until
night. After careful inves-
tigation of the matter, and after hear
ing the statements of the police chief
in his own defense, the police COM
mittee decided to exOnerate Temple
man. They reached the decision that
the affidavit was procured at the in
stance of the girl who is well known
in the city, and considered generally
as irresponsible; that the instigators
of the affair were doing the act pure
ly through a revengeful motive. and
that no credeRce should be given the
affidavit. To make the matter still
stronger with the committee, GER
tain well known businessman walked
from his home to the police station
through the driving storm of Tues
day night and produced certain evi-
1enc in behalf of the chief as to ban
sh all doubt in the minds of the
members of the committee as to the
physical impossibility of the occur
ance of charges referred to in the
But there were a few obstacles yet
to overcome as was shown last night
when Millete flashed the affidavit be-
fore the eyes of the councilmen and
asked that an investigation as to- the
charges be made. He said that it was
only just to the chief as well as the
authors of the affidavit to have a
'cleaning-up" of the matter.
McCaw Talks.
McCaw was the first member of the
council to come to the defense of the
police chief. AS member of the po-
lice committee, McCaw explained care
fully the action of his committee and
explained why it's members exonera-
ted Templeman.
"We read and re-read the affidavit,
and believe it to be false" said Nc
Cav. We decided that it was pro-
cured either through a revengeful mo-
tive against chief, or through ignor-
ance on the part of the young girl
whom we have every reason to be-
lieve is irresponsible.
Several days ago ! went to Druxin-
man and asked him to let me take
the affidavit 80 the council or the