Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-14

POiCe CoiHHtlee Coulu luVeStlSaLe L.
l was refused the affidavit. and Moses
informed me that he would fight to
the last ditch to protect the virtue
Of our fair city. Knowing him as I
do and after securing his record, I
willingly admitted that he was most
proper person to guard the morals of
the young girls of Aberdeen and keep
them in the straight and narrow path.
Gentlemen, and l speak to every
man in this room, l believe those
charges against Templeman are ah-
solutely false. l want to go on record.
as saying SO. l am not taking the
part of the chief simply because he
is in the employ of the city, and I
a member of the council. but because
I believe him innocent. If l believ-
ed him guilty should certainly, for
one, demand his dismissal"
Councilman Sauers differed some
what to the opinion OF Mr.. McCaw.
He said, in part:
Il for one am in favor of request
ing all ladies' present in the coun-
Gil chambers to retire, and have the
affidavit read. If those charges are
false, let's get down to facts and have
it threshed out right here and now.
Had Chiefs Number.
"The other day man came to me
and said that he personally knew
that affidavit to be true, and that
further than that he could produce
Temleman's prison number He said
that he would be willing and anxious
to appear before the council at the
proposed investigation and back up
his assertion with facts.
Gentlemen. it's plain that there
is something wrong somewhere. Why
not do as ! mentioned in reference
to the woman present, demand that
this man appear before the council
and settle the matter one way or
another?"
vigorous protest to Sauer's sug-
gestion was at once offered by Pear
sail. He too believed that the affi.-
davit was false. He said that he had
read it through and while he might
have possessed doubts in the matter
prior to that time, now believed it
was pure and simple "frame-up."
II don't know why such a plan was
resorted to, but I honestly believe
that it is falsehood from start ta
finish. and that the council should ac-
cept the report of the police commit
tee''
Here Milette again attempted to
speak, but was hushed by Mayor
Parks who reminded him that he had
already had his say. To the query
of the mayor as to whether some 9TH
er councilman would like to speak,
Morck said
Knew Him in Seattle.
81 am of the same opinion as Coun-
Gilman Pearsall and McCaw. / be-
lieve that this affidavit was secured
through the services of an irresponsi-
BILE young girl and by men who were
not themselves responsible. at least
so far as integrity is concerned.
most readily believe any charge as
to the character of Druxinman for
several years ago / had the fortune
or misfortune to conduct business
in Seattle which was only a short dis.
tance from this mans second hand
store. There ! learned or at least
was told that he served sentence
in Seattle for accepting stolen prop
erty. / certainly would not believe
the man under oath. AS for the 9TH
ers who are supposed to be associa
ted in the dstasteful affair, ! am not
at present prepared to discuss, but
the whole affair looks to be like a
put-up job. I also will favor the mo-
ton if it is made, that the report OF
the police committee be accepted"
Crivyea was the last member of the
council to discuss the matter and his
emphatically voiced the sentiments of
McCaw, Morck and Pearsall.
Makes Things Clear.
City Attorney A. E. Cross perhaps
gave a clearer insight into the per.