Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13
Thirty Third Year, No. SO
eRoceEoINes OF TIE SPECIAL sEs.
eRs or THE CRY OF BISMARCK,
NORTH DAKOTA, HELD JANUARY
30 AND 81, 1918, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF. INVESTIGATING THE COM.
PLANT AGAINST MR. A. +. M'DoN.
ALo, CHIEF OF POLICE, BY Mr..
E, l.. WATKINS, SAID COMPLAINT
READING As FOLLOWS:
state Of North Dakota, County Of Bur-

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state Of North Dakota, County Of Bur-
leigh, IS.
+. l.. Watkins. being first duly sworn.
dcposcs m says .upon his information
Of Police Of the City Of Bismarck Bur
leigh County, North Dakota. while Chief
VI Police OF said city of bismarck and
during his present term Of o. .ce as Chief
Of Police of said city Of Bismarck has
been guilty Of malfeasance and nonfcas-
ance in Office in the said city of Bis
marck in that he has been guilty of the
violation of the provisions of Section
1861 Of the 1905 Revised Codes Of the
State OF North Dakota, while knowing
Of the violations Of the prohibitory law
relating. to the sale and keeping for sale
OF Intoxicating liquors in the said City
OF Bismarck, he has refused and failed
to notify the states attorney Of said Bur-
leigh county Of the fact of the viola
lions Of the said prohibitory law in the
said city Of Bismarck as required by
said Section 1867; .
hat. upon the Information and belief
Of affiant, said \ f. Mcdonald, Chief Of
Police Of the City Of Bismarck, North
Dakota, while chief Of police Of said City
OF Bismarck, and during his present term
OF. office as chief Of police Of the said
City Of Bismarck, has frequented resorts
and places in the said City of Bismarck
where at the time intoxicating liquors
were unlawfully sold and kept for sale
to his WI personal knowledge and where
at such times he drank intoxicating II.
Quor that at the time was kept for sale
and sold contrary to the laws of the state
Of North Dakota;
That upon the information and belief
OF this affiant, said A.. +. Mcdonald.
Chief Of Police Of the City. of bismarck.
North Dakota. while Chief Of Police Of
tho said City Of Bismarck and during his
present term of office as Chief Of Police
Of the said City of Bismarck, has known
Of the running Of bawdy houses in the
City Of Bismarck, North Dakota, against
and he has during said time frequented
the same, n he has omitted, failed and
neglected to do his duty as police officer
of the said City of Bismarck during said
time in enforcing the laws of the State
Of North Dakota against bawdy houses;
That upon information n belief of
this aflant, said A.. F. Mcdonald. Chief
Of Police Of the said City Of Bismarck,
North Dakota, while chief of police OF
said City Of Bismarck and during his
present term Of office as Chief Of Police
Of. the said City Of Bismarck, has insti-
gated the taking Of intoxicating liquors
in the said City OF Bismarck that were
uniawfully kept therein and after the
said Intoxicating liquors were so taken
and stolen at the i~nstigation of said A. +.
AEOOIktUs lytlC S0lu a. J. NlCDOIdlu pal :
t1cipatcd In the said City Of Bismarck in
the drinking OF the same; -.
That all OF the above matters and state
ments are basd upon numerous aftidavits
in my possession and upon information
furnished me ky numerous persons whose
testimony thereof can be obtained.
That the numerous acts above set forth
Of the Elmalfeasance and nonfeasance In
Office OF the said a. +. Mcdonald, Chief
Of. Police az the said City of Bismarck,
North Dakota, show him to be grossly
unfit and incompetent to be a police Off
Ger OF. the said City Of Bismarck and this
~ afiant;+AF. sL.ssW'atkins, therefore respect
fully asks n requests the Honorable
MpHaDefs Of tho City Commission Of the
City, 81 Bismarck, North Dakota, to re-
office Of Chief OF Police and as a police
man Of the City Of bismarck. North Da-
kota. :.
That affant is ready and willing upon
request to produce the a.. davits above
referred to and to furnish the names of
set forth. -. =.
(siened) +. L. WATKINS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
:5th day of January, a d.: 1917.
(Signed) GEO. NJ. REGISTER,
(Scal) Notary Public for North Dakota.
My Commission expires March ID, 1916.
Geo. M. Register. appearing as attOr.
ney on behalf Of the complainant, Mr.
,iianiey e. sullivan appearing as attor.
neys on behalf Of the defendant, Mr.. Nc
Donald. :. -
r. II. THlsTLETTHwA1TE, a wit
ness on behalf Of the complainant, was
duly sworn and testitIs1 as follows:
uY MR. o' MESisr EXAMINATIONS -.
d. q. Mr.. Tliis,lethwaite. what official
position do YOU occupy? :.
\ City Auditor.
.. City Auditor Of the City Of Bismarck?
A...fcs SIR.
9: And how long ave you held this
continuously last past?
a. Since May, 1911. 49,.
y. Are you acquainted with A. +. Nc
donald? &# . -
\. am
9; Docs he hold any office in the City
A. lie is Chief Of Police.
9. And has he held that office as long
as you have been City Auditor: =.
O.. During twenty-t " months last
4. Yes sir. :.
Q. And has he acted as Chief Of Pc.
lice during that time?
nv Mr. f HS1i EXAMINATION.
q: Did Ills present term commence
in May. 1911?
"a. 1t did.
Q. Since then has the City Commits
sion taken any provision to give specific
Instructions to. him as Chief of Police as
to his duties? :.
4. Not that I know Of.
O.. As far as you know, as City Aud
,tor, there is nothing in the record show
ing any specific duties required Of the
Chief Of Police other than those provid-
ed. in the statute?
a. Except here and there as he was
directed by the Board to attend to some
matter that came up
F. @. With reference to that last ansWe
was there ever any specific instruction
from the Board to the Chief Of Police
with reference ia any Of these charges
that We are now hearing?
MIX. R iS; S
/ presume on the matter of objections
the Board does not care to have them
made. Everything that is asked here IL
Commissioner Patterson: I, myself.
would like everything spread out here.
FRED YOUNG, q witness for the com
plainant, was duly sworn and testified as
'o''o" p,Recr EXAMINATION.
a. You may state your name.
"A. Fred Young.
Q. How old are you?; :.
q. Where do you live?
A.. In Bismarck. :.
Q. How long have you lived in Bis
1marck?
"A. Two years.
q what has been you occupation