Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-21
Gains Is
Hot in the
NeCk=pieCe
Accuses COunCilmen MintOn
and Jones Of Underhand
WOrk=-DOeSn't Want Job,
Only Charges DiSprOved

Councilman Minton deliberately
2ied when he made the assertion be-
fore the council last night that
made a statement to him to the eff
feet that the saloon men we're fight
ing me and trying to prevent my cleo
tion as an officer of Salem, and 1t
is now up the alderman from the
Fifth ward to bring those men who
made these charges against me to
him, or he will be held to answer
them"
This was the heated statement made
today by eX-Officer Wilbur Gains,
while discussing the action the coun-
Gil last night in defeating him for a
position and throwing down the rec
concentrations made by Chief of Po-
lice Shedeck. That there will be some
serious results from the statements
and charges preferred against the for
mer officer, is almost assured, as
Mr.. Gains declared yehemently that
someone has got to answer for the
charges made and that IL they do
not, things will be humming in this
city before long.
Alleges Underhanded Work.
In speaking further of the affair
last night, Mr.. Gains said:
"There has been underhanded work
from the start to the finish on the
part Of Councilmen Minton and Jones,
Minton was given an affidavit which
was supposed to clear me Of recent
charges made relative to my connec-
tion with an. affair in the courts in
Polk county. He played the small
man in this matter by secreting that
affidavit and refusing to present 1t
to the members of the council. II
that is not dirty, why not?
"Why, Mimic committed himself to
falschoods in saying made any
statement to him whatver is ample
proof that he is playing an under
handed trick. Why don't he come
through with the names of the men
who gave him all his information?
He Is afraid to or he can't, one or
the other. Nevertheless, that council
man will answer TO me for these
charges II he fails to bring his in
formers up, and I promise you there
will be a certain councilman In Sa-
lem placed in very awkward posi-
ton before / get through
"If the members of the council did
not want me to serve as an officer,
why didn't they simply vote to dis
charge me instead Of making all OF
these false charges? Minton and Jones
played their part. In the affair like
q couple of very, very small men, and
/ can't see any reason for them tc
rake up a bunch of lies Just to accom-.
plish such a small purpose.
Says Another Liar on Record.
"of all the pack OF lies Y evel
heard, those statements made by the
woman / and Chief Frank Shedecl
took off the Oregon Electric are the
limit That woman declares in hel
letter that we injured her ankle ant
bruised her while taking her from
the car. That is absolutely untrue
The claim agent and the conductor
of the Oregon Electric telephoned t
the station and requested the services
of an officer TO eject a lady passen
ger who refused TO pay her fare
Myself and Frank Shedeck were as
signed TO the case. When we arrives
we found the lady in question ravinI
and giving the officials Of the roaI
fits / attempted to talk her out o
her anger, but she only argued tn
more. / and shedeck then took hol
Of her and she began scratching
kicking and fighting with all he
might. Now isn't It plausible state
ment to make saying we handled he
roughly when she was but mer
little woman and both Of us fairl
good-slzed and strong men? In re
moving her from tho car she kicke
us on the shlns and tried her yer
best to injure us in some manner br
any man who cannot overpower
woman without injuring her Is
mighty poor specimen, in my opiniol
We elected her safely and wlthol
,.o,uhnaaa md har atatampnt that "a