The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-05-29


trouble occurred on the street near
SHELTON & Wsrren's store an ! was be
tween Chief Of Police Cherry and
Officer James Marshall
Marshall accused Cherry of graft
ing from prisoners. the particular
Instance heinR from lun,heriack
whom the night oiii,erI had arrested
a few days before and from whom
Marshall accused Cherry of taking
two dollars and five cents
The two men had some very heated
wIrds which ended In Cherry going
aud borrowing two dollars and Eve
cents whi.h he paid the man In the
presenee of Marshall, calling uLon
Marshall to witness that he had paid
the mau bis money.
The story Of Marshall Ia regard to
the occurrence is that on Thursday or
Friday he and Steele picked up the
man drunk nn the street aud locked
him up Before licking hlm up they
searched him aud took away knife,
razor, a package of cigarettes ana
.wo dollars and five cents IN money
These articles we're placed ia a desh
at the polite station where II II
customary to place such things and
record Of the arrest WAS made
with a description of the property.
The next day Cherry took the man
before Police Judge Schultz who
ASSESSED tine aud cost amounting 70
six dollars. That the prisoner CAV,
Cherry a ten dollar bill to pay hil
fine aud that Cherry gave him back
four dollars 10 change aud gave him
his kuife, razor and package of dig
arettes but kept the two dollars aud
live cents Ia money.
The man remained IN town and
Tuesday evening came to Marshall
aud called him thief aud accused
him OF keeping the money.
Marshall said the sRme thing had
happened a number OF times before
and he became angry just then he
saw Cherry and took the man to him
and accused hin of keeping ths fel
lows money, asked him why ne did
MT LaY It over to him and told him
that It WAS not the first uma he had
done 1t Cherry said he had forgot.
ten all about It ami the discussion
became very heated and It looked for
a moment AZ though the officers
would come to blows.
Councilman Trummel took the
matter up aud aid he would call the
police committee together to con
slider Msrshall's charges.
a special meeting OF the council
was called the next evening to con
slider the matter aud a number OF
oltizsns we're on hand to listen to
the proceedings. Mayor Muloahy,
after he had called the meeting {,
order, sald that II had been callsd
for the pui pose of giving the council
men a chance to talk the matter over
aud that they did not want snyon,
Else present and requested all out
sIders to leave
Councilman Biteman protest &C
against this aud especially against
} A Robinson being sent away rs h,
Was xitness 10 the case. Muloahy
Insisted aud every one except tn,
members of the eounoil. the cit,
attorney and clerk and officer
Cherry Steele and MARSHALL left tn,
building.
Ooucilman Stiokney also left tn
room saying that there evidently wa
going to be a q hit aud he had ha,
enough OF a. lie was asked to re
main but positively refused.
After the room was cleared tn
counoi,men and police wranele
among themselves and ahsoIutel
nothing WAS done except to calf eao
other complimentary names AM
the meeting hroLe up In row with
out even the formality of an adj ,ur
ment.
Mayor Mulcahy was seen the mex
day and 10 respose to questions sal
there WIS absolutely nothing done
"There was nothing we could dc
The charges against Cherry we're g.
hot air. The meeliuR WAS called fc
r the purpose of giving them a chan,
y TO prove them aud nothing WI
: brnnght forward to sustain then
. Marshall was given a chance an
comnletely backed down.
When asked II any osher oharg,
4 we're brought against Cherry be Al
mitted that there we're but said thei
was nothing to substautiate them.
Ia Chief of Police Cherry when as
ly ed what had been done at the NEE
ln ing replied. Nothing. absolute
nothing. am still on the fore
4 VheY had nothing on me When th'
m catoh me stealing paltry two do
lars and i've cents | want to know
l have too much at stake"
10 evplaoation of the Marsha