The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-02
Chief and Deposed Cop Adhere 70 Former
Statements Regarding Resignation y
or Firing" Of Officer; Coun.
Gil Action Awaited
POLICE COMMITTEE
WILL INVESTIGATE
Controversy is Regretted BY Aldermen
Power Of Phillips to Remove Mem
Der Of Force is Questioned
BY Some


The controversy between Chief Phil
lips and officer BoIes, Of the Chicka-
sha police seems 10 be standing in
statu quo. there to remain until the
next meeting OF the city councila
Thursday evening OF next week.
Chief rhli~ips stated this morning
that he adhered to his original state
ment that officer Boles had resigned
from the force and that he (the chiefly
had not told him that he was fired.
However. the chief dcciared. even
! IL MIR. Bolos had not resigned, that
he could not work until after the coun.
ell acted upon the matter, or working,
lc would probably not draw any pay
tos sho time no might serve betweeR
$3.50 yesterday mornin Eiid thu tina
the council acts unless lh~ 'ouncif
should see fit To reinsiate MIN With
pay for the time off. At best. Chief
Phillips said Boles could consider
himself Under suspension pending the
faction Of The council
Councilman Neal who is chairman
Of the police committee, stated this
morning that be deeply regretted The
controversy and the ensuing comes
quenccs. The chief Mr.. Neal said>
had no right to remove any member
Of the force unless special permission
| BY the council is given. Howevers
Mr.. Neal stated. the chief had tho
right and power to suspend any meme
Der. or all members Of the force, pend
Ting action OF the council. In the mat
ter Of OFFICER Bolea, bis appointment
was confirmed by the council. the
council thereby acting as the employ
ing agent. Hence the council oI0nq
could discharge him. he said
I Mr.. Neal further stated that Tho
committee would make q thorough liz
yestigation OF the matter and would
act as would be found best In fhe
premises 4 understand that Officer
Boles was dissatisfied with his Jobs
said Mr. Neal "and II such be the case
| think he should resign In the inter-
ests Of harmony The police commits
tee win hear both sides before max.
ing its report and recommendation 10
the council and trust the matter may
be amicably adjusted III order that tha
best interests Of the citizenship Of the
city may be conserved
Councilman Lorenscn member OF
the police committee, said, in speaking
Of the matter this morning. that be-
deeply regretted any trouble coming
up in the police department; that the
police department was the one IN
which the utmost harmony should
prevail in order that the welfare of all
might be properly served
Mr.. Lorensen said that ne did not
know whether Chief Phillips had fired
Boles, or whether Boles had resigned.
but that from what he had heard Of
both sides Of the case, he thought that
Boles had fired himself Mr.. Loren
sen further said that the police CHIEF
had no right to discharge any mem'
Der Of the force and tllat he doubted
seriously whether he could even sus.
pend an officer. Il used to be chair.
man Of the police committee" said
Mr.. LorenseD. "and while do not re-.
member exactly how this should ha
done IL seems to me al this time that
the mayor should be the one to ssis
pend any member Of the city's off,
cial family. subject 80 the later con.
curing action Of the council"
Councilman Hayes said this morn.
ing that he was not a member OF the
police committee, but that he felt the
council would act IN the matter IN ac-
cordance with the report which that
committee might submit. Il regret
deeply that this friction has arisen
between the police chief aud mam.
Der of his force; / believe that hotd
are acting to a certain extent like :
couple OF bad natnred school boys and