, 1922-05-02

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During the = h insinuations
hurled by men y Il the council At
Chief Nisbet. A-yor Biackmore and
back and forth developed entirely
new p~hraseology for official records
Such names as liar -~doublecToss-
err" .w1nd-tammer" and other such
uncIoaked words and phrases new
back and forth between the warning
forces with reckless abandon
Opening with an attack launched
upon Chief Nisbet and h police de
partment, Councilman J. ]. Gfblin an
nounced tina he wanted TO go on rec
ord as opposed TO the lack Of results
secured ~ he department which made
Il for the sheriffs office
and other law enforcement agencies
to police Casper.
Mr.. Gfblin said that he had suffered
because Of his silence in the past, thus
.ntlmating that his silence during the
regime OF Mayor Ben II. Pelton, Jr.'
was responsible for his defeat In the
mayoralty race last fall
To this remark Mayor Biackmore
retaliated. "wen Mr.. Giblin IL you
have suffered from such before
you have no resson for sue suffering
now"
NO, Mr.. Mayor" replied Giblin
but I would rather DO right than
mayor" paraphrasing an old political
nut"
GIblin also denounced the police de-
partment because IT was not on n self
supporting basis and addressed the
large audience which had gathered for
the excitement by stating hat he
wanted to go on record a opposed to
the department to ''bring myself at
least out from under the cloud of
suspicion" arising from h silence OF
the council on alleged unlawful hap
penings OF the past
IT think you have given them Che
audience their moneys WORTH" was
Mr.. Blackmore's observation.
Attorney George Myer, a member
OF tho audience S 10 a point of
| order and. rocitins parliamentary
law, admonished Mr.. Giblin n being
out of order for condemning the po-
lice department without having first
made a corrective motion.
He Their beratod the criticism OF the
council as destructive and condemned
tho attitude of members of the board
who hoped to make the police depart
ment seif-sustaining. Claiming that
few arrests and small fines oftimes
indicated a healthy moral condition
Of n city. Mr.. Myer decried the desired
practice of putting stool pigeons on
a law enforcement force to enable the
department to make a showing In ar
rests and fines
At this juncture Mr.. Gfblin called
upon Attorney L G. Mccain to bring
TO the attention OF the council evil
dence which he had gathered ice
ing conditions here.
Mr.. Mccain said that he had in his
possession affidavits derogatory to en-
forcement officials. He confined most
OF his talk to denunciation of condi-
ions which made 1t necessary to call
a grand jury" and then mentioned ru-
mors which resulted in his insinuation
hat the police department was honey.
combed with grafters.
Claiming that he desired to bring
the matter to a read Mr.. Giblin pIac-
ed a motion for the removal Of Chief
Nisbet n for the reorganization of
the entire police department. The
motion was seconded by ]. s. Pet
tingill. 10Th called for a vote but
Mayor Blackmore held that the mo-
ton was out of order and no vote was
taken
Then the stormy session branched
off uncontrolled. Councilman J.. ].
Hancock tool the floor n added his
denunciation of the police department
and voiced specific charges OF laxity
of duty on the part OF the police de-
partment.
During his discourse he mentioned
something about graft and about a
woman OF the underworld going to his
office in h Midwest building and
telling him OF the conditions. He in
simulated that all habitues OF the I'm
derworid were leaving money at n
certain place on the Sandbar for pro-
lection.
At this tuncturc Chief Nisbet who
had remained silent during the time
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