Show Murray Commissioner And nd Mayor Arrested City Officials Brought Before Court and andI I Convicted of Cruelty to Wives MURRAY Dec 30 30 ServIng Serving warrants war rants of arrest upon Mayor Fred Peters and Commissioner E. E L L. Eckman Eckman Eck Eck- man brought a cit city commission meetIng meetIng meet meet- Ing to abrupt end Friday night The regular business meeting was interrupted interrupted inter inter- when Cit City Marshal Andrew Lundquist entered the commission room in the cit city hall hail and served I warrants upon the two trusted city cit officials The prisoners were quickly manacled manacled man man- together and escorted by police officers to the city firemen's hall where they Ca faced d a crowded court courtroom courtroom courtroom room and md listened to City Attorney Glen E. E Howe read the charges placed against them Both men were accused of ex extreme extreme extreme cruelty and neglect of their families covering a period of the past two years ears It was alleged that the two had spent night after night away from their families to hold meetings in the city hall hail Their excuses to their wives always were that the they had to go out nights to attend to the duties of their commonwealth However their pleas fell upon deaf ears and the court found them guilty as charged and sentenced them to spend the evening in custod custody cus cus- tod tody of the city's and their wives after which time they were to be released upon their own rec rec- Tables were spread and all joined In the fun and started the evening off with community singing and a renewing of friendship The J 5 orty was given by the em em- in honor of ot the two officials who will viII retire from public office New Years Year's day |