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Show "SWEDE" MURPHY, BUTTE DETECTIVE, GUILTY OF GRAFT BUTTB. May 34 J. V. ("Swede") Murphy, detective on the Butte police force, and one of the beet known offl-cre offl-cre In Montana, laat nlaht waa found t-ullty bv the pollea commlaalon of hav Ina accepted protection money election dev. April 2. and hla dlamlaaal from tha force haa been ordered. At an ail dav hearing by tha police commtsalon, wltneeeee were Introduced who told of aambNnc ha vine: been per mi t ted and that aaioona ware permitted to operate election day In violation of the atatute. Wltneea A. Patvlalch toatl-fled toatl-fled that he had paid Detective Murphy and Chief of Detecttvee Edward Morrte-aey Morrte-aey $10 each for protection on election day. The wltneea admitted that he waa a rambler htmeelf. Deputy Conatable Thomaa Leftitt f eatl -fled that Morrlaaey and Murphy kicked him out of a polllna booth becauae ha attempted to Interfere with "rapeatere." Morrlaaevind Police Capt. Jamea Lar kin and PaWolman Jamea Rowe alao face chara:e and their caaee are next before the commleaton. |