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Show MCLEOO i LOiGEP.1 ON PAYROLL OF Cll! POLICE Inquiry at the office of J. R. Ward, commissioner of public safety, elicited tho following statement, signed by the adjutant, with reference to the resignation resig-nation of Detective Goorge Duncan McLeod . "Simultaneously with the appearance appear-ance in The Standard, Tuesday evening eve-ning of G. D. McLeod's statement, he appeared in the office of the commissioner commis-sioner of public safety and offered hte resignation effective immediately which Commissioner Ward accepted.! "J. C. L1TTLEFIELD." Both Commissioner Ward and the adjutant refused to enter into discussion discus-sion of the incident asserting that no benefit could possibly accrue to the public by any further reference to Uk-matter. Uk-matter. "It pleased the detective to resign, and it suited us to accept his resignation, nothing further need be said," concluded the adjutant. Mr. McLeod had been in tho service of the police department for about 45 days at the time of his resignation. ( |