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Show SCANDAL IN POLICE1 DEPARTMENT if BUTJt DETECTIVE BATES RELEASES A WHITE SLAVE TRAFFICKER. Wealthy Criminal Was Given His Freedom Free-dom Without Court's Order or Slightest Authority. Butte, Feb. 4. The release of Jean Dubois, convicted of procuring and gtv-1 en a Jail sentence In tho local police court, but who was last night released by City Detective Frank Bates, without with-out a court order or the slightest authority, au-thority, has caused a scandal in the hlbtory of the Butto police department. depart-ment. Unitod States Commlssiontr of Immigration Eby of Helena, was amazed to learn that tho prisoner had been allowed to go free. Dubois was wealthy and the head and front of the white plave traffic m this city. When given his frod.nn last night ho dlflappeared. |