Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission

Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly Investigation Before the Police and Fire Commission | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influence of liquor the evening of the accident.<br>Witnesses wait to testify before the commission. Shown (L-R) are Mrs. Donald Millard, wife of a Madison tavern-keeper; Mrs. Ganet Litchen, 2933 Monroe Street, Hoffman House Restaurant customer on the evening of January 8, 1959; Mrs. Lyall Leverentz, hat check girl at the Hoffman House; Police Sgt. Arnold Braeger; Cyril J. (Cy) Hoffman, co-owner of the Hoffman House; Jack Flanagan, 1042 Spaight Street, Hoffman House bar manager; Howard Shawkey, 141 N. Hancock Street, Hoffman House bartender; Jack Tremblay, Hoffman House bartender; Mrs Bruce (Inez) Weatherly; and Don Millard, E. Wilson Street tavern operator.</br>
DESCRIPTION
The Madison Police and Fire Commission explores a traffic accident involving Police Chief Bruce Weatherly and witnesses' claims that he was under the influence of liquor the evening of the accident.
Witnesses wait to testify before the commission. Shown (L-R) are Mrs. Donald Millard, wife of a Madison tavern-keeper; Mrs. Ganet Litchen, 2933 Monroe Street, Hoffman House Restaurant customer on the evening of January 8, 1959; Mrs. Lyall Leverentz, hat check girl at the Hoffman House; Police Sgt. Arnold Braeger; Cyril J. (Cy) Hoffman, co-owner of the Hoffman House; Jack Flanagan, 1042 Spaight Street, Hoffman House bar manager; Howard Shawkey, 141 N. Hancock Street, Hoffman House bartender; Jack Tremblay, Hoffman House bartender; Mrs Bruce (Inez) Weatherly; and Don Millard, E. Wilson Street tavern operator.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:142042
Creation Date: 04 07 1959
Creator Name:Stein, Edwin
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Edwin Stein negatives and photographs, 1952-1965
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 2709.0982V
Original Dimensions:35 mm
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Photograph published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 8, 1959.
Refer to "Hired, fired and murdered: Scandal surrounded former Madison Police Chief Bruce Weatherly," The Capital Times, June 10, 2009 for further information.
SUBJECTS
Suits (Clothing)
Dresses
Seating (Furniture)
Courts
Law enforcement
Police
Businessmen
Indoor photography
Men
Women
Bartenders

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