Departmental Report on Charges Preferred against The Commissioner of the N(orth) W(est) Mounted Police [Lawrence W. Herchmer]

Departmental Report

Published by Ottawa, 1891

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Octavo. 54 pages. Disbound. About the controversial mandate of Lawrence William Herchmer (1840-1915), the Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police. The charges were numerous; improper sentencing, capricious judgments, insolent, arrogant and oppressive conduct, interference with medical officers, exclusion of French Canadians from the Governor General's escort, threatening a magistrate, travelling on a pass and pocketing the railway fare, etc. " In 1890 Macdonald authorized an internal departmental investigation, which cleared Herchmer of any wrongdoing. Herchmer s critics were unsatisfied, however, and they continued to petition for a public inquiry under oath" [DCB]. Correspondance from Regina and Maple Creek (North West Territories - Saskatchewan), Macleod (Alberta), etc. Herchmer s tenure as Commissioner of the NWMP was interrupted by his decision to volunteer for military service in the South African War. Seller Inventory # 002190

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Title: Departmental Report on Charges Preferred ...

Publisher: Ottawa

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good