Who is Chief Stoney from The Winter of Our Discontent and what is their importance?

Stonewall Jackson Smith is the Chief of Police of New Baytown. He is seen as an honorable man and is a strong but minor character in the novel. Chief Stoney is seen as a symbol of authority, but he too trips on the path of goodness when he is revealed to be married man, yet one of Margie's lovers. The Chief's character plays the role of the one who tells the grand jury about the town's unethical behavior, and delivers the message to Ethan that Danny is dead.