Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-23

BATEN'S CHARGES
Are Up Before a Committee Of
investigation.
THE TESTIMONY ELECTED.
What a Bethel Mission Worker Says About
Trip Through tho Dlves--The Pembor-
Ton and Wiiherspoon Matter
The Days Work
THE TESTIMONY ELECTED.

II was very lonesome that trial Of
the charges made by Rev. Mr.. Batcn
against the police and city officials gen
orally aud some Of the police officers In
particular.
II was one-sided, for the oceuscrs,
though repeatedly invited to DO present,
left a blink by their absence.
All the witnesses were sworn and
their testimony was reduced 10 writing
that the committee may present TINS 10
the city council which IL will do without
RECOMMENDATION. and let that august body
decide on the suilciency OF the proof
90 sustain the charges
The witnesses called were A. u. Baton
t. G. Martin, r. ID. Galloway, ). w.
Jackson. j. NJ. Corley. William Pembcr-
ton. who did not answer, aud >. y.
Phillips, Frank Bryant. q, w. Byron,
II. g. p0wncs and ]. j Gurrctt who did
answer. City Marshal Maddox, Captain
LighuOOt, H. &. Mosley, w. J.. flushing
aud W. II Ward were Afterwards sworn.
The investigation WAS conducted 10y the
police committee, Aldermen Montgomery
Ward aud B0wles and Mayor Paddock
and City Attorney Powell. Several OF
the aldermen aud a numbers OF citizens
were also present
INC first witness was officer Towns,
Chairman Montgomery snid 1--WE tried
70 get the originals of the atlidnvits but
we have been refused this though copies
are furnished us. and Ia the original
which ! snw, Mr. Corley swcarz That
you entered the pustuihCc saloon aud
remained for hulf an hour, and While your
name ~ ommittpd from the copy az
saw II la the original ] ask you 10 tell
Us whnt You know about this chnrgr.'
Officer Towns in reply said that hp
did not remember TINT he had been in the
suloon ON that particular night but thnt
0ftpt at the call OF duty or 10 eat his
supper he had como In TINT place aud hc
may have been there on that particular
night When hc heard u noise Ia the
snloon he went in 90 soc about 10 aud
when he heard the voices of women in
the wine rooms ho had gone w 20 SEQ
who they wero because this evidence was
accepted I'm the city courts iu yagrUncy
prosecutions. as % question of the city at
torncy developed.
To the mayor hc snid that 81 be was
there that particular night hc was with
WithcrSpuOu who was his partner us
pptrolmnu ON That beat Was not In
TIE habit Of lettering about saloons.
Captain William Lightloot was asked
about ,he charge that he had been seen
I'm the White Elephant saloon ON the night
of March 10 about lu3O, Hud had re-
manned thcrv ten minutes without any
apparent need for bis presence His
evidence was that hC had been sent into
the place hy the chief 90 scc some gen
tlemen who wuutul to make use of his
services and The chief was at the door
nc the time. lie was there iu obedience
20 orders from his officials superior and
on official business. In answer 90 qUDs-
tons of the mayor he said he had charge
Of the force at night and was often in
saloons ON business making Inquiries.
IN search of people, and so ON, that the
criminal classes most irpquCutcd saloons,
aud some of the most important arrests
the police made they made In saloons or
on Information there uhMluCd. ln the
two years that he had been ON the force
he had never seen policemen lettering
about thc saloons.
Replying 10 the questions on City At
torney Powell. he said IL was the duty
OF an oilicer 60 shadow suspect aud
often IN doing this they would follow
him from one saloon 10 another.
He went around over the beats of the
pntrolntn mn average of three times
each night and the men were not FREE
quentcrs of saloons.
His evidence was entirely confirmed
by the city Marshal and Alderman Ward,
AMI 10 was additionally developed that
the chief had been sent for los the gem
tlemen whom Lightlo0t met the nieht
Of March 40 but hc was iu Is. OF l..
uniform and therefore sent the police
captain iu instead Of going himself.
5. j. PHILLIPS.
The next witness 10 undergo tho fire
Of questioning was y. j. Phillips. one
of the prosecuting witnesses lie SIS the
night milling clerk az the postoilice and
has frequently srcn Che swurr) women
going into the postuiice saloon, and has
been 80 much annoyed by the singing
aud other nuiscs in the place that he
regarded u az u disomrrly house; has
ncvcr made complaint 10 any of the
authorities; once made n complaint about
mclennlluess In the place to Chief Mad
dOX, that got no attention; Mr. Butpn
came TO him to get information about
the place and he gave ~ had very rarely
entered the saloon. and had not been in
there for long time buck llo reitcr.
Hted the story Of the beating of drunk
ON man, who had been thrown ont of the
saloon by one OF tho pruprictors and
then hndly beaten; he had tried Co gct
an officer To report the cugC 10 and have
an arrest made lie had nothing NOR,
20 tell hut that he bad occasionally gone
iuto che saloon for a cigar and a few
times for glass OF beer
City Marshal Maddox cOntradictod the
witness ON the nuisance complaint mat.
ter which the marshal snid was prompt
" attended 10 By Sanitary policeman
Craig
Then Officer Rushing put In an em.
phauc denial Of a. " Garrctson's az
hdNut ln MS conversation with az,
man he told him he had nothing 90 ID
with pulling disurderly honses and n,
must 20 TO the chief about H.
OFFICER MOSELEY'S EVIDENCE
and the court records made Il plain TINT
the charge Of r. ID. Galloway, who nc.