The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-18

How Good Citizens Obtained Their
Observation-Disclosures Case.

The Board of Public Safety last night an
nounced their decision in the Hofbauer
case. The officer was called before the
board and was notified that he would be
fined $45 and continued on duty, the money
to be taken from his pay. He was in
formed that he had grossly violated the
rules of the police force, but that the
charges had been made through malice, and
while they were tolerably well sustained,
the board did not feel like dealing with
him as severely as otherwise it might He
was cautioned that his conduct must here
after be exemplary or he would not escape
so lightly next time. The evidence present.
ed by Ceinar was held to be malicious and
was not considered.
The board then took up consideration of
the violations of the liquor laws which were
discovered by the Good Citizenship League
last Sunday. Mayor Denny was present,
and Captain Campbell, Sergeant Sehwab
ing were present by direction of the board,
they being the officers who patrol the beats
in which the violations of law were dis
covered. 1t came out for the first time
that the Investigating party consisted Of
four persons. Mr.. Goode, Mr.. Ritter. VIII
of Police Hagerdorn., The article in the
News did not state that an eX-otficer of po-
lice was present TO inspire the saloon keep
ers and their bartenders with confidence that
the smooth-looking strangers were right
as the term goes among the violators Of
liquor laws.
Sergeant Schwab was first called. He
was the sergeant in charge of the south
half of the city during Sunday. He said
he visited a number of saloons in the dis
trict complained of on that day, but was
unable TO catch the proprietors or their
agents making sales. He was satisfied,
however. from the great number of men
whom he saw enter and leave Moran's es-
adjustment. Millershoen's. the Congress
Hall. the Illinois House and the Germania
~ rz tbat thnra rUprn viola tinnc Of tho lar-
He had cautioned officer Milan, he said,
that these places must be watched closely.
He said most of the places mentioned in
the report from the Sunday trip have res
taurant attachments and that 1t is utterly
impossible to prevent all violations of the
laws unless an officer is stationed contin-
ually at these places. AS soon as the Off
Ger leaves or turns his back and a GUS
toner who is known and is right comes
in for a drink he is accommodated. The
Sergeant said that while he is certain the
keepers OF these places will violate the law
whenever they can do SO safely they have
become so cautious that the violations have
become less than for many years. The
saloon keepers are in a state of fear, which
impels them to exercise the greatest care,
and even then sometimes they are caught.
Last Sunday, he said, although there We're
thousands of people in town from Gin
cinnati and other points on the cheap ex-
cursions the day was the quietest that he
had ever experienced since he has been on
the police force After eliciting this state
ment the board asked Mayor Denny if he
wished TO ask any questions.
us it true" asked the Mayor. that the
saloons caught violating, the law Sunday
have been pursuing the same course
throughout the last three or four months"
II think they have" was the reply.
They will not sell while an officer is about,
and though we may be satisfied that liquor
has been sold. we cannot make a case.
The patrolmen on this beat have twenty
or thirty saloons TO each man and they
carnot watch them all with much success
when the saloon keepers are determined
TO do as they please when they can do
90 ~ hntno 90 rnAf Tl,A,, - -
ever. become very cautious"
us IL harder now 10 catch them?'' con-
tinued the Mayor.
and they do not sell where they have any
doubt of safety. There were more arrests
a few months ago, but then it was easier
to make a case because the men were new
and when in citizens clothes were I'M
known TO the saloon men. But there are
less men now and they are known. Sunday
keeps the patrolmen in a state of worry
because of the great number of points that
must be watched"
Have you ever heard anything said
from any one in police authority that
there was to be any let-up in the vigorous
- have not. Some OF the saloon keep
ers have spoken to me asking If there was
nsye1 to be any t iet-gp; but told them
that l lad never heard of any change"
BY Commissioner Ruckle-Did Hagerdorn
have any special Information that would
enable him TO get in where an officer could
not?
Suggestion by commissioner white-He
where he could get in easily and buy
LIQUOR.
There is no doubt resumed the SER
geant in answer; that Hagerdorn had
the COT fidence Of the saloon keepers who
have been arrested for selling on that
day TO the committee lie was known
to ell Of them and could get anything he
wanted for the party if he said they were
all right. While the saloon meh would
no. begin TO think of selling TO a stranger
they would sell to anybody introduced by
Hagerdorn when they knew he was no
longer on the force"
Patrolman Milan was then called. He
said: II have no doubt that the saloons
that run restaurant connections will vio-
late the Law whenever they can. / was
In q number of them last Sunday accord
ing 10 the strict orders We received TO
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