The herald., 1894-04-18
SERGEANT MORTON UNDER FIRE
Guy LOngstreet Accuses Him of
Misleading His Wife.
In Representing That He Was Kept
by a Woman.
A Curious Document Presented to the
Police CommissIon-AB Saloon Keeper
Whose Place is Said to Be Free
qusnJed by Bunco Men.

| A rather remarkable document Was
presented at the meeting OF the police
commission yesterday by Guy Long
street, in which he makes, under oath,
very serious charges against Police Ser
geant Morton.
Longstreet deposss that he is q resi-
dent OF Los Angeles and is a married
man, bnt, owing to temporary misun-
derstauding, is living separate from his
wife, and as the cause OF the separation
is trivial one, he hopes to soon regain
her confidence and esteem.
On March 25th Sergeant Morton, with
an evil and intermeddling spirit and
manner, took Mrs. Longstreet and her
aunt and sho red them notorious house
of ill-fame, reputed to be kept by Grace
Carlisle, and that Sergeant Morton in
formed them that he (LongstreeD had
for long time been living in said house
and was being supported by one OF its
inmates. Longstreet alleges that these
charges are false, and that by reason
thereof he has suffered great mental an.
guish and pain and endangered every
element of reconciliation which Long
street hoped for with his wife.
He therefore asks the police commits
sion to take such action in the way of
an investigation Sc will prove the truth
of his (Longstrset'G statements. The
paper was placed on file.
The police commission took another
dip into the seamy side of life in Los
Angeles by taking up the report Of
Police Secretary Oottle to the effect that
d Ii hA -
the corner OF Wilmington and CONNER
cial streets, was the only saloon keeper
who had been arrested for violating the
Sunday closing law since July l, 1898
As an addenda to the above Chief of Po-
lice Glass presented the report OF several
officers to the effect thatquite 9 number
OF persons hsd been robbed in this sa-
loon, which WAS a resort for notorious
bunco men and "tin horn" gamblers.
The last report, which is sample OF the
preceding ones, was made By Officer
Harry Davis, April 10Th, and reads as
follows:
To-day l was called to the saloon Of
P. II. Dominguez by one y. A. Meyer,
who said hs had been robbed there by
a 'bunco trick On entering the place
| found Henry Lehman, a notorious
bunco man and tinhorn, and six OF his
pals. was at once ordered out of the
place by Dominguez and several others.
l could not fnd the layout but ar
rested Lehman and booked him for car
rying q concealed weapon. Since this
saloon has been run by Dominguez it is
a hold out for bunco men and tinhorn
gamblers. A numbe of men have been
buncoed in this place"
The officer concluded with most seri-
GUS charges against the character OF Do.
mlngueZ.
The police commission promptly de-
cided to revoke the above saloon license.
Chief OF Police Glass reported that he
was having the nickel-in-the-slot ma
chimes removed from tho saloons and
cigar stores, and that the city would
soon be clear of these nuissncss.
The license application OF Ed J. Nc
Cormick. tor q saloon at 4l6 south Main
street, Was referred to the chief, and
the licenSss OF J. Boget, 246 Also street;
John Burnholfz, 602 North Alameds
street; @. S. Meyer, liz Requens street.
were revoked by order OF the board.