The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-16
LEVY NOT A DETECTIVE.
He Is Not Drawing 500 a Month and
Expenses From The City.

Mayor McDonouRh Says That Levy
Is Not and Has Not Been Upon the
PayroIIs of the Police Department,
and That Re Has Never Received
Cent for His Services - He Volun-
teered to Do the Work He Is Doing.
Why Mr.. Levin Can Obtain no Re-
dress From the City.
Mayor McDonough said yesterday that
Isaac Levy, who has figured so promi-
nently in the cases against the liquor
dealers recently, is not a city employee,
has never been sworn in as city detec
tive or policeman, and has never received
one cent of money from the city for his
work The statement made by Levy in
the police court recently that he was be-
ing paid 500 month and expenses for
his work Mayor McDOnough said, was
untrue.
Levy volunteered to furnish certain
information and to do certain work for the
CITY," said Mayor McDonough, land that
is all there is to it."
Mayor McDonough said that as a mat
ter of course Levy would be paid for his
work, but he has received no pay as yet,
anu ne has uUb DGcu kudEdubbbu ElUU d
month and expenses.
"a lot of people seemed to be getting
good deal Of entertainment out Of the be-
lief that Levy was employed as a city de-
tective," said the mayor, land
have taken no pains TO disabuse
their minds Of this impression
! have no doubt that Levy has
also done all that he could to create this
impression. The question as to Levy's
position with the city was never put to
me directly, until within the last two or
three days, when Mr.. Osborne called
upon me as attorney for MIR. S. K. levin,
when l made the same statement to him
that l nave just made to you"
MR.. LEwIN's COMPLAINT.
Mr.. Levin, it will be remembered, com
planned to council of his arrest upon false
statements made by Levy. The council
did not appear to know what to do with
the matter, and it was finally dis
posed of upon the suggestion of
Alderman Charlton, that MIR. Levin
be informed that the proper course for
him to pursue was to enter a complaint
at the police barracks against Levy and
Policeman Scully, who made the arrest.
When MIR. LEVIN endeavOred to follow
out this course he was informed by Chief
Green that Levy had no official con-
nection with the police force that
his name was not on the payroll, and
that he was not subject to the or
ders Of the chief of police He was
somewhat surprised at this, and went to
the city exchange for information, where
he received practically the same answer
from the acting clerk of council. This
put Mr.. levin in a quandary, as there
appeared TO be no way for him to obtain
the redress which he sought.
WAS not council under the impression
that Levy was in the employ OF the city
when it disposed of Mr.. Lewin's com
plaintP Mayor McDonough was asked.
THE COUNCIL MISTAKEN, TOO.
at appeared So" he replied, "but 1
had reasons Tor not wishing to give any
information on that point then"
Has Mr.. levin no redress theni" the
mayor was asked.
He has good case against Policeman
Scully, l regret TO say" replied Mayor
McDonough. THE arrest was in violation
OF the police regulations, and it was very
foolish in the onicer to allow himself to
be bulldozed into making the arrest, as
he claims he was. AS Levy was not in
the city's employ, the city cannot accept
the responsibility for his action"
Mr.. Levin stated to a MORNING NEWS
reporter that he had no desire to prose-
cute Ohicer Scully, who, he was satisfied,
had no malice in making the arrest 1t
will, no doubt, be a great relief to many
people to learn that Levy is not receiving
500 month and expenses from the city.