Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-02
AT TER THE OFFICERS
A CHATTER ON THE COLLECTION
OF FINES FROM rRosTI-
TUTEs.
Policemen Tell How II Was Done
Every Two Months-Receipss
for the Wage. of sin.

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Messrs. Spoonts, Williams ana Las
sitter. all the members Of the judiciary
,or,r,i,ta. ~ tho ct,v council were
-. - ,..,t,,,,,,,,
present Wneh the t"hlhs Vi testi''i""s
In the police investigation was resumed
Yesterday evening.
o,noo, ,Ia,t,i,, ,,s,s -ecaued and ex-
Si'Nei ram" VS. ~
smined hrst IN regard 10 no" 'he us
covery OF the shortage came to be
uada y,n,ch he daserib.d much as
-, - -. ~. ,,,,,.,. ,,,,,r.sses with
hau peeh uO"e W ''iSi 49,
II little more explicitness IN det@A
than some OF them.
5a WAS subtected 10 a critical CROSS
-.,.-., =. - a,,,.,a,,s 30 ON.
examination Wy 'ne At'oi"eS9 =.
Ger Ferguson.
Amoner other thlngs. he was asked
what was the greatest amount he was
short since April.
He answered, 1901.
He admitted taking a drink when
he wanted II, but was never drunk
Had been In one gambling house TO
make an arrest.
He was asked about visiting houses
of prostitutlon. and admitted ylsitIpv
them on business. He was asked uar-
ticuIarly about Gladys Allen. and ad-
mltted corfespondIng with her In Cali
a.
type photograph. lie stated that the
chief would bear him out In salts
factory explanation He afterWnrd
stated that she had attempted 10 re-
form. and when she was going TO her
father he had loaned her SO Is.
He was asked In he had ever been
in the silver Dollar snloon with her.
He replied he had been In The res
taurant there with her. Was talking
business
He was asked about the collection
of the prostitute fine monthly With
out charge.
He admitted making the monthly
collection of $40.
Asked how he justlfed the practice.
witness replied he was not the head az
the department. and could NOT give
the reasons for the orders he had re-
ee,ved
Asked who would be winner II a Do
lleeman failed 10 make "A case after
collecting a fine. he replied that the
policeman would be $40 ahead,
Here an effort was made TO dlsclose
a pollca null" in consequence Of their
discretion In holding of the penalties
OF the law. No substantial admission
was made.
He admitted sotne or tho nolleemen
had oolleoted finea when mo cases ,,,,r,,
made Witness protested agalnst Civ
ing names OF Officers. and said he
thought the marshal yNould he rho
proper one to do that
Was asked II he remembered the
case of Mabel stewart
Mr.. Shropshire here moved that all
the tegtimony In reference 10 the NO
man IN question be omitted from tbe
record In order to avoid publication
No action,
The examination being resured wit.
ness said he took only si5 when he
went 10 Houston NJ cantain ~ he
Eenribles Whatsver oisa TO- o., W, w
Ferguson he mi in tbe sac rcr,,,,I
aon's wife was nresent In rssnarss 20
his attorney. Witness said no bad IN,
oIuded me st6 in y,ha, Ne IA -.
ward Maid IN
The committee then took n reeess
during me session ~ M lie, ae,,,,s'
cil ~
When tho committee res,,rro, az, ..,
rIon Mr. MatkIn was rccoiisd 10 ees
He was asked abo,,, 40 !, s,,,,,,., a..
nnsitad nv MIN ana abn,,t ~, ts.'t a..
formation which cnnid ha ai,ot,aS ~, ~
that they appeared in Inc noinnn ~
,,s,,ra,, ,,,t,tah 49,, , ,ns eotuii'il oi
ef,s,,n On Tho rsan M ,h ~ ret-
fiee Nv The safe T,bnr. y,s s', ~ ,t Of
TRANSCRIPT Of the denasits '' ''''ei
once, r. NJ rnbns,n,, . .,,.s
next IIe narnad tbc ,ni,,s,', - -,
waited ON fhe malice cn,,r, 800 ~ 20
scribed the process OF coilectino onas
from prostitutes. He told Of ,hrsa ~
the women who were excmsed s,o -,
paying their fines on account Of nav
Ferguson admItted co,lee,i svn ,ho
fines. No eases md baon mede' as , ~
tbeae thrae syor,a,, ny y, , IN asalilst
ness had left thc force css,s 80 o WI,
usually be made tho followInp morn-
ing, Had turned considnrnhiss r n,u,n,
over 10 Matl,in ana FnSS,,sor hat r,ons ~
began 10 take recelpts' Here yvitnass
produced the recei,its Nc bsd tei,s,
vehIch he nrocaadsd 20 ..s h'u ,aNen,
dated IN MAY, and signed by Ferr,,son
II was the loose manner in which
the business seemed ~ ba dn,a ,ha,
ca,,sed r,itnass ~ aa,, ~ ~ uDne mat
his own protection. 100 ~ 'p's' ior
Had turned over si00 IN Mr. A,otr,,
without receipts. ~ ~ 81
Had turned over about s99s ~ 70.
rtIsou hetwes, Nav Z a,,d sss' 70 rer-
Asked how Ferguson knew tho ,breo
women were Subject 10 amos vi, s 49,
.aid caras haa 49,, - nnss' WITNESS