Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-25
CAPTAIN CHARGED.
Damaging Story Related by Elk.
Officer Carnes.
LAYS ROBBERY AT BENDER's DOOR

Resulted In His Dismissal in q State
ment Before the Council Which Orders
Another Investigation.
Some of the city dads were a little
astonished on hearing the inside his
tory Of few of the disgraceful incl
dents which have been characterize
ing tia affairs Of the police depart
NEST for several months rehearsed
at last evenings council meeting.
The consequence is that the Carnes-
Schaab- Bender trouble is to be rein
vestigated, as are other matters re-
lative to the loose discipline in the
police department. By the health and
police committees.
The an oouncement that q sensa-
ton was to be sprung in a writ
ten statement from eX-Oiiicer Carnes
attracted one Of the largest crowds
which ever gracei the council cham
Der. II was expected that the de-
posed patrolman would support his
accusations by affidavits from officer
and disinterested citizens. But
those are promised at later date.
In his statement to the council
Carnes said: ''On reporting for
duty Saturday evening Aug. Is,
Chief Etzel asked me if had a Ian
tern, and l said not. He directed
me to secure one and take it up to
Forty-first street and Seventh ave-
nue., which l did. l met Officer
Moody's daughter. who resides near
by, and asked if she would not in the
morning take the lantern to her
house. l did this because l knew
the lantern would be required at the
street the following evening. That
would save the trou bic of carrying it
to and from the station again. When
| came in from duty Sunday morn
ing Officer Ca rlson reported to Night
Captain Bender that there was dan
gerous hole in the street between
rwenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets.
Captain Bender replied to Carlson:
ID you, why didn't you wife
it down? want all you fellows to
distinctly understand that / am not
here to write down your reports
Bender then asked me if
brought ia the lantern. told him
that | had spoken to Officer Moody's
daughter and that she said she
would take it in in the morning and
the next evening would get it from
her and place it in the street. He
asked me if Andy didn't tell me t.
take it in. and replied that l did
not so understand it. but that my
impression was that the chief only
wanted re to see that the lantern
was not lost or destroyed. Bender
then said that l had better explain
myself; that he didn't understand
me. ask him what should l ex
plain.
81 will show you,' he answered
with an OATH. and ther
went to the telephone and
called Chief Etzel. Dick and
| had racket this morning. hi
was telling the chief when | entered
the room. said that such a state
ment was untrue. He then asked M
to do the talking, and did, explain
ing the circumstances as they really
were. and telling the chief that il
was difficult matter to get along
with Bender in the condition tn It ht
was that morning.
Not Square OF Honest.
"After this conversation Bender
approached me again.
ID you, you're not square OIL
honest he said.
81 an no thief and never robbed
anyone answered. He asked m,
what l meant. You know that yo,
robbed man on Second avenue an,
Nineteenth street. l replied. HI
said Officer Mccarthy was there a,
the time: and | said there wer,
others. also reminded him of hi.
taking $40 away from a woman from
Davenport at the Rock Island house
whom the Davenport police were af
ter. and told him that he had bet .er
go and settle up with Bill Ulam.
lyon arrested a girl on the bluff
and made him put up $40 for her tt
appear said further. But she
never appeared in court aud Ulau
never got his $40 back. Do you re
member the old fellow who wa.
pulled out of the river last winter
You took his money and thu chic
could not make you give it up.
} Then he said il it was not for hi
pos ition he would show me what b,
could do with me. asked him i
he meant to thrash me. and he sale
he would show me. told him il h,
would s,ep out into the hall and il
could not make him yet out in thre,
minutes would 20 drown myself
Carncs then goes on to cav tina
after the atmosphere cooled off some
what he asked Capt. Bender TO wal
at the station until Chief Eizel came
when they could properly explain
matters. to which he said Bender re
piled that the chief had nothing t,
do with him and that he would ruI
things to suit himself.
There was silence for a momen
among the aldermen after the state
ment had been read. Then Aid
Mancker arose and declared:
If Carnes can substantiate thes,
charges we had better appoint an en-
tire new police force"