Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-23

ing tickets were Chief Julian, an in
bought on two differ terested spectator.
ent days.
Chairman Pope declared them incompe-
tent.
His honor went on to tell how in May,
1896 James Q. Hogg, who was employed in
the office of the superintendent of build
ings. told him that he was certain policy
playing was going on at Pendergast's place
in the rear of sos Main street. This was at
about 10 o'clock in the morning The may
or was furnished with a diagram of the
place, a copy of which he showed the
committee. He said that ne told Chief Ir-
win of the facts furnished him by Mr..
Hogg, and had warrants sworn out, which
he placed in the chiefs hands. Notwith-
standing this, the place, was not raided
and soon after 6 o'clock the place was
locked by four gamblers whose original
numbers had suddenly lessened.
After this Chairman Pope asked Mayor
Jones If he was in possession of list of
persons who could give testimony at first
hand relative to gambling. He complied by
reading long list of names. They We're
those of Walter Whitsett, s. w. Nichols.
T. s. Boulware, Ed Eylar, Jacob Schmidt,
s. G.. Smith, William Blockberger, c. L.
Knight, w. II. Goodnue, ]. T. Wachs. Paul
Liggett; w; S. Campbell, eX-members of
the police force;- Sergeant flanagan, L.
w. Edwardson, n. w. Biery. G. W. Hicks,
w. j. Nichols, 10 o. Shelby, Jr., C. s.
Snead, Martin Moran, Robert Dunlop, f.
w. Knapp, J. y. Kincaid. o. G.. Jackson
S. G. Green, R. L. James, w. f. Weber, P.
j. Murphy, F. II. Anderson, present mem
bers of the police force; &c. Morris George
c. Hale Joseph T. Mcclure, Charles Cole,
Williams, James o. Hogg. Charles W.Beck-
er, Wade H. Mountfort. William H. Cline,
P.tsr F. W. Badger C. A Biaksslee Mason s.
ris, Wade Howell, Gus Galbaugh. ]. H.
Leonard, L. NJ. Bliler Charles Oldham,
John N. Davidson, Maurice Castle. James
John Hobby, Milton Mcmillan, George W.
Longan, Joe Willis Sol Davis, j. f. Par
rott, Val Wagner, Fred Remington, Bill
Church, Eugene Parker. Kid Parker Fred
Sieben, Fred Hacker, Mrs. Make Jackson.
C. w. Archer, John w. Mcbride and john
ny johnson.
No sooner had the mayor finished read
ing this list than Chairman Pope asked
him whether or not he had been informed
by all of these mentioned that gambling
was in vogue. He replied no, by no means
had been engaged by persons he knew
Chairman Pope insisted then on having the
mayor commit himself to telling who of
the list he knew and who ne did not know
expressing the opinion that the committee
did not care to subpoena such large num-
ber of persons. Mayor Jones insisted on
his part that all of the persons whose
names he had read were competent wit
nesses. He was at last constrained by the
committee to pick out several persons
whose testimony he could personally vouch
for. He named ex-Constable Ed Eylar.
Chief Hale ex-Constable PJoe" Morris, ex-
Assistant Chief Joe" Mcguire, Charles
NOte, James ". ffOSE. NlllstIl Ii. tIlne,
Badger, Blakeslee and Peters. newspaper
reporters, NJ. Devasher, Plumbing inspect
or Henry Sieben, Chumley and Hacker
Representative Avery cfcss-eXamined the
mayor. Toward the end OF the examina-
ton Avery asked:
IF you thought the chief was not doing
his duty shouldn't you have set the ma
chinery in motion for his removal?'
IF you knew as much as do about the
situation, Mr.. Avery you" Mr.. Avery
smiled as he interrupted him with the re-
mark, You could have put the machinery
in motion, couldn't you?"
Yes" replied the mayor wearfly, replac-
ing his uniighted cigar in his mouth. 'I
could have set it in notion
Colonel Waters also crosS-examined the
mayor. He asked him number of ques-
tions touching his attitude toward Ed
Findley before his election to the office of
police judge. the complexion of the board
of public works prior to and since his be-
coming mayor of Kansas City, the city's
finances, as throwing light upon the police
boards discharge of the sixteen police
officers and the like. The mayor answered
these questions more or less readily. Not
infrequently he reddened and his eyes
snapped angrily. though he and Colonel
Waters contrived to extract considerable
fun out of the examination. which greatly
amused the auditors. l.. NJ. BliIer's name
is one OF those which appear In the may