The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-10

policemen and fremen and collect a cam
paign assessment of $50 apiece, but he de-
clined. Soon after the election Superin-
tendent Quigley notified him that his resig-
nation was wanted. One reason given for
Mr.. Herrick's dismissal was his refusal TO
collect the campaign assessment. Another
reason given was that Councilman Sam
Perrott's brother had TO have a place., and,
in fact, Herrick's place was given to him.
During the last city campaign, when
Mr.. Tagsart was running the third success
sive time for mayor, two patrolmen served
at least three weeks each in the Demo-
cratic campaign committee rooms, in citi-
Zen'S clothes, and at the same time drew
pay as policemen. and though not present
at roll call nor on their beats, were prop
erly entered up as present and on duty as
policemen.
TO PROMOTE PRIVATE ENDS.
"The police force has been used as an
organization to promote private ends. 1t
has been used against certain interests and
for other interests. When a movement was
on foot, In 1899. to have the city grant a
thirty-four-year franchise to the Street
railway Company, there was a strong feel
ing against the measure and a public meet
ing of those opposing the demands of the
street car company was called for Tomlin-
son Hall; the city received the rent for the
use Of the hall from those in sympathy
'ANh SHC hNNtAiAo NAC PotACt oA"dgS abNCio
public meetings TO keep order. II will be
remembered that at this meeting the street
car company sent a delegation which at
tempted TO control the meeting; there was
great disorder and the meeting was nearly
broken up by those who opposed the OBJ
ject of the meeting, but the police, con-
trary to their custom on such occasions,
made no effort to preserve order and gave
no assistance to those in charge of the
meeting until there was about to be a
personal encounter between some of the
parties. II transpires that the policemen
were instructed by their superior officers
not to interfere at that meeting except to
prevent personal violence, that. as the po-
licemen declare, their hands were tied by
the order OF the superintendent" and they
stood by while the rights of those who
called the meeting and hired the hall were
overriden. In short, the police department
was in conspiracy with the street car COM
pany to throttle free speech.
ON another occasion. on a change of
venue from this county, there was pending
in Lebanon a civil suit by property owners
for damages on account of the alleged dis
orderly management of Kissels beer gar
den, in Indianapolis. At roll call the names
of a large number or policemen was read
out and they were ordered to be at a GER
tain train to go to Lebanon as witnesses
for the defense, and they were also, at the
same time, publicly admonished thai the
Kissel crowd have been good friends to
us and now we must stand by them"
These men were going as witnesses TO tes-
tify in court.
PRICE OF BEEF RAISED.
I'm 1898 an organization was made by
the leading manufacturers and wholesale
sellers of beer in Indiana for the purpose
of raising the price of beer. Those who
stood out and declined to go into the COM
bination were, most of them, forced in or
driven out of business, but still there was
independent beer sold in Indianapolis. The
price of beer was raised 81 per barrel when
the war tax went on, but until this combi-
nation was formed beer sold at from s. to
Sc per barrel. The beer trust raised the
price to $40; the independent beer was
sold at the old price. A brewery at Day.
ton, o.. among others. continued to sell
Independent beer at indianapolis. In order
TO break down this competition the beer
trust resorted to thes usual methods of the
trust and shipped beer from indianapolis
and sold II at Dayton for 81 per barrel.
though the same beer was not sold at In
dianapolis for less than $40. And vet. i'm
spite of this strong competition, independ-
ent beer was largely sold in Indianapolis.
one man, representing Dayton beer, sup
piled fifty saloons. 1t became necessary.
therefore. for the beer force to call out re-
lnforcements or the beer trust was doomed.
This enforcement was furnished by the
police force Of Indianapolis. This is a
strong statement. but 1T is supported by so
many facts that there can be no doubt that
Ii is true.
I'm January, 1899. the following written
order, directed to Superintendent Quigley.
was posted in police headquarters:
At a meeting OF the Board of Public
Sarety, heid this day, the following rule
was formulated, and you are directed TO
see that Ii is strictly obeyed: Patrolmen
must not enter any saloon in the city i'm
case they are ordered to do SO by their SUI
perlor officers and when there is fighting or
unlawful conduct being permitted within
the saloon that requires their presence in
their line of duty.
EDWARD H.. DAVIS, Secretary
GOING INTO SALOONS.
ut had, therefore, been the custom Of
policemen to go into saloons frequently
and to keep a sharp lookout on such places.
1t Is in some of the saloons that the thieves
and criminals spend much of their time.
1t is where burglars spend the day and
policy playing and gambling is likely to
be carried on. In short, in any civ a no.
liceman would be much hampered in the
discharge of his duty If he could not go
into the saloons. A soldier might as we'll
be told not TO go in search of the enemv.
as to tell a police officer that he should not
enter a saloon. The object of this order.
under whatever pretext IL is made. was to
give the beer trust an advantage. as the
sequel will show. This order was followed
by another order, that If a saloon keeper
was caught violating the law he should
not be arrested on sight, but thai a report
or the matter should be made to headouar-
tiers. These orders, bad as they were, ap-
piled 10 all saloons, but ii was a proper
basis for what followed The saloons were
now freed from the old-time espionage and
1t was only necessary to single out certain
saloons as exceptions; such selections
were made. TIL police were given type
written lists of saloons which were to be
closely watched. These saloons were to
be entered and re-entered. and IL the law
was by them violated in the least title the
offenders were 10 be Immediately arrested
OF the case without arrest, as in other
cases.
CERTAIN SALOONS FAVORED.
Il give here an abstract of the affidavit
from one of the patrolmen: Since James
F. Quigley became superintendent of the
police force. a little over two years ago,
and shortly after the election of 1897, the
police force has been Systematically used
to favor certain saloon and beer interests.
While the laws against selling liquors on
Sundays and holidays, and 10 minors, to
drunken men and after the hour of IL
o'clock at night have not been enforced.
as a general rule. yet certain saloons and
saloon keepers were designated by Superin-
tendent Quigley as being places and per-
sons who should be vigilantly watched and
If any violation of the law could be de-
tected in their places, or by them. they
were to be promptly arrested and brought
in. In March, 1899. a written list was made