The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-16

plants were frequent. Ex-Captain Camp
bell gave Gunsolus credit for being an es-
pecially good officer and with breaking up
the Bungaloo gang. which formerly in
tested the West End.
TALK WITH THE MAYOR.
DR.. D.. A. feathers was called as a wit
ness for Rinker. He told of calling on the
mayor before the election. asking that
Rinker be retained on the force. Mayor
Taggart told me-" said DR.. feathers, that
Rinker need not feel uneasy. He told me
Rinker had been an efficient officer and
that If there were any charges against
him they were too trivial to be noticed.
He said for me TO assure Rinker that IL a
man remained on the force he would be
that man."
Next came Superintendent Quigley. He
had things pretty easy during the direct
examination, but Attorney Duncan kept
him worried by a warm cross-eXamination.
He told of having received complaints OF
Moore. Butcher and Rinker meeting women
I'm various saloons He said he made
recommendations TO Mayor Taggart for
changes in the department last summer
and also after the election. In referring
to kurtZ superintendent Quigley said he
was an efficient officer when not rinking
The superintendent claimed that Charles
Mcguire had made complaints about Kurtz
and had caused him to be changed from
one district TO another. On c~ross-examina-
IlOn superintendent Qulgley CldlIlcu he
knew OF the existence OF a clique of dis
organizers. but made no attempt TO break
1t up. He was then asked If the clique
was not formed last March when he made
suggestions about the officers for the trus-
tees of the police board. Quigley admitted
that he suggested Captain Dawson as a
trustee and Patrolman Frank Stevenson as
secretary.
A FACT BROUGHT OUT.
Attorney Duncan brought out that Cap
tain Dawson tried to become chairman of
the meeting at which trustees were elected
and that on motion of Rinker Sergeant
Corrigan was selected. 1t was also brought
out that Captain Dawson wanted to take
charge of the ballot box and voting. but
Sergeant Corrigan insisted on a counting
of the vote at once. Attorney Duncan
| asked the superintendent about a CONVEX
sation with Rinker in an 1ndiana-aVenue
saloon. in which IL was stated that the
men who opposed his slate at the eiec-
ton for trustees for police board would
be discharged from the force. The super
intendent denied hearing the conversation.
Superintendent Quigley told OF having
called Rinker TO his office to ask him con-
corning a report that Rinker had ques-
toned the honesty of the captains in mark
ing up the police pay roll on the time book.
The witness was then asked II Rfnker mad
not explained hat he was not questioning
any one > honesty, Dul attempting " NC
whether an ordinance, passed some time
before, providing for policemen TO be PAID
when sick or disabled, was being enforced.
Superintendent Quigley said that this could
not be true, as no such ordinance had ever
| been passed and that he probably referred
to the ordinance providing for 20 cents an
hour pay for extra duty. Attorney duncan
then asked Deputy City Attorney Bell for
the truth of the ordinance. and the latter
said he believed the superintendent to be
right. The ordinance was produced, and
the first important section said the police
men should be paid while sick or disabled.
The superintendent was asked II ne mad
not stated the ordinance was passed for
political buncombe and was never intended
to be enforced. He was also asked II he
did not tell Rinker he should be more
faithful TO the Democratic party, but the
superintendent denied ever having talked
politics with Rinker
Clint Lowe, a son of Sergeant Lowe, en-
ployed in the county treasurers oflce, had
| reported that Rinker had called at the OF
flee to see If certain members of the de-
partment had drawn a full months pay.
Lowe also claimed that Rinker claimed he
voted for six Republicans on the county
ticket.
J DISMISSALS OF THE MEN.
Attorney Duncan went into the dismissal
of the twenty-one members Of the police
department, and it was shown most of the
| conferences were held at the Grand Hotel.
| Mayor Taggart was not present when the
| real dismissals took place.
James Scanlon claimed he once saw
| Kurtz in an intoxicated condition, but he
was not In uniform.
William Moore next took the stand, and
told of George Williamson complaining
about Kurtz. He admitted Williamson had
been arrested many times and had been a
disturber on the South Side. He is now
employed by the city in the street depart
ment.
The prosecution then rested and the de-
Tense placed character witnesses on the
stand, among them being Frank Hilgamier,
a butcher on Raymond street, who thought
Kurtz was a good officer. DR.. c. Q. Dur
man thought Kurtz. Rinker and Gunsolus
were good officers, they having run in his
district. Henry Rieman, florist, spoke in
high terms of Kurtz and Rinker. The
other character witnesses included Jacob
Woessner. Charles Zobe, Henry x. Luede-
mann, Merchant Policemen Layton and
Kemp, John Stevens, Eugene Van Dyne,
r. c. Herrick, Fred Dickson, manager of
the Park Theater, who credited Gunsolus
with breaking up the Bungaloo gang; T..
j. Morse, Charles H. Buddenbaum and
many others, who testified to the efficiency
of Kurt, Rinker, Gunsolus and Butcher.