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

did not make me intoxicated. Ny ankle
was hurt some time ago when / carried a
woman from a house blown up by natural
gas and stumbled with her, suffering a
severe sprain. / was Unable to report for
duty the day referred to and DR.. Christian
called TO see me. Some of the men who
run with me say / walked too much"
ANOTHER EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. Kurtz recited his experience with
Army" Williamson, a tough character,
and was prevented from sending him in
through the interference of William Moore,
a South Side Democratic committeeman,
who said he had Ito keep the boys in line"
Kurtz refuted the charge made by James
Scanlon as TO his having fallen out of
shissel's saloon in an intoxicated condition.
He said Superintendent Quigiey was the
only officer of the force who. ever men,
toned anything to him about drinking.
kurtZ said he heard he was going to be
discharged from the force about Oct. IA or
Is. Kurtz then told what happened when
he returned his star, mace, etc, 10 the sta
ton house the day after being discharged.
Captain Dawson was on duty and when
Kurtz was told that Superintendent Quig-
ley was not In his office he said he started
10 leave when Dawson asked him Tor MS
star, etc. Kurtz says he refused to give
them to him and as he went out the door
the captain jerked them from his han
KurtZ then tore the badge from Captain
Dawson's coat and flung it on the floor.
calling him a name. Dawson threatened TO
lock him up. but Kurtz said he would not
be robbed at police headquarters.
Il was called before the grand jury In the
street-car investigation, and there is moth
ing in these charges here against me-" said
Kurtz. Attorney Duncan then led the wit
ness UP to the question OF what caused him
10 be subpoenaed before the grand jury.
Kurtz said:
WHY HE WAS CALLED.
During the last state fair / was sta
toned at the fair grounds and instructed
to see that there was no gambling at the
various saloons and roadhouses close by. /
was notified of a robbery at a saloon close
by run by AL Harston. ex-councilman, and
a man m humphreys and the gambling
carried on by Gus Rahke. On investiga-
ton 1 found that a travelling man had been
charged $50 for q few cheap drinks. His
friends told me to get him out and they
would take him home. i got him out and
sent him TO the car. l went back TO the
place and Harston grew angry about
L had done in taking a good spender' away
from his place of business. l told him l
would not see the man robbed and Harston
denied that any robbery had been COM
mitted as his bartender was honest. / dis
agreed with him there for the bartender
was out on suspended sentence for being
mixed up in q robbery. Harston then told
me I'm vile language how much he hated me
dlih Sdlus Il a " IlONGN Ol Ilt lW1h-
tieth district and will have you moved
again. I got $500 out of this street-car
deal and / will spend every cent to have
you moved, thought at the time 1t would
be my finish"
Kurtz then said he never referred TO
Superintendent Quigley as Jim" or
Jimmie" as had been stated by witnesses
en- the stand. He said he thought we'll Of
both captains and that was more than
some of the men on the force did. KurtZ
said he defied Patrolman Bolen to bring
any man outside the police department
who would say he applied a vile epithet in
speaking of the superintendent The wit
ness accused Bolen Of cursing the officers
of the force and then running TO Superin-
tendent Quigley and crediting what he had
said to some one else. Kurtz said he saw
Patrolman John T.. Green drinking in sew
eTal saloons which were in his iKurtZ's)
district and the witness objected, saying he
would be held to blame should any one see
Green in full uniform drinking at the bar.
MET CHAIRMAN ROTH.
Kurtz then told an interesting story of
meeting Chairman Roth on Dec. 10 on Tli-
nois street. near Maryland street. "I was
talking with Rinker and Butcher" said
Kurtz. when Mr.. Roth approached us. He
shook hands with me and when | asked
him if he knew the other men he said he
had never seen them before. / then intro
duced them as two Of the force who had
lluo e ilNGQS IA Ol lit CdtllC lililc I'LL
was severed. Mr.. Roth then said he didn't
have anything TO do with our dismissal. He
said superintendent Quigley furnished a
list of the men to be discharged at a con-
ference held at the Grand Hotel. He said
the list was not satisfactory and he was
ordered TO furnish another list setting out
the charges against the men to be turned
out. Roth said he did not know any of the
Kurtz and myself. He said he acted
solely upon the recommendation of the
superintendent
On the cross-examination of this witness
nothing new was brought out. Kurtz said
Captain Dawson had never reprimanded
him.
When Kurtz completed his Testimony it
was agreed that the remainder of the wit
resses in the cases against the four men
should be heard this morning. Part of the
evidence in the cases against ex-Patrol-
men Frank Jones, William Conklin and
William Cox was heard and the statement
Of the three men were interesting. They
were charged with being among the 'con-
sregators' who assembled during roll call.
Patrolman Peter HUM, Captain Kruger,
John Johnson, Captain Dawson and others.
swore they had seen the three accused
men talking with members of the clique.
Jones was not represented by an attorney
out ala MS own cr~oSS-examining
CONKLIN'S STORY.
Mr.. Conklin was the first of the three
to take the stand in his own behalf. He
SdlQ uC udu DCcu a lltlllDcl VI the lOTCe
since 1885 and as he proceeded in a
straightforward way, his eyes turned to-
ward the members of the board, his voice
filled with emotion.
81 never criticised the department and
never had occasion to-" said he. 'I be-
longed to no clique while on the force and
rever brought disgrace on the force or
my family"
William Cox then took the stand and
told of the expression keep 1t dark"
which had no especial significance. He
denied belonging to any clique or having
talked with any one about the depart
ment.
81 went into the civil suit" he continued,
anything against any member of the city
administration. / would not want to be
retained on the force unless 1 could have
the best wishes of my superior officers
and members of the board"
Frank Jones on taking the stand said:
Il am not guilty of the charges placed
against me and no one knows my inno-
cence so well as my superior officers and
men who swore against me. ! know moth
ing Of the clique. During my four years
on the force my record shows that L was
never reprimanded and | owe ii TO my
family and friends to deny the charges
an attorney or witnesses, but I am willing
to place Attorney Bell. Mr.. Roth or any
of the sergeants on the stand to testify
as 10 my character. / never In my life
did anything to disgrace the department."
TIE MORNING SESSION.
The first witness called during the morn