The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-07
Ex-Patrolman Timothy Crannan's
Testimony Creates Something
of q Sensation.
CERTAIN SALOONS PROTECTED
EX-CITY CLERK sTUCKMEYER RE-
PLIES TO AN INSINUATION.
Ex-PatroIman Rinker ON the stand
for q INSTRUMENTATION Dis
closes Bad Conditions.

There was more interesting testimony In
the councilmanic investigation of the
Board OF Safety last night than at any pre-
vious session. Councilman Higgins was
there with a number of loaded cigars,
which he presented 10 few of his friends,
and while the testimony was being heard
there was quite a pyrotechnic display.
which amusd the Commodore more than
any one else.
Deputy City Attorney Bell represented
the board. and during the proceedings en-
gagged In wordy war with Attorney Hard
ing regarding the construction OF a sec
ton of the city charter pertaining to po-
licemen entering saloons and in making
arrests In cases of assault and battery.
The argument came when ex-Partolman
Rinker was on the stand, and after he had
testified to the order issued by Superin-
tendent Quigley for patrolmen to not make
arrests in cases of assault and battery. but
to notify the injured party to swear out a
warrant. He said he could not make an
arrest when the person who was the ag-
gressor pleaded guilty to him of having as
saulted another person. Attorney Harding
said the courts OF Indiana had held that a
police officer should make an arrest under
such circumstances. but to this Mr.. Bell
said such was not the case. The specta-
tors were treated to short session OF the
two men juggling technicalities, after
which the investigation proceeded.
1.-THE city charter is just as plain as the
English language, and no superintendent
can supercede or take away it's provision"
said Attorney Harding in an excited man.
ner, pointing his finger at Attorney Bell.
''The order does not violate the city char
ter" retorted Mr.. Bell.
1T is in fat contradiction of the city
charter, and no superintendent or Board
Of Public Safety has the right to repudiate
1t. 1t takes the Legislature to change it,"
said Mr.. Harding.
CRANNAN'S TESTIMONY.
Timothy Grammar, one of the ex-patrol-
men, was the first witness called. He was
asked about being called to the city clerk S
Office the morning after the city election
last fall. and he said the order came from
Superintendent Quigley. He said he
watched the door leading into the city
clerks Office, and in the Office were City
Clerk Stuckmeyer. August Tamm and John
Brennan. The witness said he was told to
watch the office and allow no one to enter.
In the office were the chests containing
the ballots. and he said he saw Stuckmeyer
take bags out of the chest and write on
tally sheets. Grammar said Brennan came
out of the room and he asked him what
he thought of 1t, and the latter replied:
ut Is all right. We can fix that all
right
Grammar said he saw Stuckmeyer at the
table with some tally sheets. When the
crowd entered the big room across the
hall from the city clerks Office the witness
saiG he heard the Democratic majority
was S47. About three days after that he
said to Brennan: Pretty close, wasn't it?''
We'll, 347 was enough" Brennan replied.
Grammar said he had been reprimanded by
Superintendent Quigley about six months
before his dismissal because he was ac-
cused OF being drunk. He gave the names
of several officers on the force at the pres
ent time who had been reprimanded by the
superintendent and Board OF Safety, and
suspended for thirty days for drinking. He
said while he ran the Twenty-ifth district
containing about thirty saloons, he re-
| ceived orders to watch the saloons owned
by Peter Ivory. Anthony Ward, Mike Boy
land and Paul Bonner He didn't look after
the others very much, he said. He said he
arrested a crowd OF gamblers who were
operating ABOVE the Manila saloon and that
Captain Kruger had asked him what right
he had to arrest gamblers without a ser.
geant being with him. He had run that
| district for one and a half years, but was
| removed in two weeks after making the ar.
rest. He paid $40. he said, to Tom Hediar
| as his Democratic political assessment.
| CAUSE OF REMOVAL
| On cross-examination he was asked If he
didn't know he was removed from the dis
trict for allowing certain class Of people
| to walk the streets in his district. He re-
piled in the negative. Mr.. Perrott. of the
| committee, then said to the witness:
| "You wish to convey the impression, OIL
| you have conveyed the impression. thai
fraud was being carried on in that room b,
| Charles Stuckmeyer. August Tamm and
| John Brennan"
1T don't know anything about it," replied
| Grammar.
| "You know IL is not fact"
| "I don't know anything about that"
| 1T is a very serious charge" continued
Mr.. Perrott, you are trying TO make
town. and Mr.. Stuckmeyer will be here IL
| q few minutes, and / hope you will sta.
| until after he comes. because We want hin
| on the witness stand"
The witness was then asked II he though
he was dismissed from the police depart
ment because he was Democrat or fo
political reasons. He replied that he did no
| know. but when asked TO give the cause o
| his dismissal replied:
''You can search me-"
| Patrolman Rinker was the next witness
| He said he had been called before the su
perintendent on few occasions, and tina
| the superintendent had charged him will
| questioning the honesty of the captains II
| marking up the time of patrolmen. He wa
| also accused. he said. by the superintend
| ent OF not being good Democrat and witt
having II IN" for the Irish. Rinker SAT-
he had never criticised the superintendent
but after he was dismissed last Decembe
he said something about that official which
| would not look we'll in print. He said tn
| superintendent told him the ordinance re
lating 10 paying policemen while on dut,
on account of illness or disability wa
| passed by the Democratic Council as
piece OF political buncombe. He then wen
into the order issued to keep patrolmen on
of saloons. and said he might as we'll hav
forfeited his place as TO have disobeyed II
Rinker said he had received orders {
watch the saloons OF Wolf Sussman, Jerr
Sheehan. Otto Hoffman and Druggts
Thomas Nash. Other saloons in the dis
trict were all violating the law. he said. L
another district he received orders TO watc
6 Iober's saloon, which sold Ohio beef
and he never noticed this place violate tn
law.
ORDERED TO LEBANON.
Rinker told of the policemen being OF
dered to Lebanon and the remark Capital
Dawson made before those who were sub
poenaed 10 go. Rinker said he raided
gambling game at James Hammond
place, corner of Blake and North street.
and said he would have lost the crowd Ia
L for- he IL rIoff