The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-14

your commissioners think that if the,
 removed Captain Brewer alone tn
 public might think he was the maj
 who leaked?"
 "Yes, sir"
 Did you think that MT. Clark
 might possibly want Williams for cap
 tain when you spoke of him to Com
 missioner Lee?'
 Yes. sir
 Have you not in time past talked
 with Captain Brewer about the reor ! ganization of the detective depart t ment, and asked him if he would take the place of it's head?"
 Possibly, I cannot say''
 Have you not on many occasions ol annual police inspection congratula both Captains Brewer and OKeefe or the general appearance of their men and their personal ef1iciency?"
 T might have done so; possibly have"
 Has not Captain Brewer complained to you that so many of his men had been taken away, he could not make his work in precinct efficient" He did say something about some of his men being removed"
 ''Is it not true that that precinct is one of the most important in the city, and one in which there is more crime committed than in precinct P" 'Yes, l suppose it is true'
 Was there any talk before the po- lice board regarding Jake Mann's place, to the effect that if poker game was running, there, the place ought to be pulled?''
 No, sir"
 Did you know poker game was being run there?"
 "No, sir"
 Haven't you asked Captain Brewer to keep a policeman off a certain sec- tion of Olive street?"
 No sir.'
 Did not you once ask Captain Brewer to go out of his precinct to Grand avenue drug store to break up a place frequented by women, stating you could not get it done by Captain Tripp?"
 ''No, sir
 MT. Arvine objected to the question but Judge Wheeler said He may an- sWer the question if it is to show the confidence the witness had in the effici- ency of the captain as an officer"
 Eugene R. Hubbard, president of the board of aldermen, and former po- lice commissioner testified that he had no personal knowledge of the efficiency of Captain O'Keefe, but knew of it through others of the board of police commissioners.
 1hjnntin,, tn i,a of came from Judge Robertson of the mayors side and was allowed
 Regarding the transfer of Captain O'Keefe the witness testified to going to see the captain by request of the other commissioners. q told him." said he, 'the committee on efficiency were finding fault with his administra- tion and were talking of retiring him. He told me he was trying to do his whole duty. Later I heard that the were going to retire him. ! went to them and pleaded for O'Keefe. | The committee stated they had it in mind to retire him, but if he would &C., cept transfer to station B. smaller station it might save his retirement"
 Witness put the facts before Captain O'Keefe who finally came to the con- olusion that he would accept transfer.
 -examned Did Capt. OKeefe 'ver tell you that the commissioners were not supporting him an that it vas consequently hard for him to do lis duty?'
 No, sir"
 Did not he tell you then that the rouble was that the men were afraid If the influence of these commissioners who were in the bot ting business?" He did not
 Witness testified that when Captain ) )'Keefe was transferred to station 3, he commissioners stated after he had ,een there while that he was getting dong very we'll"
 Was the captain at that time, in 'our opinion capable of performing po- ice duty?"
 Objected to as outside the knowledge f the witness and ruled out.
 Captain Brewer recalled. He was sked if he did not make affidavit when e got his United States pension appli- ation in to the effect that he was in apacitated from earning his living by manual labor in consequence of inju~ ies not due to vicious habits, etc. q do not recollect that I did," Judge Wheeler-"That is all. MT srewer.' John H. Clarke took the stand at D:1O and testified that he had heard Thief Wrinn say that Captain Brewer ras not an efficient officer. Witness ad heard commissioners talk of com lants and of gambling in Captain rewers precinct which Brewer made O attempts to stop. The commission l rs then talked of an investigation at le time the law and order league t rocured some warrants and had them ,ryed. It was then openly claimed