The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-24
Investigation of the Shooting of
Joseph Graham Is Brought
TO a Close.
ACCUSED MEN ARE STILL FREE.
Police Board Fails TO Meet-As-
sistant Chief Gillaspy's Action
Regarding Prisoners Up
held by His Superior.

/ Chief of Police kielys inveStiga tiOn o
the shooting affray At Twenty-first stree
!, and Washington avenue. in which JOSEPH
Graham was verely wounded. Wednesda,
night. has ended. without any action beins
| taken.
No one will be sent before the Police
Board for neglect of duty or exceeding hi.
authority, and bad Jack Williams ana
Louis Ffngerln. who have been Id ntifiet
with the shooting. will not be arrested.
Despite the report of Assistant Chief OF
detectives Smith and Captain Reynolds nj
| the Central District. TO the effect that Gra-
| nam would prosecute. Chief kiely says he
has been informed that Graham will not
90 SO. II Graham desires TO prosecute. Chief
| kely says. he can do after he recoyers-
The Board Of Police Commissioners, which
was expected TO take up the case. did not
Mold Its regular meeting yesterday because
OF lack of quorum. Commissioner An
| drew Blong was absent. President Harry
Hawes is IN Minnesota. and Commissioner
Ballard in Arizona. leaving Only three me m
bers of the board in the city. the Mayor.
VICE President Frye and Commissioner
Blons The absence of Mr.. Blong. it WAS
| stated prevented the meeting. Acting Mayor
| hornsny did not go to the -Four Courts. he
| sald. because he was notified by the secre-
tary of the board that there would be no
After reading Assistant Chief Gillaspy's
report. said Chief Kiely yesterday. Il am
| satlshed with the way the was ham
/ died. II had been here myself l think
| would have acted just Chief Gillaspy
acted am not going to suspend any one
|! and no ore will be sent before the board |
| understand that Graham will not prose
l cute. SO l shall not have Williams and Fin
| Serlin arrested. II Graham des res to pros
warrant himself"
Practice of Obtaining Warrants.
! Is II not the custom of the department
L 10 hold men who are charged with assault
TO Kill and have warrants issued AGAINST
them independent of the wishes of those
VINO are assauited?" the Chief was asked.
/ IT Is in the cases of those who are Sc
riously wounded and are likely To die. but
this man Graham was Only shot in the leg
ana not seriously injured"
DO YOU recall a single instance Chief
where a prisoner who has been positively
ffoentified was taken back TO the hospital
Tor another identification?''
That is not a fair question" replied the
& &onlef: 1T would be hard to find a parallel
Well. do you know of any case. whether
No" said the Chief '.The nearest case I
recall he continued. was that of James
ductor Samuel w Mann, July 1. Isss, Mrs
Mann positively identified Nettles when she
saw MIN in the station and tainted When
she recovered l had her take another look
at Nettles to be sure
But that was all one identification-took
place at the station within few minutes?'
Can you think of any case where a pris
oner in the custody of the police was taken
One case When John A. Cockrill killed
escorted Mr. cockrell to the Judges house
When J. Edgar Clifford was arrested last
spring on charge Of assault to kill. you
refused TO allow an officer to take him 10
Judge Clark's house. did YOU NOT ?'
1T was daylight then. and the Judge could
have been brought TO the Four Courts
Il want to state here" the Chief con-
tinued. this man. Jack Williams received
treatment IN no way different from any one
else Because he is called Bad Jack we
are not going to refuse him a courtesy we
would grant any one else. Colonel Ed But
Ter was here and wanted to give bond for
snS;;n ms Son anu anu, Ior wiiams | see no harm in
Night Chief Gillaspy's Report.
Night Chief Gillaspy's report on the case
Colonel Mathew Kieiy, CHIEF Of Police. City:
Sr.I herewith report thar at loss O'Clock last
Central District came into this office and said aid
sh there 3 had s been shooting scrape twenty.
been reported that Jack Williams and Louie
posed shooters and wanted to know Il he se should
put an order on the books to arrest them. 1 told
and all parties to the shooting Brought d in sae sann
little time after midnight last night officers
broueht this Office John B. Will Williams iStaiS, and
ons from their office as he Was n suppossd oR ns,Tue to
be wanted in connection with a shooting on /!
questioned Williams as to the shooting. and
he denied his presence in the neighborhood men
parties were -,S, Soncernsd I then asked the said
Of the party shot The officers renlied that he 1
hospital for ,dentiacaton TSey reuaned TO this id
office between and 2 O'Clock this morning and
taed wiillsms also had issn;isad 1ef Josn ,dfR r:
Butt Butler & as Dutch Louie" e. or Fingerlin and said
Butler identified as Dutch Louie, were in the
but could rot saw which one shot him. f %aoSn 1a
Edward Butler who was in the office the /
BOWS mean@ wiiisms and JOHN r. Ruar M.n iSs hs
son. I told the Colonel would have To hold
investigated. He then said he would furnish
soSa sSRa se fsr wnes have tod s@ ase % Clark s for
purpose. and he replied that he would 10 %
lowed to accompany him to Judge Clarks resi-
made dhat in the i5ent'hcation OF John Butler
as Dutrh Louie :, and ,ss 4 being ,v. as thought
allowed the officers 20 accompany the pris- |
thoush Oh he ne be- Sk or sn p an r sn
On the return to this office of the officers and
Sst Grrha a had te"isd i@ntitvire Rntrlr sarss as
Dutch Louie, and an ! had the said officer. re.
possible. s;raiFhten himself cut. When the on
the hospital the second time and unon inaIrirv
Of the officers to the result OF their second |
had failed to identity eithe- Williams or Butler
and. further said he -.ould not prosecute them
rleasei the nrisoners as I thought was
justified ~ doing |
Louis Fingeri'r. alias Dutch Louie" was at
no time last night in this office no. an 7 sae
him anvwhere. OTicers Sullivan ard Punting |
Informed this evening that ra'ther 90 them |
had seer Lrris Fingerlir. had him unde- az
rest. be-, in the ho-,it,r 1T anv time within I
tn. last thirty-six hours with him.
PlH.sn find their report hereto -tta"he' Re- |
G. G. GrLLASPv.
Assistar. Chief Of Police.
PatrOlmeu Tell Their story.
The report of Policemen Sullivan ard
Bunting follows.
Lieutenant Colonel q G GiIlaepv Assistant |
chief OF Police: Sir-We herewith -enprt. rala- |
i've 10 the shooting of one Joseph Graham. who |
was shot at Twentv-frst street and Washngto1 |
avenue tho 2rst 'rsf. stIpnasatiy hy lack |
Williams and Lnuis rinPerlin aIia- Dutch r>orie |
that we arrested Williams abOut n 30 last Mich. |
~ Twenty-frst ard Che-,rut streets AMI hroi'"h. |
him direct to YOUR "ff-e nrd short while |
after he taken in the nrpsAnca 81 f,raha-n ]
at the CITY Hosnital and was identified bv era I
ham OF five who shot Mt him At
the above time John putier came into the hos |
pital and as soon as irahrm saw him he iien- |
'ifiei him being Finysriin They were both |
brought back to the Chef's Office Vhereunon |
hey were taken back 10 the hosn'tsl the secon. |
fime. 50 as there would be mistake Of them |
being the partes
The second time Graham, saw them he could |
not identify them and positively stated that he |
ftd not see them at the of the eraDtiny |
He also excused himself TO Butln- ani said
was on account of the lights being dim and that
ne could not see them very plain,
We did not Fineerlin at anv time last =
night ard We further state that there no
iam at the hospital or any other place in our |
presence T.,
Graham further stated that there would be no !,
OFFICERS SULLIVAN AMI HUNTING
Central District
At ST. Johns Hospital Graham's condi-