The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-01
THE MENEFEE ROBBERY
All Pawn Shops Deny Having Had tlIe
Menefee Jewelry.
OFFICER OuIN EXPECTS SUSPENSION.
Ordered to Renort to the Chief at 9
O'clock This Mornina-Says He
Conferred With Police Department.

The Menefee robbery and the manner
In which the goods we're restored, con
tinues to be subject of very lively inter
EST in police circles.
The Post OF yesterday told the story of
how Police Officer Charles Quin got pos
session of the jewels and restored them
to Mr.. Menefee upon his paying $40,
as the amount for which they were said
TO have been pawned.
Officer Quln persists in refusing to give
the name of the person who put him next
to the robbery and turned the goods over
to him, saying that they had been gotten
from pawn shop where they had been
planted" for $40
Alderman 1lhos. OLeary. as chairman Of
the police commission, took the matter
up yesterday and appealed In vain to Ohi'
Ger Quin for the disclosure Of the iden'
tity of the man who had turned the stolen
property over to him He then visited
every pawn shop In the city and the pro
prictors Of all of them stoutly denied tnat
the Mcnefee jewelry had been pawncd with
them.
In discussing the matter with Post rep
resentatlve last night Alderman Lcary
said. THE criminal conditions at present
prevailing in Houston are becoming so no
torous, nigh crime Is becoming SO Migrant
thu 1t Is time to call a halt. The entire
administration, not solely the police De
partment Is being blamed for 1t and 1t
! behooyes some one to act and act yigor-
I ously to put a stop TO II. ! am not the
| chief executive Of the city and nave no
| authority over the oplice department, but
! as chairman OF the police committee ana
u member OF the administration ! propose
| from now on TO do what can with the
| limited time at my disposal to try ana
! bring about reform in existing conditions,
/ For the good name of our city something
! has got to be done"
] Ia NJ oil
! pleased with the method employed by Ont
| Ger Quin In the restoration of the Menetee
! jewelry.
He saws the first he knew OF the details
of the transaction was what he saw In tine
Morning Post and he bames OFFICER GUN
for not having FIRST reported the matte'
to police headquarters. At,
In answer to this charge Officer Quiz
| says he did report the matter 10 LAY Set
geant wluiford, whom he regarded as benz
next in authority to the chief during IN,
day watch Sergeant Williford connrmi
the statement Of Officer Quln that the re
port was made to him.
! At roll call last night Chief Biackburi
notified Officer Quin TO report to MIN
. O'Clock this morning and Ofncer Gun
infers from the position taken nv m
chief that he Will be suspended from th'
He maintains. however, that he took thu
proper course In bringing about the restora
tion of the stolen property rono hotor,
the grand Jury. II Is understood tina
this body is investigating the Menefe
robbery and whether or not Officer Gun
viii disclose to the grand jury the nam
of the party who turned over to him IN
property remains TO be seen. He Is nurS
ing the name now as professional secre
and whether an Observance OF othcia
ethics will protect him before the gram
Jury s a question that viii be determine
when he goes before that body.