Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

Tuesday night concluded its investiga-
tion into charges of neglect Of duty and
conduct unbecoming an officer. which
were preferred against Chief of Police
Eugene Massey, some time ago, and
dismissed him from the force. The
board announced it's decision in the
following decree, which was read by
President Clarkson.
In nccordance with rule gs Of The Police
Manual, charges of neglect of duty and CON
duct unhecoming an officer We're preferred
against Eugene Massey. chief of police, on
ll " lstn dSy o. ieGenneri iOi, I'M noara
iad IN is =. evt w tG
H. reaao an ~ seJ chnggas " and aS mon
thorouph inyestigatiol, If certain said
matters, in the opinion and best Judgment
of this board, the charge Of neglect Of duty
against the said Eugene Massey Is sl's-
tained ana IN the opinion a il hest jna ~
,,tlt E % o,,is uoar Ie it XII, "t luz
tha cbapae e ~ condmct 'e nh ha an
officer. The dacision If this hoard. there.
fore. is, that the services of the said Eugene
Massey, as chief of police and us an officer
Of the Police Department, of Wilmington,
be and they are hereby discontinued from
anu at'er inns ,'a'e'
AFTER the decree had been feaa the
BOARD discussed an aifdavit MADE oy
James VANS, IN Whlch the latteT
accuses capt, BLACK OF Vlsltihg oamuel
Levy, the alleged policy man, at the
Hotel walton, IN Philadelphia on
March 29th' last, ana receiving IN,
formation as TO- how to cause the arrest
Of walls ana Clarence smith, ana also
OF receiving SILVER service from The
keeper OF house OF dlsTepute. The
commissioners aecided TO laEe that
matter Up next MONDAY evening" when
they VIII begin to investigate the
charges preferred by walls.
Inc matter OF appointing, q chief OF
ponce 70 MI the vacancy VIII ne taken
up by the board IN u few days. Several
members OF the force have been men
| Iinnea LOT Inc place, lhcluolhg capt.
black ana SeFgeants Evans ana fucker.
James Ii; MOTIFS Clty councilman
from the Lighth ward, mas also been
spoken Oh
The investigation INTO the charges
against Chief Massey began on n, the 20
OF Deeeihper OF Aast year. Inc chiei
was represented throughout by John
7. Nleids, Whlie Clty SOLICITOR KEN.
hardt examined the Witness on behalt
OF me cry. ~
Inc nearing hegan on december
J
| the hrSt witness, testlned that he
Knew poilcy was oeing played mere IN
the winter OF l90o.l and that he had
SO advised the chlef le SAID that
after the arrest OF John 1. Mcdowell
the chlet told MN nc mad nothing to
90 with the arrest, adding That 1t was
me WORK OF NED Evans. ana jim
Kitchen. lie alleged that no gave
| the chief names Of alleged policy men.
Former Police Commissioner vii
liam NJ. lyle testified that he had
learned OF policy playing here last
winter ana had repeatedly asked the
chief TO look INTO the matter and sup
! press it.
Sergeant. James b. Tucker testified
that he had reported on February 2lst,
1901, that there was policy playing in
the eastern district. Officers McGillon,
Shields and Pierce had reported tt
him that policy was being played, Civ
ing names and locations. He had beer
informed that one place had received
orders to shut down.
Sergeant Daniel M. kelleher of the
western district, testified that Officers
J Flynn, John Ward and Davidson hac
reported to him that there was gam
bling in the district, and he 50 re
ported to the chief. He alleged thai
when he proposed to the chief that HI
make q certain arrest on sight I'll,
: chief said: "Thore never was an urres
/ made without warrant in such case
and | don t think you ought to bottle
with it, Unless q complaint is made. ;
lie heard James Walls, an alleget
policy npn, say he had raid for ;
> years. protection and received onl,
/ nine months of it.
Sargt George w. Lyons testimon,
, was similar to that of Sergt. Kelle
her he alleged that he reported tina
gambling was III progress at Ill Marke
+ street,
I Sergt. Charles u. Evans, who wa
on the northern district, testified tina
IN November, 1900, the Wilmington
| Athletic Club apened up in the oil,
= Bright House on Eleventh street npa
! Market From the character OF th
S people who visited the house Sergt
n Evans believed it was Il gamblin
E place and reported il to Capt. Kane
who referred him to Chief Massey.
Sergeant Evans said that he mad
the raid upon Mcdowell in New street
+ He gave man money to go in an
j. play they got a warrant and made tn
arrest. On further testimony Sergean
Evans said that in his Ia years es
perience on the Wilmington Dolic
o force he never knew of gambling bein
: worse than it was last winter. 1t wa
v the opinion of officers that someon
was getting money to let the gan
! continue. He and other sergeants ha
. made reports about gambling. bu
$ could not get warrants. After he ha
d made a report about policy shop i
h Elizabeth street the place closed u
n the day after he made the repor
" which Was an February oath