The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
UP TO CHIEF GERALD
MATTER OF INVESTIGATING ACT
 OF POLICE CAPTAIN.
Councils Committee Reports the Facts Connected with Invasion of Private Residence and Sub
 mits a Resolution.

The investigation of the action of Police Captain W. 1T. Taylor in entering the home of prominent citizen and arrest ing party of young men who were play ing cards has been put up to Police Chief Adolph Gerald by the City Council.
 The Council last night directed Chief Gerald to investigate the charges against Captain Taylor that he had overstepped his duty in making the arrests. The Council took this action upon the report of the select committee headed by Alder man John Ryan which has been investi- gating the charges made against Captain Taylor. The committee itself in Its re- port did not censure or exonerate Captain Taylor. It stated in It's report the un- disputed facts in the controversy and recommended that the Chief of Police investigate Captain Taylor's action and report to the Council.
 Alderman N. Lobman who brought the matter to the attention of the Council earnestly opposed such action. He in- sisted that the committee had not made any report and that it should have the matter given back to 1t until an adequate report had been made.
 The Council thought otherwise, how ever. and turned the whole matter over to the Chief of Police.
 The arrests 1t will be recalled were made on March 20. At the following meeting of the Council Alderman Lobman who had been called to New York ad- dressed strong communication to the Council In which he declared that the arrests were an unwarranted invasion of the home of a reputable citizen. He charged further that the Police Depart inent had overlooked gaming by profes- sional gamblers to go into a private home and arrest young men engaged in an in- nocent game of cards.
 A resolution directing the Joint Com mittee of Judiciary and Police to in- vestigate the incident and report back to the Council was adopted. After hold ing several sessions the committee draft ed the following report which was sub -mitted to the Council, last night:
 The Joint Committee has taken testi- mony under the above resolution. The testimony shows that the arrest conn plained of was made by the police enter ing the home of a reputable citizen and that those arrested were the sons and companions of the son of said citizen; and that the young men were engaged in a game of cards. The Committee finds that the arrests were made under the instructions of the captain of police. The Committee reports the following resolu- tion:
 Be it resolved by the City Council of Montgomery as follows: That the Chief of Police investigate the action of the Captain of Police in entering the home of reputable citizen on the night of March 20. 1904, and making an arrest therein and report to the City Council at their next regular meting. his recom- mendations in the premises
 .W. J. Ryan, G. L. Ruth. c. B. Coins, J. K. Jackson, c. P. Mcintyre, Commit tee.r
 As soon as the report was read Alder man Lobman said:
 T object to that report It is in fact, not report. I object to the matter going to the Chief of Police in any such way. I take it that the committee owes 1t as a duty to the citizens of Montgom- cry to sift this matter to the bottom. move that the matter be referred back to the committee with instructions to make a full report at the next regular or special meeting"
 Alderman Lobman's motion, however, did not get a second and the Council quietly voted for the adoption of the Committees report.