The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-24
COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE
 POLICE INVASION OF HOME

than to have the young man enter the many crap dens and other places of in- iquity that your officers and men seem to have overlooked knowingly.
 'Section HI of the City Code reads: Whenever affidavit Is made before the Recorder or acting Recorder by any rep utable person that he has good cause to believe, and does believe. that any house or part thereof, in the city or police ju- risdiction is being kept for the purpose of carrying on gambling therein, the Chief of Police or other officers and pa- trolmen of police are authorised, and 1t shah be their duty, to break into and enter such house or part thereof, upon the refusal of the owner or occupant thereof to open the same, and to seize all gambling instruments therein and to ar rest all persons found therein This is the only section of the Code which. with utmost stretching, could be construed as even to give the faintest color to the action of Captain Taylor and tho patrol men.
 If you have not instructed your mea as to their duties. the fault lies with you. As a member of the City Council. in whose name ali xrrests ere made. trust that the men under you will be more fully informed as to their rights and the rights of respectable citizens.
 Yours truly.
 "N Lobman."
 Resolution Adopted. \ Alderman Kohn then offered the follow ing resolution:
 Whereas, a member of the City Coun- ell makes complaint that the laws of the city are being enforced. through the po- lice department in such a manner that the peace and happiness of homes are invaded in quest of violations of the law, whilst crap dens and other places of iniquity are knowingly overlooked
 Be 1t resolved, that the Police Con- mittee and the Judiciary Committee be and they are hereby instructed to inves- tigate the action of the police in entering a private residence Sunday night and making an arrest for card playing. and report to the Council by what authority and under whose instructions such ar rest was made; and further to report their recommendations if any to the Council"
 There was no debate or division on the resolution. It was adopted by a unani- mouse vote and the Joint Committee was instructed to report at the next regular or special meeting.
 Police Captain Taylor, who was in charge of the arrest. said last night that he had no statement to give out but as there seemed to be some doubt as to the authority of the arrest he was glad an investigation would be made.
 The Council met at 8 o'clock, President Mcintyre presiding. The following Alder men were present: Aldermen Coins. Gun Iter. Forbes, Roemer. Griflth. Ryan. Jackson, Kohn anS Sullivan. Female Prisoner Measure. The Committee on Police reported the ordinance providing for the hiring out of the female prisoners in the city prison. favorably. It was adopted without oppo- sition.
 Alderman Roemer of the Street CRn- mittee, asked for further time on the an- | cient and honorable Adams Street ordi- | nance. The majority of the Committee. he said, was ready to act but Alderman Teague, representing minority, was I absent and in deference to him, he asked | for further time.
 Alderman Gunter, from the Committed i on Schools and Judiciary. asked for fur ther time on the acceptance of the plans for the suburban school houses His re- quest was granted.
 The Council adjourned at S:3o o'clock.