The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-11
April Grand Jury Finds Subject
for Thought in Recent Ap-
pointmentA
LIQUOR ELEMENTS INFLUENCE
LAWN and Reichman Said to Have
Obtained Positions for Men
Alleged to Be Unworthy
as Emergency Specials.

The final report OF the April Grand Jury.
like Il at OF the February body. which
recoMn ended the removal OF the police
from politics. will touch upon police Of
fairs OF the city to great extent.
In Its Investigations OF numerous crimes
in st. Louis the April Grand Jury has un-
earthed much material, which will go into
that portion OF the final report which re-
fers to the Police Department.
The appointment OF 900 emergency
special policemen for the Worlds Fair
period will furnish one subject for Grand
Jury comment.
When the killing OF James Nolan in the
saloon at Thirteenth street and Cass ave-
nue.. was under Investigation, the Grand
Jury discovered that Clemens SchoenhoN.
who has since been indicted on the
charges OF murder In the first degree and
perjury. had been appointed one OF the
emergency policemen.
Dennis Malone. c. F. Quick. william
Meaney and a man named Lowrey. whose
names came TO the attention of the Grand
Jury, were also found to be holding city
positions. Quick and Meaney are en-
pioyed in u city institution. John J.
LAWN, who Is under indictment. Is said
to have influenced ct least one Of these
appointments.
According to Information obtained thus
far by the Grand Jury. these men re-
ceived political preference for the work
they are alleged to have done at the prt-
ularies. Neaney is under Indictment.
Striking these many names without a
special Investigation of the matter led the
grand Jurors and Assistant Circuit Attor-
ney Hancock to wonder wherefrom the
men composing the 800 emergency specials
1t was reported at the Four Courts sev
eral days ago that the rogue's gallery con-
taIned pictures OF one or two OF the men.
who are now guarding life and property In
the city as emergency specials.
This. however, Is said to be untrue.
though the police records may not fail to
divulge some OF the names OF men who
are now policemen. none ever attained to
that degree OF law violation which would
call for their pictures being taken.
However. 1t is stated that certain poll
ticians did recommend several men. whose
pictures were IN the gallery, for appoint
ment- These men, believing everything
would be all right. appeared ut the Four
sary examinations
John Shea, superintendent Of the Ber-
tillon Bureau, recognized them. He re-
ported to Chief Desmond that the pic
lures were in the gallery and CHIEF Des-
mond saw that the men did not receive
appointments.
IN stating that he voted for the police
appropriation bill only because he had to
do 30, is said TO have set Grand Jurors
to thinking. and the $15oo0, which Mr..
Hornsby says IS in excess of the needs Of
the Police Department. probably will
furnish an item for Grand Jury COM
ment.
From another source the Grand Jury
has learned that when the first twelve
days of the Kinloch racing meet were
held at the Fair Grounds as many as
n
the track on a single day.
With the city paying many thousands
OF dollars for special Worlds Fair police
protection. It appears to one -Four Courts
official. at least. that these policemen
might well be elsewhere. 1t is not stated
that all are assigned for duty at the
Grounds is said to exceed that at Union
Park, where one Sergeant and five pa
trolmen care for the crowds
day on the charge OF making false ar
idavt. Is an emergency special He Is
said to be 4 Republican
Wetzels indictment is a result Of the
of the case Of George Reich
man of the Eighteenth Ward. against
whom an Indictment charging perjury was
returned yesterday also. Reichman keeps
and has been frequently seen at the Four
Courts when the Police Board was In ses-
sion. his actions indicating that he was
interested in the outcome OF certain cases.
RIVAL DELEGATION FILED.
In the Republican primaries Reichman
opposed Delegate William A. Block. and.
the indictment alleges. caused w'etzel to
file a rival delegation. The Indictment
against wetzel charges that he made a
false afidavit when he swore that all per-
sons whose names were on the delegation
were Republicans The Grand Jury has
evidence that soma were Democrats; that
others were not voters. and that still 9TH
ers belonged to other political parties.
Reichman was summoned before the
Grand Jury to testify about this delega-
tion. and as q result was indicted on the
charge OF perjury. 1t being alleged that
he testified falsely.
This investigation In said to have 6evel-
oped to the Grand Jury the influence the
saloon element has In naming appointeec
for positions. and IL will Be carried fur
ther
Said one Official yesterday: IT know Of
men who have been appointed emergency
policemen. their duties being TO guard our
homes, lives and property, from whom
would run IL should meet them on the
street at night Some OF these men-I do
not mean TO imply that among the entire
500 there are not large number Of good.
worthy persons-ere unfit to be clothed
with the authority OF a policeman
THE Civic Improvement League, am
Informed, may take up the matter and will
endeayor to publish the names Of all TN
worthy persons who are employed in the
Police Department, giving their records
without comment"