Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-06
Last Nights Session Stormy and
Epithets and Taunts Passed
Free as Oregon Ozone,
But Not So Sweet
The Affair a Subject of General Discus
sion Today, and RumOrs of Things
Yet to Come Are Thick as Hops
in Basket

! Evidence was submitted last night
! in the investigation of the charges
against Policeman Longcor, that
Longcor, had on at least two occa-
sions, occupied rooms at the Salem
lodging house with women and that
he had attempted to intimidate Lee
Acheson and Claire Baker, members
of the police committee of the coun-
Gil by telling them that if they did
not drop charges against him, he
would blacken their character and
that he told Acheson that he had
brought Fanny Davenport, a woman
of dissolute character, from Port
land, to protect himself from the
council in this investigation. Aside
from this the most exciting thing in
the session last night was the war
of words between Louis Kibele. a
witness and Attorney Darcy, in
which the compliments of this, last
and next season were offered, and
during which little scene Mr.. Long
cor picked up chair and threatened
Kibele. This was just the prelimi-
nary warming up round.
darcy said it was an outrage to
attempt to .blacken the character of
a high-toned gentleman like Long
cor, by bringing in all the lewd wom-
en- of the town and men who were
worse.
At this Juncture KiDele started to-
ward Darcy with blood in his eye.
Longcor rose up between them with
a chair in hand. Darcy called Kib-
ele a name not used in polite circles.
and Kibele said: "Ill be id If I'll
take that from a man of your stand
ing"
An effort was made last night by
Attorney Inman to have affidavits ad-
mitted. This was refused and then
the attorney said that inasmuch as
there is no way to compel attendance
of witnesses, he would ask that the
affidavits be read, marked rejected
and made a part of the record. This
was also refused.
1t seems to have been very indus
triously circulated around town that
witnesses cannot be compelled to at
tend and few of them seem to fall
over themselves in frantic haste to
do so.
When the investigation opened at
1880 o'clock last EVENING" Attorney
Inman announced that Marshal Cor
nelius was sick in bed and submitted
a motion. supported by an affidavit
from DR.. ]. n. Smith that Cornelius
could not leave his bed. but with
proper care might be able to do so
Thursday to continue the matter un-
til tonight.
Chairman Bayne said that mas
much as Cornelius had said that
most of these charges he was not
personally cognizant of, that the
COMMITTEES would proceed to hear as
much as possible OF the testimony
and that the chief would be given
chance later.
Louis Kibele was the first and
really the star witness. His testi-
mony was straight and to the point
He called spade a spade. and on
several occasions brought down
the house."
AS this committee has no power
to compel the attendance OF witness
es nor to fine any one for contempt
of court there was some freedom OF
expressions INDUCED In.
The witness said he lived In sa-
lem 10 years and had seen Longcor
around the Salem Lodging house
during the hours he was supposed 10
be at work.
Mr. Marcy objected TO the testi-