Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-06
CORRUPTION AND
GRAFT IN CHICAGO
Police Department Was Used to
Further the interests Of
Mayor Dunno.
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATED,
A Number of Officials Indicted--Niola-
ton of the Civil Service Law Was
A Common Practise.

Chicago, May 5,--That the city of
Chicago has for years been violating
the civil service law was brought to
light by the investigation OF the police
department, which resulted yesterday
in indictments being returned against
four city officers and two detectives
under former Mayor DUNES admins
tration. The investigation began 10
days ago. following charges made dur
ing the recent mayoralty campaign that
former Chief of Police Collins had used
his department TO further the interests
of Dunno by asking and receiving
money from members of the police force
in support of the Democratic candidate.
During the investig alton inspectors
captains and patrolmen testified that as
TAR back as they could remember they
mad been assessed certain amount for
campaign purposes at each city election
no matter which party was In power.
According to the inspectors who les
titled before the civil service commits
sion, it was not compulsory to sub
scribe TO this fund, still the impression
always prevailed throughout the de-
partment that IL WAS for the best inter-
ests Of everybody IN the department To
comply. According TO the testimony
SubIlllNNti On NIltQ me -FOUR ln0lCf-
ments were returned, records of tho
police department had been mutilated
and destroyed police officers had been
used for political work While being paid
by the city to perform police duty. ana
that the persons Indicted had been gull
ty Of levying assessments on city en-
ploYes together With soliciting and re-
celVing brides from salOonkeepers The
penalty for such offense IS the payment
of fine not exceeding s.. 600, or impris-
onment In the penltentiary.
The grand jury I'm it's report SAYS,
We find indications Of corruption
and graft on the part Of patrolmen and
officers that lead us to suggest thai
these matters, which we have been
unable To investigate thoroughly on ac-
count OF lack Of time, be fully gone in
to by the next grand jury.
The fragrant violation Of the civil
service laws by the police of Chicago
SHOWS the necessity for vigilance on the
part OF civil service boards to prevent
similar abuses by other departments OF
the county and city government under
civil service regulations"
Preparations for the trial of the for
mer superintendent of the Chicago po-
nee department AZ soon as possible vii
be made by states Atty. Healy. TIL,
states attorney said tonight that he
believed Collins could be placed on tria
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taken NJ until fall,
The grand jury yesterday returned
[our Joint indictments against forme.
chief of Police John NJ. Collins ant
ave other police and city officials I'm
connection with alleged corruption II
me city police department. The action
follows an allegation that the polic,
force had been used during the recen
mayofalty campaign TO further the in
tereStS OF former MAYOR Dunno
Those indicted are; John NJ. Collins
former chief Of police; William l.. o.
Council. former commissioner of publ
works and chairman of the Democrat.
city committee: Edmund II. Rnchu
city purchasing agent and member o.
the Democratic city committee: Franz
d. Comerford, former police attorney
and Detectives James McGrath and
Patrick McNulty.
In it's report the grand Jury state,
that while the evidence has caused u