The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-02
Lengthy Trials Before Police Board End in ACQuittaI and VindiCation of Daily and
 Peterson,
EVIDENCE NOT CONVINCING
Claim That saloonkeepers Were Warned by Patrolmen Not Proved, in the Opinion of Judges of the
 Gases.

After trials that occupied over three hours of the meeting of the board of police commissioners last night Pa trolmen Bartholomew Dalv, of the central station, and Otto Peterson. of the Grand avenue precinct, were cleared by the board of the charges made against them by George L. Fox that they had neglected their duty in regard to liquor violations on election day and that they had given informa- tien to the saloonkeepers who were under suspicion and warned them that they were being watched The ac- quittals were decided in a short exec uii2e session which followed the lengthy trials
 The trials grew out of the attempts to discover violation of tho liquor law en election day in which attempt George L. Fox secured private de- tective from New York city and two state policemen to obtain information on which arrests might bc hased As a result Of their reports to him Mir Fox made the charges against the poe lieemen q few days ago and their trials were ordered at once There wns a complete board present at the hearings last night with Mayor Martin presid- ing and as Mir Fox did not act as witness he was allowed to remain through the entire session and hear all the evidence
 Mir. Fox Opens.
 Before the trials started Mir Fox was accorded the privilege of making statement of the information on which his charges were based. He stated that he had no personal ani- most, against either Of tho policemen
 in fact. did not know who the men were He mad secured the services of q private detective and had obtained information against a saloon on Grand avenue, conducted hy Patrick Rey. holds, for operating on Sunday before election On account of this, he said, he notified the police that this saloon would be likely to he in operation on election day Then, he snid his de- iactiye and State Policemen LnuEs and Jackson. who were working with him, told him of violations of tho law in the ease of Reynolds saloon and Chris topher Casey's on Portsea stroef, and z of the actions of policemen in connec- ton herewith, which seemed to them to he suspicious
 Dalys Trial Opens.
 The charges against Bartholomew Dalg were then read These were that he had neglected his duty In not ar resting Casey for violation of the liquor law on the night of election day, and that he had given q warning to Casey that he was in danger of being caught. as he was being watched To the charges Patrolman DaN pleaded mot auilty," and State Policeman Merrill I,ouks was called az the first witness
 T.ouks stated that he saw there were men in Casey's saloon on the afternoon of election day and he suggested to Framnton, tho private detective from New York. that he go around and see what he could discover Frampton TO- ported to him that there was selling going on and that he had secured a drink there q about S:20 in tho after noon Then he suggested a second visit and the same report was made Iouks stated that he saw Daly come yr from tho station about { D m and go to the window of the saloon, pause. look in. and that he then walked on sbout s0 feet and stood atll and talk ed with g little group of men who stood at the opening in board fence Ho an- pesred to be in conversation with this
 lac 1T what was said Then he walked back and forth before the saloon q few times and close to the windows
 About 6:30 he testified. the lights in the saloon were turned up and it be- came brightly lighted. soon therea f. ter a man came out and strolled lois- urely down the street, He followed this man and saw him join Daily With Trampton he followed them further and at corner passed them and ad- dressed the man as Mr. Casey. but Louks claimed that the man denied he was Casey
 On examination hy Dely Louks said he saw mon drinking at the bar, and when asked hv Commissioner Kelly why ha had not made arrests himself hc said that hls instructions were to assi7t the local police but to make no arrests
 trampton's Inside Story.
 John r, Frampton, tho special detec- tive was the man who claims he was inside the saloon and obtained drinks there After telling about getting q drink of ale in Casey's place about 3 o'clock in the afternoon he stated that he returned about GN5 In u,o evening and called for Il gIaee of ale This Ho drank and Nari of anotaor About 6:2O he al9tm he heal" a knock ai tho front window o' tho saloon 1s he stoad neide
 Continued on Seventh Paso)