Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
SALOON BARS PHONE
USE; Anglers POLICE
MAN WANTS TO INFORM OFF,
GERS OF CROOKS
Bartender Refuses Communication
Concerning Suspects Who Are
Found to Have Criminal
ParaphernaIa

Captain of Detectives Paul Flammer
severely criticises the action of a Los
Angeles saloonkeeper for attempting to
hinder the work of the police depart
ment by refusing to allow a citizen
to use a telephone to inform the CEN
trail police station of the whereabouts
of two alleged desperate crooks and
holdup men.
Not only does this class of saloon
men retard the work of the officers and
make the apprehension of suspicious
persons difficult, declares Captain
rlammer, but they shield them from
the law and provide "a shelter for them
when a criminal is about to be brought
to justice.
While Captain Flammer relates one
instance of the apparent desire of bar
tenders and keepers of the lower class
of saloons to Illustrate the aim of po-
lice in search of crooks, it is claimed
there are several saloons in this city
where fugitives from justice may find
refuge.
The saloon referred to in the de-
tective bulletin is that of Rudolph F..
Steincke, at the southeast corner or
First and Los Angeles streets, and
the cause for the criticism is the man
ner in which the bartender acted to-
ward a citizen who asked permission
10 telephone to the police department
information about two men who were
in the saloon.
The two men are Harry Ford and
Ray Burt, who were arrested by De-
tectives Hosick and Zeigler Saturday
afternoon. Both men, when arrested,
had in their possession loaded re-
volvers and big supply of cartridges,
and from their appearance and gem
eral behavior, so the bulletin states,
seemed to be typical crooks and hold
up men.
Criminal Tools Found
They were taken to the central sta
ton and when searched one was
found to have in his possession two
saws of similar pattern to those used
by criminals to saw prison bars ana
to secure entrance to places protected
with iron rods.
According to the police, the suspects
had attempted to get the informer 10
join them in holdup which they were
planning This man asked the bar
tender for permission to use the tele-
phone to notify the police, explaining
the situation, and stating he wanted
to have two suspicious characters ar
rested. The bartender, instead of COM
plying with the request, began to curse
and abuse the man and ordered him
from the Saloon
The informant followed the men and
pointed them out to Patrolman Harri-
son, who arrested them.
The action of the saloon man SO
incensed Captain Flammer he detailed
Detective Hosick to ascertain why the
effort was made to block the arrest
of evidently professional crooks.
Detective Hosick was unable to see
the bartender who denied the serv-
ice of the phone, but inquired about the
matter of Rudolph, one of the pro-
prietors of the place. According to
the detective, Rudolph was quite dis
courteous and replied the telephone
was his and not for the police or
other business and the police mad no
right to use it.
'This class of saloonkeepers render
police work very difficult" said Cap
tain Flammer, land they should not be
permitted to have a license"