The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-07
nd ply their nefarious trade contrary

AS before stated these women are
allowed 10 operate here, the wisdom
OF which course is not now in queS.
ton, but do question the wisdom
of your Honorable Body allowing any
of the peoples employees who are
employed to act as watch over these
people, becoming too familiar with
them, so much in fact that one Of
these women offered one OF the Of.
heers money and he accepted it. Is
the Police force to be tipped for any
past, present, or future service i
might dos Is not the City and the
Government the employer and should
not the City's interest first be consil'
erred, irrespective OF the desires 0i
these people who are without the pale
of the law9 And should any officer
place himself in a position OF obliga.
tion to a person who stands in con,
tinual fear OF the laws
am informed that one member oi
the Police Departments namely,
Charles Dubeau, has been offered and
has accepted money from one OF these
women, namely one May Davis. who
operates a baudy house or crib on
Astor street,
Two stories came to me regarding
this, one being from the woman her
self, to the effect that she gave Of
6cer Dubeau, and he accepted. the
sum OF 500 as a present because he
had treated her as she said, good and
she liked him. The other was TO the
effect that sometime during the month
of December last the Chief of Police.
or Acting Chief, received letter from
certain person, whose name to me
is unknown, making inquiry for
young girl, giving description, sup.
posed to be located here. The Chief
OF Police, so the information goes,
turned the letter over TO Officer Du-
beau with instructions to look up the
girl and report back to the Chief the
result | am informed that Officer
Dubeau located the girl answering the
description, being May Davis, but the
girl having given him 500 to keep
still he reported to the Chief Of Po-
lice that no such girl was in the City.
Whether the latter account is true or
not, the fact remains that Officer Du.
beau received 800 from this girl who
goes by the name Of May Davis.
Derogatory reports have also been
brought to me regarding Officer
Thomas Linville, and as they ae quite
and Of different character, |
| set them down separately. as fol.
lows
|. That said Officer Linville has
informed one May Davis a prostitute,
on Astor Streets. that she
need not fear him, that he did not in
tend to interfere with her, and gave
her to understand that she would not
be molested while engaged in that
business.
2. That since Officer LinvilIe has
been detailed to the Astor street beat,
and since Dance Halls have been
closed and prohibited from operating.
c. F. Wise and julius Wilbur have
conducted a dance hall over their
saloon, known as the "Wigwam", To-
Gated at the corner Of Astor street and
8th street in the City OF Astoria, the
same being known to Officer Linville,
or if not known it ought to be as the
place is located on his beat, and that
he has failed. and neglected to make
an arrest or file a complaint against
the said parties for conducting the
came, though the ordinances prohibit
the conducting Of dance halls Of that
character within the City.
3. That on certain day in March,
1907, Officers Linville and Thompson
made the discovery that certain per.
son, the name OF the person and the
time and place being more fully set
out in an affidavit to be submitted |
was smoking opium; that no arrest
was made, but that the person 20
found smoking opium gave to Officer
Linville the sum Of $1,000 and that a |
short time after both officers told the |
said person to say nothing about what |
had occurred.
4. That in 1907, when Stephenson |
was arrested upon complaint filed by |
P. NJ. Ellefson, for conducting
Dance Hall in the City of Astoria
contrary to Ordinance, the City was
compelled to subpoena witnesses
other than police officers to convict
the said Stephenson, for the reason
that, as the then Chief of Police Chas.
Gammal, then stated, the officers on
that beat would not testify that such
lance hall had been in operation, and
if they did not go in and ascertain