The Detroit times., 1910-06-04
ANOTHER POSED
As CHIEF kOHLER
Suspended Police officials Counsel
Learns Double Deceived Habitues
Of Albright Saloons.

CLEVELAND, o., June 4.-Attorney
w. II. Boyd principal counsel for Chief
OF Police Kohler, in his trial before the
civil service commission on 23 specific
charges Of offlcial and personal mis-
conduct today began an investigation
OF visits TO the tenderloin and all
night grill rooms by man who mas
Queraded as Kohler.
On apparently good authority Boyd
learned this afternoon that the man,
double OF the suspended chief. posed
as kohler and succeeded In deceiying
even the habitues OF the all-night sa-
looms.
The man was formerly at the head
of a Cleveland manufacturing concern,
but Of late has been employed as ma
chinery salesman at Toledo. In com
pany with another man he Is said 20
have continued his visits 10 the Cleve-
land tendsrloin after his removal from
the city.
I'VE will make a ahorough investi-
CATION" declared Boyd and II posi-
BILE, will summon the man to testify"
Patrolmen and citizens continued
yesterday giving testimoy in an eff
fort to prove the charge OF drunken!
ness, which is one Of 20 accusations
against Chief of Police Fred Kohler
in his trial before the civil service
commission. 1t s expected that sew
eral policemen will be called to testify
concerning the suspended chiefs in
structions TO policemen.
IL Is upon these Instructions that
the prosecutions charges Of gross i'm
morality" Is based. One policeman
has already testified that Kohler In
structed policemen and plain clothes
detectives to overlook certain immor-
al acts, claiming that an arrest would
do no good and probably bring need
less disgrace upon some OF those ar
rested. These instructions were CIV
en- during q series of lectures on the
expediency OF common sense" in the
enforcement of the golden rule" pol
icy.
City detectives may be properly en-
ployed to watch and report to their
chief all public officials and promin-
ent men. who enter saloons, cafes or
disorderly houses This ruling was
made by the chairman Of the civil
service commission.
The ruling was made in connection
with the charge that Chief Kohler had
instructed his detectives to make pri-
vate reports TO him OF any officials,
prominent business men, or any one
connected with the city visiting dis
orderly houses, grill rooms, cafes or
saloons" These reports, 1t was al
legged, were intended by the chief for
improper use. 80
Other testimony introduced was to
the effect that Chief Kohler had Wis
| tied a disorderly house and acted
| Familiarity with the inmates
The defense has made public q long
| list OF witnesses who have been sum-
moned. Among these are some OF
the most prominent men of the city.
Chief Kohler declared that he
would not summon any man or woman
from the tenderloin TO combat the tes-
timony of Trixie Valentine, who &C.
cused him OF coercion and misconduct.
More than forty witness have al
ready been introduced by the prose-
cution ard the majority have dealt
solely with the charge OF drunken
ness.
Chairman Holding, of the civil SER
vice commission, is the man OF the
hour in the Forest City today follow
"Blue Book" of prominent frequenters
of the tenderloin was proper record.
The prosecution has made much OF the
existence of this record. contending
that information OF this nature WAS
compiled for the purpose OF black
mail. Holding informed ]. p. Dawley,
chief counsel for the prosecution. that
he would hold him responsible for the
production of testimony to prove that
the function Of the Blue Book" was
perverted by Kohler. II Is reported
today that Dawley acknowledges fear
that he will be unable to prove It's
misuse.
Dorothy Sterling, whose real estate
transactions in the tenderloin were
connected with Chief Kohler by the
testimony OF Trixie Valentine, a wo-
man. of the underworld. Is reported to
have fed the city again.
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