Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23

witness answered that ne learned OF
Mr.. Rheem's complaint and that he
detailed the night policeman near
that beat to keep close lookout after
that house As to the filling OF In
formations, he stated that the police
are instructed to Investigate and II
they fail to find the evidence, then the
citizens may Ale information
Asked If the mayor did not instruct
him personally to Investigate this
house, he repned that the mayor told
him twice and that he made the
search himself. He also stated that
the police department hal brought
about convictions Of women 10 fre-
quented that house, among whom was
Lizzie Burns. and that they were sent
to the penitentiary. He replied to a
question as to whether LII DalS's
place had been raided during Philips
administration by saying that he did
not know Of such raid and did not
know of anyone having been arrested
there.
Money Machine Exposed.
Attorney Mitchell then took the wit.
ness on futher cross examination and
led into new field of evidence dealing
with the Picker administration and
touching upon the part the Gray
brothers played in the administration.
The Money Machines.
He asked the witness II during the
Picker administration there were not
slot machines playing for money IN
the saloons of the city. Tho witness
stated that there were several OF the
money machines in which five ana
twenty-five cents were played, but that
all the saloons did not have them.
These were operated, he testified, Tor
from six months to year while T. II.
Picker was mayor and John Gray
chief Of police and that Jim Gray was
said to own them. He said Jim Gray
and Bill Hugus took care OF them.
Asked If any prize fights were pulled
OFF during the Picker administration,
he said that sparring matches and
contests were pulled off at times in the
Grand opera house. but no knockouts
struck and that Jim Gray had some
thing to do with them and that particl-
pants were brought from Omaha and
elsewhere to take part in them. Asked
If he knew of prize fight that was at
tempted to be pulled off during the ad-
ministration of Mayor Phillips, he re
piled that such had been attempted.
but that the mayor had stopped it. He
stated that he talked with Jim Gray
about the matter, but did not know
whether he participated that day in
preventing it. He testified to the state
ment that this was said to have made
a bitter feeling exist between the
Grays and Mayor Phillips.
Sunday Theaters.
The matter Of theaters holding open
on Sunday was then gone into by
Judge Mitchell, and the witness said
that he was told by the mayor that a
minister had informed the executive
over the phone of an entertainment to-
be given in the Garrick theater. He
said that he personally saw the man
ager Of the theater and was told that
it was lecture to be given under the
auspices of the Catholic ladies of the
city and that tickets were being sold,
but that the management was getting
nothing for it. He stated that he re-
ported this to the mayor and to Rev.
Mr.. Montgomery and that the latter
told him that if such was the entertain
ment he did not wish to have 1t
stopped Former entertainments
known as sacred concerts were said
by the witness to have been held in
the theater, but that they may have
become too strong" He said that he.
with Mr.. Parker and other men from
several churches attended one of these
concerts and except for funny mono
logue, the committee was satisfied, but
that the mayor ordered ell theaters
stopped on Sundays unless they con-
formed with the ordinances. The wit
ness was then asked about persons
who signed appeal bonds and said that
John Gray and l.. ]. Baldwin were the
chief signers. He told of arresting a
man who claimed he was a detective
for the Law and Order League. In an
swer to questions he said that Attorney
Rankin sent a letter to the mayor re-
garding two places which we're raided
by the force after the information was
given the mayor. Senator Cosson Of
fered in evidence the police court
journal showing fines collected, and
Attorney McNett offered an objection,
after which the state rested except for
Witness Gage. who 1T is expected will
be called to the stand when subpoe
naed.
Never Saw Him Drink.
P. T. Springer was called to the
stand to testify as to the meeting
where the case is supposed to have
had it's start, when on April 30 men,
bers Of the democratic central COM
mittee gathered with few other
democrats to discuss the Sheriff Jack
son matter.
Mr.. Springer said he was acquainted
with the mayor fer the past twenty
five years and that he never saw the
defendant take drink. He stated that
he attended the meeting referred to
above, and that the mayors actions
were in nowise suspicious as to his
having been drinking. He stated that
he did net think the mayor had been
drinking at all AS to the talking the
mayor did during the meeting he said
that it was Of an advisory nature,
counseling quiet and that he voiced
regret that such matters as they were
discussing in the meeting should
arise. He stated that the defendant
had urged good government and that
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