Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-30
DIXON'S ACCUSER
OBJECT OF THREAT
Rooming House Keeper Declares
Unidentified Person Talked
of Killing Him
REPORTS OF INTIMIDATION
Police Captain May Be Suspend
ed Pending Outcome of
Charges Against Him

According to w. D. Gage, who
brought about the investigation of the
conduct Of Captain Of Police Charles
e. Dixon, which is now in progress,
he has been threatened with death and
vile threats have been hurled at him
by an unidentified man within the last
few days.
Gage, who is the proprietor of the
Hampshire rooming house in South
Broadway, charged Captain Dixon with
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman. These charges have been
heard by the police commission, and
various other charges against Dixon
are to be heard. In connection with
the threat said to have been made
against him Gage said last night:
"An anonymous person called me by
telephone early in the morning and
asked me what I thought 1 was doing
in the Dixon case. I asked him what
he meant and he didn't reply. 1 then
told him that l guessed Dixon was
trying to put a paddock on my room
ing house and was trying to get his
star. If I catch you out after dark
I'll kill you,' he said. I asked him who
it was and in answer he hurled vile
epithets at me and hung up the phone.
I also received another telephone call
Monday, presumably from the same
person, who called me all sorts of vile
names and hung up the phone
SAYS HE Is HARAssED
Gage also complained that ever since
he preferred the charge against Dixon
he has been almost continually har-
assed that his rooming house has been
under surveillance by the police. and
that every attempt has been made to
entrap him into violation of the law.
1t is likely Gage will make an official
complaint to tie mayor and again re-
late the facts concerning the several
attempts that have been made to dis
suade him from prosecuting the
charges.
Insistent reports have been received
by Assistant City Prosecutor Sidney
Reeve that various witnesses sub
poenaed by the prosecution in the hear
ing of the charges against Dixon be-
fore the commission had been intimi-
dated and dissuaded from giving testi-
mony which would injure the captain.
1t is rumored that several of DiXon's
friends have predicted that the investi-
CATION would result in only a mild
reprimand for Dixon and that they
have even offered to wager money on
their belief. That the whole proceed
ing would be a "whitewash" and that
it would be ill advised to say anything
derogatory to one who occupies so
powerful a position as captain of po-
lice, they are alleged to have assured
them.
MAY SUSPEND DIXON
Rumors of persistent demands for the
suspension of Dixon during the out
come of the investigation now pending
before the commission were rife yester-
day. 1t is declared the prosecution is
being hampered by Dixon's detention
in the department, as he is said to be
employing a number Of members of the
department to assist him in framing
and gathering evidence for his de-
fense.
Chief of Police Galloway, when asked
why the captain had not been sus-
pended, replied that as the charges
were filed against him by a citizen it
would not be regular.
Members of the police commission,
when asked the same question, re-
fused to discuss the subject one way
or the other
The hearing of Dixon will be resumed
tomorrow morning, and if the case is
not disposed of at that time it is like
lv it will be concluded Saturday. More
than seventy-five witnesses who have
been subpoenaed by both sides are yet
to be called.