Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-21
CONTINUE TRIAL Of
ACCUSED CAPTAIN
Hearing of Charges Against Dixon
Will Be Concluded To-
morrow Morning
MAY BE OTHER COMPLAINTS
Resignation rendered by Patrol
man Parker Refused Pending
a Full Investigation
MAY BE OTHER COMPLAINTS


gentleman, preferred by William D..
Gage, roomlng house keeper at S14
South Broadway. against Police Cap
tain Charles E. Dixon, the inquiry
was continued until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock, when 1t is expected the
balance of the witnesses summoned
will be examined.
From the trend of a great part of the
questioning of witnesses at the inVes-
tgation last night it is thought that
other charges besides the Gage accusa-
ton will be filed, among them, ap-
parently, being accusations of harbor-
ing houses of ill repute and Of gamb-
ling.
b. r. Parker, a patrolman, who was
to have figured as one Of Dixon's wit
nesses, and who at the meeting last
night presented his resignation as a
member of the police department, was
denied the privilege of resignation, and
at the meeting of the board next Tues
day night will be cited to show cause
why he should not be dismissed from
the department.
Chief Galloway accompanied Par
ker's resignation with lengthy report
as to his character and to his associa-
tons with O. woman to whom Parker
had represented himself as an unmar-
rled man and thus gained her affec-
tions. 1t Is alleged he borrowed money
from her in aggregate amounting to
$780, ....,,.,,
COUNSEL ACTS FOR ACCUSED
Captain Dixon was represented by
counsel in Attorney Ona Morton, who,
on suspension of the commissions
rules, was allowed to participate, II
being a rule of the commission that at
Investigations the defendant shall not
be represented by an attorney.
Morton made 0ndeaVOr TO nave
any evidence save that directly bearing
on the Gage charges eliminated, but the
commission would not adhere to his
views of the non-admissibility or any
other testimony, and voted TO receive
any testimony that would bear on the
charges of conduct unbecoming an Of
flcer and gentleman.
Dixon, on being sworn, testified that
he had received and read copy of the
charges against him.
capt. Dixon" said Mayor Alexan-
der, what Is your pleaY
mot guilty" replied Dixon.
Commissioner Wellborn. by a series OF
questions, adduced the testimony that
Dixon had called Gage to the police
office and there examined him as to the
character of house he was running on
South Broadway. He denied having
applied opprobrious epithets to Gage,
but a few minutes later his testimony
in relation to what he had said to a
friend of Cages in regard to that he
(Dixon) might have been mistaken In
the charges he made against Gage,
weakened his original denial.
Gage, in a dramatic fashion, told in
detail the events of the day preceding
the incidents at the central police sta
ton and of the further efforts of a
mutual friend to bring about peace be-
tween the two men.
WITNESS IS VIVID
When he reached the opprobrious
terms he claimed that Dixon heaped
upon him, he rose quiveringly from his
chair and leaning toward Dixon hissed
the epithets in his face Dixon paled
beneath the gaze of Gage, and was
vsibly disturbed by the ordeal.
Gage testified that he had gone to
the police station at the request of
Dixon, and on arrival there had been
accused by the captain of running a
dsorderly house. He strenuously de-
MED this, and then Dixon heaped the
vile names on him.
Patrolman Parker, who was present
at the time, said Gage interjected the
information that numerous women had
been arrested in Cages rooming house.
'As I started toward him to deny
the accusation" testified Gage, "he
turned on me threateningly, and in
foul language told me he would knock
my teeth down my throat"
On examination Gage testified he
had never harbored any immoral wo-
men in his house and one May Boesen,
who had been accused by the police,
was defended by Gage, who stated that
as far as he knew she was irreproach-
able.
Morton, Dixon's attorney, tried to
shake Cages testimony, but Gage re-
iterated it as given at first.
T. w. Pierson, mutual friend of
made
a report OF the incident at the police
station, and who endeaVored to bring
about an amicable settlement of the
affair, testified as to Cages good char
acter and how, on telling Dixon his
accusations against Gage were false,
the latter replied:
"I'll accept your statements as to
this mans character. and if I have
wronged him I will apologize"
G. Ivan Hamblin, an automobile
salesman and S. Schulman testified
as to the good character of Cages
rooming house.
DIXON AGAIN ON STAND
At this juncture Captain Dixon was
again ordered to take the stand and
underwent a gruelling examination by
Commissioner Wellborn as to certain
accusations that had been made
against him of harboring disorderly
houses. A list of houses in what was
once the prescribed district were
named to him, and he denied that he
had any affiliations with the places.
He was closely examined as to the
case of Mrs. Mallory whom the police
accused of running a disorderly house.
He denied having given her immunity
from arrest at any time.
He was asked If he had ever crit
icized Chief Galloway's administration
of police matters, and denied having
done so These questions were all
asked by Commissioner Wellborn, who
was reading from what apparently
were affidavits.
When asked If it was his custom to
accuse men of degenerate practices in
an endeavor to fasten the crime of
running a disorderly house on them.
Dixon seemed confused and mumbed
an answer He stated that in his many
examinations of suspected men Gage
was the first one to resent the treat
ment he received.
The lights flickered and died out at
this iuncture, and before Dixon had
completed the story of his early life
and companionship with gamblers the
commission voted to adjourn until
wednesday.