The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-10
P|PERZER GETS
GRAFT EVIDENCE.
Fourteen More Policemen Are
to Lose Their Heads on
March IS.
PRIVATE DETECTIVE HIRED
RETALIATION AGAINST MAcoUE-
REAUx PART OF PROGRAM.

Through information carried to Mayor
John S. Bransford by means of a pri-
vate "piperizer," imported for the pur-
pose. and from disgruntled macque-
reaux, red crosses have been placed
after the names of fourteen members of
the police department and all of these
men are slated for dismissal on March
10
Mayor BransfOrd and Chief of Police
Sam NJ Barlow refused to admit this
fact last night, declaring they did not
know of any other men to be discharged
now or in the near future. Chief Bar
low stated, however, that il il We're
shown To him that some other members
of the force had been violating their
oaths of office, he would discharge them
at cnce. He admitted that charges had
been made against some other members
of the force, but that no action had
been taken in regard to them.
Friends Of some Of the officers slated
Tor the heaG5man have been busy lately
and declare they have stopped the
hands of Mayor Bransford and Chief
Barlow in their efforts to put an end to
the grating on the police force. 1t is
even declared that because of the meth
DDS used to get the heads of some of
the discharged officers. that at least two
of them-Harris and Cl0ugh-wil be re-
instated within short time.
Mayor Sidesteps Questions.
Have you imported a detective who
has been working up the cases against
members of the police department"
Mayor BransfOrd was asked.
If / haG. l wouldn't tell YOU" was
the nOn-committal or practically af
frmative answer of the mayor. Fur
Their than this, the mayor would not
talk, other than stating that he did not
know of other officers to be discharged.
80 far as I know. there viii be no
more men discharged for the present,
said Chief Barlow last night. IF it is
shown 10 me that men are guilty of
some things, 1 certainly will discharge
them at once. Charges have been made
against some of them, but am not GER
tain of the truth and have not taken
action. l have not seen the mayor since
last Friday to talk with him in regard
TO matters pertaining to the depart
ment. and I do not know of any con-
templated discharges. If the mayor
has had a private detective working up
information against members of the
force, l know nothing about it. What
information 1 have gained has not been
through such a source"
TFtNaLc OiSuhH iIuFOEtSus
1t is stated from an authoritative
source, however. that a private detec-
tive was imported by Mayor BransfOrd
more than a month ago for the purpose
of "piperiZing" members of the force.
The fact that wholesale grating was
going on became common talk, but the
charges were not taken seriously at pO-
lice headquarters. Soon after the pri-
vate detective was put on the work, it
is said, many facts showing the Gus
toms of the patrolmen and detectives
was laid before Mayor Bransford, and
personal investigation by the mayor
and chief of police resulted in the dis
charge of four men two weeks ago.
But these men were only four OF
eighteen against whom definite and
positive charges were made by the pr-
vate detective, who gained his infOrma-
ton, il is claimed, chiefly through
macquereauX VINO had some grudge
against certain members of the police
force. All of the cases have been in
vestigated, to an extent, and the posi-
tive statement is made that the other
fourteen officers will be discharged on
March 10.
Martin r. Mulvey, for years a close
friend of Chief OF Detectives George A.
Sheets, and a member of the police
committee of the city council, declared
last night that he knew nothing about
the proposed dismissal Of another batch
of patrOlmen or detectives.
This whole business is up to the
mayor and chief of police" said Coun-
Gilman Mulvey. what they say goes
with me. They are running the police
department, and the people Of the city
hold them responsible for it. If the
mayor and chief tell me that bunch
of men are to be discharged don't
care who is included or how many men
are named-I will vote to discharge
them"