Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-23
DIXON HEARING IS
AGAIN CONTINUED
Police Commission Will Resume
Trial of Accused Captain
Monday Morning
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the case, but they refused his attempt
! ed bribe.
/ Dixon went on to detail several other
| incidents which he stated led him to
believe that the house was disorderly
and then told the story of the happen
| ing at the police office on which he is
being tried, claiming that he did not
| accuse Gage of degenerate practices,
| but asked him if he was guilty of them
! in language that was not direct, but
/ from which Gage drew the inference.
| Guy Eddie, city prosecutor testified
| that during his five years in the Of
! flee of city prosecutor he had found
/ Dixon to be efficient and that he had
never refused or neglected to perform
any duty entrusted to him.
When there was a hint of Dixon
! having protected these resorts, Attor-
ney Morton said:
"Centlemen, it had been our inten-
ton TO protest against any testimony
except that in the Gage case being
introduced, but now we are going to
throw down the bars, and you are at
liberty to bring out any evidence you
| so DESIRE"
Officer James Bean, a former mem
Der of the purity squad" offered tes-
timony that Cages house was dis
orderly place, but under cross-examin-
alton by Deputy City Prosecutor Sid
ney Reeve he admitted that he never
had any definite information that any
unlawful acts had been committed
| there.
]. F. Anderson, a real estate man,
friendly to both Gage and Dixon, tes-
titled that on learning of Gage hav-
ing filed charges against the police
captain he went to Gage and endeav-
ored to bring the affair to an ami
cable close.
ANDERsON's MEMORY SHORT
"What did Captain Dixon say when
told of the unsuccessful end of your
mission?" asked Commissioner David
son.
"I don't remember" responded An
derson.
''You remember all the other con-
versations that took place." pursued
Davidson. "Why can't you remember
the captains answer"
Anderson could not tell.
Under cross examination by Reeve
the question was asked Of Anderson:
'Did you tell Gage that in event of
the charges not being dismissed Dixon
would make things hot for him
at did not" shouted Anderson and,
turning a rage purpled face to Gage,
did"
The mayor sharply reproved the wit
ness. The hearing was adjourned un-
til Q o'clock in the afternoon.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion City Prosecutor Guy Eddie was
returned to the stand for further ex-
animation.
"Did YOU ever have any trouble with
Captain Dixon, and did you ever throw
him out of your Officer" was asked
eyes, Four years ago we had a
slight alteration over whether 1
would issue certain warrants that he
asked for. It did not amount to any
thing"
Commissioner Topham asked Eddie
regarding an allegation that he had
insulted a woman in his office. Eddie
explained the incident, characterizing
II as q fabrication trumped and used
70 discredit and embarrass him during
his prosecution of the gas corporations
on rebating charges.
TESTIFY HOUSE is ORDERLY
w. Rich and Mrs. E. Denham were
called to the stand by Gage. Both
testified that they had been residents
of the Hampshire hotel for many
months and that during their resi-
dence there they had seen nothing
which would induce them to believe
the house was of disorderly character.
They thought that Gage had exercised
great care in the character of the peo-
ple he permitted to live at his house.
Attorney Morton called Patroiman
Shafer. a former member of the ''pur-
itv SQUAD" who, of his own knowledge,
could not state that any immoral act
was ever committed in the house, but
that he chad seen men and women
coming to and going from the house
at all hours of the night" Under
cross-examination he was not sure if
this fact lent an immoral tone to the
hotel
Two other members of the so-called
"puritv SQUAD" Patrolmen Bowe and
Browning, told of having been in
formed of the moral character of Gage
by two women of the underworld, who
had at one time resided at the Hotel
Hampshire.
B. r. Parker, the patrolman who
attempted to resign at the last meet
ing of the police commission, but whose
resignation was rejected, and who was
ordered to appear at the next meet
ing of the commission and defend him
self from dismissal recounted the
story of surprising the Boesen woman
and a certain business man of this
city, who earlier in the trial confessed
to the circumstances, in a compromis-
inP position.
Parker admitted that any informa-
tion he had received regarding the
habits of Gage was from women of
bad repute. Parker's companion in
police work, Officer HACK, echoed the
testimony given by his mate.
"What is your opinion" asked Dep
uty City Prosecutor Reeve, "as to the
weight of any statements these wo-
men may make regarding man
against whom they have a grudge?"
thing against man If they have
grudge against him."
"That is ALL" said Reeve.
During the testimony of Gage he
had several times mentioned serving
drinks to friends and callers, and Com
missioner Davidson wanted further in
formation on this subject, allowing his
questioning to show that he was in
doubt whether Gage was violating the