Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-07
DIXON TRIAL IS
At END; REM0vA
SEEMS PROBABLE
Commissioners Take the Charges
Against Accused Captain
Under Amusement
LAWYER PLEADS FOR CLIENT
Prosecution Rests Case Solely on
Evidence Given by
Witnesses

After taking testimony all day yes
terday and listening last night to an
argument by the accused police cap
tain's attorney lasting for an hour and
a half, the police commission took the
charges against Capt. Charles r. Dixon
under advisement. stating that de-
cision would be rendered at the regu-
lar meeting of commission next Mon
day night.
While no authoritative. information
can be gained as to the verdict the
commission will render. 1t is generally
rumored around the city hall that
Dixon will be dismissed from the de-
partment. Dixon's friends all but con-
cede his official decapitation. alleging
that from the attitude the commission
displayed yesterday during the investi-
cation, and last evening during the
argument of the case, they have reason
to believe that Dixon will lose his
position.
Conjecture is listing the commission
ers and the mayor into those favorable
and unfavorable to the accused cap
tain, but no two lists are alike. An
imperturbable mien is affected by the
inquisitorial body, and no commission
err will dlvulge BY the slightest hint
how he intends to vote.
LAWYERS CLOSE CASE
w. Ona Morton made lengthy plea
for his client, but the commissioners
did not seem to be greatly impressed
by his words. AS the last words OF
his appeal were spoken a hurried mo-
tion to take the matter under advise
ment was made, and the commission
adjourned. Deputy City Prosecutor
Sidney Reeve did not argue the case,
but relied solely, he said, on the evil
dence bearing on the case presented
at the numerous sessions of the COM
mission.
The charges against Dixon originated
with the filing of a complaint against
the police official on June by William
ID. Gage who alleged that Dixon ap-
piled opprobrious epithets to him. ac-
cusing him of being guilty of immoral
practices The first hearing of the
charges occurred on June 20, followed
by inquisitorial meetings on June %
and "a OF the same month, on July l
and yesterday From the Gage charges
others followed, the mayor making the
assertion that the commission would
sift any and all charges that would be
brought against Dixon, "if it took all
summer to do It."
The session yesterday provided a
tale that held the lobby crowd breath
less with interest. When Clara Vernon
took the stand to tell of her life In
the quarter where the red lights burned
there was a craning of necks to get a
look at the woman.
DELAYED REPORT A YEAR
Officer r. A. Whaling told of his visit
to the "Dixie," a house kept by Blanche
Ryan at 315 New High street, in COM
pany with Captain Dixon on the night
that Jim Hale was robbed of dia-
mond locket. He said that he and the
captain went to the second floor of
the house together and Dixon ordered
the witness to return to the street to
ascertain If anyone was lettering about
the front door,
On Whaling's return Dixon was in
room with the Ryan woman. coat
and vest were lying before them on
table. Whaling found a race track
admission ticket In one of the pockets
of the coat, sighed with the name of
j. G. Hale. He discovered Hale in a
badly intoxicated condition in a nearby
room.
"When did you make report of
this AFFAIR."" was asked.
about year later" responded
Whaling. Captain Dixon said to me,
I want you to make out a report on
that Hale case, as bunch of fellows
are trying to get me-"
James G. Hale, the "Jim" Hale of
the affair. told of his experience in
the "Dixie" January 10, 1907. He adj
mlLIeu DelflB 1nIONlCdlet. btlliS as
signed to room there, he fell into a
stupor, from which he reused at the
Ryan woman's command to take an
other room farther down the hall.
How his loclet disappeared he could
not state.
The witness said he employed a man
to do some detective work in attempt
ing to locate the missing locket and
that the man reported to him that
presents had been sent from the DIX
ie" to Captain Dixon's home. One list
of presents consisted of two turkeys
and a vase, according to the witness
Attorney Morton led Hale over his
route on the night of the loss of his
locket, but could not disabuse his mind
of the idea that the locket had been
stolen while he was in the "Dixie."
ToPHAM DENoUNCEs WITNESS
Commissioner Topham put Hale
through cross examination. Hale ad-
mitted that the Boston lodging house,
which he was running, had been raided
on several occasions.
IT want to put myself on record
said Topham "that the evidence given
by man keeping a house such as the
character of the Boston must not be
very good"
Detective G. A. Jones seemed to pro-
duce a favorable impression on the
commission by the direct manner in
which he gave his testimony concern
ing the investigation he made of the
Ryan woman and inmates of the "Dix-
ie" on the day following the loss of
Ha1es locket. He said that Blanche
Ryan claimed she was a good friend
of Captain Dixon.
''I said to Captain Dixon" continued
the witness. "do you know this Ryan
woman?" He said he did and then
T asked him if she was all right. Dix
on replied Eyes, she's all right"
Jones went on to say that the wom-
an was acct sed of having stolen dia-
monds at several places and disposed
of "a number to a man in Goldfield.
Clara Vernon. who at one time con-
Quoted a disreputable resort, took the
stand next, amid a stir of interest
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