The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-23
STAT EMENT Of
POLICE CHEF

The Salt Lake Herald-Republican
has made special mention. December
18th and 2lst. of the prosecution OF
saloon men aud also made mention Of
the umor that the sudden crusade
inauGurated by the chief OF police
against the saloon men Is nothing
more or less than a direct result OF
the arrest of a young man closely
related TO the chief OF police
Chief Thomas Browning was Inter
viewed regarding this mcullcd-for
statement of the Salt Lake newspaper
and says that T. c. Gale, the young
man referred 10, was arrested Satur-
day night with James Grcenwell for
disturbing the peace and appeared In
court last Monday morning. the city
attorney prosecuting the case. Young
Gale refused 10 answer the city at
torney when asked at what saloons
be had purchased intoxlcants. As n
consequence be was sentenced to jail
The city attorney, on the statement
of Greeuwell that he mad secured
drinks at :he different saloons, order
cd the chief OF police TO proceed At
once TO prosecute all saloons mention.
ed by Greenwcll. AS To the Hopkins
and Rowands saloon on Twenty
fourth street, said the chief Mrs.
Hopkins, who lives on Orchard ave
nue., called at my Office last Sunday
and stated that her son was only a
small lad sixteen years old, had come
homo drunk and was as consequence
very III.
THE boy WAS with his mother in
my office at the time He said that
Clyde Shupe secured pint Of whis-
key from the Exchange saloon The
mother desired that the men who had
Clyde Shupe. the minor who had
made the purchase. corroborated the
statement OF the Hopkins boy.
This visit 10 my office resulted in
warrants being issued for the pro
prletors of the Exchange saloon
TT Is unfortunate and altogether
unnecessary to have my relatives
mixed up In such trouble Still say
positively that II had nothing to do
with the prosecution OF these cases
| have at all times. where II has been
possible to secure the evidence and 4
conviction, reported the same to the
city council In the case of the Turf
saloon on Grant avenue the propri-
ctors were put out of business for
selling liquor to minors
have continually ordered the OF.
ficcrs to keep a watchtul eye on this
particular form of ordinance viola
tlon.
IF the boy reporter on the Salt
Lake Herald-Repubiican can show any
point where | am selfish In these
prosecutions ! will be willing 10 admit
that am In error, 1t Is true thai
am sorry a saloon man should allow
boy sixteen years of age. Les
ter Douglas and Roy BrantInE to
walk up TO the bar without any ques-
ton and be served with drinks
suppose the boy reporter win try TO
make people believe that the detec
tlves arrested the Jap. December 2lst
at the noodle restaurant because one
OF the boys Is related to police on.
GER There Is no such motive in my
mind and / do not believe that any
member Of the force is actuated in
hle work by any such incentive.
I'VE simply desire the saloon men
to keep boys away from their places
and any saloon that cannot make
enough money out Of the sale OF In
toXicants to grown men without cater
Ing TO minors should go out of busl-
ness / wish TO state that in the
case of T c. Gale any saloon man
mieht be deceived by his looks as he
IL six feet tall and might be taken to
be about % years of age As TO the
other 16-year-old boy no such mistake
could be made Here It was only the
saloon mans desire TO get the money.
] wish 10 state that the mayor. the
city council and city attorney have
encouraged ne at all times in enforc'
ing the law against the saloon men
selling liquor to minors and | viii do
all possible against those dealers who
persist In such violation"