Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-23
After All Day Hearing Police Com
mission Continues Trial
to Monday
MAY BE OTHER CHARGES
Accused Officers Action in Raid
on Gambling Spoken of as
Subject for Probe

After an 1nVeStlBatlon laStlnB ah
day yesterday, the testimony in which
was replete with salacious incidents
hugely enjoyed by motley crowd that
filled the chairs in the council chamber
at the city hall, the charges of con-
duct unbecoming an officer and gem
tleman, preferred by William ID. Gage
against Police Captain Charles e. Dix
on, were taken under advisement by
the police commission and the hearing
was continued to Monday morning at
o'clock, when, 1t is intimated, further
charges against Dixon will be heard.
1t is said that an investigation or
Dixons connection with gambling
raid in the san Fernando building, in
which the police captain was alleged to
have given protection to the gamblers
and tipped them off on the approach
of the police, will be one of the mat
ters to be investigated 1t is expected
that Dixon will be interrogated as to
his relations with Blanche Ryan, who,
it is said, named The Dixie, question
able house she ran, after Dixon.
There still remains for Investigation
the charges of Chief Galloway against
Dixon of conduct prejudicial to the best
interests of the department and of crit
icism of the chiefs administration OF
police affairs.
on the conclusion of testimony yes
terday Mayor Alexander informed the
audience at the hearing that the case
would be resumed Monday morning,
and that any additional charges
against Dixon would be received at that
time. He cautioned all witnesses in
Yesterdays hearing to appear Monday
morning.
SAYS CASE is WEAK
Commissioner Topham was the only
one of the police commissioners from
whom any expression of the probable
outcome of the Gage charges could be
elected.
II do not think that this case Is q
strong one against Dixon. In view Oh
the fact that so many adverse reports
regarding the nature of the house Gage
was running, and of still further re-
ports that came to the police captain
as to the character of the prosecuting
witness, Dixon was perhaps admins
tering the mildest form of the third
degre in an attempt to throw Gage OH
his guard, and cause him to admit GER
tain real facts they had against him.
Ona Morton, Dixon's attorney, is san
puine of clearing his client of any and
all charges that may be brought
against him at the resumption of the
hearing on Monday morning.
''I have no fear of any inVestigation
the commissioners care to hold in my
case" said Dixon after yesterdays ses-
sion "In fact, since so many rumorS
and stories have been flying about re-
garding me, l desire an inVestlgatlon.
PRAISES PROSECUTING WITNESS
f. r. Radcliff of 1142 South Grand
avenue was the first witness at the
opening of the investigation yesterday
morning. He said that he had known
Gage for twenty years. and during that
time had found him to be one of the
most straightforward men he had ever
met. He stated that as far as he was
able to ascertain from his visits to the
Hampshire hotel, which is. run by Gage,
it was thoroughly respectable.
Ona Morton, DiXon'S attorney IN
formed the commissioners that 1t was
not the purpose of the defendant to
attack the character of Gage, but 1t
would be maintained that the house he
ran was diSorderly.
Morton then put Captain Dixon on
the stand.
what were the reports you had re-
garding the character of the house run
by Gage at S14 South Broadway
asked Morton.
shortly after being placed in COM
mand at the central station in April,
1909" answered the accused officer, II
had reports of the bad character of the
house at 814 South Broadway, and 1
called Mr.. Gage to my Office and eau
toned him against having objection
able characters in his house. He prom
ised to drive them out, and relying on
his promise, took no further steps.
READS QUEER LETTER
"I next received a communication,
which had first gone to the mayor and
was finally referred to me, in which it
was intimated that Cages house con-
tanned Objectionable characters"
Dixon produced the letter, which was
written in pigeon-English and signed
20. w. A." and read it to the commits
sion. 1t recounted the presence of a
woman in the Hampshire hotel with
whom one r. II. Cunningham was al
legged to have had an affair.
"I then" continued Dixon, referred
this matter to Officers Parker and
Mack, who reported that they had
found two women, Lena Martin and
Violet West to be inmates of the place,
and that the women had made state
ment that Gage was guilty of the prac-
tices L am alleged to have accused
him of.
II have had reports from the officers
-Bowe and Browning-who raided sew
eral places on South Spring street, that
among the women captured by them
were some who testified they had re-
sides in the Hampshire house."
A dramatic incident ocurerd when
Dixon told of his examination of May
Boesen, at one time q resident of
Cages house, and how she had admit
ted under a report made by Officers
Parker and Mack that she had been
caught in her room in company with a
certain Los Angeles business man.
Commissioner Topham desired to know
who the man was, and Dixon begged
not to be forced to give the mans
name, but after repeated questioning
by Topham the police captain revealed
the name. The man was sent for, and
under the commissioner questioning
admitted the evidence already present
ed in regard to him as being true. He
testified he had offered Parker and
Mack money to KEEP his name out of
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