Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
Council Bluffs
CHIEF DELAYED As WITNESS
Hearing of Custer Case Will Extend
Into Next Week.
RICHMOND GOES ON STAND TODAY
Desires Farther conference with
aud Other EnEngements
Intervene for the Prose-
cution Also.
RICHMOND GOES ON STAND TODAY

There is now little probability Of the
ous.er case against Major George 81 Rich
mond. chief Of police. being submitted To-
Jgdae Woodruff Of the district court before
some time Monday. II had been expected
that the taking Of evidence would be com
Melted Yesterday afternoon. Major Rich
mond. however. desired to have a further
conference with his attorneys before TAX
lrg the stand and Attorney General Byers
1 aad an Invitation to attend a political meet
.ag at Adair. so an early adjournment was
/ agreeable TO both sides. The record shows.
however. that the adjournment was At the
request JI the defense, as Mr.. Byers SAID
bee would f5rego the pleasure Of attending
the political meeting in the event that the
defense was dssirous Of proceeding with
the hearing.
Immediately on adjournment at $50
| o'clock Attorney General Byers made ar
engagements 80 60 TO Adair and attend the
political meeting. but announced that he
would be on hand when court r~econvened
at $50 o'clock this morning.
That Major George Il. Richmond viii a
the stand when court convenes this morn
( Ing Is generally understood, and his testi-
mony will be the last for the defense.
ObeyinR SuPeriOrs.
General Grcnville NJ. Dodge. who testified
on behalf OF Major Richmond yesterday.
said he had been personally acquainted
with the accused officer for a number OF
years and that he considered him a thor
oughly honorable man.
General Dodge said he did not consider
Major Richmond at fault for the conditions
that had existed. 1t is the duty Of ar
officer to obey the orders Of his superiors
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Richmond to obey the instructions Of N,
mayor and city council. During my III,
/ have many times carried out orders which
1 regarded as Illegal. / obeyed them with.
out stopping TO question their legality,
said the general. In cross-eXamination hi
said he did not consider that Major Rich.
mond had violated his oath Of office N
attempting to regulate and restrain certain
forms OF civic vice. the suppression oil
which had almost been found an impossi
bility in all large cities throughout IN,
world.
W. II. Killpack. president Of tho Law
Enforcement league and county attorney
for six years, during one year Of Whose
term Major limo was chief Of police
admitted that he had rallied To close tn,
gambling houses or the houses OF i'll fam,
during his incumbency Of the office o
county attorney. He laid the blame 70
his inactivity at the door OF the police
who, he claimed, refused to give him an,
assistance.
Former Mayor Dell C. Morgan and c. 4
e Tibits. chief Of police under Morgan
s regime, testified as to conditions bein
similar during their terms Of office a
during the administration Of chief Rich
> mond and that the same system Of assess
inc the -au-ktF-1 om,. 81 a. --.--
> the town was In vogue during their terms
city Clerk Cassidy was examined as 1
the records 10 show that all moneys re
ce!ved by the chief OF police passed througI
his hands, and from him 10 the city treas
urer.
Tony Jensen. Chris Kretchmer, E.
. Brant and Jim Hansen were placed on tn
stand in rebuttal Of the testimony OF Rob
4, eTt B. Wallace relative 70 the Manhatta
T. saloon selling liquor on the day OF electio
q on which Wallace was defeated for mayo.
Z They testified that Major Richmond close
r the place, and that later the proprietor {
the place was arrested and fined 5000 Il
violating the law by having his saloo
4 open on election day.
A number Of leading business and profe!
sionai men, including II. w. Binder. G.
Mayne. J. c. Fleming and NJ Marcus, tel
titled to conditions in the city being.
their opinion, greatly improved since MajC
Richmond had been at the head Of the d
lice department
Sheriff McCaffery and Deputy Unite
states Marshal Groneweg. who were deput
sherlffs under Sheriff Canning. testlfIt
that they did not learn OF the presence
the Mabray gang in Council Bluffs On
after the whole matter had been exploit,
:, in the neWSpapers.