Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-23
TRIAL
ISCONCLUDED
COMMISSION TAKES CASE UNDER
AMUSEMENT
AN ALL DAY SEIGE
Witnesses Are Numerous--No Appeal
from Dccl-iOn--Dolnn Case
Today

Bll Nc0 formerly chief Of detec-
tyes In the Tulsa police department
nov under suspension. took the stand
In his own behalf yesterday ovcnng az
q o'clock after practically all Of the
material evidence IN his hearing had
been concluded before the rily COM
mission.
Mem was suspended several weeks
ago pending the ourlma of charges
that ho Was ronmins at house Vt III
rcpute ana had been guily OF conduct
unbecoming an officer.
In answer TO questions nut bv E. a.
kiHtl"r 90 Nuskogee his attorney In
the heuiing, Ncn state that he mad
lived in Tulsa four yenri. having come
ITO thls place from Shawnee where he
had resided for similar period.
YOU are charged with having an
Interest IN the orient rooming house.
Have you any nch interest?" asked
his attorney
mo, sir"
Men also denied that he had ad-
vanccd any money In connection with
the rental of the house or other
wlse. lie admitted that he had
telephoned Fannie Fagan, present
lpidprictreYs who was then at shaw
nee shortly before she rented the
lorleni. lie did MS he said, because
ne had been requested by Mrs. Pagan
to let her know when the place could
be- secured
You nre charged with being in a
room with Mrs. Fagan where she was
lsltting ln kmuna, and standing be-
fore q dresser In the room putting on
co1ar Old you?"
mo sir"
You are charged with staying at
"a house Of ill repute when did you
go TO the Orlent2"
The witness said he had gone there
leither the LIST or 2nd of August, He
lsald he had never seen any Indecent
or immoral conduct at his rooinlng
place nor had he seen any Intoxicating
liquors there, following with a state
lment which caused another charge TO
be brought against him. but which was
hnally over-ruled
- have got some up there In my
; room now"
! Sllo thru related that he had about
four or five bottles Of whlslkey and A
cOuple of dozen bottles of beer In his
room. lie said he had gotten II al
the police station.
'llow did you come to take this from
the station
81 took 1t up there for evidence.
took II at different times" Bill
Hewlett ne said. conveyed II from the
station To the Orient in cab. This
happened three different times during
the month of August All of 1t, how
ever that had been taken TO his room
Is still there.
Nen didn't know many persons
rooming at the orient He knew one
10y the name of Davis ana another by
the name Of Foster and the landlady
DO you know whether there are
any other women there?"
81 think there ls He declared that
he didn't know them. lie Thought
Mrs. Foster might be about 80 years
old; her husband was killed in the oil
fields No complaints had been made
laganst the character of the house
. but prior 10 the time when the Pagan
woman had taken charge the latter
part OF July he had heard that there
had been beer and whiskey sold there
i city Attorney Ramsey for the pros
Iecution then questioned him about the
removal OF beer aud whiskey from tho
store room at the police station. bring
Ing out the fact that Neff has the "evi-
ldenco' In his room In "A tool chest.
why did you take II up there"
"The chief told me TO look after IT," b
Then Mayor Martin got into the
! habit Of queryIng the suspended onl-
Ger and kept hot after him for half an
\ hour In answer to the mayor Neff
said he had taken the stun from tho
station at three different times because
the chief had told him to take care of
mo-
quested him to take It TO his room. only
to see as TO It's safety Nea did not
leave any written receipt at the police
station for the stun taken. The mayor
wondered what good beer and whissey
that was 40 taken and left In a room
to which several keys We're carried by
different persons would be for evl-
dencc.
Has It been the habit to take the
stuff to rooms arl keep it?"
mo, ! don't think so"
Don't you know 1t wouldn't be
be worth anything In evldence?'
Neif didn't know about that and
even his attorney thought that IL
might stick as evidence.
Men said he didn't tell Il In general
what ne was going TO do with IL when
he took 1t from the station. but stated
that he told the chief Of H. about two
weeks ago This did not particularly
lrefer 10 one sack of stun that was gone
from the station. which was specl-
ncally mentioned
Asked again as to how long ago Il
was since ne took the stun 20 hs
room, Netf said II was about two weeks
ago. He didn't think II rested with
him what to do with IL The first time
ne took some to his room was some
Ia. l.. al.