The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-22
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OFFICER WAS DICHARGED FRO
SERVICE OF HE CITY b.
COUNCIL AT TRIAL LAST
NIGHT.

The city council. with all members
present, convicted Officer ]. A. Lowe,
of the charge of grating, frequenting
near beer saloons and drinking in
near beer saloons last night. There
was not a dissenting vote in the
councils conclusions, which comes
with it the discharge of Lowe. A
large number of citizens were pres
ent and remained in the chamber
during the three and a half hours
consumed in the hearing of the case,
The evidence against Lowe was
more convincing than was the case
with Burney, and preponderance OF
testimony precluded any other kind
of verdict on the part CT council
| AS soon as the election of a chief
of police was concluded the case was
taken up, Judge Whitfield appearing
for the city and Judge Max Isaac
representing the defendant
Judge Max Isaac representing Mr
Lowe. Immediately secured the floor
and in his plea, as counsel for
Lowe, suggested that council not
hear the case, but pass it in its
present shape, and submit the con-
tested points to higher court.
City Attorney Whitfield here
moved an executive session to con-
slider the suggestion or Judge isaac,
and returned in few minutes and
| moved to reject the proposition of
Judge Isaac. t'1 ~ aA aakt
The case was then taken up in reg
ular order and Chief Wilchar was
| placed on the stand to prove that
Lowe is net a member of the regular
police force and does not come under
the civil service law. This fact was
brought out to the satisfaction of
council
| Ben McLendon, the old time star
witness, the negro who runs near
beer joint on Oglethorpe street, was
next called. He said that Lowe was
privileged character in his place
and without paying for it, was in the
habit of receiving all the near Eeer
and cigars he wanted. He said he
| did more for Lowe than he did for
Morgan and Brockinton, for the rea-
son that he gave him $500 in cash
| besides what his partner, Adams,
paid him.
Mayor Hopkins then took the wit
ness in charge and he stated direct
ly that his firm paid Love- per
week. He thought the money was
paid to keep his firm in good shape
with Lowe. Judge Isaac gave the
witness a severe cross-examination
in which McLendon became badly
mixed, but always stuck to the state
ment that the firm paid Lowe reg
ular week sttipens, under an ar
rangement made by his partner, Ad-
ans. The witness said he did not
put this hush money On the books,
but would not or did not say why
this particular charge was kept off
the record. Under questions from
the mayor, the witness stated each
week he or his partner met Lowe in
Lissner's alley and paid him the
weekly payment. 1t was shown by
question from Alderman Cook that
Lowe frequently came in the witness
place and drank beer in his uniform.
The witness was here excused.
Joe Halle, a negro restaurant keep
er out on L street, was the next wit
ness. Halle is a negro of more than
ordinary intelligence and gave
very sensible statement. He said
he ran a restaurant and in addition
to that he sold a little beer and
little whiskey and that Lowe came to
him and told him he would pull him
if he did not come across" ne said
for the protection Cf the city he paid
Lowe $40 per week, then s. per
week, and right on down to SIS when
business got so bad on account of
other blind tigers doing business,
that he told Lowe he could not at
ford it. He then said that Lowe told
him he would pull him, if he did not
pay Sc. He paid the s6 up to the
very time Lowe was pulled
Hazle also sWore that Lowe pulled
him twice before he started to pay
him weekly payments, but had new
er pulled him since that time.
Under the fire Of cross-examination
by Judge Isaac. the witness said
he had been convicted in the police
court one time for violating the
whiskey law Alderman Ludwig
took the witness in hand and under
his questions, HALE swore that not
long ago just before tine police de-
parttment raided his place, Lowe
came cut early in the day and warn
ed him to do away with his liquor
as the officers were coming to pull