The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-01-26

To Whont This Nay Concern:
Gentlemen Your Chief has been tell.
ing that drink more whiskey than the
whole police department combined, and
has also said that if he could get me be-
fore the Board, he would have me dis.
honorably discharged. therefore desire
to place a few questions before YOU
which would like you to ask him.
Several days ago Captain J. b. White
told him a few things l had said about
bootlegging, and he made answer that it
was II damn lie The questions are as
follows: Why was a warrant not issued
for dive, run by q negro on Young
street, when asked for on November 4th ::
Mr.. Bonham and myself asked the Cap.
tain to issue the warrant, and he said
that he would see the Chief. We told
him that We had four witnesses that
would testify that they bought whiskey
from this negro on Young street. and we
also turned over to the Chief two-t thirds
of a pint that had l,een bought from thi.
negro by one of the four witnesses. The
matter drifted along until the 10th, and
we then asked the Captain for the war
rant second time, and he gave the same
answer as before. I also talked with the
chief myself, and he gave the same m.
swer, which he always gave when any.
thing was reported to Watch
them; we will get them" And that was
the last we heard of said warrant
Again, does he tthe Chief know of
John Brown running a speak-easy on
Court and Fry streets? Or, does he know
of any speak-easics on Summers street.
especially at l5h and l4h? Ask the
Chief and also the Captain if they know
of any whiskey being shipped over the
c. o. by freight, marked for l.. c.
Williams, and Huff signing Williams
name for same, as many as sixty gallons
at time? Do they not know of whis.
key shipped to the city marked to Gus
Meyers and signed for by same partyi
Did they ever know of whis<ey being
shipped over the X. & NJ. to j. C. Will.
forty cases ut a time? These forty cases
were received and hauled to l5h Sum.
mers street on the 25th Of August by
George Chapman. On August 26th, .
shipment was received here, marked to
n. T. Martin, signed for by Huff, three
barrels of whiskey, delivered to 1914
Summers street. On August Goth a
Williams, thirty cases, signed for by
HUFF and hauled to l51a Summers street
Also, Mt various times shipments were
received and reported to the Chief and
Captain. but the answer was always the
same, "WHtch them; we will get them"
Were not various reports made tc
them through the months of June and
July, of whissey being hauled to l5k
Summers street, delivered through the
alley that runs by the Robinson Hotel
at 3 and o'clock in the morningf The
officer with me. and | would 90 to police
court and make these reports and the
same old answer would be given:
Watch them; we will get them" Ask
the Captain if | did not show him the
ladder that was made for the purpose Of
carrying this whiskey up over shed
room into l5la Summers street. and also
if he and l did not go up that ladder
one night. and while going up. l told
him it was made in order to carry the
whiskey to the rooms above:
F., Another very important question for
the Chief Why was Tom Turner never
tried for bootlegging? There were four
witnesses who swore the stand that
they bought whiskey from him. His an
swer may be that Turner left town. but
if Turner has left town it is very re-
Gently. l saw him Christmas at the c.
& o. depot. Turner's place was searched
by Mr.. Bonham and myself and we found
eight pints of the same brand of whiskey
that the four witnesses sworc they
bought from him. In reference to his
saving that l drank more whiskey than
any man on the force, ask him what he
did with the eight pints Mr. Bonham