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of timber extending from the cellar
window.
That portion % the letter stating
that the houses robbed were the only
ones reported as closed To- the police
was declared by Mr.. Jones TO be IA
insinuatiOr that ,he officers knew Of
the robberies. At least that was the
inference. Mr.. Jones said. Mr.. Kaighu
replied that no suca inference naa
been intended and Furthermore
Eeither he nor Or MGajill could he
hclG responsible for Nhrt people read
between the lines Of their communica-
lion The only object i'm sending the
letter. the gentlemen said, was to
give the officials all the informauoII
they could Oh the case.
That portion Of the letter stating
that the officer who had been sent to
investigate the robbery was drunk,
was taken up MIR. Jones said this
demanded attention. He explained
that when an officer is intoxicated
while on duty it Is the duty Of citi-
zen to notify the police department az
once. DR. Murrill said that when
the officer left his house after he had
I believed he had smelled whiskey on
his breath. he called up the police
station and told them the officer had
been drinking. Later another officer
came DR.. Murrill said while the
officer did not stagger his talk was
"musny." and said while at the house
that he would not patrol that section
until they had better streets and
lights.
MI Kaighn said the only reason
for writing the letter was to show
that the houses had been entered on
several occasions and that az least
one night the robbers appeared ia
have slept in the house. When he
arrived home MIR. Kaighn said. nc
found cigarette stumps on the floors
as we'll as match sticks and candles
In addition a large panel leading from
the cellar door to the dining room had
been forced. This destruction coulC
| not have been done in a short time
he thought. On the. floor was a drill
and the windows plainly showed ths
marks Of jimmies. None OF this evi
dence had been secured by the po
lice, he said To cap the climax h'
said that on the walls OF one room
was writted in large letters. do no
try to fool professional crooks. Thi
handwriting Mr. Kaighn said. hat
been photographed at his orders ant
the thumb prints on the candles h
also had saved. None Of this evi
dence against the thieves had beei
sought by the police, Mr.. Kaighl
said.
Officers Make Defense.
The officers we're then summone
before the Commission. Patrolmai
Kane. who is one man on the dis
trict. said the section was given a
much police attention as possible
Both Sergeants Bayley and Masse
said they have gone over the sec
ton with the men and said IL was 2
dark in whehe the Kaighns an
Murrills live that one could not Sc
from the end Of tho house 10 tn
rear They have always tried th
doors OF the houses, where possible
Patrolman Gilling said he alway
2 tried to do his duty as best he coul'
, He said he noticed nothing about th
I houses to arouse his suspicious. tt
| difficulties OF covering the distriI
i were explained TO the commissioner
o the officers saying they always pas
l. ed the houses after making their T
y port at Twentieth and Boulevard at
j. o'clock in the evening and again at
s o'clock in the morning.
g The question OF intoxication WI
+ again taken up. officer Kane deni'
: drinking that day. or for several dal
before. He told OF how he found
dime in the home OF DR.. Murrill an
Of the conversation he had with Il
. occupants Of the house. Relative
= that portion of the letter dealing wit
! patrollng the district, officer Kar
said he told a woman who lives HI
I yond Dr. Murrilrs home that
. would not go to her house until son
: way was provided for him to g
l. there He explained that the sire
=. had not been cut through, gullies b
ing everywhere
4 In support Of his assertion that
p was not intoxicated. he said he m
d the Rev. George c. Hall and talked
e him Immediately after leaving u
Murrlll home. Later when he heal
l. he was charged with being drunk III
r day. he spoke 10 DR.. Hall about
and Dr. Hall told him II could not ha'