Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

f1e Sdfu that ms puTpOSey uuuth Wheee | he considered suspicious circumstan- ces was to find out what was being | done, and that he had not finished his | telephone conversation to the Ferry | street house, for he wanted to find out | who those three men were. He testl- l fled that it was 12.30 while he was | talking to Marion Merses house, this being the second time, when the man answered "Rudd7 and got Marion Morse to the phone to speak to the captain.
 Taking up the incident about the departure of Policeman Rudd and 1 Marion Morse to go to MT Pratt from police headquarters, in answer to questions, Captain Linton said that Rudd and Marion Morse came to him in the outside office, asking if he had an officer whom he could lend to go with Rudd and Marion Morse to point out George Pratt's house. When no one was found after general inquiry, Marion Morse and Policeman Rudd left to find George Pratts. Captain Lin ton testified further about giving per- mission over the police signal to Off, ficer McFAdden to go with them. Came Into Chiefs Office With Beer
 On the point of the liquor brought to headQuarters, the captain testified
  flee over by the further window when a big man with case of beer in each hand pushed into the room, coming midway into the room, and asked him: Captain, where will l put this?" The captain answered, he testified " ou can't put it in here. You'll have to take it out of here"
 To this the man asked where he should put it, and the captain told him he didn't know, but he must take it out of there.
 The man with the beer then left. Captain Linton said that he left a note that night for the chief telling the cir cumstances
 The captain also testified to calling up The Bulletin office and informing them of the raid. He also related his report to Chief Murphy, repeating the story as he had previously told 1t.
 Asked About Suspension.
 On the night of April 24, while he was in bed. having been off duty on vacation for several days, the captain testified he received the first intima- tion that he was subject to censure by Police Commissioners Barry and Delaney coming to his house between 10 and Ii o'clock They asked the captain if he was suspended, saying that they understood Mir Parker had been looking for them all day, and they understood he was suspended and they wanted to know from him direct and to assure him of their friendship. The 1 two men didn't come into the house, but stayed only a few minutes. The captain next saw them on the fore noon of April 30 in the chiefs room at police headquarters, where the chief and the other police commissioner l were.
 Charges Preferred Against Him. The captain was summoned to this meeting by Officer Irish, who told him | the chief wanted to see him. At this 1 meeting MT. Parker told him that the ] purpose of the meeting was to notify | him that he was under suspension on ! charges of tipping off the houses. MT. l Parker told him that they had the 1 evidence but before they would pro- l ceed any farther they would accept | the captains resignation to save him. self and his family from scandal The | captain answered that they didn't have the evidence, for it was not in exist 1 ence.
 Rebuke for the Spectators.
 Applause form the crowd at this point brought protest from Cor | poration Counsel Tanning and repri- mand from the mayor.
 The captain testified that he was not asked at this time for his yer sion, but Commissioner Barry said | this was no trifling matter and Com missioner Delaney said that the cap tain's name had been used pretty | rough and he thought he ought to be | given chance to clear himself.
 The typewriter complaint suspend | ing the captain was put in as evi- dence. It was handed to him at this | meeting.
 On cross examination by Corpora tion Counsel Tanning the captain told of the number of offices on duty in ths city that night and the location oi police signals. He did not try to get Officer Smith to find out who the meT l were
 The corporation counsel asked tht witness how he, knowing the eharac. ter of these houses, could call them uI and make mention of a report abou
 the state police being here, but the captain defended his action by sayinl
 that he knew the men had been in tn, Ferry street house for ten minutes be-
 fore eh called it up and he did not con
 slider he was giving any information
 and he used the telephone because i
 was quicker than sending the polio,
 officer to the house. The counsel als'
 examined the captain as to whether h,
 put anyone else on Officer McFadden'
 beat when he sent the officer witt
 Officer Rudd and Marion Morse.
 No Excuses to Make.
 Captain Linton closed his examina
 tion by saying that under the sam
 circumstances he would do the sam
 thing again and he was making n
 excuses for what he had done. H knew he had done no wrong and hal
 no intention of doing wrong. TS Attorney Shields the captain sat
 it was nothing unusual to send a maj
 off his beat, sometimes outside the cit limits. He told of many inquiries owe the phone for Chief Egan. He testi fled that no assistance was asked b,
 the state police from the Norwich of
 hcers and he instructed Policema
 Doty, then on duty, to give the stat police assistance if it was asked for. To Corporation Counsel Fannin
 again he said he thought it was prope to send an officer off his beat unde certain conditions and that is the wa 1t is done
 More Questions from the Mayor. To Mayor Thayer the captain re peated the conversation with Office ) Smith, which was his first informatio of the presence of the raiders. Tn mayor asked why he didn't send tn officer to find out. knowing that tele } phone call would put. them on thei } guard. The captain reasserted that h
 was giving no information since h
 knew the men were already in tn house, and he also questioned hir f about calling up Marion Morse an , sending Officer MoFadden. He testi ! fled that he said nothing about stat ! police when calling up Marion Mors,