Evening journal., 1912-03-06
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ing. He said he, went back to the
City Hall and took up the matter
with Police Captain Kane. and the
latter said he had no knowledge Of an
entertainment at the hall
The chief said he then instructed
Captain Kane to accompany him to
Turn Hall in citizens clothing.
What | found there" said the
chief, was to my mind disgraceful,
and at the same time dangerous. The
hall Was packed with people, almost
TO the doors and had there been a
fire | don't know how they would
have gotten out. When ! ordered
the hall closed it took nearly three
quarters of an hour for the people to
get out" He said that what he saw
there on that night was almost
weekly occurrence. He explained
that the sergeants of the districts are
compelled to make reports each week,
and one of the questions asked them
is whether liquor is being sold in
violation of the law. Sergeants Nc
Dermott and White. he said. week
after week. reported there was not
lie said he had asked Sergeant Nc
permott if he had not ntoiced these
things. The chief said McDermott
did not give him "A satisfactory reply.
Sergeant White told the chief he was
ignorant of the conditions.
Chief Black added that in addition
to the moving picture show small
children were getting ready to take
part i'm a vaudeville entertainment
which was to follow the pictures. He
said that from information he has
since received such affairs had been
going on for a long time and that it
would have been no trouble for any
body to find out what was going on
Of he wanted to.
Kane Speaks Freely.
Police Captain Evans, in a state
ment to the board, said he knew that
beer was sold at Turn Hall, as did
everybody else, and that it had been
sold there long before he was a po-
lice captain. He said, however, thac
be knew nothing of a picture show.
kIe thought these affairs were partici-
pated in only by the children, who
take lessons in athletics in the hall,
and that their parents, members Of
the Turngemeinde, congregated there
at times to witness their exercises.
lie said he understood that only the
hall members were admitted, and as
1t had been an established ruling in
the City Court that clubs could sell
liquor to members. he paid no further
attention to the matter.
Chief Black, at this point, said that
there was no doubt that the officers
had been handicapped to some extent
by the ruling on liquor sales as laid
town i'm the City Court, but they had
time since the upper court had passed
upon the question to have taken up
the matter of Turn Hall.
Captain Kane told the board that he
was opposed to speakeasies and tn,
sale of intoxicating liquors I'm all
clubs. He said he was unaware of the
conditions that existed at Turn Hal
last Sunday night "A week ago. II,
said that about six years ago he weni
TO the same hall and witnessed aI
entertainment by the children, a
which only their parents we're pres
cnt, and the exercises were highly
Interesting. He said he had visiteC
German Hall and found nothing
wrong there. He said the captain
ire stationed at the police station
and if the sergeants do not repor
violations of law. the captains cOul,
not knbw of them.
Captain Kane also took occasion t,
cemark that even after the police di,
bring in disreputable people they Of
zen were dismissed through certain
Influences
Believed Sales We're to Members.
Sergeant McDermott said he knew
that beer was sold in Turn Hall. but
ne thought only to members. He
said he never saw anything improp-
er in the hall. He asked the Chief
If the latter had not told him never
to put any complaint on his report
unless he had the evidence. The
Chief denied that he had ever made
the statement He said he had told
Sergeant McDermott that if he Wouli
look up the rules in the manual ant
study them more he wouldn't neeC
instructions. The sergeant retoreC
that he knew the rules.
At this point Captain Evans eN
planned that when the late James b
Clarkson was president of the bUarC
he had instructed the police ses
geants not to put anything in thaii
Atppil uulNSo lNtg ldO tNiuNhNN. Oiiif
Black said that this was not IN tn
time he was Chief and Captain Evan
said it was before thar.
Sergeant White said he didn't know
that the conditions stated by Chic
Black prevailed at Turn Hall OF
last Sunday night week.
At this juncture COMMISSIONS
Jones remarked that il was strang
that neither of the sergeants khey
Of what was going on.
Chief Black said there was no cN
cusc for the sergeants, as he under
stood that The conditions had eNistc
for some time He said he had n
trouble getting into the hall and sal
there was no man in the department