South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-26
SALOONS CLOSED
AFTER MAYOR IS
TOLD CONDITIONS
Herzog Carries Out Promise to
Do All He Could to Enforce
LaW-FaiI to Make Out Case
of Graft.


No evidence Of graft or corruption
was secured and but one or two in
stances Of minor law violations were
cited by the witnesses before the
councilmanic investigating committee
which adjourned Friday afternoon.
Any one who knew of graft cor
ruption or liquor law violation were
asked to testify and the names OF
several who were supposed TO know
something were handed in. These
men were examined and they told OF
but two or three minor law viola
tons.
The witnesses spoke OF having seen
evidence OF saloons along Smoky
Row" doing a sunday business on u
certain Sunday in July. According
10 their testimony, DR.. l.. NJ. Edwards
and Joseph Tascher went 10 Mayor
Herzog and told him Of these cOndi-
tons The mayor promised 10 inves-
tigate and do all that he could do
to see that the law was enforced. La
ter Rev. Mr.. Edwards is said 10 have
remarked. in testifying of conditions
on the Sunday following this nOtih-
cation. that the city was never tight
er than it was this Sunday.
Mrs. deRyclSe on Stand.
Mrs. Joseph deRycke was the first
witness called Friday afternoon. She
admitted the authorship Of a letter
printed in the Tribune but said that
she was merely expressing her opin-
ion and swore that she knew moth
ing Of bribery or corruption on the
part Of city officials Telling of her
Investigation, Mrs. deRycke stated
that she started out 10 see if the sa-
icons were open on certain Sunday.
She only got as far as one saloon
which, she said, to all outward ap
pearances was closed. Two men at
this saloon trying to get in were
unable to do SO. The woman told
OF having seen several drunks on the
street but did not know where they
came from. This was at s o'clock in
the evening and when Atty. Drum
mond inquired If the men might not
be returning from a days carOusing
al some nearby city. the witness could
not say. She said the men were
either Italian or Hungarian.
What is Smoky Rowe"
Joseph Tascher, who was next call
ed, told OF several trips up and down
the alley in the rear OF Smoky Row"
Tascher remarked of Atty. Drummond
that he didn't know Drummond lived
out Of the state when the latter asked
him what this Smoky Row" was.
In regard 20 liquor law violation
Tascher said he saw several men go
ana out o. the NdIu III the rear
OF the Smoky Row saloons when on
a trip up this alley with DR.. Edwards.
he could not furnish the committee
with any evidence as 10 what saloons
they were going into. Tascher swOre
he knew nothing OF any graft or cor
ruptiOn on the part of the city Of
ficials.
Studley No Candidate.
G.. a Studley denied when called
upon the stand that his part in in
vestigating alleged law violations in
the city was TO further his candidacy
for alderman from the fourth ward
on the citizens ticket. Studley said
that he was not as yet a candidate
for any office. He did not commit
himself as TO his future plans.
Mr.. Studley admitted the authorship
OF letter printed in Thursdays Trib-
une in which he expressed himself
that the council was incompetent TO
conduct such an investigation as they
were conducting and asking that the
grand jury investigate the city's con-
didons.
When queried by Atty. Drummond,
Studley stated that IL was merely his
opinion which he had expressed. He
admitted that ne was entirely ignO-
rant when ne wrote the letter OF the
law passed by the state legislature OF
1905 imposing upon city councils a
duty TO investigate charges or graft
or corruption lodged against them.
Mr. Studley refused TO state, when
asked by Atty. Drummond. that his
sole object IN investigating liquor law
conditions IN the city was for the pur-
pose OF finding evidence with which
10 prosecute the offenders. He said
that his sole object was 10 get pub
licity" Atty. DrummOnd asked Mr..
Studley II he was not In this manner
trying 10 do good by not doing any
thing. Mr.. Studley replied that he
guessed he would do his share"
The witness admitted that IL was
but one OF his pastimes 10 watch the
behavior Of saloons and told Of going
down the smoky Row alley one sun
dav morning while en- route 10 Elk
hart he had just five minutes 10
spare and wanted TO see what he
could find out" MIR. Studley said he
saw nine men passing through a sa-
loon door in this time. Upon his re-
turn from Elkhart about noon he
again went down the alley ito see
what another five minutes would re-
veal" This time he saw more men
going in and out the alley.
The clerk reported that Truman
Adams, for whom a subpoena had
been issued. could not be found.
saw one saloon Open.
Earl AldriCh was next called lie
told OF a Sunday morning stroll TO the
downtown district OF the north side
with G. A. Studley. He said the two
went into the alley In the rear Of the
two saloons on Main St. between the
bridge ard Joseph 81. The one next
the Colbert hardware store was evil
IDENTIFY closed. according 20 the wit
ness. Aldrich testified that while the
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