Evening journal., 1913-03-12
ALLECE The
"COPS" Are
NEGLIGENT
Olympia Club Raid Brings
Statement That Sunday
Liquor Selling is
Common
HINT AT DETECTIVE
TO GET EVIDENCE

Police sorgeants George W. Lyons
and Daniel M. Kelleher, two OF the
oldest members i'm the Police Depart
ment. in point of service, and PATROL
men Edward Abrahams, Harry Taylor.
John Ward and Carmine DiAlare. also
men with long and creditable records
as officers, were before the Board Of
Police Commissioners yesterday after
noon, to answer TO charges of neglect
of duty i'm failing to report that intoxi-
eating liquors were being sold by the
Olympia Athletic Club, at No. sos
Shipley street raided several Sundays
ago.
The men pleaded not guilty. and
after going into the matter to some
extent the Police Commissioners con-
cluded to withhold their ecision until
next Thursday afternoon. Former
State Senator Thomas M Monaghan,
City Tax Collector Eugene NJ. Sayers
and Samuel S. Adams, an attorney,
We're interested spectators.
President Charles r.. Jones, of the
board. informed the men concerning
the charges against them anG took
occasion to say that he termed the
Olympia Club case an aggravated one,
but not isolated and that the police
men on street dgty had failed 10 do
their duty when O. ey did moi report
clubs where liquor was sold He said
/ the weekly reports of the street SER
! geants might just as well be written
for a year in advance, so little did
they vary.
Mr.. Jones said he was tired of being
stopped on the street every day and
told that this and that club was sell
| ing liquor ON Sunday, and he made
! the statement that a good detective
could buy liquor i'm II TO 10 clubs next
/ Sunday. He said the Olympia Club
was nothing more than an open bar or
saloon and that boxing had been con-
Quoted there under the guise of work
outs
Commissioner William Bower.
wanted TO know why The officers OF
the district did NOT know an these
things lie remarked that an the
work done in this connection appears
20 come from the chief of police anC
the men under the head OF the depart.
ment We're not giving him their sup
port.
The accused patrolmen. with the
exception of Patrolman Taylor, who
, refused to make a statement, admitted
they knew of the existence of clubs I'm
their district. but did not know posi-
: lively that liquor was being sold in
{ them. The men denied that they
knew more than they put IN their
weekly reports a charge made by Mr..
Jones Patrolman Ward asked the
J commissioners if it was not known 10y
common repute that clubs sell and
! have sold for years intoxicating H.
quors to their members The names
of some of the most prominent clubs
, i'm the city were mentioned and Mr..
! Bowers agreed that this was so. but
/ he thought the evidence, even against
them, could be gotten.
The entire situation was gone over
and thoroughly threshed out. even TO
gambling. and the arrest of George H.
Simon. accused of running q book on
horse racing, the statement being
made by Chief of Police Black that at
least $500 a week is sent out of the
! city daily i'm bets on the horses. Chief
Black said the gambling case was
worked mp on information submitted
! by Commissioner Thomas ~ Stayton
Chief Black said he had no personal
feeling I'm the matter and that his aim
was to secure more efficiency and d
good department He spoke of the
policy playing that was prevalent here
some years ago and added that he did
not intend any one should weave a
rope around his neck.
Mr.. Jones said that the chief was
entitled TO the assistance Of all the
men on the force and that he was moi
the one whom the commission expect
ed TO go about the streets to obtain
evidence in cases. Chief Black said
he knew il was hard TO get into some
clubs, but If the men came TO him
with complaints he would see that
they got help He advocated that the
men should work together andthat one
should tell the other of what was 20
ing on that the greatest good can be
accomplished