Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-27
MATLOCK IS SORE AND
MAKES INSINUATIONS
Most of Which Are Probably
Due to Anger, and With
out Foundation.
CHIEF is ALSO ANGRY
And Makes Remarks About Council
men That Are Also to Be Taken
With Some Salt.

N
Walking up to Night Officer Q. N.
Matlock last night armed with a com.
laint drawn up by City Attorney Page,
in which tho patrolman is charged with
conduct unbecOming an officer, Chief
of Police Shedeck relieved Matlock Of
his star and informed him that he will
insist that the council dismiss him per-
manently.
Thus opens what will be later termed
scorching scandal il the deposed Of.
ficer's statements made after the oc.
currence last night are dependable, and
one which will include in II several DO.
licemen. Immediately after being ap-
preached by Chief shedeck, Mr.. Mat.
lock engaged the services Of Attorney
Grant Corby, and he made the state.
ment that he will fight the chief in this
matter to the very last ditch. Matlock
declared that the chief Of police dis
missed him simply for the reason he
had it in for him (Matloek) and did
not want him on the force in the first
place.
Indirectly Hints at Graft
Mr. MatlOck told a journal represen-
tative last night that he knows that
the police have been receiving "hush
money" from certain disreputablo peo.
pie in this city and no named some Of
the instances He said that some one
tipped off a plan which had been made
70 raid certain rOOming house recent.
H. Matlock asserts that the mayor,
Mrs. Lynch, himself and two other Off.
GERS including the chief Of police had
the raid all framed up and were going
to execute 1t on the following night.
Two immoral women, no declares, were
plying their trade In the rooming house
and when the officers made the raid,
they could find no trace Of them. Some.
one had acted as informer for tho girls
and they made good their escape n
short time before the officers arrived.
Matlock was asked IL the chief of DO.
lice was responsible for the failure Of
the raid and he declared that IL II was
not the chief, 1t was some other officer.
"What leads you to believe It might
have been the ehieff'' Matlock was
asked.
"Woll," ho answered, "I don't
know of any one else who knew any
thing about the proposed raid, and /
can y figure out any one else who would
pull off such q stunt"
Why were these girls not arrested
beforei" tho ex.officer was asked.
''I don U know unless they were Civ.
ling tho officers hush money TO lot them
run their business as they saw fit, ,, dc.
clared Matlock "I know never got
any hush money and found II impossi.
bic to arrest them as every timo made
an attempt, something happened that
the women got away before could do
a thing"
"This is not the only case, either"
stated Matlock, "I have reported
many cases whero houses Of ill.iame
were being operated in Salem, but the
chief Of police would not take any &C.
tiou, Whyi You can search me un-
loss what have just said before is
true, Maybe the chief is not respOnsi.
BILE but want to tell you one thing,
he could at least make some investiga.
tions himself and find out why the
cases reported were not brought into
court.
"lIere is another little instance"
continued Matlock, (Which appeared
at the time quito funny to mo. All
preparations had been made 10 raid
certain hotel here; | won I mention the
name right now at least, and Mrs,
Lynch were supposed to remain in
room facing the room in the hotel in
which three people were immorally con.
ducting themselves II would have
been cinch to have secured all tho
evidence necessary aud then arrest the
bunch What did the chief Of police do
but take me away from the position
and locate me whore could not see
thing and then call the raid off, "
Chief Indignant.
"I won have any patrolmen on my
force who resorts to tactics In carrying
out his duties" soid Chief Of Police
shedeck after he had relieved MatlOck
OF his star. "What kind Of an officer