The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-31

blancne Bernard took the SlAnu
and witness stated that she had lived
in segregated district for about eight
years; that during Bodeker's term she
lad never been asked for money by police;
that she had gone back to aggregated
district after 1t was abolished October !
to take care of her furniture; that she
then saw Mrs Barfield's house was run
open every night; that she got Allie Ellis
and another girl to come and stay with
her; that she saw Warren and DAILY and
other officers. including Sergeant New
man and Bodeker and Detective Tom
Williams go into Mrs. Barfield's: that
Mrs Barfield complained of witness house
being IN operation and that Warren and
DAILY then raided witness house and ar
rested her and two others, but that Mrs.
Barfield was not raided: that Mrs. Bar
field has been running her house in segre-
gated district for past three weeks or
more.
| Captain White took witness, who said
she knew Bodeker wouldn't come to Ecr
house if she called the police Witness
declined to answer questions in regard to
her life or means of livelihood. Captain
White interrupted her by saying she had
come up here to malign mans charac-
ter and he did not want to talk to her
further.
Woodlawn Man Heard y
George II. Smith took the witness stand
and stated he lived in Woodlawn; that he
knew nothing of gamblers in Birming-
nam; that he had been cut across tie
heart August IL by a man named Robin
| son and man named Howle; that ne
understood both We're arrested that one
was turned loose without bond, that the
| other made bond, but that ne mad never
| been subpoenaed in case. Witness was
| then dismissed by commission on grounds
testimony had no bearing on case
d. {. Wesson took witness chair and
| stated he went to Gaiety hotel to catch
some thieves for Bill Smotherman that
| ne caught negro; that Bodeker had rec
| commended witness to Smotherman; that
Smothcrman then turned negro loose
Witness was dismissed by commission on
| grounds testimony had no bearing on
| case.
| H. s. Ryall took witness chair next ard
was questioned by Judge Castor on
whether or not Former Mayor O'Brien
had brought two special policemen to
birmingham to arrest blind tigers Com
mission dismissed witness on grounds tes-
t!mony had no bearing on the case
L. Il. STREET. present lieutenant of de-
teetlVe department. took witness stand
ana stated that after going though Hill
man hotel some three years ago in search
Oh gamblers, Chief Bodeker had told MIN
never to go to hotel for that purpose any
-. "4'"oul MS tcnleI 81 instructions, aS
Hotel people were his (chef's) friends:
that DR.. Sutton had told witness there
was game running in TIillman hotel.
SaPtain w mite took witness, who stated
" sutton was not connected with police
icice; that witness had made honest
search IN the hotel. and that he had not
louhu gamblers; that Bodeker had beat
mel Welf IN election before people; that
ne did not remember whether or not Bod
ekei had told witness that Mr. Nabh
would not allow gambling in Hillman.
ana that he had complained to Bodeker
anout ms mouse being searched.
Austin Testifies
c. w. Austin took witness stand and
stated that when he went into office as
cfhef OF police man could stand at Sec
enc avenue and Nineteenth street and
count 32 gambling houses within a block
tnat he did not have many of present
iaws TO work under; that with antagonis.
ti' police commission he brought number
OF gambling houses down to f1ve that he
broke up old Alabama club, later known
as Peerless, and which was biggest gam
bling house in Birmingham; that he
broke down doors to gambling houses:
that he opened safes in gambling houses
III owners would not open them. that he
LED raids himself; that in Is months fte-
gong into office he had gambling and
vaRrancy cleaned up; that after his de.
feat gamblers flocked to Birmingham m from
all parts of country; that gamblers put up
quite sum of money for campaign pur-
poses to defeat witness; that the sheot-
1nG between Hewlett and Haynes he un-
derstood was because Hewlett demanded
of Haynes 25 per cent of his earnings for
police protection; that he supported Bod
el1er against Wier because he took lesser
evil of two; that he had known Bodeker
ha not
had any confidence in him; that after
Bodeker went into office January |. 1905
things got steadily worse and gambling
seemed to flourish; that 1t was the talk
that Mr. Billy Corning was Bodeker's 60
between" collecting the finances.
Describes Various Places
Witness described large number of
hotels and rooming houses which he said
were houses of i'll repute and retold some
of evidence formerly told by other wit
nesses. Witness stated Bob Alexander
had offered him $3.50 month to run out
some of the gambling houses and leave
others alone; that Alexander and Haynes
on one side and Corning and Stubble-
field on the other side were fighting for
control of gambling syndicate; that Alex
ardei said he was tired of Felix Black
burn and Maurice Loveman going around
in automobiles and collecting graft money
from him (Alexander).
At instance of Captain White, Felix
blackburn and Maurice Loveman werc
summoned to appear as witnesses this
morning.
Witness stated that any officer who
stated he could not break up gambling
under present laws is either corrupt
or incompetent; that If officers find
men in barred or barricaded room
they can be arrested
ar tor haf h< haI
any government which would admit it
could not stop such things was a fail
ure and upon a question by Captain,
White. added such people would be m
capable of selfgovernment. He added
that he said this merely as a standing
conviction of a principle and it had
nothing to do with present case
Witness stated Maurice Willows had
told him of how the two Howles who
ran "the Register" a newspaper, when
Captain OBrien was mayor took their
newsboys for treat to a negro house
of ill repute and that when Mr. Will
lows complained to Chief Bodeker.
Bodeker cooked his cigar in the cor
ner of his mouth" and said he (Bode-
kerr would not arrest the Howles un-
less somebody swore out warrants
against them; that he (witness) had
taken matter before several grand ju
ries but nothing had ever been done:
that this occurrence regarding bows
happened about four years ago. Wit
ness read an affidavit by f. J. Reed
In which was related an incident in
which he was In Peerless gambling
phone. that right after everybody was
told tO DO f0to "rnoIorv aod tbo+ d..