The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-09

mitted any gambling in his hotel that
he regarded Bodeker as first class,
efficient and active officer; that he
knew nothing regarding graft but did
not believe Bodeker or his force got
any; that he did not believe police
force large enough; that Mr.. Nabb had
been offered large sum or money IN
1906 or 1907 to rent rooms for gamb-
lers to operate.
Detective Tom Williams
Detective Tom Williams stated Bode-
ker's Instructions to him always had been
to enforce the law; that there was good
discipline on police force, that there was
no more crime in proportion to population
than in past years; that he had been in
touch with Birmingham since lSSS, that
pool rooms were hotheds for criminals
of all kinds: that in his opinion law en-
forcement was as good in Birmingham
as in other towns. and better than other
towns when small size of police force is
ccnsidered that Birmingham was not
such a bad place after all: that Birming-
ham was better town than most Of
them that police force was about half
large enough; that Witness had call TO go
to Rarficlds to search for burglar and he
asked Bodeker to go with him; that desk
Sergeant got message the police We're
wanted; that was only time he had ever
been there with Bodeker or had known
Bodeker to be there, that they searched
house for burglar and then left that he
thought Mrs Barfied had been arrested
by the police force but could not say on
what charge.
I. III. Motion on Stand
L. H. Motion stated he had lived here
- years, that he was now "a member or
the state Legislature; that he had always
taken great interest in governmental ar
fairs; that he regarded Bodeker as most
efficient chief Of police city has had since
witness lived here that Bodeker was
generally regarded a hgh-class citizen
in every respect; that there is a general
consensus of opiaion among the business
interests that Bodeker is the most ef-
ficient and capable officer the city has
ever had. that there are factions here
which last few years have vigorously
opposed Bodel<er; that these factions grew
out of prohibition questions; that he be-
leved prohibition would not prohibit and
that it had developed such a group of
blind tigers that it would take stand
ing army to keep them down; that ne
had discovered a blind tiger In his own
back yard during prohibition times; that
tigers were not near so prevalent since
return of saloons: that police might have
arrested more Migrants, but to do so they
would have had to neglect some other
class of criminal; that he considered rec
ord OF police force In 1913 .very good: that
he considered Bodeker an honest. efficient
and capable officer. that he thought the
charge of graft against police force was
all talk: than there were many people
who criticised every public official.
Judge CASTOR took witness who stated
that houses of i'll repute We're running
value of residence property on Northside
since segregated district had been broken
rp that he rented place over Smokehouse
the Peerless corner and Gaiety hotel; that
as far as he knew Gaiety and place over
Smokehouse were not gambling houses OF
blind tigers; that he had heard the Peer
less was gambling place; that police had
never notified him gamblers were in his
places and he'd have to cancel leases.
that he had no power in world to cancel
lease according TO ruling Of court later,