South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-16
Mayor Keller and Rev. C. A.
Decker Admit City Joined
With Law and Order Body in
Hiring Vice investigator.
MODIFY CHARGES IN
ALL DRUGGISTS CASES
Blind Tiger Accusations Are
Changed to Alleged Violation
of State Drug ACt-Defend-
ants Demand Jury Trials.

All efforts TO locate the fund from
which J. n. Quilhot. vice detective"
received payment for his six weeks
Of investigation in South Bends un-
derworld failed Saturday morning.
Outside of $3.50 which city officials
and Rev. Charles A. Decker, president
Of the Law and Order league, admit
was given him by the latter Organi-
zation, the vice crusade fund remains
a mystery.
Mayor Keller denied all knowledge
of the operatives payment when first
approached on the subject, but later
admitted that the city and the Law
and Order league had cOOperated in
the matter and that the league was at
first hand responsible for the inaugu-
ration of the campaign. Rev. Mr..
Decker stated that the league had
sought Quilhot when it was learned
that the city was TO undergo its an
nual cleanup.
Quilhot's few friends in the city
deny ali knowledge of his where
abouts
why shouldn't ne leave?" said
Mayor Keller. HE has Rothing that
we do not already know. His evil
dence is not needed in the cases at
hand, since we have the three new
patrolmen. This idea that the ad-
ministratiOn has had one put over on
it is all bosh.
"Quilhot was accused of discrimi-
nation" said Mayor Keller, I'm the
manner in which certain alleged vio-
latOrS of the law were allowed to go
without arrest. He is said TO have
permitted certain resorts to exist with
out reporting them to the persons by
whom he was employed. Those per-
sons who are responsible for those
stories would better forget that they
ever made such statements"
Kuespert Keeps Quiet
However, opinions differ at the city
hall Chief of Detectives John Kues-
pert refuses TO discuss the matter
''The less said about it the BETTER"
he said.
When attorneys for Barney and Isa-
dora Rabinovich, accused Of conduct
ing a blind tiger, declared that they
would not allow the case to go to
trial without a jury in city court Sat
urdy morning. Deputy Pros. Daniel
Nve immediately notified the sheriff
and new warrants for the arrest OF
the Rabinoviches were sworn out
from his office.
Nye, who VIII have charge of the
prosecution of all cases caught in
QuilhOt's met" stated that probably
all cases in which attorneys con-
cerned demanded jury trials, would be
turned over to the circuit court grand
Jury without the formality of hear
ing in city court. 1t was admitted
that in case of convictions in the
lower court, appeals would be filed
for trials in the higher courts.
The following men were arraigned
in city court Saturday morning:
Barney and Isadora Rabinovich,
oil nh Ion
blind tiger Wednesday, Jan. 20;
George II. Hays. blind tiger, Wednes-
day, Jan. 20; Reuben Fink, violation
of the Indiana drug acts. Wednesday,
Jan. 20.
Change DRUG Charges.
II was noted at the Saturday morn
ing session of city court that the atti-
davits in charges against druggists
we're changed from blind tiges accu-
sations 10 alleged violations of the
state drug acts. The reason given by
Deputy Pros Nye was that druggists
are licensed to sell liquors, the only
restriction being that they receive
first a prescription from physician.
II was said that all druggists arrested
would be prosecuted under that pOr-
tion Of the statutes which sets forth
that LIQUOR shall not be sold unless
through prescription furnished by
a physician.
Fx-Patrolman Thomas O'Connell.
who was asked 10 resign from the po-
lice force Thursday afternoon, in a
statement 10 nswspapermen Saturday
morning gave an instance OF the man.
ner I'm which Quilhot was alleged TO
have worked.
Tells How He Was Tricked.
'TH have to admit" said O'COnnell,
that 1 fell into a very neat little.
trap. IL was in the course of my duty
that I went into the saloon Of Frank
Nemeth, 1241 w. Washington ay., and
as / was coming out a man asked me
TO have a drink.
mo. I don't care for anything"
7 said. Bue ne insisted that the
officer take a drink or a cigar Finally
took a glass Of stomach bitters. Ii
resulted in my being called before the
board OF safety charged with drinking
while on duty. That is one Of the
most stringent rules OF the new ad-
ministration and having been asked
10 resign. I did so.
They wanted to give me until Feb.
l. but I told them that If I wasn't
Trustworthy before. naturally
wouldn't be afterward. That is the
reason that 1 handed in my badge and
uniform"
Says He VIII Come Back.
Mayor Keller said Saturday morn
ing that ne was not afraid that Quill !
hot would not come back TO the city 10
face charges OF serious nature re- |
Gently brought by Naomi Sleeper. |
for the arrest and incarceration OF |
Quilhot in the city Jail THURSDAY night |
II was his arrest and releasing on bond