South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
VICE SLEUTH Gets
30-DAY SENTENCE
Edward B. BeaverSon Tells
Court He Was Hired by
MiShaWaka'S Police Chief.

Mishawaka's special vice investiga-
tor was uncovered Friday morning.
The investigator is Edward F. Beaver
son. who was sentenced to 80. days by
Judge Ford Friday for contempt Of
court.
Beaverson was brought up 10 show
cause why he had failed to pay an
allowance Of $3.50 a week 10 his d.
vOrced wife for the support Of thier
child. He told the court that money
for his services rendered 70 the Mish-
awake police department had not
been forthcoming. He said ne was
secret investigator.
What is a secret investigator ?"
Judge Ford asked.
Like Quilhot," interposed Atty. I.
K. Parks. counsel for Beaverson's
former wife.
That's no business for any white
man." Judge Ford interjected. Il can
see no reason why you should not be
sentenced"
Judge. you see I have" Beaver
son began, in his own self defense.
Is Given Thirty Days.
Il have heard enough of your
story" declared the court. Thirty
days Sheriff, remove the man"
1t developed that BeaversOn mar
ried about two weeks ago. When
questioned by the court, he admitted
that this was the case. Judge Ford
further questioned him as TO his rea-
sons for marrying when he was $33
in arrears on the support money Tor
his child. Beaverson said 1t was
compulsory marriage.
BeaversOn's Investigations, he told
deputy sheriffs, who brought him in
Thursday night TO face the contempt
charge. consisted of operating against
vfolators Of the Sunday saloon closing
regulations, searching out houses or
i'll fame and the like. He further told
the sheriff's deputies that there were
several resorts now running in Mish-
awaka They asked him if he had ap-
pretended any one place and he said he
watched one place He told the county
officers that he was about to reveal his
information to the Mishawaka police,
when the bartender at the hotel be-
came suspicious OF him, and prevent
al MIN from entering
Was Hired BY Chief.
"Chief Kreiter hired me to work,
and told me that 1 should assist their
plain clothes man." he said. Il work
ed for them off and on, for more than
a couple of months, and when l ask
ed them for my pay, they refused me.
! I'll make them pay me yet, not or
course until get out of here Had
they given me tine money coming TO
me, / should have paid up what L
owe TO Bessie and Mr.. Parks.
"One of the things L did there was
20 procure lottery tickets for the pO-
lice and for business men. They
could not do II themselves, so they
got me to do it. They never even gave
me the money / had coming for my
share OF the tickets"
That the reputation Of the Misha-
waka board OF safety in not paying
Beaverson for his services, or for the
services he claims TO have rendered
them. was an attempt to conceal the
fact that a secret investigator was be-
ing employed, is the belief that pre-
vailed Friday around the court house.
Beaverson admitted Friday that a
bill for professional services Of SAC
had been presented to the board or
safety by his attorney, J. Elmer Peak,
which the board had refused TO allow.
The investigator says, however, that
he has witnesses to the fact that he
was a regular emplOye and that he
has never been paid.
Both Women i'm Court.
Both BeaversOn'S former wife and
child and his present wife were in the
court room FRIDAY when he was SEN
fenced. Neither spoke to the other.
According to his own story, Beaver
son married Miss Bessie Kimball Jan.
10. 1913 She obtained a divorce
from him May S. 1914. He at the time
of the granting Of the divorce, he says,
he was in Texas, having gone there
10 recover from a Trulent disease.
UpOn his return. he was informed of
the court action, and began paying
the costs and support money to his
former wife. Then he began his Sc
cret Investigations for the city OF
Mishawaka- for which he never re-
ceived compensation. The fact that
they refused TO pay him money en-
titled to him for work done while In
vest eating, caused him to get behind
in his payments, he declares.