Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-13
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fair?" asked Commissioner Butler.
What Pipkin Said.

"Pipkin, one of the Chadron de-
PENDANTS"
what did Pipkin tell your"
"He contended all the way through
that there was nothing i'll it and that
Maloney knew nothing of it.
you talked with Kugel on this mat
teri" asked Attorney Baker.
I'VE talked the case over in gen.
eral way, but he did not express any
opinion as to the guilt or innocence
of anybody"
did Kugel indicate that he thought
Maloney guilty?'
NO"
Further questioning failed to elicit
anything material from Chief Dunn,
who admitted he had no definite or
personal information against Maloney.
He stated that he and Maloney had
not been on friendly terms.
People Have Voice.
R. ]. Sutton introduced himself as
brother Of Detective Paul Sutton and
secretary of United Improvement
Clubs of Omaha. He said:
rs this hearing to cover up or re-
veal the truth? | know Chief Dunn
has made no effort to prove his
charges or to get information. You
should let Kugel get the witnesses.
You commissioners have the decision
in this case on your hands, but the
people of Omaha will have the last
word"
Detective Sutton told of the cir
cumstances of going to Chadron in
the first instance: 81 went to Kugeps
house when he was i'll. l told him
the Omaha Detective association was
a blackmailing organization and that
Pipkin, Barta and Unger were tipping
stuff off to them. That's why l would
not have Pipkin, Barta and Unger
with me when we made raids with
the morals squad. l told Kugel he
should know something of what is
going on in his own department even
if he was sick"
"Do you know anything more to
show that Maloney was connected
with the Omaha Detective associa-
tion?" asked Butler.
II can get many witnesses to show
that Maloney was connected. There
is Bessie Wilson of 707 South Six
teenth street and there are others"
At this juncture the council ad-
iourned, with the understanding that
all witnesses would be present
Wednesday morning.
"We may have to send to Chad
ron for some of the witnesses" sug-
gested Sutton.
"There will be time for that. This
hearing will take some time" replied
Butler.
Have YOU talked with Ellen Lowry,
alias Elsie Phelps, alias Clara Wat
SOM" asked Attorney Baker OF Chief
Dunn.
II have never met her" was the
IBID Kugel ask you to call any wit
nesses to show that Maloney was
guilty of conspiracy to blackmail'
No"
You investigated in the department
to determine whether Maloney was
involved?"
"Yes."
Alu YOU lOulu hollhlS'
Hard to Get Facts.
1T has been hard to get anything
out of anybody on this affair. My
information came from the news
papers"
Have you any clue that Maloney
was in anywise connected with the
conspiracy"
81 don't know OF anything along
that line, The Chadron case might
develop more" =.
And it might develop less%
"Yes."
Did you make any effort to get in
formation?" asked Commissioner
Butler of the chief
Il depended on witnesses on both
Sides" was the answer.
Any friction between your depart
ment and Maloneyi"
Haven't gotten along as well as we
might"
"The chief" interposed the mayor
does not seem to have anything or
which to base the charges. 1t is not
fair to go into this any further,
don't think there is anything against
Maloney now think that at gen
eral investigation that if anybody
knows anything let him come in and
tell all he knows"
Chamber is Crowded.
The council chamber was crowded
A few women were present. Captain
Allen G. Fisher OF Chadron heard
part of the testimony. The chiei
difficulty of the opening session was
to hold the hearing down to charge:
against Maloney without allowing toe
much extraneous matter to creep in