Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-15

Superintendent Kugel, in his testi-
mony, referred to Sutton as cap
able officer, against whom he never
had received complaint. -.
Sutton and 6. X. Murray, the lat
ter newspaper reporter. testified
that there were no kilograms sent by
Sutton to John Lynch from Chadron'
Accused Detective Examined.
The accused detective was exam
ined at considerable, length. He de-
MED he offered Barta Or Walker, or
any member of the police department,
any proposition of a money consider
alton for protection. He offered the
records If his arrests as evidence OF
his activities as police officer. He
said he made 1850 arrests during the
last year OF of.persons violating laws
within the particular work OF the
morals squad
Sutton stated he made many visits
to the places Of Nina Whitney, Stella
Marquette, Jennie Williams, Grace
Roberts and Maggie Miller. but was
unable to gain admission. He re-
lated having heard Captain Maloney
tell Pipkin that he should be on a
farm instead of the police department
because Pipkin arrested L. N. Barn
hart OH, charge Of stealing automo-
bile tires. The detective, in that
phase of his evidence, made a con-
rection between the Barnhart incl
dent and an alleged gang of automo-
bile thieves he was investigating.
Called Disturbing Factor.
Attorney Ben S. Baker, in his argu-
ment, described Sutton as disturb
ing factor in the police department
and maintained that he should be re-
moved from the service for the good
Of the police department.
Attorney Elmer Thomas, for Sutton,
presented his client to the city COM
missioners as capable officer, recon-
mended by Superintendent Kugel and
not condemned in the testimony OF
Chief Dunn, Captain Dempsey and
Detectives Cunningham and Anderson.
Sutton said that he refused to work
with Detectives Barta and Walker
since the organization of the Omaha
Detective association. During the
hearing Barta and Walker testified
that their denlotion followed few
days after their raid of the Owl club
and that Sutton told them they would
be walking beat.
Attorney Baker emphasized, in his
argument to the city council, his con-
tention that the fact that Sutton was
pet and favorite of Kugel," tended
to disrupt the workings of the police
department.
Sutton Takes Stand.
Detective Paul Sutton was called
and was questioned first by Attorney
Thomas:
"How long have you been on the
police department"
"A year May !, on morals squad.
"Who were you associated with Z,
"With John Unger, Arthur Gun
ningham and now with A. g. Ander'
SON."
Ever with Barta and Walker
.Neyer paired oH with, them, bu1
helped THIN several times
Did you ever walk up Dougia'
street with Barta aud Walker ant
make a proposition to them to lay
off from five certain places Tor :
money consideration?
"Neyer Ill that to any officer.
don't ehink ] ever walked up Doug
las street with only Barta and Walker
and never had such a conversation
with them .a ..
did you ever refuse to carry ou
any order from Kugel, the chief or q
captain?"
Carried Out All Orders.
Il never failed to carry out ar
order"
"On the occasion OF the visit tc
the Owl club, were you out on GER
tain orders?"
THE captain called US in and told
us to investigate Bessie Woods place
at 1902 South Thirteenth street, ant
told me and Cunningham to then split
up and go where we wanted. Gun,
ningham then suggested we should
60 to 25l1 Patrick avenue to lool
up complaint, and then had spe.
cial complaint to inVectigate the Dun
bar club. We drove to the Owl clut
in an automobile and | asked Gun.
ningham to go with me to the Dunbar
club. Cunningham said he could not
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