Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-09
VICE CRATER IS
UNDER BONDS TODAY
Chief Of Police Healey Of Chi
cago, Is Charged With Of
fetal Corruption

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Chief of Police
Charles J. Healey. caught in the drag
net thrown out by State Attorney Ma
clay Hoyne last night was arraigned
before Judge ]. A. Mahoney in the
municipal court today on a charge of
conspiracy and corruption.
At the request of State Attorney
Hoyne and over the bitter protest of
attorneys for Healey, the case was con-
tinued for ten days. Healey's bond was
reduced from 100000 to $4,000.
Following this arrest, warrants we're
issued for Augustus White, f. j. Grady
John d. Hartford, lieutenants of police,
and Sergeant John Naghton, Chief
Healey's stenographer and confidential
man.
Hoyne alleges that he has traced
money directly to the chiefs pocket
and claims that Healey has benefited
to the extent of more than $4,000
through corrupt association with crook
ed policemen and politicians.
''Last night s developments. - Hoyne
said today, "mark the end of the con
troll of the Chicago police department
| by the worst criminal operating in the
country.
| 81 believe we have struck at the
source of the system. l have repeated
| ly charged that the heads of Chicago 3
police were i'll leigue with criminals
and unless the system is broken up
vice and crime could not be checked.
"It has been filthy combination of
crooks, including almost every type of
criminal known, from burglars, pick
pockets, safe blowers, to blackmailers,
firebugs and extortionists. The chief
of police and men associated with him
have been in deliberate conspiracy with
the vilest elements in Chicago"
Arrested with Healey and his assist
ants were three of Chicago's ward
healers and alleged go-betweens. They
are Mike DePike" Heitler, west side
levee boss; Billy Skidmore, levee boss
and "Tom' Costello, alleged go-be-
tween and collector.
Hoyne fight against Chief Healey
began last summer. The chief of po-
lice was indicted by the grand jury
Iabout two months ago and then Mayor
Thompson entered the fight, request.
ing Healey 8 resignation, to take effect
January /. X4ater he requested that
Healey hold over few days in order
to keep the lid clamped down over New
Years holidays.
The chiefs arrest followed LooI
: Iraid on the reputed "pay off" office
. of ''Tom' Costello. In the raid was
captured the alleged brains of the vice
lring.
Damaging evidence against the high
er ups was found in many cases, Hoynt
. stated.
One witness seized was a resor
,, keeper, who pleaded TO be released be
cause he was ''poor expressmap. II
his pockets was found $500. One o.
the important bits of evidence take1
from Lieutenant White Hoyne said
This is a cred book" containing lis
: of practically every resort in Chicago
These are listed under cant be raid
: ed, - can be raided' and 'find out. ;
One page was devoted to "chief
: places. y Under the list of "hotels'
: were sub-heads, "three ways" AM
:, "can be raided.
1 In the raid on Costello's place, tn
Y district attorneys agents say they foun
s Costello, Skidmore, Heitler and Lleuten
= ant White. Before them were nun
n Der of packages of bills done up i
: rubber bands. This money was said b.
f Hoyne to contain bills which had bee
It marked. These bills, together with otf
s ers, are alleged to have passed throug
d the hands of Chief Healey, and are
0 be the principal evidence against tn
It chief himself.
# Hoyne would not state today whethe
= there had been any confessions frol
e the men arrested in Costello's office.
3 Chief Healey was reticent about tn
a charges.
J. "Beyond declaring my innocence {
these charges and my complete igno
ance of any basis for them | have notl
it ing to say" he said.
1t He did not seem worried over tt
Z. activity of the states attorney an
IS the only concern he showed was ov'
G. the effect the scandal might have u
to on his invalid wife.
Mayor Thompson, at Springfield
Learned of the developments at mi
re night and left Immediately for Chieag