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CAREY-DEUTSCH SCRAP
IN POLICE TRIAL BOARD
Case of Policeman's Transfer
Renews Charges in Fifth ward
fractional Fight

The factional fight between James ~
Carey McNichol candidate for Select 'oun-
Gil from the Firth ward and Isaac Deutsch
Ware candidate against him. cropped up ne
fore the Police Trial Board today.
This was In the case Of Thomas i. Nihill
policeman who was transferred from the
Third and De l-ancey streets station where'
the Carey faction charges, Lieutenant Ben
nett is openly using the police to ald
Deutsch. to the Germantown station. NlhNl
was charged with absence without leave.
It was testified at the hearing that Mini
after being transferred. failed TO appear
in Germantown for duty, and that after
an absence of four days he was reported for
trial In the meantime, however. he had
presented his resignation, but It was not
accepted lie also asked his lieutenant TO
accept his resignation before his hearing
today he said, but 1T was not accpeted.
II is expected that he will be dropped from
the department The board will report its
finding in the case to Director of Public
Safety Wilson and he will make the an
nouncement.
The belief that Nihill will be dismissed
is based on the fact that Director Wilson
is considered Ware man and Carey hench-
men charge that Nihill was moved from the
district because 1t was doubtful whether he
would aid the Deutsch faction.
The fight in the Fifth still seems to he
a tie AFFAIR. with the bigger politicians Of
the city keeping hands off and showing little
real interest or intention of interfering.
II now looks as though both the McNichol
and Ware factions want to see what their
chosen leaders in the ward can do toward
establishing their supremacy without out
side help
missioners for changing polling places,
which were filed by Deutsch. the commits
sioners seemed to attempt TO take the mid
die OF the road as near as possible. -Four
of the seven places condemned by Deutsch
were ordered discontinued by the commits
soners in favor of places suggested by
Deutsch. In the remaining three cases the
commissioners refused to put their @. X.
to the changes. The removal Of the places
was fought sternly by Carey.
The Carey faction today claimed that
preparations are being made by them to
take advantage Of the offer made by Mayor
Smith TO consider transferring or dismiss
ing Lieutenant Bennett, of the Third and
De I.ancey streets station, for activity of the
police on behalf of Deutsch. If atfdavits
cf sufficient strength were placed before
him. They say they are now having all-
davits prepared.
Max Feldman. produce merchant. has
sworn to the following affidavit:
On the twenty-ninth day of August
1917. personally appeared before me Max
Feldman. who, being duly sworn accord
Ing to law. deposes and says he resides at
207 Tasker street and that he works for
his father. Sam Feldman, who resides at
Ola South Second street.
That on or about Tuesday. Augus- I,
1917. William Miller, a police officer of
the Third District. in full uniform, threat.
ened deponent. who Is a produce dealer,
that unless Sam Feldman turned in po!it-
icaly for one Isaac Deutsch, he, the said
Off1cer Miller. would compel deponent to
take his produce off the sidewalk. Said
Miller also said he wanted to go in to
mark the ballot Of said Sam Feldman, to
make sure he voted for Deutsch.
This affidavit was sworn to by Leo Vein
traub. He is the worker in. the congrega-
tion. who charged that the celebration at
station, but Deutsch's friends inti-
the synagogue was interrupted by the cut
ting of the electric light wires last Sun
lay night by the police just after Lieu
Bennett left the place. and who
later that he blew a fuse, causing
the darkness.
Deutsch and Bennett were both still in
City today, but will be back in
early tomorrow. There were
no political arrests" the Carey faction
has termed many of the recent arrests by
the police of the Third and De Lancey
streets station, but Dutsch's friends inti-
mate that something can be expected to-
morrow