South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
SAFETY BOARD
SEEKS ALIBI IN
BOOZE F|ASCO
How to Explain CruditieS in
the Tony Barrett Case
Proves KnOtty Prob
lem For the Gang"

Plainly exhibiting their worry over
the recent exposures Of switched"
evidence in the Tony Barrett liquor
case in the superior court last Wed
nesday. members of the board Of
public safety Friday night held an
extra session in Chief OF Police Peter
Kline's Office in an effort TO find some
way in which the whiteWashing plan
of the administration in regard TO
the Barrett case fiascO may be car
Tied out with safety TO the members
II the administration
The regular meeting Of the board.
the one at which routine business
was transacted, was held in the reg
ular board room, but the real bust
ress Of the evening was transacted
in the chiefs Office behind locked
doors. Even Clerk Harry T. Joseph
son OF the board was excluded from
the meeting.
Whole Gang There
The meeting is characterized as a
full meeting in that the gang
was all there, everybody from the
p0rtly DR. Louis j. Smith, president
OF the board, down 20 the officers
who had sampled the "stun'' taken
from the Barrett place, and who
have declared that it was whisky
when II came from tte Owl
81 Ten minutes Of 10 last night a
reporter made his regular call "a
capt. Schock's office. Two minutes
later chief Of Police Kline came out
in the lobby with his cigar tilted at
vicious ansle Evidently he was
IN an extremely bad humor. He took
one fast look az the reporter and
then
At three minutes Of 10, DR. Louis
q. smith appeared opened the door
of the chiefs Office and came out tc
the captains office, where Capt.
Gchocl, sat at his desk. Detective
hamilton and the reporter were also
there.
Looking first at the reporter and
then at the detective he gruffly de
nanded. Which one of YOU boys
represent the Times }' The doctor
was not acquainted with the most
truthful detective on his force.
The reporter came TO attention
and answered u do. sir"
Move out of Here.
well. I'd be very much obliged
to YOU If YOU would move out of
here. We nave had enough Of your
cavesdroppinE methods and we
won't nave any more. Your paper
treats us rotten, and we have de
-ldcd tEat We don't wan. YOU hang
.ng around here at all cur clerk
1.U sive YOU what information may
l,o had. Now go over TO the office
and Tut that in hig type"
After the meeting the clerk Harry
t Josephson was veritable bu-
~eau OF mis-information. He gave a
lucid account Of the meeting by
stating. Il have nothing 20 give out %
r. f. Boone was mot at home"
when called by telephone last night
chief Kline was i'm the same predica
meut. Asst Chief Of Police Cassidy
answered his phone and said, "I re-
fuse TO answer any questions You
can't set me 20 talk and YOU know
&c."
smith TcIts OF Meeting.
Dr. smith was called. He was re-
i0 the evening that c-erK Harry Jo-
eephson would give ont any informa
zion 20 be had. and told that the
clerk refused 20 give out anything
Then ne was asked 90 give a briet
report OF what had tr3uspired I'm the
chiefs office.
Yes. 7 can tell YOU" he replied
what transpircd behind closed
doors I'm the chiefs office viii never
transpire through the columns ol
sour sheet"
And The receiver at the smith end
-uddculy clicked
evidently the board OF safety 8
f.tNiur no stone uuturued TO white
wash the affair and protect the rem.
aauts of chief Eline's reputation
But Che question arises, How car
they do t when Pros. Schwartz ha.
afdavits from PABLO Earnhart and
kozcorowSki in which they swear
that they tested the liquor taker
from The Barrett saloon on Feb.
and found 10 90 be whiskey and tha'
ths liquor produced az the trial held
Wednesday in superior court Is moth
inr more than sweet water and
bitter
Furthermore the chief of polio,
i- tae only man on the police fore,
Uho had "a key to the door In hi'
Office where tire containers holdin-
Ihc evidence serc kept
\ Fine Example.
less than "a month ago the angus
aead OF the safety board decided