The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-18
DRUNK KENNESSO ON
DUTY is One OF
The MANY ACTS
Hugh Mcfarland, Police Judge,
Says Orders Are Ignored.
Written Message Told Him:
SEQ Chase Yourself"
DETECTIVE CALLS ON MAYOR
Says ) or 6 Officers Lie Around
Drunk Most of Time.
Prisoner Committed to Jail
Given His Freedom.
ONE REPORTER is ATTACKED
Hill of Capital Says Policeman
Struck Him.
Claims Officer Had Been Drink
ing at Time.
Hill of Capital Says Policeman
Struck Him.
Claims Officer Had Been Drink
ing at Time.
ROW IN OPEN COURT TODAY
Judge Mcfarland Tells Chief
OF Alleged Practices.
Hannah Refuses To Listen and
Walks Out.

The first rumblings of a big shake
up in the police department were
heard today when Harve Williams, a
detective, ION a vacation" called on
Mayor Herbert J. Corwine and told
that official bluntly there was drunk
enness among five or six of the Of
ficers At about the same time
Sheriff Hugh Larimer received a letter
from Police Judge Hugh Mcfarland
in which Judge Mcfarland charged
that the police department ignored his
orders confining prisoners in the city
Jail and asked Larimer to confine city
prisoners in the county Jail in the
future.
Mayor Corwine. when asked to
verify the fact that williams had in
formed him of drunkenness among
officers. admitted such a report had
been received by him. 1t is known
Mayor Corwine has discharged one
policeman lately for drinking. Further
than to admit williams had called on
him and an investigation Of drunken
ness charges would be made, Mayor
Corwine would not commit himself.
williams SHn On Pay Roll.
williams. temporarily. at least,
severed relations with the city's pay
roll Thursday night. It is charged by
his friends that his walking papers
were presented to him for making
statement to the effect that five or
six officers lay around drunk most Of
the time" Mayor Corwine stated that
Williams was neither discharged nor
suspended, but at present he isn't
working.
The action taken by the police
judge today in asking Larimer 10
house rs
from the police court follows series
of tits between Judge Mcfarland and
Chief Of Police Hannah. Judge Nc
Farland claims he ordered Logan JUS
tice committed to the city Jail for
thirty days and that so far as he
has been able to learn Justice, charged
with having liquor in his possession,
never served more than two or three
days Of his sentence and slept nights
in the city jail for week or two.
Judge Gets No Respect.
On the police hlotter opposite the
name of Logan Justice. Judge Nc
Farland has written that the commit
mcnt to the Jail ordered by him had
been ignored. Word reached the po-
lice judge today that under this nota-
tion someone has written:
Go chase yourself"
Judge Mcfarland in his letter to
Larimer asks the sheriff specifically
thirty DAYS. The police authorities
claim they are short of funds to feed
prisoners and point out that Justice
Is working every day on an excavation
job.
Other Charges Are Mentioned.
The story is circulated freely that
the police are inefficient in that they
are spending their time enforcing traf-
fic rules while dens and crooks are
operating at leisure. The epidemic of
burglaries recently indicates that the
police have not been able to corner
the real crooks that seem to be work
ing with freedom within the city.
There are charges, also that drink
ing places have been raided only with
the result that the operators and in
mates had departed. evidently well in
formed as to the contemplated oper-
ations OF the police department
Police Strike Reporter.
An exhibition of alleged police
drunkenness occurred Sunday night
during the fire at 707 Kansas avenue
Alfred G. Hill, a Daily Capital re-
porter. came in front of the building
and was showed back by officer Gal
iup. who was badly excited, it is said
Sergeant Long. who was in charge
then informed Gallup that the re.
porter had a right within the fire
lines.
Officer Duncan. who was standing
nearby. horned in" and told the re.
porter that he hadn't any business IL