The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
MAYOR CHARGES
FRAME up ON
NEGRO POLICE
Walton Defends Men Accused
Of Bribery and Cruelty,
NEW CHARGES ARE MADE
Negro Minister Makes Com
plant TO Commissioners.
Charges Of abuse filed with IN. city

Charges OF abuse filed with the city
commissioners today against W Il.
Parker and Deck c'Budd') Fuller.
ne5ro policemen. by r. q. Hsht, negro
preacher living At %os East Second
street. a. we'll ~ bribery dinrses
ssainst Parker yesterday by Felix Jack. d.
con. negro. were declared . frame up"
today by Mayor Walton.
Parker and Fuller have been very
efficient and tho negroes are trying to
get them out OF tho department" tbs
mayor said =
The letter sent the commissioners by
Light also made complaint against two
white policemen whose names he said
no doNe not know.
Minister'S Letter.
Tuesday niRht between II o'clock
and midnight, Fuller, Parker and two
white poltrernen came to my house.
walked US up, abused my wife and my
self telling us We were running a dis
orderly house" Light said In the let
ter which was turned over 10 Jerry
Smith. chief Of police, last niGht for
investigation.
Mayor Walton firmly defended his
negro policemen, declaring that the
whole thing along with tho chsrges OF
bribery mado Against Parker by Felix
Jackson was q frame or al least
looked like ons, TO get efficient police
men out OF the department.
"Ths letter was received BY the com
missionArs from Light and has been
turned over TO the chief who will in
vestisats thoroughly. tho mayor said.
Mayors oessnss.
y am persuaded, however. that II
10 an effort of some OF the negroes to
WHO have the goods on MANY Of ther
and are pushing raids syainst bad
places too frequently 10 SUIT them
Last night smother hell-hols was
rnid"d and II all shows that Parker 10
after them and they are after him Tor
his xood work. "
Mike ponnelly eemfsissossse q n.
tincc, who has oppcssl ffea ~ ~
the placing OF negroes o. ths ponoo
force. said no viii not make any state.
ment until he hss heard the evidence
and knows the situation thoroughly.
The investigation Of The commission
the wholN into whose hands ths mayor
placed No matter aftss the letter was
read.
'Parker told me that Nght vas har-
boring criminals and that no went TO
the house at >0s East Second street
on TINT -se~e.aHt, ;, the mayQf aAM
Jackson Arrested .heaiN.
Jackson. who In police court accused
Parker OF accepting 10 . weel
from women prostitutes and sambiinr
. ssmss for alleged pro. protection tom
rested again early tkia morning when
the police raidcd = negro house At scsh
East Grand avenue
Shortly sftsrward another raid was
made At 3i2 East Grand and twelve
negroes arrested. CHARGED with loiter.
inG and bainR In Q place where Gamb-
hnG 10 permitted.
Arrested -Four rirtss.
During the past week Jackson has
6esn anssted four times. II was said
n police court Yesterday Y 2 because
negro policeman was not . member Of
the raidirG party.
The sensation sprung In police court
yesterday whom Jackson on the Wit.
ness stand charged with resisting ar.
rest by Parker, made charges Of
bribery against the policeman. was s1-
psoted 70 continue this morning IN the
new charge Of lettering placed asainst
the negro following his arrsst In the
raid.
The police received Q tip yesterday
afternoon that q gambling and drink
iae orgy had been held In Q roomins
house on East Grand every night for
severAl weeks and planned their RAID
for early this morning.
rhess Arrsets1
l.. A. Thomas. John Carnas, Walter
Scott, ID. West. Wster Moore. Harry
Jenkins, 0eorxe brunsr. HALEY Rogers,
Campbell. Ester Smith, Mary White
and Felix Jackson were arrested In the
raids.
An investigation of the charges
against Parker will he made by Mayor
Walton, who appointed Parker ant
Deck Fuller. also . negro policeman.
about three months ago. Though he and
the chief Of police we're inclined TO
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