The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-19
Topeka OFFICERS
TELL BAD STORY
AGAINST HANNAH
Four Policemen Relate Alleged
Practices Here.
Charge Other Officers With
Plain Drunkenness.
CORKS OF BOTTLES IN CAR
City Automobile Used as a
Place To "Licker Up"7
Declare Crooks Have Been
Hauled to Homes.
TAKE WHISKY FROM CELLAR
Witnesses Say Chief and Ser
geant Were Active.
Mysterious Release of Prison
ers Told Judge.
TAKE WHISKY FROM CELLAR
Witnesses Say Chief and Ser
geant Were Active.
Mysterious Release of Prison
ers Told Judge.

Direct charges of drinking and
drunkenness of members of the police
force were made today by Sergt. H. P.
Sturm, Detective Harve Williams,
Police Chauffeur Joe Williams and
Officer w. z. Ford. They named
Chief of Police G. c. Hannah. Sergt.
w. p. Long. officer Pat Brennan, Of
ficer Dan Duncan, Officer Maurice
Leonard and Officer Jesse Hill as
members of the force who had either
been drunk or had been drinking
while on duty.
william Slicker, desk sergeant,
had information for the public Friday
night concerning alleged drinking and
mysterious trips of the chief and Ser
geant Long to the cellar where liquor
is stored, according to information re-
ceived. Slicker today is quoted as
having been taken to the home Of
Mayor Corwine by the chief of police
and assistant chief Friday night and
today he is as quiet as clam.
Liquor Details.
Here is a list Of places raided and
the amount of liquor found in these
places, recently, and the disposition Of
some Of the cases;
Eight quarts Of whisky taken from Mr.
Jordan's home on Railroad street. No one
one pint of whisky from Chester Iron,
Five and one-half pints of liquor from
the home Of Ralph Scott, June 26. He
Between forty and rifty pints Of whisky
from II. Z. Awfield and four or five
quarts. June 2s. Awfield is not in Topeka
McI'oweli, April 30 Charged with dis
orderly conduct by the chief.
one quart Of whisky taken from Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Elbs. April %. Released by
Eight quarts of whisky taken from John
Doe some time in June. Released by
Twelve quarts Of whisky obtained from
party unknown. This incident occurred
IN May.
Five plnts Of whisky brought in some
time in June by Oi=cers Leonard and
Duncan. No one arrested.
rested.
Eight Quarts in Cellar.
This totals forty-five quarts and
siXty-One pins. The above informa-
ton was prepared by a member of the
force.
Today State Journal reporter
asked Chief Of Police Hannah If he
could see the liquor in the cellar The
chief at first refused and later granted
the request.
chief
There were eight quarts Of whisky
in the cellar. Chief Hannah explained
by saying that as soon as a case was
settled the whisky was destroyed and
pointed to 1C0 or more empty pint and
quart bottles as a verification of his
story. 1t was noticeable the bottles
were as clean as though they had been
washed and there were but two or
three corks in evidence.
Corks in Police Car.
The quartet of police officers who
mace charges against other members
OF the force stated today that corks
from whisky bottles by the dozens had
car.
Ed Rooney, a Topeka attorney. to-
day MED a petition for a writ OF
habtas corpus to get Logan Justice out
OF the county Jail, where hu was placed
Friday night by Sheriff Hugh I.arf-
mer tollowiI the request made by
Police Judge Hugh Mcfarland.
Rooney claims the county has nc
right TO keep city prisoners in the
county jail There are ample facili-
ties in the city Jail. he claims in the
petition and the police judge. whom
he describes as "disgruntled and III
tempered" acted outside of his author.
ity in ordering the sheriff to put Jus.
tice in jail.
A story Of seeing a bottle of whisky
drop at the foot OF a chair occupiec
by Officer HIll at l O'Clock in tn,
lilollAAb III AioI4t OF Lne Chesterfield
hotel was told today by an employe a
the Rock Island depot. He said Dun
can looked up and inquired:
who threw that bottle of whisky
this way"
Take Characters Home.
Stories OF erasures on the polio,
blotter. OF taking officers home drunI
in the police car. OF refusing to plac,
serious charges against well know
police characters. OF taking thes,
crooks home in the police car. of nvs
chief were among the interesting item