The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-12-27

Bull Elk in Minnesota. Be that as
it may, Vance was let 60 without pros
ecution or fine and permitted to pull
down his $3.50 in bail money.
Virgil Anderson apparently never
had roamed afield with the Elks, any
way he received a fine Of $25, which
he paid. Now, after many weeks have
gone by, it is alleged that Virgil An
derson has not been paid back the $10O
that he SO kindly put up to enable
Vance to get out of Jail.
Mrs. Smith charges, too, that Vance's
brother-in-law Morse said to her:
"Did you put up that 500, Mrs.
Smith9''
"No," she replied, "Mr. Anderson
advanced that to MI. Vance,
"Well," Morse is alleged to have
replied, "I claim $50 of that money
for helping my brother-in-law and, be-
sides that, he had to pay lawyer $50.
That ate up Anderson's $780,"
Mrs. Smith is represented as telling
Morse in plain words what she thought
OF such short sportsmanship.
1t further is alleged that Vance was
| fearful that the escapade would come.
to the ears of his wife in Minneapolis
and adversely influence his interests in
a divorce that he is alleged to be Sc
curing. This Edward Vance, by the
| way, is not the Vance who now man
ages the theater. The latter is too old
a bird to get caught in a dinky poker
game, if Minneapolis history is quoted
| correctly to the Rip-saw.
It took the civil service commission.
ers quite time to get out the tran.
script of the Cavanaugh hearing and
Mrs Smiths Wholesale charges against
| the policemen. That was accomplished
few days ago and all officers af.
fected were cited to appear Friday
afternoon, Dec. 26, for hearing.
That list contained 81 names. Mrs.
Smith says that she named only Is as
having done forbidden drinking stunts
! in her place.
Former patrolman Herbert L. Cava.
naugh is charged with drinking LIQUOR
furnished by Mrs. Smith at the West
hotel and with soliciting Gertrude
Swanson! for immoral purposes.
Sergeant James Woods is charoed
| with selling Mrs. Smith six quarts of
whisky for $4S and, also, with drink
ing liquor on her premises, said liquor
being furnished by her.
Sergeant LeBeau is charged with
drinking Mrs. Smith g booze. He also
is charged with having reported Tn
headquarters that Cavanaugh and otbey
policemen were on duty when, in fact.
tney were up in the West hotel at tho
time.
Patrolman w. E. McKenna is charged
with drinking liquor furnished by Mrs.
Smith and, also that he failed and NEG.
lected to arrest persons gambling at
the hotel because he saw uniformed Of,
ficers coming out of there.
Detective A. V. Youngberp must an.
swer to a charge of drinking Mrs
Smith g booze at the hotel and with
reporting to her that the hotel was ha.
ing watched by members of the force,
which was contrary to the rules and
regulations Of the department.
Patrolman Charles J. Stahl is charged
with asking Mrs. Smith for booze at
her hotel. "
In addition to Mr. Youngbere. de.
tectives j. l.. Bradley, n. W. Toewe
and John Roberg are facing charges
OF having imbibed liquor furnished by
Mrs. Smith in her hotel. f..
Then, under similar charges. come
patrolmen Jerry Gleason, Gilbert Grin.
iger, F. A. Harding, H. d. Huber. Con.
rad Lading, Frank Lake, John Link.
Fred. Mahlen, Stans Nesgoda, A. A,
Warwick, L. c. Webber and ]. o. Yves.
terlund.
Some of the men flatly deny the
charges. Others say they will do their
talking at the hearing.
All who make any statement DECLARE
that they never were in the place -ex.
eept on duty; that they never have
been there many times; and that they
have seen nothing improper going or
when there. Others declare that Mrs
Smith invited them to have drinks. but
that they resisted the temptation.
Mrs. Smith, it will be remembered.
was given notice to vacate the West
hotel premises January /. She states
that she went to see the men who real
ly own and control the building and
that she was given assurances that
manager Vances word was neither law
nor final in the matter and that she
could stay as long as she pleased. She
stated that she has made no definite
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