South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-12

thar none of the liquor is there
now"
SAYS Bottles Disappeared.
one Of the board members tried
20 explain the absence OF some OF
the liquor by the fact that some IL
quor has been conhscated by court
order, but LOvgren testified that he
had assisted in cleaning up after
each confiscation. and that he never
saw any Of the pieces Of the bottles
which contained the "bottled-in-
bond" whisky seized in some or the
raids This bottled goods. he in
timated, had been taken from the
bull-pen without court order.
AS was the case last Monday
night, the question OF how thA bull
pen was unlocked that liquor might
be removed. was either carefully
avoided BY the board. or touched
mony on this point at either trial
was that OF Chief Peter Kline. who
said that the only key TO the bull
pen was always in the possession Of
himself or Assistant-chief Cassidy.
The one point emphasized by the
board in its arraignment of Lovgren
was that LOvgren failed 10 make a
written report to a superior officer
on the night of April 28. when he
saw Sergt Barnhart come TO the
station and take one suit case Of Ii
quor, and afterwards saw Tony"
Barrett come and get the other two
su-t-cases.
Famous Pump Mentioned.
Or. /. j. Smith, president of the
board, even held Gasoline Sergt.
Kemerley up TO Lovgren as an ex-
ample OF the perfect policeman. DR.
Smith lauded Kemerley for report
ing to his chief when he found the
famous bull-pen pump in the locker
of former Patrolman Bert Miller.
Even the notorious pump was
brought into the proceedings of the
trial 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion of the board as expressed at the
hearing that the pump was never
used for getting liquor from the
bull-pen, thus exploding the charges
which were originally brought
against Miller by Chief Kline
The hearing was supposed by law
TO be public. After Lovgren retired
to await the decision, Harry Joseph
son, clerk Of the board. made the
suggestion that the representatives
of the press be excused while the
beard deliberated
Mayor Carson gave his opinion
that the public had as much right
to know what the board did as they
did TO know about the hearing of the
evidence. but he was over-ruled In
this BY DR.. Smith, president of the
board.
Ovcr-rules Mayor.
Il am not in favor OF that" said
DR.. Smith, II don't propose to have
present representatives of newspa-
pers which Intentionally, deliberate
~, and maliciously misrepresent us
and lie about US. OF course they
Will doc that anyway, but 1 am not
going to give them a handle on
which 10 hang anything on me. The
press can be excused"
Lovgren was charged with nine
misdemeanors. only two Of which
were mentioned in the findings OF
the board. The charges were mis-
conduct, Misrepresentation. failure
TO perform duty. failure TO report
the neglect Of duty. violation of the
rules OF the department, neglect and
disobedience of orders. ifcapacity.
conduct injurious to the public well
fare, and conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer. The original complaint even
included immortality. but this was af-
forwards stricken OUT.
No mention was made of the in
capacity charge. no attempt being
rlade that LOvgren knows less about
nis business which was driving and
caring for the police autorl obiles,
than does Gasoline Sergt Kemerley.
for example. Lovgren was recently
discharged from the army, where be
had charge of the upkeep of hund-
reds Of army Sircraft.