Evening journal., 1920-02-07
POLICE PROBE
over ALLEGED
GAME OF CRAP
continued rom First pasa

the hearing Of The statements OF MI
and Mrs. Mason and four or fye others
who were present in their aparement a
he time Of The alleged incidents. 5. X
smith, president Of the Commission
last night informed General I. P. Wick
ersham. another commissioner. that III
matter is not ended by any means AM
all concerned would have an opportunii'
70 tax later
The hearing. which started al 20
o'clock. continued until 10 o'clock. Tn
climax came ai The close Of the hearing
when Captain kelleher. who had denlet
ths statements made by sergeant Green
asked permission TO speak. When thi'
was granted he said;
AIr.. President, am sorry tins Il
only hearing OF a complaint and no
hearing on charges. ! feel hurt over
this report and in saying this ! VIII nol
hurt Sergesnts Green's FEELINGS. III
has my sympathy, but want to say, as
a member Of this department from boy
hood and holding the respect OF my SUI
rorior officers and The public In gen.
erai have at all times tried to Uphold
lhe dignity OF my office and TO enfornc
discipline. But 20 think that snDof-
dinalc officer should present anything
rke IRIS against me hurts. II Is notn-
Inr short of criminal libel, 10 Is insuD-
ordination. 10 is damnable and u AZ
iacks tho loyalty Of this police depari-
nent"
pointins a finer at Sergeant Green
Ganiaiu Kelleher said that the Const-
aiiou gave hlm the right TO defend
himself and this he proposed to do, al
the sacrifice Of his position, II need Dc. ,,,
sergeant Green started speahihs' ~,
arise TO q point Of order" he SAID. !
don't propose to remain here ana hsleh
to this .t
president Smith informed sergeant
Green that Captain kelleher had INC
door. whereupon Commissioner WICKER
sham stalled that sergeant ureeh
should be heard -.
President smith retorted. we don. =
,>aul Ia hear any more Of this Tonight
sergeant Green will be given ample
,ionc IA talk on this later. This IS not
ne ond on this by any means.
Fonowlng The tllt, the police officers
alod from The room. the commissioners
Ia .NaI.
eoing into an excessive session, Wlioh
lasled FOR some time. Just wnat oo-
eurred there was not learned, Dut at
various times throushout The conier-
snce the voices Of The commissioners
were a. high pitch, Al one time, one
Of The commissioners was heard 10
say III YOU want nght you VIII set
all you want
Sergeant Green, follosins the meet
ing. and again today, issued a statement
which read as follows: u have maze
no charges against anyone. ] simply
made report 10 The Chief OF ponce
of a matter that had been brought 70
my attention.
When the commissioners called the
needing TO order. President smith OF
shs Board called Detective Sergeant
Green 60 whom was read q report SUD
naited bv him 10 chief OF Polio Black.
This statement. according TO Sergeant
Green. was made 10 him 10y Detective
Sff ceani King, who WAS not present
last nisht
Tie report alleged tho game was on
January 90. but under examination,
sergesnl Green said he had since
learned that Il was on the morning OF
January 10. The report read was 20 the
effect that neighbors OF the Nasons had
islephon TO the police station that a
crap same was In progress at meir
APARTMENT and that Patrolman Elijah
Johnson was sent 20 The place IN charge
Of Pat-oiman Powell Rees and Nirden
on arriving there. u was stated in
Green's report that the officers found
a game in progress, and that one Of
the m y In The department asked who
,.ss on duty at the polce station. When
informed Police Captain kelleher was In
charge. this man placed a Knights Of
Columbus pin on his coat saying to his
companion that he would go 10 the
stallion house and ak up the ase ana
for them not to worry Green's re-
port set forth
70 was also set out in The report that
while The four officers were IN the
apartment, one OF the party offered the
pt. scemen a drink Of whisky from .
sCille Of liquor that 70 WAS statsd had
heea stolen from en- auto truck outside
iae Office Of Magistrate Harry l. ellis
When President Smith read this por-
ton Of the statement hs stopped and
asked Sergeant Green II mat was true,
adding You DO not allsge the whiskey
was stolen, you say It was Sergeant
Green replied that was what his report
said
President Smith continued reading the
report which set forth that after one OF
the patrolmen, alle1ed to have been
Johnson. accompanied one OF the men
IN The party into another room with
a bottle OF whiskey they left the apart
ment. Oflcer Powell returned. how
ever, and had three drinks Of wine and
amused those present by relating some
OF his experiences. The report also
stated that when the man who went
20 the station house with the knights
Of Columbus pin returned he informed
his companions that permission had
been granted 10 start a poker game
providing no pot was cut.
The statement further ALLEGED that
before the man left 70 so 70 the Do
lice station, he collected ten dollars
and With . box OF cigars went 10 the
police station.
After the statement had been read.
President Smith asked SerSeant Green
"Nho stole tho whiskey from Squire