Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-21

has not yet been fully realized owing
n higher Officials all details of police
Chief Jerry Kinney and other members
Of the department realize. however, from
daily reports that reach them that the
department has not for many months
been in as serious condition as at present
Reflective of the situation are reports
showing:
J. That an unusual amount Of
liquor. both of old stock and newly
distilled, is being sold in the COM
munity.
p That gambling is generally be-
ing permitted. not only among the ne
grOes, but also in the white districts
where some of the Old-time gamblers
have opened regular games.
3. That thievery Is so prevalent
that it is not safe to Leave anything
unguarded over night.
The liquor situation is known to be a
great problem in the administration Of
police affairs al present and it is hinted
that unless more vigorous policy Is
pursued it viii only be a short time
until the prohibition agents Of the fed
eral government turn up something
that will place the department in an IN
enViahle light.
EVEN POLICEMEN
STAGE Az ORGY.
In this connection it was disclosed fol-
lowing the arrest of an ex-saloon keepea
on a liquor charge recently. that members
of police squad had staged an orgy in
his place only a few days before the ar
rest
According 20 the report which was
made to Jerry Kinney. the members Of
the squad were drinking liquor and gam
bling in this blind tiger when q dispute
arose among them.
They are said to have laid aside guns
and maces and finished the dispute in the
o'd-fashioned way, with considerable
damage 10 the features OF two members Of
the squad.
a fear Of the political effects Of pub
Lefty is said to be responsible for the
condoning of the affair.
Recently an officer high in the ranks OF
the department got on a ''souse" in com
pany with some Of his lady friends"
The orgy ended late at night after
which the officer appeared in a prom
lnent ciubroom in the city is so bad a
state of intoxlcation that club attend
ants put him to bed
BOARD OF SAFETY
SURPRISES STORY.
TOT the good of the service the
board Of safety suppressed the story. but
lis details have leaked out and are be-
Ing widely discussed in the department,
where an old-time officer facetiously re
marked that no one ranking less than a
sergeant could pull such a stunt and get
away with it,
Recently we'll known bootlegger of
indianapolis lost his automobile
The story of the theft is that il was
loaded mp with eighty quarts of old whis
Ky and entrusted TO two negroes for
transporting the booze to a distributing
point.
The negroes fell from grace and beat
1t" into Illinois with the car and the
liquor,
The police are understood to have 10
Gated the ear, but as the loss of the
liquor WIS not reported to them they
have not found" it-or at least. ii is
not listed among the vsluables recov-.
cred
GAMBLING GENERAL
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Gambling particularly craps shooting.
is as general in Indianapolis as it ever
has been
It reached its zenith during the
desperate drive that was made By the
republican machine to control the pri-
maries
At one time there were Eve open craps
games going In one block between Mich
lgau and North streets and the morals
squad as it was constituted over the
protest of Chief Kinney, could not hnd a
trace of it.
Since the primaries the craps games
have been scattered somewhat. new
location on Massachusetts avenue having
=
ling house operator within the last
week
Baseball pools are as numerous as ever,
being sold in the poolrooms operated by
administration pets.
DETECTIVES NOT
sTRAINING THEMSELVES.
1t Is understood that the entire detec-
tive force has been instructed to look
out for the lottery agents, but not
detective has yet been able TO And
what every baseball fan knows exists.
R1am is coming back into the cigar
stores and dice boxes are common.
OF course no order has been issued to
allow this form of gambling which has
been so general denounced by the
members of the board of safety, but a
wink is all that is necessary to let It
get a start and the winking is being Wig
orouSIy 0one.
The race-horse pools which have not
been molested since Denny Bush ceased
to lest loaf around Steve Beck's old
bar in Ohio street, are being paid OF
as usual and the special wires are still
in operation.
THIEYERY TOO
COMMON TO NOTICE.
Thievery has become so common that
it attracts no attention at all either from
the department or from the public
downtown hotel much frequen4ed BY
bootleggers, politicians and women, was
recently Cleaned OUT by a gang under
cover of political meeting and NO ar
rests have been made
Automobile thefts continue at the rate
of from FIVE to twelve night and the
seven detectives assigned to detecting
this work manage to get only a few or
the cars back
Among those who follow police work
1t is generally conceded Jerry Kinney.
chief of police is being "foxed' by the
members of the police department who
have strong pulls with the city ma
cline.
Kinney is not getting results from the
department.
The police know that Kinney knows