Evening journal., 1920-02-07

ellis Office" and the Sergeant replIe'
Il am not sure
Scrgeant Green was then asked VIII
The man was that tried 10 brib thl
officers with cigars and he replied, "
do not know personally"
! When niSkcd who the man was whC
saw Onicer Powell take the wine, SER
gesnt Green replied, u don't know
who the man was"
Sergeant Green also stalled that he
did not know who saw the crap game
being played, he not being there.
AZ this point, Mr.. smith asked, "Who
made This report TO you?' and Ser
geant Green replied Sergeant King.
He refused TO tell who the man WIS
who placed a knights OF Columbus pin
on his coat and wen. to the police
station. This refused on the part Of
Sergeant Green riled President Smith,
who asked that Green's action IN re-
fusing the Information be noted on the
minutes. Later. when mel with the
same reply from The Sergeant, he asked
that the fact be no.ed remarking, "all
right. put thai down"
Following the reading OF his state
ment or report. Sergeant Green was
asked II he had any further statement
TO make. and he replied, "Not at this
time"
Captain Kelleher was then called He
denied practically all that had been
alleged against him. He explained That
when he returned from his supper hour
at 230 on the morning Of Sunday, Jan
uary 10. House Sergeant Tucker IN
formed him that pa.rolman Powell had
reported having information Of q crap
game az Ninth and Orange streets. SER
geant Tucker said he had detailed
Special Onlcer johnson with Onlcers
Nirden and Reese 10 The scene Cap
tain Kelleher said he told Sergeant
Tucker he did what was right.
shortly afterwards Captain kelleher
testified a wom6n called on the tele-
phone and asked: rs Captain Kane
there. want 10 speak 10 Captain Kane.
Il informed her that Captain Kane
was not Ia the department" said kelle-
her, "and she asked who Is IN charge
I replied, Captain kelleher. who is now
talking That woman" Captain kelle-
her continued, then said, Captain
Kelther, you don't know me, but my
name is Mrs. Mason and there are four
or five officers IN my home and I want
10 know why they are here ! replied,
Madam, do not know anything about
the case, you call one OF the officers,
Officer johnson, II he is there.
Patrolman johnson, he stated, then
Informed him on the phone that
Powell, who had the Information about
the alleged game, had no evidence and
was about to leave. Continuing Cap
tain Kelleher said ~ told him TO use
his Judgment, as he knew what to do
and had used good judgment In other
cases.
about an hour later a man entered
my Office, introduced himself as Mr.
Mason, saying, Captain you don't know
me but my name il Mason and ! want
TO know what right your officers had
In entering my home without a war
rant I informed him that under our
laws a warrant was not necessary IN
stopping a crap game. nle man then
suggested that give cigars he offered
10 the men. and | refused 10 accept
them As the man started away iie
stopped and said Captain, Mrs. Mason
and myrelf have planned 10 give $40 10
the police pension fund for sometime,
you take this and place 10 there at the
time Offering me the money which
refused 20 accept, saying ] viii not ac-
cept that tonight under the circum-
stances. II you want to give toward
the fund do 70 some other time and
through another channel"
CAPTAIN Kelleher denied that eny
lodge pin was shown him, related how
Onlcer Johnson on returning from the
had told him that no crap
was seen. although be tJohnson) said
The persons there might have been
playing the game before the officers
arrived.
Captain Kelleher admitted taking ci-
sars In his ofllce at other times, as
well as money for the Police Pension
Fund, but never under those conditions.
Patrolman johnson was then called
and told OF going TO the Mason apart
ment. On the way up the stairs he
said all the officers heard some one
say. "I'll shoot you q quarter, but
when they entered the room no money
was 10 be seen. Later 0nlcer Powell 4
gave him two dice he picked from the |
foor. The whiskey. the officer said |
was offered to the pa,rolmen, but he |
told the man who had 10 they were on
police duty and TO put the liquor away |
This he did. but neither myself nor |
,nv OF the others had any Of IT," said /
patrolman johnson. He then told Of |
,elns called 10 tho telephone by the /
woman and his talk with Captain /
Kelleher.
Pstrolmen Virden. Reese and Powell (
we're then called and all denied seeing I
he lodge pin displayed or referred TO |
and said no whiskey had been. taken /
,y them. Oflcer Powell said a man had |
reported the crap game 10 him and he /
-eiayed the information 20 the house |
sergeant. This ended the hearing OF
last night and Captain kel-
cher asked that he be allowed 70 /
speak. It was then that ne accused |
sergeant Green OF INSTRUMENTATION and
,f malice. branding the report as "crim-
nal libel" The tilt between the Of
lcers was silenced by the commissions
srs. who almost shouted them down,
sayiyng that more would be heard later.
ND MApUEI E0Q