Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
ARRESTS MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH
THE POLICE PROBE
Investigation Resumed by. the
Commissioners at a Meeting
Last Night.
LIKELY TO DECIDE TO-DAY

Police Black by Detective Serpean
Green, which reflected on Captain kele
her.
Another twist in the affair develope,
yesterday, with the entrance of tn
attorney generals Office into the case
when Walter A. Hanley, member of TIN
party at the Mason house the night of thu
police visit, was arrested on n charge o
perjury, IT being alleged that he CAV,
false testimony before the attorney
general on Friday, February Is. at ar
investigation conducted by the attorney
general ms to the alleged larceny ol
whisky from the office of Magistrate
Harry l. Gilis and rs TO alleged gambling
that took place in the American apart
ments, southwest corner of Ninth and
Orange streets, on January 10.
William =. Mason was arrested to-
cay and is charged with having en-
gagged in the game commonly called
crip. Both warrants were issued by
Magistrate Gluckman and the information
was sworn TO by William r.. Minor, of
the attorney generals office.
Both arrests were made by State Dc
tcctivc Mccoy.
llsnley has been held in 81 1000 bail and
Mason $500 for hearing before Magis-
irate Gluckman Friday night Mrs.
Joanna L. Ilanley went on both bonds
IL has developed that the police com
nlssioners apparently resent the inter
terence OF the attorne y-gencral. this
resentment being evident at the investi-
cation, when Detective Sergeant King
refused TO divulge the source of certain
information. stating that he was under
oath TO the Encouragement.
Last night 5 meeting started promptly
at ) o clock. ;. N. Smith. president OF
the Board Of Police Commissioners, first
announced that he wished il understood
that 1t was not trial that was being held.
but that IL was only the continuation of
an investigation started last Friday night
Mir Smith also said that il had been
decided To invite Chief Deputy Attorney
General Green and also Sergeant of
Detectives Green. if he so desired. Ser
gcant Green was notified and arrived
~ the hearing shortly after il had started
he chief deputy attorney-general had
arrived before the hearing started.
City Solicitor John ". Huxley and
CouncIlmen James III. Mearns and James /
Name were present.
SERGEANT sING's REPORT.
Detective Sergeant Lorenzo C.. King
was the first witness. He said that his
report to his superior WAS 'all overheard !
conversation, not told me directly and
! don't know that it was intended for
me 90 hear it."
He couldn't say where he first heard
the reports and could not say who first
made the reports to the police. He said
was only hearsay concerning the
IDENTITY of the party alleged to have
flashed the Knights of Columbus button.
Who took the box OF cigars and the $40
and offered them to Captain kelleher?"
demanded the president of the board.
TO which Sergeant King replied, That
was supposed to be Mason There are
people who do know" Sergeant King
SAID that he did not know that any of
the police officers took drinks
Why was the matter not reported
sooner than it was2' came the next cues
ton; To this Sergeant King replied
when | first heard IL / did not saw any
thing about it. | had il about three
days when | reported it to nv superior.
Sergeant of Detectives Green
Commissioner Megear followed this
question up with: did you make any
and to this Sergeant
Kings reply was: ''Verv little.
hought it over two or three days. J
cit 1t WAS too serious matter for me to
BASS up If it was true. | heard it on the !
street and decided that there must be
TO it, S
Then neither of you made an investi-
gation? again asked Mr.. Megear. Ser I
yeant Hing replied ''yery little" Ser :
geant King at this point also added: Il |
believed the major part of it was true.
md still think 1T Is true. | think every I
hing IN that report IS practically true i
am under oath 10 the attorney general G
o withhold the source of my information
At this point President Smith asked: o
Then the attorney-generaLs Office is u
cad of the police department. L
hing replied: 81 wouldn't saw that s,
Whom are you answerable to, the / u
t to4ney ey-general or the police commits
oners? Mr.. Smith then asked. Ser
cant Kings reply was: Il am under =.
he chief of police. but you would not 5
faat me to break my oath? If the
is willing that divulge
, III glady tell all know c
AT this point. Chief Deputy Attorney q,
'eneral p. w. Green said that he had the S.
worm testimony TO which Sergeant King re
'ferred and that it could be had from VI
IN. ed
Mr.. Megear then asked the witness ou
neither he believed any Of the men had
ic that a knights of Columbus pin had c.:
we'd him. Sergeant King replied that so
; had grounds to believe that. He also til
pressed the opinion that Johnson drank,
asing hls thought on prlma facie evil
.nce he said.
AT the conclusion of his testimony. To
'rgeant kIng stated that be wanted the
to know that he didn't
art tins TO get anyone in trouble. add Ro
that such thing was far from his Tr
oughts. NJ.
Clarence X. Glanding, one of the party, Oh; Oh;
MED the allegations that any Of the bv
lcers had done any drinking. He said: wiz
did not see any officer take a drink
d was IN the room with the rest of the con
lows. He stated that he did not see we,
y influence brought to bear on any of for
officers 10 prevent them In the per-
nance of their duty.
" illiam Il. Mason, at whose apartment
affair Is alleged to have taken place, !
roborated Glanding's testimony con-
nIng the officers in the performance. of ,
lr duties. -,
MASON DENIES BRIBERY CHARGE dan
Mason admitted that after the officers Ran
LETT the house he decided to go to the Tho
ice station to ascertain why the officers the
re sent to his home He also added Feb
I he did not get any permission to
duct poker game, He did offer the p
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