Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
Done WITH POLITICS
BENNETT.
Former Police Lieutenant Is
Happy With Family After
Release From Jail
READY TO TAKE HIS JOB

Il "The only thing can say is that /
sm clad to be out, and i want to thank
INV friends In. Philadelphia and West
Chester for all they have done for me.
Former Lieutenant of Police "Dave"
Rennett. of the Third and DE Lancey
streets station, is happy in his home
Al 1909 Mexican street. SO are his wife
and three children.
Bennett was. released from the county
fail at West Chester yesterday after
serving one year of the eighteen months
sentence imposed for bis/ part in the
Fifth ward election trouble Of 1917.
The fight in the bloody Fifth that
wear eliminated In the murder Of Act
Inc Detective George Epp1ey. Bennett
and five patrolmen were sent to jail in
connection with the case. The patrol
men were released some time ago.
"I'm through with politics, the for
mer lieutenant said. And the disin-
,terested manner in which he heard Of
recent ,political happenings here sup
ported his assertion.
Benefits home yesterday and today
was visited by many former comrades
on the police force and other friends
who congratulated him and wished him
success in his new start in life.
He is still 'lieutenant" to his friends
ard former comrades Bennett will rest
for time and then take position
offered him with the Denney' Tag Co.,
Al West Chester. through the company
president. John l.. Huey.
Children Stand BY Him
Bennett had not seen his three chill
| dren until yesterday from the time OF
his imprisonment, and they are now
ipseparable. The two daughters and
the SON stand by him continually. inter
ested listeners to the congratulatory
messages Of the callers. ;.
Three months Of the former officer 8
time has been deducted for good be.
havior. and through his lawyer. J. Paul
MacElree, and friends three more
months were lifted as a parole.
Bennett made hundreds of friends in
the course of his confinement in the
county Jail. Through their efforts the
petition for parole was nunerously
signed, the petitioners including many
business men.
Bennett left the county Jail shortly
after Z o'clock. Attired in blue serge
suit and wearing a straw hat, the
former police lieutenant walked lei
surely down Market street to Church
street, where he stopped to thank Her
man G.. HUT, storekeeper, for his
Kindness. v
A few minutes afterward Bennett
was greeted by two Philadelphia news
papermen. No one else seemed to know
who he was. Hello, boys" was his
greeting in a somewhat unsteady voice.
II have nothing to say for publication.
When asked what his plans were for
the future. he said: "As a matter Of
fact. have no set plans. Everybody
In this town mas been so good to me
that / have accepted a position with
John L. Huey. / don't suppose I will
start right away, as / want to be with
my family a little while"
Bennett was then asked what he
Thought of the new political situation
in Philadelphia. He replied: II don't
want to criticize any one. / just. want
10 be left alone and forget the past. !
will have enough to attend to my owp
business and try to make up for lost
time. What's going on in politics is
mot Of much interest to me-
After that Bennett went over to Mr..
fIutt's store and bought a large as
lortment of cigars, cigarettes. and chew
Ing tobacco. :.
~ am going back now to bid good
by to my buddies,' he said, as ht
started back toward the prison. -
Greeted by Wife and Mrs. Deutsch
Bennett was met at the front en-
trance of the prison by John L. Clover
the prison warden. Mr.. Clover tolt
1ennett that his wife, accompanied by
Mrs. Isaac Deutsch, widow of Ike
Dcutsch, one Of the men convicted with
Bennett, but who dropped dead befor'
he Started serving his sentence, hat
arrived to take him home. Mrs. Bennett
and Mrs. Deutsch were accompanied