Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-24

OhieI OF Ponce Kinney, in accordance
with an order Of the board Of public
satety, dfsregarded the recommendations
or the municipal survey for which the
Chamber OF Commerce paid thousands Of
dollars and abolished the morals SQUADS
whose raids of gambling houses and
pIind tigers have made them obnoxious
10 gamblers and whisky peddlers.
Uniformed policemen, whose presence in
the neighborhood is sufficient warning
10 law Vlolators to get under cover, were
instructed to look after hidden gambling
and surreptitiOus liquor selling in the
same manner they used to get instruc-
ions for ''phoney cleanups'
None Of the Oldtime ritual was omit
ted and today the whole Indianapolis po-
lice force is wondering how much Of the
general clean up order is to be ac-
cepted at face value and how much is
to be regarded as the old-style bunk"
The abOIishment of the morals
squads and the reduction to the ranks
Of the sergeants in charge followed
their interference with the organized
syndicate of rase horse pool operators
headed by Dennis j. Bush, who op-
Grated gambling houses in several
parts of Indianapolis unmoIested un-
til the Times delivered TO Chief
Kinney complaints of citizens against
their operations with the request that
the police department take some kind
of action against them.
ONE GOT BUSH, ONE SMITH,
AND THEN THEY WERE GOT.
Sergeant Winkler's moral squad raided
Denny Bush's gambling place and caught
MIN with the goods. Bush pleaded guilty
and Winkler was reduced to the ranks.
Sergeants Russelrs moral squad raided
Dan Smiths
by reason of a political pull, succeeded
in delaying the trial until Nov. 80. Rus
sell was reduced to the ranks
The abOliShment Of the morals
squads and the reversion to a type of
policing which the experts employed
By the Chamber Of Commerce de-
clared wholly Ineffective, is a COM
plete surrender TO the gambling
syndicate which has operated for
many months in Indianapolis with
out interference by the police until
interference was forced on them by
the Times
Today. this syndicate, with infIu-
ences reaching into the city hall as
wen as tho police force, with law
yers employed for the purpose of
fixing" the administration and the
law enforcement agencies, is I'm n po-
sition TO cleanup" In Indianapolis
AS ~ mas AoE CAGd1lcu up StAAcS TIC
days of Gus Rahke and others kept
open houses for the boys.
This syndicate. which was formed sew
eral months ago by a consolidation OF
the race pools Heretofore Independently
operated by such well-known gamblers
as Bush, Eddie Held, the Rahkes, Birk
and others, has maintained numerous
places in Indianapolis for the gamblers
of the city.
e -. Dfo
street near Market, where Sergeant Rus
sell found bets were being taken by tele-
phone and as q result Of which he ar
rested Dan Smith, a former salooT
keeper and close friend of administra
ton pets. Smith is relative Of forme.
Police Judge James Z. Deery. who is
very close friend of Thomas Riley, whe
is member OF Mayor Jewett's boart
OF works.
DEERY REPRESENTED
BUSH IN COURT.
Deery recently appeared in Polic-
Court as the attorney for Denny Bush
when the latter pleaded guilty to poo.
selling.
Bush is also a very close friend o
Thomas Riley, who IS an avowed can
didate for the Democratic nomination fol
mayor of Indianapolis Riley and Bus
fairs and 1t has been noticeable 70
years that Bush, Riley, Deery were gen
orally together in political affairs an /
were usually supporting that faction
the Democratic party that is headed b
John W. Hoffman who, year afte
year advertises in the city directory tina
he is the counsel for the Indianaroli
News.
How well vice has been commercialize
in Indianapolis is illustrated by tn
failure of the so-called "Muncie gang
to get a foothoId in opposition to the
local syndicate.
Last summer a ''fxer' for the Muncir
crowd endeavored to Zine things up
for a commerciallzed chain of gamblini
houses in Indianapolis. He sought pro
lection for about ten games and tws
wheels and proceeded very well in OBJ
tanning assurances Of protection unit
he ran into the local syndicate. Shortly
afterward he retired from the field
Another illustration of the lack O
effort to break up this commerctalize,
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