Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-23
FEDERAL ATTORNEY
THREATENS CHIEF
Of POLICE CHARITY
DEMANDS THAT CHICAGO DE-
PARTMENT HEAD TURN OVER
BOOZE DATE UNDER PAIN OF
PROSECUTION IF HE REFUSES

Chicago, Oct 23.-The federal 90
eminent and the Chicago police d,
partment FLASHED over Investigation @
bootleg whisky rings yesterday. A.
sistant District Attorney John J. Kell
threatened to obtain grand jury sui
poenas for Chief Clarity, MAYO
Thompson and other city officials I'm
less the former turned over eyidcnC,
or liquor violations said to be in til,
hands of the police department.
Chief Clarity made statement say
ing that he did not desire to turn halt
completed evidence over to the federal
omclals, because it would hinder fur.
ther investigations he intended %
make.
The chief inquired as to the disposal
OF the charges against number Of
federal agents accused of graft and
1ntimated those cases were first on
the federal docket,
City hall officials gave various
views as TO the action of the federal
officials, and they discussed report
that it was intended to becloud tho
scandal involving several federal
agents by directing attention to the
police department. The John =.
cBossD Mclaughlin case was ci:cd
as an example.
Chief Clarity refused to comply
until he had secured the advice Of Cor.
poration Counsel Ettelson. Mr.. Kelly
agreed to wait until 10 O'Clock this
morning before applying for sub.
poenas,
Inc clash arose over recent disclog.
ures that number OF policemen and
detectives were involved in whisky
scandals. Already warrants for ten
policecen have been a1kcd.
Early In the day Mr. Kelly sta. cd
ne expected to ask Chief Clarity for
the results OF the investigation he 70
Gently made into the operations OF
the alleged bootlegging of policemen. /
In the afternoon Mr. Kelly called .
the chief by telephone These strno.I
graphic notes were made CT the con
NerSation;
Mr. Kelly called you up. chief. to |
ask FOR all the evidence sou have gath.
cred in your liquor Investigation.
Chief Clarity No, sir, | will not
Not until | get through with it.
Mr. kelly--Now, chief, for the sake
or good fellowship am going to give
you a chance to turn it over youn-
tarily II not, I'll force YOU 10 do if .
Chief GarriH Well, will you give
me until 10 O'Clock tomorrow (Satu..
Il,
with Corporation Counsel EttclsOn?
Mr.. Kelly-Vcry well-but if the evil
dence is not in my Office by tomorrow
morning III have grand jury sub
poena to get it,
Later Mr.. Kelly said he would isgu,
subpoenas and Writs for the mayor.
the chief or any one else who com.
manded information pertaining 10
ilquor violations. BY this he meant
that the mayor and the chief were ,
superiors to the detectives and inyps- ,
tlgators working on the case and that ,
the evidence was under their com.
mand
thloi Clarity COntended he had in
Nestlgated thirty police eases and had
sufficient evidence to con
tlnue the investigation He conferred {
with Corporation Counsel Euelson late ,
yesterday and was advised to turn f
over all the evidence he had gathered.
as the government had the power to q
obtain it. II
The prohibition agents continued TO
nelVe into alleged participation Of no. {
llcement in bootleg whisky transac. {
IONS and yesterday obtained confess