Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-22

Chief of Police Kinney fled action
against Lieut.. Edward Shubert, charging
him with conduct unbecoming an officer
and with being intoxicated.
1t is alleged Shubert was found at the
Hnzelton hotel Saturday afternoon by
Capt. Alfred Ray and Harley Reed in
an intoxicated condition.
sHUBERT's TRIAL
SET FOR JULY 2.
shubert's trial will be held at a spe.
ciaI meeting of the board July ?.
A. L. Taggart, president Of the board
said in regard to the charges that the
ofense was not the only one of similar
nature that shubert had committed.
He said he understood Shubert was
inclined TO take on "a little too much"
when the occasion presented itself and
that shubert is the type that could not
carry a drink or two under his belt
without getting drunk.
When asked If Mayor Jewett or -repub-
lican politicians would make efforts to
block the dismissal of Shuberti he said
ii the evidence in the trial was sufficient
Shubert would be dismissed regardless
OF what Mayor Jewett or republican poll
ticians had to say.
7 know the relations between Mayor
Jewett and Shubert," he said; 'and
know that the mayor always supports
his friends, but do not think the mayor
viii try TO lend any support to Shubert
unless he should think that the evidence
produced was not sufficient or unless he
thought Shubert had received injustice At
the hands of the board Of public safety
Taegart said he was extremely sorry
Ahat there had been occasion for the pref
ASSnce of the charge, but that he and
tSs-Hoard would order dismissal only
IL the evidence presented at the trial next
Friday was founded on sufficient
sSounds.
SAYS CHANGES MADE
FOR GOOD OF SERVICE.
Mr.. Taggart, in commenting on the
changes in personnel, said that the board
regretted their necessity because such
changes are likely to bring about mis-
understandings.
He said the promotions and demotions
were hased on the records Of the men
involved and not on political affiliations.
The reduction Of Inspector Manning
was not = surprise to those CLOSE In
at police headquarters.
II has been an open secret for some
time that there was dissension among
the detectives.
Some Of the favored ones were get
ting too many easy assignments which
gnve them chances to make arrests or
at least get their names on the turn
keys slate as having made arrests, it
was said.
Other detectives Of some years expert
saea have been assigned to the rag
weeds" as the outlying districts are
called.
<AMRre are rumOrs afOat at police head
s3zrters that some orders have been ig
nored and that the dissension among
the detectives has assumed such serious
proportions that the efficiency OF the
department was becoming impaired.
THERE'S TIE CASE OF
NORTH SIDE" BURGLAR.
The north side burglar has not been
caught.
The term north side" burglar has
heen applied to the thief who for two
months has robbed numerous homes on
the north side
This thief has carried away many
thousands Of dollars worth of jewelry
aud has never appeared to be even near
capture by the detectives. while none Of
the Jewelry has been found.
It also was hinted that the Shubert
case might be a part of the shakeup.
Manning was appointed to the police
force Dec 10, 1898, and was recently
made supervisor of the detectives.
A series OF offenses and inefficiency
was given as the chief cause of his re-
duction.
FLETCHER NAMED
IN JUNE, 1901.
Supervisor Of Detectives Herbert Il.
Fletcher was appointed TO the police
force June II, 1907; was charged with
conduct not becoming an officer and
lusubordinakion Sept %. 1907 and re-
signed; was re-Rppointed March Il.
1903; promoted to bicycleman Dec. Z,
1910: placed on the flood roll Of honor.
April 0, 1913; promoted to sergeant Jan,
,, 1914: promoted to lieutenant Dec. %,
i915 reduced to detective sergeant Jan.
4. 1918; promoted again to lieutenant
Iar Is. 1920. and made captain today.
Lieut.. Jesse AIcMurty received his
gp0Intment TO the police force Dec. Is,
3lI. was promoted to bicycleman Jan.