The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-17
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for you to Investigates if the police de
paFtment owns this still, or if Smidty pait
for it with city money.
| City Paid for His Meals.
man by the name of Clark. who was
at the city jail for about six months
sleeping in the hospital room, running al
large in the. city. except when working fol-
| the chief of police at his residence doing
private work. His name does not appear
on the police blotter, but the city paid for
his meals. He admits that he had been
| arrested for stealing automobiles, highway
robbery and murder. You might inquire in
you think the police department are giving
| proper protection by allowing such a man
to run at large after having full knowledge
ON or about March 1, 1922, Marvin Rurpe
a policeman, was taken from his regular
| duty as an officer to paint and paper the
home of the chief of police and drew full
| pay from the city while engaged in this
work Mr. Robert Morgan also worked
while doing same.
On or about September. 1921, place was
stoen located gun qm Stolen OF from ontif i6s
house In Gordon Brothers pawn shop and
traced the man down who had pawned the
gun; Gordon's man came to the police
station and identified this man the fell
low who had pawned the gun, the identi-
officers. 1 then. asked Gorden's man to
notify me if any of the pals or co-workers
with this fellow should call at this store
with the pawn slip for the gun. 1 was
somewhat surprised when he called me
and L found Vic Plants, one of our police
men, with the pawn, slip in his possession
and wanting the gun. / called the chief
OF OF ponce 70 nne phone ana Iet MIN tax
words uttered by the chief of police for
having Gordon call me on a matter of
The chief of police forbid me to assist
F. w. Leeeh, chief of detectives, in enforc
arrested by both the chief of detectives and
myself, for liquor in their possession, re-
leased without anyone advising with us.
Was Asked to Resign.
I was asked to resign on or about Jan
uary TO- 1922, after having arrested two
bootleggers and thieves and have been ask
ed to resign since that time for assisting
the chief of detectives in enforcing the pro-
hibition laws.
was held up at the American Legion hall
by two men and robbed of two diamonds
police for assistance in making the arrest.
His answer was that his hands were tied,
and gave me no helm, put did not state to
whom his hands were tied.
Couldn't Give Information.
called Tinkham Veale, county attorney,
to assist me in raid on a still belonging
a large quantity of liquor. I was, how
ever, reprimanded by the chief of police
when the county attorneys stenographer
called me concerning evidence on certain
of police forbid me to give that informa-
tion or any other information l might re-
celve IN regard 10 the violation OF the pro-
hibition law.
ON or about January l. 1922 Fomar
Muniroz, LOG Jefferson street. was arrested
by Plants and Barrento, policemen, and
searched by the jaiIer and found one 1920
Smith d Wesson revolver and $35 in cash.
Plants kept the revolver and fifteen days
later Barrento wanted him to pay $50 more.
The man was not in jail nor tried and the l
revolver and money was never returned to
him. The police docket shows IS bond
forfeited.
Hoping that the state will not sit idly by
and allow such conditions to continue, 1
w. C. KELLY.
Mayor Calls Conference.
Believing that the disposition of
cases against violators, of the pro-
law is the keystone in COM
batting of the liquor dispensers pro-
gram in Topeka. Mayor Herbert J. |
Corwine called a conference Of Off |
cia:s which commenced late this after |
noon, for a discussion of ways and |
means.
In addition to Mayor Corwine,
County Attorney Tinkham Veale, |
Oscar Carlson. undersheriff of Shaw /
nee county. City Attorney Ralph T. |
O'Neil, Chief of Police Guy A. Swal- |
low and Police Judge S. L. Lashbrook,
are in conference on the cases of law
violation.
TT doesn't make any difference
whether you catch them or not. if
they aren't going to be punished after
they are caught" Mayor Corwine said
in discussing the conference.
Il want these fellows who are
guilty, gouged, and gouged hard"