The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
CHIEF OF POLICE
 HELD AT MOBILE
(Continmed From PaEe One.)

 chief of police. The letter was read to the commissios by Commissioner Hartwell and put into the records of the meeting. It was signed by De- tectives Cliff Adams and D. S. Pen nington and Police Officers John H. Krauss and J. c. Humphrey. The letter was directed to Commissioner Hartwen following a controversy be- tween Hartwell and Mayor Taylor and Commissioner Crawford at the last meeting of the commission.
 Commissioner Hartwell asked to be informed why it was that state law officers could come to Mobile and find gambling houses in operation. The controversy was precipitated when Commissioner Hartwell told his brother commissioners there was evidence of unwillingness on the part of Chief 'Shaughnessy toward checking law violation in the city. Mayor Taylor at the time remarked to Commissioner Hartwell that he did moi consider MT. Hartwelrs posi- ton Justified, stating that the chief of police had closed such places from time to time.
 Afraid Of Losing Jobs.
 Commissioner Hartwell then ad- dressed 8 letter to Detective Adams reouesting the officer ito please give me any information you have or can obtain regarding operation Of this dive Ca place raided by federal mem, as well as other places of like char acter."
 Police Expose Dens.
 The letter, signed by the four
 dof -t111p mi full follows:
 "Mobffe, Ala, Dec. IA, 1928. Harry T. Hartwell, City Commls- sioner, Mobile, Ala.
 Dear sir: In reply to yours or loth, as to why the police on the beat did not raid the negro gambling game on Jackson and Earl streets that was raided by the state law enforcement officers on December s, 1923. the only answer I can give is, that perhaps the nolice officer was afraid of losing his job had he done so, as this, witt many other gambling houses, both white and colored, are operated in this city under the protection or the chief of police, P. J. O'Shaughnessy. "There are a number of dives Tn Mobile, which sell shinney, do an onen pawn office business and a number of them are fences for thieves to get rid of stolen property. Few of these places, if any, pay H. censes and are located as follows:
 "The place that was raided, one on the north side of Davis avenue, Fourth west of Cleveland, in the rear of the pool room, another across the street at the southeast corner Of Warren and Adams streets, another at the northwest corner of Davis avenue and Marmott, another at the southwest corner of Canal and War ren, another at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Texas streets, an- other at St. Michael and Warren streets, another at Elmira and Frank lin streets, also two white gambling houses on Water street, one under the Savoy hotel and another on the west side of Water, about two north of Dauphine street.
 protective.
 JOHN R. KRUSE.
 Police officer.
 "J. c. HUMPHREY,
 Police officer.
 ID. S. PENNINGTON,
 'Detective." O'Shaushnessy Returned. Chief O'Shaughnessy was returned to Mobile tonight from New Orleans and is wanted on indictments returned by the federal grand jury as result of it's investigation into an alleged graft ring controlling the hquor business in Mobile. He was arrested there upon arrival of his train fol- lowing a telegram sent to Mack Over peck, divisional prohibition chief. sta tioned at New Orleans by United States District Attorney Boyles.
 Soon after the grand jury adjourned it was commonly rumored in Mobile that the chief of police was under in- dictments. His arrest, in fact. was momentarily expected as 1t was un- derstood that capiases for his arrest had been placed in the hands of the United States marshal.
 As soon as Attorney Boyle received information that Chief O'Shaughnessy had boarded a train for New Orleans he sent a telegram to the divisional prohibition chief in the Crescent City asking that he send men to the depot to arrest 'Shaughnessy. pr. Ward Politician.
 Dr. Ward also under indictment. is perhaps one of the best known men in Mobile. He is not only a regular practitioner of medicine, but for years has taken a prominent part in politics in addition to serving sew eral terms on the county board of revenue commissioners. He Is in- dicted on a charge of having offered bribe to District Attorney Boyles Other developments in the liquor ring developments during the day included furnishing of bond of $5,000 by P Burke Laurendine on a charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibit tion law, and bond of $1,000 alleg- ing sale of intoxicants after his ar rest.
 c. C. Laudendine made bonds az gregating $5,000 in cases in which he was charged with conspiracy and sale.
 Capias charging conspiracy was served on Bob Thomas, who furnish ed bond of $1,000.
 Harry Gounaris was placed under bail of $2,500 on a charge of con- spiracy.
 Louis M. Nelson also gave s1,o0o pond on charge of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law