New Britain herald., 1926-08-24
POLICE CHIEF OF
 CANTON IS FIRED
Two More OuSted and Others
 Are to Follow

Canton, Ohio. Aug. 24. Pt-The axe which yesterday cut down three of Canton's official heads has not yet been sheathed and Mayor s. NJ. Swarts may be expected to wield 1t still further within the next few days.
 Last night the Mayor dismissed Chief of Police s. A. Lengel. Yes terday afternoon he fired" Price Jansen and John Burris, two of three members of the civil service commission.
 The deposed chief, who has been under suspicion for the past 30 days, has right of redress before the new civil service commission, comprised of George Melbourne and Charles FIory appointed by the Mayor yes terday and James Allardice, another Swarts appointee who has previous ly voted to oust Lengel. Jansen and Burris at a hearing against the chief last spring voted for rein statement. Members of the police force other than Lengel are under stood to be in line for the preferr- ment of charges at an early date.
 The dismissaIs are either the out growth of or have been influenced by the investigation into the murder of Don F. Mellett, Canton publisher, and the inquiry into the alleged liquor conspiracy from which the murder is believed to have been the outgrowth.
 Lengel is expected to carry his fight to the commission and en- deavor to show that members of the police department did not re- ceive cooperation from the MelIett family at the time of the murder. Police department records show that the officers were not called until half an hour after the shoot ing occurred.
 Other charges against Lengel are that he has been derelict in
 his duties, particular in his hav- ing countenanced bootleg activities and in having maintained a too-
 intimate contact between the un- derworld and the police depart ment. Mayor Swarts up to all early
 hour today had not announced his choice Of a successor to Lengel, but it was presumed that temporarily
 rl at
 will retain the department head
 ship. Hexamer, who was safety di- rector at the time of the Lengel
 suspension. has held both offices for the past 30 days.
 While the police department re- construction appeared imminent,
 investigators into the murder were wondering if Joseph R. Roach Chicago criminal lawyer, was tc be successful in obtaining a special 1 prosecutor to convey his evidence ! before the Stark county grand 1 jury, which meets tomorrow 1 Roach yesterday in a formal state. ment declared that Prosecutor c ! B. McClintoek has proceeded in 6
 manner which has aided in the
 escape of the murderers which has ! served to block the federal inves- 1 tigation into the alleged liquor , conspiracy.
 McClintock's reply to Roach's ! censure was that he would pro- 1 ceed honestly. courageously and
 fearlessly as l have always done
 in the past"
 Unless a special prosecutor I. | appointed either by Attorney Gen. eral c. c. Crabbe, or by the three Stark county common pleas judges
 today, McClintock will carry the case to the grand jury tomorrow evidence for the grand jury's con. sideration as has also Detective l Ora Slater. Cincinnati, conducting l the inquiry for the county. More than so witnesses are all 1 ready lined up to appear before i the grand jury. Arrests by right oi i federal warrants slated for yester. ] day weren ot made in view of ex- 1 pected evidence.