The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-01-08
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 l REfCHIkA1s -AP- Ending
 zs-dsg investigation of FIsa a8udi- .sous here. a federal grand jury Monday ladict suspended ka.- za-AzH police captain and severely ss-tl =lze4 former poics chief and s.-=T nlble officials.
 L-Hfan secret indictments were l 2 turned.
 Taa grand Jury, on which three 5 N-aneeu residents served = Bert Sore. Richard Juhaasou and Wil- , Ham L 64ass -- indicted V. Er-
 land Mckinley. the suspended pol
 ice captain. on charges of inlimi-
 4a-iHg grand jury witnesses and
 Hanfsasauee iu office On the non ; feasa1ee charge. Mckinley was ae- s-s-d of failing 10 raid an esfab-
 Ishmeat he knew was baotIeggIng.
 aad e aiding and aBetiag bootleg glHg
 Arrested Last Month
 Mckinley was arrested last month . en 2 easrge filed by tne [. 5. At zsr-es az.iee. of intimidation Of
 a witness. Ihe grand jury had made this accusation of Mckinley during .ls deliberations. and he has been l4ee on $l8,0o8 bond.
 Robert Edward Green. about 2S. xas arrested Tuesday on one of the indictments charging burglary and larceny in the theft of $2.500 cash From he Marine Bar last November Fezf more arrests were made on Wednesday. They We're Irene Jones.
 charged wIth selling liquor with Iout a license: Sherry Anderson. who
 Was charged win keeping 3 bawdy ] house. Ruth Harrington. charged B5ln win keeping 6 baNdy house land selling Lquor 10 a minor. and Blanche Matthews. charged with 1 Keeping bawdy houss and selling lliaGor without a license.
 E Another indictment brought by
 lhe grand Jury was against Nick ] fzassong. accused of writing worth ] lzss cheeks. Court officials said U -y H=lieeed Hussong now is iu Mexico. The grand Jury report used strong words Cf criticism of former Police Chief Del Freimuth and also scored what lt termed a lack Of in- ! tzresi in tle proceedings by City
 Manager Victor II. Guns
 The rsport also blamed the City Council and other city officials for
 i4e Jury said. toleratng vice, gam bling. bootlegEng and narcotics
 which il asserted eentered around a red light district here.
 After the report was read 10 a crowded courtroom, acting District Attorney James Fitzgerald moved for abatement of six houses Of i'll fame on Greek Street.
 Federal Judge George N. Folta,
 who received the report. said he
 would issue inJunctions within a
 few days
 Other Recommendation
 h other fields, the jury recon mandea establishment of five
 member police commission made up .of leading citizens, q study by the legislature interim committee of law 10 authorize such commissions all oyer Alaska; adoption Of an ord finance 10 govern police qualifica- ton and promotion. establishment by the Council of q special com mittee On. juvenile recreation; care ful selection of civic center direc- tor and establishment in high schools of such agencies as he Al lied Youth.
 The jury repeated an earlier charge that District Attornsy P. J. Gilmore. IT,. had been dereliet in his duty in the current inyestiga- ton, by what it said. was his atti- tude Of non-eooparation
 Aceaszs Former Police Chief
 The jury aeeus q former PoliFe
 Chief Frllmuth of allowing bawdy lhousea 70 operate and of having a
 role ia assignment of new girl"
 to suea places after their axamina-
 tion bE a doctor.
 II also said he licensed known criminals 10 drive taxis. Freir1th rezigne1 as police chief shortly before the grand jury open ed it's sensation marked session. ~1<<1T T<>~~~>># 1 IA 2