Show MARKED BILLS CAUSE GAUSE T p OF POLICEMAN R. R A. A Radke Is Seized b b lv Sheriff Charge Following of f f of Extortion by hy Greek Greel r Restaurant Proprietor CAUGHT by bv means of mart marked monc money found in his possession Patrolman R. R A. A Radko of tho cit city police Was AVOS RS arrested yesterday on a ft charge of extortion Ho He is alleged al nl- leg leg-cd to h have YC confessed to obtaining obtaining- from Paul proprietor of a n soft drink bar in Greek town to But giving up the thc alleged hush money had reported to th tho sheriffs office and had boon been supplied with marked bills which he ho handed t to tho the patrolman Part of ot the tho money was wa found in Radko's possession and pan part parti i of ot it Sl In his wife's handbag according 10 to the tho officers I Chief J. J Parley White Immediately immediate r ordered tho suspension of ot Radko from th LI tho force Corce the suspension to bo boI bo- bo come a dismissal when proof of ot hI his 3 I I guilt shall shaH have been definitely d. d When Sedan toM told his stor story to Sheriff Sherif t and Deputies W W. y E. E Schopp S and HUe M M. he said wan waH aided b by two men in citizens citizens' I clothing whom horn ho he thought were Just jue t pretending to bo be officers On C arro arrested td Radko made mado the plea pica that tha t when he received the mone money from Seda r ho was wal collecting it for tor two other of of- of John Doc warrants warrant for tor their thel r arrest issued and Radke at attempted attempted at- at attempted tempted to implicate Implicato J. J A A. A J Eghert an and J. J E. E Woodward the departments department's au automobile au- au detectives and tho the John Do DOG Doo S warranty warrant may be served on them thom The They declare thc they have unwittingly ly been used o. o as 13 tools by Radke Detective e Explain The soft ott drink parlor whore the a al alleged extortion was vae attempted is ie lo located 10 near neat the depot Egbert Elbert t and Woodward explain that the they visIted visited visited vis vis- It with Radko Tuesday afternoon and mado made a search of or the tho premises bo- bo Radke had told thorn them a large large- Cacho tacho of ot whisky was waa located there thera Th They found but a email emall bottle bottlo partially par par- filled No arrests were made It was as after their departure that Radko Rad- Rad Ito Ice 1 Is ts alle alleged ed to havo have told Now ow 1 youve you've got to como come across and toha to ha have e fixed OO as his price for tor hav hay havIng having ing log fixed U. U it to protect from arrest According Accor to tu ho hI gave Radke Badke and promised to to hand band him an ant another another an- an other tho the following day which t t was as yesterday ay the remaining OO to tobe be paid later Th Then n he reported the occurrence to tho the sheriff and the trap the tho alleged allege bribe bribe- J. J C- C ti t 5 3 as- as they learned of or Radke a st Egbert t. and nd Woodward told they had bee beet Innocently Induced to make possible his transaction tion with edar Mione r. r C n Radke called me me y telephone at my home home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o o'clock said Woodward My answered the telephone He said sold he had bad a large Iare cache of ot whisky spotted and nd asked that Egbert and myself como comor- with him tJ ti to got get it I r agreed as Egbert Elbert and I met him at Second South and West Broadway Wo Vo left teU our automobile and Radko showed I us 11 t tho soft sot d drink r p parlor where here ho he IU IU Lug ue louna Wo We searched the place The proprietor proprietor pro pro- was not In but his wife was there ther No cache of ot liquor liquor- was found but In a bedroom was a pint bottlo bottle I 1 lees leas 8 than half halt full tull of ot whisky The woman said she he had been using it while LII with Influenza Naturally wo we would not think of or orm m making an arrest for such a Q small quantity of or whisky I did not think much of or It at the time time- but now I re recall recall re- re call that Radko talked at some length telling us that a n. good fellow tellow tellow tel tel- low and It If 3 you U pinch him hell he'll lose his license and I fixtures and It will cost hint more than In mon money y Ix Long on Force Foree Now I cee se how bow Radke It it He Be used need ua 35 as S too tools and as ns soon as ns we had bad gone gona used the tact fact of ot our visit as aa a a. club to extort money from the tho Egbert and Woodard have havo both been on the tho police force for tor nine years year and their their- records aro are exemplary Th They Y aro are not engaged In suppressing the liquor traffic being belnE detailed d to locate stolen automobiles but Woodard explained We felt it was our oar dut duty to make malte this search when whan asked by the tho patrolman on the beat heat to do so 80 Perhaps we wo were wrong In that Certainly that W was 8 our one error If It error It was as Neither of tho the automobile detectives have boon been arrested I I know n nothing about the na Radko ko ca case e other than what I have learned I front the tho office said Chief White but you can Quota me as saying say ay- ayIng Ing that if It Radke la Is guilty I want him punished to tho the limit Wo We can tolerate no graft of ot any sort In the police department de- de and every time It shows Its Us head wo we will stamp It out |