Show KANSAS evidence to establish Cli charges arges of gambling in that city kansas baimas city mo jan 12 abe lexow committee appointed by the blouse to investigate alleged corrupt tices jn in the kansas city police depot dehait tent ment began its lt work today with ropal pom ot of city re as chairman mayor james if jones w nho ho was formerly judge tolt toll liow low he had bad tried to tire the operation cooperation co of 0 tho the pollee commissioners and the chief of police lit in an all ettoil L gallia ing but without success suc cesa mayor jonta janos detailed how commissioner F ike ke tied dismissed sixteen republican po lacem n of good rood reputation I 1 charge mayor jones that men were dismissed for political purposes only lit in secial instances tho the Ala mayors source or of information was tartly bartly questioned by chairman pope and he filled hlaj ly retorted well when I 1 came before this board you told me you want oil od inform information atlon along the lines of tho the resolution you rend read to nit me now I 1 ant am hero here to give 5 aou ou the information I 1 will give you the names of 0 ahn those e who saw tho the rambling gambling and know of those aho ho saw it I 1 sent some of the tham men out to 10 investigate now new do sou want thin information or not noi the defense still objected repeatedly adly claiming that the witness evidence was wag not conclusive and the mayor gave a lengthy list of people who lie said would mould his statements later chairman pope that witness a were ere to counsel up to this time no had been issued for or the iho witnesses khaim maor jones had named said and he sprung 1 a sensation by saying 1 I will then their as aa mayor of barlass I 1 city and a of the police board boar and a witness liness talfe part lit in this hl investigation vesti gation I 1 will examine the avit nesses I 1 will now ask h he e added that the I 1 gave cave the list of be sum boned chairman pope hastened to explain that the mayor had misunderstood him mayor jon jones said he would stay alth w ith the investigation |