Show Thacker Demands S. S L. L Payoff Names a. a a. a ANSWER CALLS CALLSON CALLSON ON RECORD TO TOBARE BARE DETAilS Challenge Is Hurled Sent to Commission Frank A. A Thacker deposed deposed police captain demanded in ef effect effect ef- ef feet Friday that Acting Chief of Police O O. O put up or shut up on charges lodged with the civil service commission against the former officer The demand was contained in ina a written reply filed with the commission to the acting chiefs chief's formal specifications of grounds I for Thacker's dismissal on February February Feb Feb- 8 8 The reply challenged Acting Chief j Record to name names and prove hIs ils allegations that Thacker participated participated par- par in underworld payments for Protection Lid May Be Lifted Should the commission agree to toa toa toa a demand by Thacker that Acting Chief Record be required to file a aili abill bill ili of of ot particulars it is expected the he inside story ot the police de department department department de- de will be revealed Meanwhile Judge P. P C. C Evans of Third district court continued to 2 p. p m. m March 2 a hearing on on an order for the commission and the acting chief to show cause why Thacker should not be reinstated Willard Hanson counsel for Thacker Thack- Thack er r asked the continuance because he is engaged in federal district court The reply to the civil service commission to which Thacker has appealed for reinstatement was filed by Mr Hanson and Stewart M. M Hanson attorneys Study Needed C. C C. C Richards commission chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man said the commission must study the reply before setting a date i for hearing or ruling on the reply's demands I In the charges filed by Acting Chief Record were allegations I that Mr 1 Thacker a aS a'S captain of I police refused to arrest underworld underworld underworld under under- world characters or arrested them in order to coerce bribes that he participated in a payoff conspiracy but that Acting Chief Record did not know the names of the conspirators and that ho he allowed houses of prostitution and gambling establishments to operate operate oper oper- ate It is time when the law and public sentiment should require that these hese charges be made definite and public the reply stated and Frank A. A Thacker invites specific charges it if f anyone dare make them and challenges the persons having general general general gen gen- eral knowledge to come out and state their particular knowledge It Takes Take Two vo If there was a conspiracy the reply said there were tors ors It takes at least two persons to form a coni ag D i j jf the person jerson making the charges charge does not know snow ot n conspirator or an any person other than Frank A. A Thacker Thack Thack- er then it is difficult to see how such person can charge a racy the charge of conspiracy falls faIls of at its own weight Frank A. A Thacker demands that this commission compel Odes Continued on Pare Page Two Column Five Fl Thacker Reply e es I Is s C Challenge Continued from Page One B. B Record l to state stale his knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge edge- concerning the conspirators the names name of such persons when money was Va paid by whom it was paid and what hat person received the money The reply also aloW demanded that the theames names ames of ot police officers who Mr Thacker told to lay layoff off I certain ertain underworld establishments be e made known Sham Charged Such a claim is a sham upon its I lace face ace and is frivolous the answer said aid If he requested all of the police police police po po- lice officers he either did it in a public or general address or he did didt it t individually with each officer Then the demand was made that at least east one officer be named with whom he advised or he re requested requested requested re- re quested not to interfere with any of ot these unlawful occupations If It Acting Chief Chiet Records Record's charges alleged that Mr Ir Thacker took bribe money the reply continued who paid the money Who ho did the bribing The person making making making mak mak- ing the specifications seems to have ha quite a a. general knowledge e of ot the illegal activities that were being being being be be- ing carried on in Salt Lake City and Frank A. A Thacker contends that such a a. person should either be more specific or withdraw the meaningless generalities It must be remembered that Odes B B. B Record was a police pollee officer in Salt Lake City and when he charges that all police officers were requested not to interfere with any of ot these alleged unlawful trades activities and occupations does the said Odes B B. Record mean that he was requested not to interfere 1 Question Asked He was a nolice police officer here If It this his conspiracy y existed and all police police po- po lice ice officers were requested not to interfere and money was paid did the he said Odes B. B Record have a duty in the premises or was he bound to have knowledge Meanwhile appointment of ot a chief of police to succeed ousted Harry L L. Finch lagged while city commissioners waited for word of acceptance or rejection of the job from Colonel William C. C Webb Mayor 1 John M. M Wallace said the position positron has been offered Colonel Webb but that the retired army officer must obtain a a. release from the war department before ac ac- ac- ac Colonel Webb under army regulations is subject to re recall recall re- re call calI to the service sen On the grand jury side of ot the police police police po po- po- po lice scandal came assurances that the forthcoming probe will be conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted on a nonpartisan basis Attorney General Joseph Chez District Attorney Calvin W W. Rawlings Rawlings Raw- Raw lings and City Attorney F Fisher her Harris Harris Harris Har Har- ris were agreed on selection of a Republican attorney to assist the jury in capacity of special prose prose- Nonpartisan Wanted Mr Harris after a conference with Mr Chez said We both agreed that a man should be se selected selected selected se- se who is without fear and above reproach and of whom there can be no suspicion that he acted from partisan reasons We are both anxious that the highest type of man should be selected Mr Harris said that while the theman theman theman man selected probably will be a Republican on the other hand he should be one that has never held public office Mr Rawlings issued a a statement statement- in which he said It has been suggested that a special prosecutor be appointed to present evidence to the grand jury By law the district attorney is p primarily r rim i m a r l' i l 1 Y charged with this responsibility The past record of ot my office should be conclusive as to my ability honesty honesty hon hon- esty and integrity as a public prose prose- Wont Won't Oppose Move lo However in view of the public clamor for a special prosecutor to aid in this investigation I wilnot will wil not oppose such an appointment In fact I will welcome it and I have suggested to Mr Chez that he endeavor to procure an outstanding outstanding outstanding ing member of the bar who has the confidence of the public and who isa isa is isa a Republican Mr Chez Mr Rawlings and Mr Harris are Democrats I |