Show i GLEAN CLEAN UP DIVES 1 AD ADVISES VISES FO FORMER Y s CITY DETECTIVE I I I o v vO O 4 X Li Bishop L. V i Bish p Declares Something Is Wrong and Tells I I o of f Futile Attempts to Secure Convictions Before iI I i Being Asked to Resign From the Force to out J Jand me Inspector Carlson was continually ordering go and clean up the streets o of f street sheet walkers I 1 told him the thing I Ito to do first was as to clean up the places which they were were going toV to in the air at a few hornets and not of shooting V What That at i is the use live at all ri I disturbing g t the he nest where they This question was shot at the city commission yesterday afternoon I along with many many more mora questions and cO coq considerable lo information by Oi L. L who acco ac- ac ac according nc- nc ncI Bishop plain lain clothes man I co cording of T dito to his own words word resigned b by request Bishop was the star of ot session tho rho afternoon 14 of ot the police Investigation yesterday attorney was The office of ot the city failures to tose M- M severely rEl criticised for tor c convictions where there waR was apparentlY ap ap apparently ap- ap apparently cure plenty of ot evidence The Tho office of of- oC- oC to for tor failure fice was also even bring b man many cases Into court declared Something la is wrong rang Bishop r I dont don't know what it Is is but I know that someone mu must t be pr protecting the Palm Garden Gan cafe No Noone Noone o oona one ona seems cems tb to set get t it it though attempts have been made time and time unto again F. F F. F G. G Mat Matson son was recalled d at the tho opening of the afternoon session yes NJ He refused to divulge the name of the man who told him he heM M saw a 8 r roulette ule tte wheel 1 In In operation Ho He said It n near neAr r the Cullen hotel would violate a I Ic c confidence which Is sacred to a t newspaper manIt manIt man It It Is sacred sacred only when your paper Information to wants to use the tho abuse someone declared The city attorney then asked the c commission to direct the witness to answer The Tho commission considers it a n. proper question said Morris You 1 mn may answer Mr l h Ii Morris that confidence Is Issa sacred sa red said Bald Matson I cant can't an- an ewer It City Attorney was then formally Instructed to ask the tho district co court rt to punish Matson for contempt con con- tempt j May Donnelly was as called When f she was as asked what her husbands husband's not notto notto notto name was she said She preferred to to answer She said sald her husbands husband's n name me W was 8 not Donnelly Sh She was then asked whether she had sent a ua couple of ot huns hulls to Chief Grant paying the frel freight ht on them She said she had no idea how the pull bull story originated She admitted that the chief sent ent for tor her before the la t t. election and told her that he understood she had women omen In her house buse l. l for lor r Immoral purposes s. s She Bhe said the chief told her if It he found that she did he would close h her r place Did you ever send ari any two gi girls who ho were up to the La Mell n 47 o Or str I Your place h has been mentioned inthis In Inthis Inthis this hearing aa M a place where liquor I is sold Bold and where women woman practice prostitution said sald Whom hom do do- you know in the police department department department depart depart- ment or No No one i She he said mId that Chief Grant had told her he could not get Iet evidence a against h her r house and was as going to recommend mend a license be granted ranted But she said MId he told her ho he would close se the place If she ahe was waa ever caught violating t the e law Refuses Refu to Answer Anwer I Have Havo known of ot any woman In your house who ho was as a 8 prostitute No No Am I on trial myself To a certain extent Then Th n I 1 would like to seo see my law law- yer Asked If it she had ever sold beer ehe said eald No o Ive I've had no sion Has deer beer been sold In house u consult lawyer I t t prefer to a a. When questioned closely ely she said Mid no beer had been sold cold In the house D Do you ou know of any pers person n living at your our house that was a prostitute I dont don't know what they done be before before be- be fore but they never were prostitutes in hi m my house She said she had never paid for any prot protection nor had she ever over been I licked asked ked to pay for tor protection Herbert Van Dam assistant county attorney was called to the stand tand He was as questioned by W. W H. H 1011 Folland and I a assistant city attorney He said Mid ho came In contact with the police department frequently on I account of ot felony telony prosecutions Van Dam said he had consulted I particularly with the chief on bookmaking bookmaking bookmaking book- book making and pickpocket cases He lIe said that the country prosecuted all f cases and and- many misdemeanor I I I cases in fact all cases cales arising under understate understate I state laws Van an Dam detailed the prosecution of bC the case of or Bert Ford alleged pick pick- pocket t. t On Ma May 17 Soren X Christensen and said he ho came camo Into Rogers' Rogers court had Just had the case transferred from another court He asked for tor an Immediate hearing It was set for tor 1 May a 20 On the Oth I remember Mr Ir Jensen camo came to me and said the prosecuting witness s could not be lo lo- lo o- o On my wa way to court I met Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- and asked If it he would consent to a a. continuance He agreed On the way up he told me we had no case and asked why wo we couldn't let him go 10 I told him the state would pass on the case caso first I promised to further investigate during the day Mr Ir Jensen told me it was waft a VCr very w weak ak case and that the tho best thing would be to let the man get out of ot town He however asked that I see Officer Jewkes first 1 I made efforts to see seo Jewkes that afternoon also next da day but buts was unable to do so 80 Then I consented that tho the defendant might be released and the case cast set set for the following Monday Our understanding understand understand- ing was that Ford would leave lea town to Ho He Assumes Not Do you know whether he has hM been found In town since I assume that he ho has not not Van Dam said Mid that all responsibility ity in the tho Ford we case and the conduct of th the tho case was entirely in the tho hands of ot the tho county attorneys attorney's office The Th police he said had nothing to do with it The statements In THE TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TELE TELE- GRAM said lId Van an Dam have been expressly denied to me by Officer Jewkes Van Dam said that as far as the alleged was concerned that there was no evidence 6 that the theman theman theman man at the auditorium was a victim or an intended victim of ot Bert Ford Furthermore said Van Dam it has been reported as a a. known criminal criminal crim crim- inal It was not known t to tous us With Ith relation to bookmakinG Van Dam said that four of ot the so called bookmaking cases were pending H He said tho the arrests were m made de Just be before before be- be fore tore the present county attorney went Into office Personal Personally Van Yan Dam said he did not believe that actual bookmaking had been practiced for tor a lon long time He said the tho charges made mado were not those of ot bookmaking but of receiving let horse for another mone money on a race person Van Dam said he had found attorneys attorneys tHor tHor- tHorne's nes ne's usually wa wanted d to have cases cases' tried promptly He excepted Soren X ChrIstensen whom he ho said had so 80 many cases in tho the district court that he hEl frequently had to a. a ask k for tor con con- Folland quoted an editorial from THE TELEGRAM of oC May 24 charging charging ing InS that there thero was was' dela delay in prosecuting prosecuting prose prose- the Ford case Was as there any delay in the prosecution prosecution pros pros- of ot the tho case caso asked Folland There Thero was not not The assistant county attorney said he knew of ot no dereliction or dishonesty dishonesty dishon dishon- esty on tho the part of oC the police department depart depart- ment If It I did I would probably file complaints Responding to the tho questions of ot Thomas rhom s Van Y Dam Darn said he lie had been surprised at nt tho the readiness of ot the police po police police po- po lice department to aid in I have heard rumors and reports that the police department was hopelessly hopelessly hope hope- lessly Incompetent and md covered with graft said Van an Dam Darn And I have yet et to have one ono ca care e cited to me mo that could convince me that there was Incompetency incompetency In- In competency or graft Van Yan Dam said Bald MR his office had hall been consulted in regard to the Taylor house cases Mr Mr Ir 1 r Mr Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen and myself discussed the cases and it was our unanimous opinion that wo wo had no case on the information tion we had Van Yan Dam said Ho He did not kno know whether r Harold Stephens nl had hall conducted a L special investigation at tho the request o of Mul- Mul liner Bishop Is Called O. O I. I L L. Bishop former city detective was the next witness Bishop was asked d what he ho know of a crowd be being being heIn he- he ing In caught in Mrs 1 Fergusons Ferguson's place drinking b beer er Officers Bishop and Taylor It was said saw the thA incident and caught Mrs Fer Ferguson serving inS ho beer Bishop admitted it lIe He said he and Taylor spoke to Inspector CarllSon Carlson Carlson Carl Carl- son lSon about It and that Carlson ad advised advised na- na him that the they had better get n 11 b better case on her Why Vh didn't you you arrest her We had better thought we report it first because she said Mid it was only a social drink Bishop said he he knew of no rule to th the effect that tho the chief had to be consulted before arrests were ero made In rooming houses or cafes cates Do you ou know of ot an any cases R where women omen were arrested and releases made without charges being preferred pre pro Yes sir but it was usually for lack of ot evidence Bishop said Mid he know of ot a s good deal of ot gambling while h he was a Q member of ot the force torce He said eaid ho he knew of ot severn several cases in wn mentioning especially a a. cigar store at West est Second South Ive Ivo seen seen what I was satisfied was gambling Did y you u make any arrests No Why hy Because I regarded what hat evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence I had would be insufficient to convict in court Still I saw flaw enough h to convince me that gambling was going on Bishop said Mid he frequently reported the cases to the chief or r Inspector advising them he had not been ben able ablo to Sot got sufficient evidence Bishop said from the the things ho he saw In the tho back room he became convinced that they had a system too deep for a n policeman an to o get into What about the Greek com coffee coffeehouses o houses T 7 TI I made at least a a. dozen raids on them myself and many others others' were made In some lome cases we we obtained convictions and in others we failed Bishop said he recalled no ca cases s' s shaving having been dropped without being submitted first to a court Bishop told of a raid on the Rocky Mountain club In Commercial street I know of a a. good man many things that would reflect on the department B said ld h he but I think the statements were not justified Ho lIe said he kne knew of ot cases where there was plenty of evidence being dismissed before going to court He added that he felt that tho the dismissals were Yer warranted in the most of ot these cases Assistant CIl City Attorney Little was criticised by Bishop for tor dropping a Il case against the Palm Garden In the tho latter part of ot December or the tho first of ot January Januar Bishop said the police department was not always alwa's to blame for cases being dropped He charged ed that in this ca case e beer was served at 1 16 a n. a- a am m m. on a R. Sunday morning yet et the case was dropped Plenty of Evidence In trio the case caso of ot the Shelton hotel ho he said seventeen enteen s p policemen participated In ht tho the raid at 3 o'clock In the morn ing Was Vas the caso case dismissed before complaints were were filed 1 THE SALT LAK LAKI I dont don't know how many complaints were Issued but it was never called The chief had three new policemen I stationed In n tho the house prior to theraid theraid the theraid raid and the tile they had a preponderance I of evidence I Bishop said the other officers found a a. poker game lie He declared declare that tho the same procedure procedure procedure pro pro- had been followed follo in tho the hotel cue case Was ns the Shelton ral raided d more than n once I f Ion only took tool part in one Bishop said sala he lie had been stationed in front fI of the entrance of oC the Metro Metro- pole Iole hotel for tor n. n time lIe He did not know on whose orders ho he was 10 ro- moved mo from th there re According to Bishop hop the tho procedure was followed in tho the case caso of ot the tho Toura I no The rhe proprietor of at the according ac according according ac- ac cording to Bishop complained at headquarters Shy Sh came camo back and told lold me that I need not stay an any longer loner as It had all been ben fixed upI upI up I told her hr I would take no orders from her hor Pretty soon oon the inspector came camo down own and told me that 1 II need not rot stay any longer lie told me to report to my captain Bishop Dishop d declared that he ho had conducted conducted con con- ducted d a u raid on Busters Dusters place on West pst Second South The Tho case said Bishop was called eight Ight or nine times and finally dismissed dis m missed 1 According to he had his brother get pt the evidence in this case caso Ho said Mid that when ho went in the tho room where hi his brother was ho he found beer the empty glasses and the tho dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar that his brother paid pid p ld for tor the ht hoer beer er They The were on on a tray un under er the tho bed Somebody la is responsible for tor letting letting let let- ting a place like the Palm Garden exist said ald Bishop I do not believe believe be be- he- he lieve lIe such a pia place co ought to be bl tolerated tol tol- crated In Salt SnIt Lake City I J talked to the tho chief chic Inspector and captains about It The chief said we wo would have to lo frame on them but hut Ilhas It Il has never ne been done Is the now Dininny Dinin- Dinin n ny aske asked Yes and It always will aa ns long longas as Elmer Brothers run it IL Bishop then reviewed fights that had occurred In the Palm Garden between December 26 and January I 11 II 1014 1914 All these Incidents Bishop reported but Bishop said nothing had been done I got discouraged said So Bishop and I said I didn't care what be became became be- be e be came of or the dump Bishop said Id he wanted to tell the tho nature of ot the caso case ho had against the tho Palm Garden He tol told of men going to the tho Palm Garden and how he followed them Eight or ten people people people peo peo- were left he said this being after 1 n. n a. a m. m They had beer heer said Bishop and the tho hot bottles ties were fresh and had the cold water on the outside Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant nt Olsons Olson's attention was called to the fact tact that the tho bottles were cold E TELEGRAM r This case cane Bishop raid ald was the one ono dismissed d b by the city attorney I I felt said ald Bishop that the tho l hO n was waa running with the protection protection tion lion of ot someone Dozen Complaints Did you OU ever mako make up your mind who was ryas protecting the tin place No Xo but I had an Idea It was po political political po- po influence An ordinary policeman policeman po po- po- po or rookie with his little brain I li is not supposed to |