Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, June 14, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
x THK BEK: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917. MALONEY WILL FACE NEW PROBE CHARGE Senational Testimony in Police Hearing to Show Chief Connection With De tective Agency. (Cftntlmitd From Pae One.) him Captain Maloney entered a plea of not guilty. The council, in view of new charges, started the hearing all over again. Chief Dunn wai the first witness and reiterated substan tially his evidence of Tuesday morn ing. He said his information re garding Maloney J connection wun a conspiracy case was obtained through newspapers. "On account of the papers being 10 full of this matter I though best to bring the charges and let it be disposed of before the council," (aid the chiet. : "Did Kucrel or Sutton confer with you regarding a contemplated black mailing scheme prior to nearing at Chadron?" asked Attorney Baker. The chief replied, "No." , . "Va your jurisdiction over Sut ton taken away?" Sutton Worki for Kugel. "Kugel said Sutton would work out of his office on morals squad." "Do vou know whether morals quad work was taken from the chief of detectives r "1 gave no such orders. The mor al! squad was to make a specialty of that work." "You heard nothing of Maloney's connection with affair until after ex plosion at Chadron?" "Nothing." "When a police officer knows any thing of another officer, to whom ahnuM be renort?" "Tome." 1 "Did Sutton ever report to you of Maloney or anybody else?' "Not that I remember." "Did you know that Sutton was going to Chadron?" "I did not." "You had no information of Chad Ton affair before Sutton left?" ' T I I i j uau nunc. "Did Kugel give you any facts con - cerning Maloney's connection with the affair?" 'No." i , "Did Kugel purport to know any facts regarding Maloney's connec ! tion with th conspiracy? "He did not." i Hakes New "uling. City Attorney Rine asked the chief whether it had been the custom to .have special officers work out of the superintendent's office. , "I can't say that it has been." Attorney Rine's further questioning was to snow that it is not a new custom for the superintendent of po lice to have his confidential officers reporting direct to him, rather than to the chief Subsequent queries, how ever, indicated that Kugel originated the custom Jt having morals squad men report directly to his office. Baker quieted the chief: ."Did Ryder, when superintendent. have a anprial mnrala annul wnrtine independently and reporting to him?" "I do not remember that he did." "Since morals squad working nnder Kugel, was anything brought to you in that connection?' i "Did you ever complain to Kugel because these matters were kept from "I did." "Did not two sett of officers em barrass work of the department?" "It would." Should Not Be Independent "What it vour oninion of the chief of detectives being independent of your orders?" asked Attorney Rine, "He should not." jvurci 4UCBUUUCU inv tnicii , "Did the morals sqnal ever work out of my office?" . "Yon (aid Anderson and Sutton would work t while. When you were sick I gave an order to have them report to Sergeant Russell and was told to leave them where they were." "The moral squad from inception was under your direction?" "It was." Orders Prom Jardine. "Who told you to leave Anderson and Sutton where they were?" asked Baker. "Commissioner Jardine." "Jardine waa acting superintendent rtf nntfr wh,n Kiifral waa afilr?" "Yes." Attorney Murray, fori United Im provement Clubs, asked the chief: "Did you make a statement that po lice department was demoralised and you could not maintain discipline?" "I said something along that line." "What did you mean? "I don't see what that has to do with this hearing." 1 ' "There is going to be a genera in- A partment," interrupted City Attorney Rine. Improvers Take t Hand. Murray continued: "Has Maloney been reporting to your office during last year?" "Some; probably not alt of the time." "When yoo read of this affair in . the papera did you make inquiry among members of your depart ment?" ... "I don't remembe who I spoke to." "Did you call on Captain Maloney?" "I called on him through charges." i "Only knowledge you Bad when yon 6 led charges was what you read in the newspapers?" "It was." i Askt About Pipkin. Murray further questioned' the chief: . "When Pipkin was on automobile work in your office, did he report stolen machines to the Omaha De tective association or to yonr office?" "To o-r office." ' "Did yon talk to Kugel about Ma loney when yon fried the charges?" Kugel replied for the chief: "I told i the chief that the council would not hear the charges until after the Chad ron trirl. I think that is the reason nothing was looked np." I 1 Sutton Telia of Chadron, " Detective Paul Sutton followed the chief and was Questioned bv Citv At torney Rine: ,. "Did yon take part In the alleged blackmail case at Chadron? Just tell what yon know." "Mrs. Phelps first told me she was going to Chadron for the Omaha De tective association. She met Mana ger Dolan of (he association to get' her instructions, and when he outlined the case she reported to me she was I ! " : - ' positive it was a blackmail scheme; that there was a county attorney, Crites, and that she was to get him ir. a compromising position; that Ty Ice and Winckler , had been there a month. , Then I reported to Kugel Sunday, May 6. He was just out of a sick bed and he told me to go on through with it. I told him I thought some of his men were in with the detective association, but did not know then that Maloney was connected with the affair." Sutton reviewed in substance the evidence Jie offered on stand at the Chadron preliminary hearing. ."1 wrote a letter to Crites telling of the plot and advising him to pro tect himself with prominent citizens there. He Wired he would co-operate with me and then I went to Chadron on call of ("rites. At Chadron Mrs. Phelps told me they were going to get Crites that night,'' continued Sutton. The witness reviewed occurrences at Chadron, showing how he oper ated with Mrs. Phelps in the alleged plot to compromise Crites with Mrs. Hood or with the woman detective. Attorney Rine: What, if anything, waa brought out to connect Maloney with this ca9e?" Sutton: "When Mrs. Phelps went back to the office of Omaha Detective association she heard Fern Marr, the office girl, call Maloney on phone, heard Wolf speak to Maloney and spoke to Maloney herself at request of Wolf. Maloney asked Mrs. Phelps if she was girl who was going to Chadron. She aaid she was and Maloney wished her luck." Kine continued his examination of Sutton: "Was there anything said be tween vou and Mrs. Phelps prior to Chadron explosion that Mrs. Hood was connected with case?" Finda Woman in Case. "Not until Mrs. Phelps had gone to Chadron. She wrote a letter that there were two in case." Is Wincklei an operator of Omaha Detective association?" "Supposed to be." "Ia Tylee a detective?" (Laughter.) "He is an operator." "Do you know whether Maloney is connected with Omaha Detective as sociation?" "Onlr that he admitted that he save Bessie Wilson orders to the detective association on his own card. She was to pay Wolf ind Dolan $150 if they would recover her automobile at Grand Island.' Connecting Up Maloney, Have yon any other information to show Maloney was connected with Omaha Detective association?" I have names of witnesses. Have more information. Mrs. Gail Gruano, wife of saloon man at 424 South Four teenth. She sued husband for divorce. Her husband hired Omaha Detective association to have wife lay down on divorce. Maloney called wife to sta tion and showed her papers, saying he had a lot of stuff on her and that if she did not lay-down on divorce he (Maloney) would run her out of town. That was about six weeks ago." What else do you knowf Wolf Give Orders. "I objected to Wolf giving orders to morals squad. He threatened to get my job one night when we raided Sam Joe's chop suey place. He called me on phone. There were indications mar rams vycrr oeing uppcu on. won ordered me over phone to not raid Sam Joe's place. I asked him what nart he olared in police department and he said I would find out.' "What else?" "We had orders to raid Havens hotel one night.' Wolf and Pipkin were at Sixteenth and Chicago, where we were to meet They were with Unger, Barta and, Walker, I would not go to Havens hotel with Wolf, Pipkin and Unger. Wolf teemed to know more where we were going than we did. Unger was working out of Maloney's office, but not on morals squad; Pipkin was working out on chief's office. Captain Dempsey was acting chief at the time. Sergeant Russell gave orders for the raid." Complaint to Dempsey. "Then Unger and Pipkin had no mtmr Rub a Ettlt anothtagt ceoUng Ice Miat on thoat poor, tired, swollen, baminf left Ah, bow eool, asay md comfortable it snakes them feel Instantly com and painful cal louses stop hurting and you will want to danet for joy. No fooliihneat. Ice Mini will shrivel up say com whether hard, soft et tatwm the tats so that it cast be lifted ctaiQywitauM faftra. Thenisnopain and tot one bit ol soienets when applying Ice Mint er afterwards and it doesn't even irritate the aammnding ilia. Tryst Just ask In any drug store for a null u el Ice Mint and end your feet troubles for good. It costs Gttb and acts so quickly and gentry it seems like magic Yeull say so yourself. V Just One More Day AND IT WILL BE HERE THE GREATEST SHOE SALE OMAHA EVER HAD GET READY TO COME SEE THIS PAPER FOR BIG AD FRIDAY 1512 Douglas St. orders to be there!'" "None." "Did vou complain !'" "To Acting Chief Dempsey and Dempsey. "What happened then?" "Dempsey told Maloney to have Unger keep away from morals squad." "What else?" "Dempsey sent myself and Cun- riuiKUain 10 investigate uour-iasc 1617 Chicago street. Wolf, Unger and Pipkin went there at 10 p. m. that night and cut the telephone wires. Kyder told me. i He was hired by the government to get evidence on dope." Do vou know ' whether Unger, Wolf and Pipkin knew you made raid at 7 p. m.r" "Evidently not." "What else?" Wolf Has Police Badge. "At 1311-13 Davenport struet Mur phy and Jolly came along at 10:30 and Wolf, Pipkin and Unger were ransacking place for dope." "Anything to make you think of any special motive for them to get the dope?" "I could not just figure it out. Wolf was not a member of the police de partment, but he wore a badge. He handicapped me. Nearly every time I saw Wolf on my raids he was with Unger and Pipkin." "How did Wolf get a badge?" Chief Dunn: "I will explain. When he had charge of watchmen of A. D. T. he was given a badge. That has five years ago. 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Some of the older members of police department go to that place." , "Mrs. Phelps took an interest in seeing other places , properly con ducted?" "She did." Kugel: "Sutton, what were your orders when I detailed you to special work.' "All sorts of work. Pool halls and lots of things." Sutton aroused a bit of levity when he recounted the activities of Philip Winckler at bteve Maloney s omce. He said "that this ambitious sleuth looked up criminal records for many years. Rine: "You said Mrs. Phelps re lated other alleged blackmailing cases?" "Yes, she said there would be cases at Crawford, Blair and Missouri Val ley. She said she was to marry a man named Brown at Missouri Val ley and get $10,000. She told 'me Omaha Detective association people told her she could make $500 to $1,000 a month. Sutton explained that when he en tered on the Chadron case he was "investigating alleged shake-downs of insurance companies by Omaha De tective association." 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