01/04/1928 Special Mtg Board of Public Safety Minutes

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r �'a.�,4s_�rsxss .--�.� -- . - - .— ..r'�-e. -x �—r.�- t ..'_ - 0'�'fe r ` t • i ; -dial meeting' of the Board' of Public. Safety scheduled- for- a :00 pa adnesday January 4th.; 1928 for the purpose of hearing evidendoe' f graft- i.n- _relation -t'o, law violation on the 'Part of any member.'--of-the Police :Dept. City Official or employee was called to order by Pre side'n.t s "ngeldrum at 2:15 P.M. on the above date. ' :rA11 Board Members were present. Mayor Montgomery a.nd City Attorney 'Rom g • were also present. Chief of Police James J.' Hatt reported that Richard O'Hara had befi' loeated at Marion Indiana, and -that a subpoena had been•sent.to the 'Max -ion Police` Sl� Chief Hatt futther stated that the subpoena had been served on 0.'Hara; and returned to him (Chief Hate) O:' Hara however failed to appear. Attorney. Dudley M. Shively appeared as a witness in responce to a.sub ,.'poena and after being sworn by President Lngeldrum was questioned: by Mayor Montgomery and City Attorney Romig. Mr Sh evely testified that he represented Richard O'Hara in Federal court on. December 23rd., 1927 at. which time he...was arrange on archa :rge Y of p.ossession of intoxicating liquor. :_ -STpon questioning Mr. Shively testified that Richard O'Hara had never' mentioned the; :names of`any City or' County Officials in Federal Court' or gave any testimony that would,reflect in any way on city or`County Ofi:'ca.ls employees or Police Officers. 7;. Mr* Shively testified that as near as he could remem= ber,;the only statement that - Richard O'Hara made in referedee to pro= teotion . was, when he related :.# how when he'.was rideing. with 'Michael = Sarous proprietor of the Greek Coffee Shop, at 512 -'S. Mich 8t., and when they were in,the vicinity of.Lincoln•Way East and Sample St. Michael Sarous pointed :to a business plaice of soTne .sort and remarked 71 _ '` there is a`pla.ce that even the Federal Men wont bother " and again ewhen Sarous came to an inn which Mr. Shively_beleived was supposed to be some where East.of the City,and at the time - operated by O'Hara` and asked Qlhara..for a sum of money which he claimed to have wanted for protection.money -and according, to O'Ha.ra's testimony was to be-paid . to some -attorney,.'but-,when ' questioned in Federal Court as to-the name 4_ of'the attorney he could not remember if' Sarous had named the attorney, j` but he ,beleiyed than had not. -: I ahael S"afious the - propr.i•etor of the Greek Coffes Shop at 51.22 . S. _Mich ..: of this City who had been subpoened was sworn by President Engel- drum and was questioned by Mayor Montgomery,and City.Attorney Romig: F Michael Sarous denied that he .had ever ,pointed out- a- glace of business on Lindoln'Way East to Richard O'Hara and said "thing abu-tt that particular place or any other place having protection Sarous stoutly denied that -he- had ever. said anything to Hara or any other person about.having protection and asked Mayor �fon- gomery -if it would appear that he had protection when his Coffee shop at -512Q S. Mich St. had been raided five times on gambling warrezt -s <3 ".since January 1st. 1926 -and himself arrested -each time, nad that on four F� - otk�er occasions the police had entered hi s- &toffee Shoe and drove e eryone. out of the place while previous to January 1 1926. -for .a period off' Z ears; he has. been ,raided but, ones.. Sarsus denied` that he haci r y. ever -said anything to O'Hara about protection money to be paid to an •,-.,,,attorney or to anyone olse, As there were no other w%tnesses present or a;iytne present who had any te.atimQny to offer relative to graft or protect' the Meet VA was continued until Monday January 9th, 1:928 at 4:00 P. M. h the hope of having Richard O'Hara present to testify at that time. AttB er€., Beard . of Fublie Safety Presiden , card a Pu Safety . F