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-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
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"ngeldrum at 2:15 P.M. on the above date. '
:rA11 Board Members were present. Mayor Montgomery a.nd City Attorney 'Rom g
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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.
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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
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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.
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