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demo. for the Director ace], Ge 5~12~26, entrance had been gained "Hebebrand and his aids walked into the money- counting room aft the club on tae pretext of getting their hats and coats, and escaned by climbing through a small window near the roof of the resort, anu dropping ten feet to the ground outside." The paper continues — "A few minutes later Sheriff Sulzgmann, ill in bed at his home, seat word to Gulliten, the presecutor said, that he would not send aid or protection unless it was requested by Mayor Jerry Sticha of sewburg Heizhts, ‘in accordance vdtnu my home rule ooliocy.' Cullitan hed previously tried time after time to reach Sticha at his home, but was told he was not there.® ‘ The paper gives the following details concerning the raids Patton (Janes "Shimmy" Patton who is well known to this Bureau), cursing profusely, rushed toward Cyllitan. Cullitan tried. to accomplish his task peacefully, tAnyone that goes in there,' Patton cried, 'geta their _._ head Xnocked of f, You've got your _ nome at stake and we got our property at stake.! ‘Itve tried every decent way I could-——' Culliten begane ‘No, you haven't,' Patton broke in. ‘This is my job to close this place,’ UGullitan said. - “Thy don't you quit your job?! Patton shet back." The Cleveland News, dated January 11, 1936 stated as follows: tar, Cullitan also had ‘nothing to say' when asked if he would tase avy actlon agelust willese officials who allowed gambling Joints te operate so openly in violation of law." The Cleveland Plain Dealer, dated January 14, 1936 quotes Elict Ness, Safety Director, as followss "IT did not know Sheriff Sulzmann excetting threurh the newspapers,’ Ness said. ‘'I haven't met hia yet, but T consider I know him thoroughly since his refusal to send deputies to the aid of County Prosecutor Cullitan.! ‘When John Flynn, my assistant director, went to County Jail he found six deputies just sitting--perhigs waiting for the millennium. He got no satisfaction from Jailer Murphy, Neither did I, we both pointed out Mr. Cullitan's plight, and we both got the answers. 'The sheriff stands by his home rule policy-~he must have a request from the