Eliot Ness — Part 1

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Yemo for the Director. -19- 5-12-36. a room for gambling purposes and that on that date Jude Corlett im- posed $500 fines and thirty day jail sentences against Sam Miller, Arthur Hebebrend and Dan Gallagher; that against Patton and Dave and Alky Miller he meted out $100 fines and ten day jail sentences. News items appearing in the Cleveland Plein Dealer carry certain criticism of the manner in which officers are trained for the Cleveland Police Department. A considerable amount of space has been civen to the need for police training which would be comparable to thit given by the Bureau to new Special Agents. Indicative of the fnet that the Cleveland Police Department has been beset with cert. in evils is the fact that the Cleveland Plain Dealer of January 11, 1936 save space to a news item entitled "NESS PibPARLS TO Clik POLICE EVILS", The news item goes on to elaborate upon Ness! program, which is to be accomplished by the following: 8 "1--Immediate establishment of a police training school. ag 2-—Much more rigid. recuirements than are now in ef~ fect for admittance to civil service examinations given to candidates for appointment as patrolmen. 3--Searching character investigations and the finger- printing of men in line for appointment to the force. . 4--Different requirements for admission to and promotion in various branches of the police service. 5~-Testing of a candidate's temperamentel, as well as ‘mental and physical, fitness to become a policeman. 6-——eeding out of cadet patrolmen who have not demon- strated proficiency in police work during a two- year probationary period. 7~-kdoption of measures to improve the morsle of the present police force." Reference has already been made to the statement made by Lt. Bernard J. Wolf of the Cleveland Police Departuent with respect to the failure of Agents to cooperate with Clevelend police officers. A news item appearing in the Clevelend News of May 8, 1936 is quoted as follows: "City Sues to Reduce Wolf's Police Rank Bernard Wolf's right to his ranking as a lieuten- , % ant in the Cleveland police department today was to be contested in common pleas court at the hearing of a ho ee hii nt oe eee vaenett gee ~ Fay ag One Sy pes ; 1 998 mee ey at re a) % we ie a Pe Me. ate ye ee ee Pg ae "sng gee wee a cman we cai ae - . hare poe Pee ; aortas ee. * ye ain * 7 Speimgaenea! “Npimeuae, Rehm cK oh woe were m

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Yemo for the Director. -19- 5-12-36.

a room for gambling purposes and that on that date Jude Corlett im-
posed $500 fines and thirty day jail sentences against Sam Miller,
Arthur Hebebrend and Dan Gallagher; that against Patton and Dave and
Alky Miller he meted out $100 fines and ten day jail sentences.

News items appearing in the Cleveland Plein Dealer carry
certain criticism of the manner in which officers are trained for the
Cleveland Police Department. A considerable amount of space has been
civen to the need for police training which would be comparable to
thit given by the Bureau to new Special Agents. Indicative of the
fnet that the Cleveland Police Department has been beset with cert. in
evils is the fact that the Cleveland Plain Dealer of January 11, 1936
save space to a news item entitled "NESS PibPARLS TO Clik POLICE
EVILS", The news item goes on to elaborate upon Ness! program, which
is to be accomplished by the following:

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"1--Immediate establishment of a police training
school. ag

2-—Much more rigid. recuirements than are now in ef~
fect for admittance to civil service examinations
given to candidates for appointment as patrolmen.

3--Searching character investigations and the finger-
printing of men in line for appointment to the
force. .

4--Different requirements for admission to and promotion
in various branches of the police service.

5~-Testing of a candidate's temperamentel, as well as
‘mental and physical, fitness to become a policeman.

6-——eeding out of cadet patrolmen who have not demon-
strated proficiency in police work during a two-
year probationary period.

7~-kdoption of measures to improve the morsle of the
present police force."

Reference has already been made to the statement made by Lt.
Bernard J. Wolf of the Cleveland Police Departuent with respect to the
failure of Agents to cooperate with Clevelend police officers. A news
item appearing in the Clevelend News of May 8, 1936 is quoted as follows:

"City Sues to Reduce Wolf's Police Rank
Bernard Wolf's right to his ranking as a lieuten- , %

ant in the Cleveland police department today was to be
contested in common pleas court at the hearing of a

ho ee hii nt oe eee
vaenett gee ~ Fay ag One Sy pes ; 1
998 mee ey at re a) % we ie a Pe Me. ate
ye ee ee Pg ae "sng gee wee a cman we cai ae -
. hare poe Pee ; aortas ee. * ye ain * 7 Speimgaenea! “Npimeuae, Rehm cK oh woe were m