Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1903 — Charges by Preachers. [ARTICLE]

Charges by Preachers.

Governor Durbin has been petitioned by fifteen preachers to investigate charges against W. C. Mitchell, J. V. Morgan and Max Pottlitzer, members of the Lafayette police board. The preachers say that the board has not enforced the laws regarding sale of liquor and gambling, and that it has even gone so far as to supervise resorts in which liquor is sold without license. The charges will not be taken up by the Governor until after the adjournment of the Legislature. Charles E. Wilson, the Governor’s private secretary, said the charges were not specific. The Governor has invited the ministers to make direct allegations if they want an investigation.