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iiemo for the Director, ~18~ 5 L oe in praise of the work ef Safety Bireetor hess the Cleveland News of January 11, 1956 carries an editorial containing the follow- ing? "While we're cheering, let's SilL the sir with thrse tong hurrahs and mine sharp rahe for kliot Ness," Criticlsa has been. leunched azuinst Sherify Sulsmenn for his refusal to aid Prosecutor Cullitan in raiding the Harvard Club. The Clevelend Plain Dealer for denuery le, 1936 carries an editorial en- titled "Three salen", the closing portion of which is as follows: ‘The community appreaises -alzmenn as an officer who, chosen by the electorate te enforce the law, proves himself in the emergency to be faithless to his duty and his cathe It is no new appraisal for the sheriff of Cuyahogas"... It appears that Hebebrand and. Patton during September 1935 were arrested on the charge of being gambling operstors. In line with tne erlticisn directed against Sheriff Sulamann the Cleveland Plein Dealer for September 10, 1935 is quoted as follows: ‘arthur Hebebrand, Dan. Gallagher and James (Shimmy) Patton of the Harvard Club were placed in which was formerly the women's psychopathic ward. * San (Game Boy) Miller and his brothers, Dave and Alky, of the Thomas Club, were confined in the jail houpiteal ward. Sheritf John. Sulameann expleinéd that there was avery simple reason for selection of these quarters in his fhumanized! jail, 't adhere religiously to bhe advocacy of segregation, keeping the hardened criminals segregated from the first offenders,' he said." It appears that three of the siz defendants had chailenged the right of the county grand jury during December 1935 to force them. to answer questions "which might tend to incriminate" thea and they carrica their contempt of court convictions to the State Supreme Court before winning their fight. It appears, however, that on September 9, 1935 « several defendants pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully keeping " : ‘ eo, =. ae : . voy ca eee ee or ra a toa ae