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POLICE SCANDAL ATTENDS POOLROOM CASE. Eight New Orleans Officers Are Suspended Grand Jury at Work :Brown Pleads Not Guilty. New Orleans, La., August 23. The grand Jury has again taken up the police scandal growing out of the operation of an alleged poolroom at 738 Gravier street by "Curley" Brown. District Attorney Parker says that the investigation will be thorough and complete, and more indictments are expected. It is said that the grand jury is going after big game, and it is rumored that a member of the legislature will be caught In the meshes of the Law. "Curley1 Brown was arraigned before Judge Cureatlans division of the Criminal Court yesterday on two indlctnients charging hini with operating a poolroom. He entered a plea of not guilty and was released on bond. No date has been fixed for the; trial. Inspector Whlttaker, the head of the New Orleans police department, was at Saratoga orr his vacation 1 When the grand jury Unearthed the poolroom scandal. He cut his vacation short and came back home post Lhaijte. The inspector signalized his return by suspending eight officers and iciting them to appear for trjal. The officers suspended are: Sergeant William: .Azcona, commander .of the south precinct; Corporal Garry Mullen, roundsman of tug first precinct; detective John Paderas. detective John .Dantonle, detective James Reynolds, detective Schultz and special officers Mouhy and Coyle. The charges are gross" neglect of duty in each instance.
