Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-03
TWO SERIOUS MATTERS.
A POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH
MALICIOUS ARREST.
W. T. Layton Prefers Charges Against
Officer Rinkenbach-Chie Glass, Those
Diamonds, and Chinaman.

Another police scandal was brought to
light yesterday in the shape of the fol-
lowing petition to the police commits
sioners. This matter win probably lead
to heavy damage suit against the
chiefs bondsmen and the city.
To the Honorable, the Board of Police Commits
sioners, Los Angelescfty:
GENTLEMEN: Your petitioner, w. T.
Layton, complains against Officer H. A.
Rinkenbach, and states as follows:
That the said Rinkenbach falsely and
maliciollsly arrested this petitioner and
imnrisoned him IN the city prison of
Los ANGLES sity, for the space OF about
nnA -han :, --.-1 1--s~@ralIod sses.- iycritiosaes
to deposit fifty dollars in cash for his re-
lease, al to appear in the police court
of this city, and there wait for charge
to be made against him.
That 40 complaint was filed against
him at all; that said officer arrested
your petitioner from spirit OF personal
enrAity, and well knew at the time that
yoar petitioner was not guilty OF any Of
tense against the laws whatever.
That said officer in a conversation
with A. j. Scott, responsible business
man of this city, ted said Scott that he
would Id, for your petitioner, and cinch
him at the first opportunity, and that
after the above mentioned arrest, on the
25th inst, he went to friends of your pc
titioner, and told them if they showed
your petitioner any favors during hie
arrest he would make it hot for them.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
your honorable board investigate the
character, efficiency and record of said
officer, III. A. Rinkenbach, as o police
officer, and consider the adyisability of
such system of coup de etat tactics as
the above petition shows to exist.
w. T. LAYTON.
Sworn to before me, this 9th day OF
February, 1891. M. T. OWENS,
Justice of the Peace.
THE CHIEF AND THE CHINAMAN.
Through the misdirected zeal OF some
friends and Mr.. L. M. Wagner's satis-
faction at recovering his diamonds some
time ago, Chief OF Police Glass was
placed in ridiculous position regard
ing the matter. At any rate the China
man who found the diamonds only got
$50 out of the $500 offered as a reward
for the jewels, and, as stated at the
time, he was arrested end thrown into
Jail, though he had committed no
crime. This method of attaing his
ends, in defiance of personal rights, ap-
pears to be characteristic OF the great
big chief, and will surely involve both
himself and the city in trouble.
All Heak, the Chinaman who found
the jewels, yesterday petitioned the
council for the balance Of the reward
paid to the chief and which has been
paid into the city treasury. He recites
the fact of the finding of the stones, of
whose value he was ignorant, and how
he showed some of them to lady who
he believes informed the chief. The
fact of his arrest without any warrant,
his being locked in cell, and searched
and stripped are recited, and he then
states that he was taken before the chief
and threatened, until he went with an
officer and got the stones. Then the
chief made him sign paper and gave
him $50, and then the verbal pyrotech-
MICS about the chiefs great work were
set off by his friends; whizz--z--z--
gluck-ah-h-h