The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-05
A PATROLMAN IN A ROW
CHARGES FILED WITH THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Hopes that the Park FiascO May Not
Prove as Expensive as the
Spanish War.

Hiram Richardson, who lives on Rath-
bone street, yesterday filed charges with
the Board of Public Safety against George
II. Tomlinson, a patrolman. In his COM
plant Richardson alleges that he was walk
ing home Monday evening, May 80, with
Bartholomew Davis and passed Tomlinson' s
home. Tomlinson was working on a. fence.
He was not wearing his uniform nor his
badge, and was off duty. Richardson states
that Tomlinson jumped over the fence, say
ing: i guess I'll run you in now," pulled a
mace from his pocket and knocked him
down. Repeated blows on the head, accord
ing to Richardson's statement, made him
senseless and blood flowed from his mouth
and nose. Then, Richardson says, Tomlin-
sat him and drove his head against
the fence. He called for his wife to bring
him his revolver and nippers, which she
did, and Tomlinson put the nippers on Rich
ardson's wrists, twisting them until the
flesh was lacerated. He was taken to the
police station and slated for drunkenness
and resisting an officer, but was discharged
by Judge Cox when he came to trial in
Police Court
When Richardson came into the office Of
the Board of Safety yesterday it was seen
that he had been terribly punished. His
head and face were swathed in bandages
and his wrists were severely cut
1t is his desire not only to see Tomlinson
punished, but also to get financial satisfac-
ton out of the affair, for he filed suit in
the Superior Court yesterday against Tom
ihson for $1,000 damages.
Patrolman Tomlinson made the following
statement last night in regard to his arrest
of Richardson: II was digging postholes
and building a new fence at my place, when
Richardson and another man came along.
Richardson was staggering drunk He
stopped and leaned against post, leering
at me. l looked up at him and he said:
you looking at?'
Il advised him to go home and he re-
peated the vile name which he called me and
said that had better make him go home
l again warned him to go along about his
business and he continued his abuse. / then
told him L would place him under arrest if
he did not go away. He defed me and held
his arms out and dared me to come and take
Elm. L got up and went toward him and
he struck at me. Then we had a struggle,
in which we rolled on the ground. 1 got the
better of him and my wife brought me a
pair of nippers. 1 got them on his wrist
and he agreed to go with me-
We started toward Indiana avenue to a
telephone, when his brother came running
Up and struck at me several times. / man
aged to avoid the blows until he clinched
me-. He almost threw me down and sue
ceeded in crushing new hat was wearing.
Hiram Richardson was hitting at me with
his free hand all this time and still chung
to the nippers. / made up my mind if
had to fight two of them I would fix the one
j had first. l struck Hiram under the Jaw
and knocked him down. This is the only
blow struck him. If his wrist was hurt
by the nippers it was his and his brother
fault, for it must have been done during
the time they were both attacking me-"