The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-05
Mrs. ROssman, Whom He Arrested
for Alleged Interference, Pre-
fers Formal Charges.
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Chief Kiely Will Lay the Matter
Before the Police Board-Offi-
Ger Insists That He Only
Did His Duty.

Mrs. Thekla Rossman. wife of Joseph
Rossman Of No. 5000 Vernon avenue. yester-
day filed with Chief of Police Kelly an af-
fidavit setting forth charges against PATROL
man Atkisson of the Tenth District. who
arrested Mrs. Rossmans daughter, Irina,
Tuesday night and later took Mrs. Rossman
into custody for alleged interference with
the arrest Of her daughter.
The affidavit relates the circumstances
surrounding the arrests, points out princi-
pally that the child had committed no grave
offense. and dwells at length on the manner
of arrest andHth alleged rough treatment
which Mrs. Rossman claims to have re-
cetved at tho policemanJ hands.
Mrs. Rossman called Wednesday to lay
the matter before. Chief Kelly. who told hes
to make her charges against Atkisson IN
the form of an affidavit which will be laid
before the Board of Police Commissioners.
Cher Kelly last night turned over the aiti-
davit to Captain Campbell Of the Tenth
District for investigation and report. Pa
trolman Atkisson insists that he had sew
elal tunes nO,lned the girl TO cease rioing
on the sidewalk. AZ there had been COM
ann anu would not promise to keep the
wheel on the sidewalk ana that Mrs. Ross
man criticised him unjustiy and lnterfered
Win him In the discharge Ut his duty.
Inc newspaper report referred 10 In the
alndavit sworn to BY Alrs kossman - the
one which appeared in The Hepuulic the
morning after the arrests. copy vi the
State Of Missouri.
CITY CT st. Louis-ss.
MRS. Tnekia Hossnlan. being duly sworn. under
her oath states that sne Iesiues AT NO. avvs YER
non avenue, in CITY OF LOUIS aforesaid;
that she Is tho mother OF Irman Rossman, who
is girl Is years Of age: that the annexed news
paper report Of tine arrest of her said daughter
the facts connection with said <
cept as hereinafter stated:
wse said on way.
Ing beside her bicycle on the sidewalk at the
s sId Ala
up and took hold Of lrn,a and her bicycle and
took them into hts CUSTODY That afnant ran up
firmly with one hand and held on to said bicycle
with his other hand. and was about to throw it
out Into the street when aarfiant took hold OF
aans then asked q said officer what he wanted
replied that he arrested her for riding on the
Il Tns a, ss
and declared that she was too young to be
rested ana demanded hsE release Whslsu201
acer That said officer then let 60 .. said Irrna.
said ir1na were held BY said officer and other Of
That notWithstandine aiaans is a fraii and weak
woman. and notwithstanding: after said Atkis-.
her willingness to 90 With him. and requested
him to let 20 OF her hands. said Atkisson held
affiant by her wrist SO tightly to give her
great pain and to cause hex wrist to swell
who had been attrneted BY the incident. pleaded
with said officer not to compel afhant to go to
the police station In patrol wagon. and affiant
in he esr IN
had been called by neishbcr for the purpose.
but snid Officer Atksson refused to permit this
and called partol wagon: but after permission
had been secured from police headquarters by one
Mr. Hugh Brady. finally took affiant and said
child in said carriage to the police station.
That when affiant and her said daughter
station and the facts We're stated to him. they
were Immediately released a. ~
That at the time when said Irma arrested
there were other shildrsn riding on bicycles on
but said 1rma was not riding on the sidewalk.
and was merely stsndins beside her bicycle talk
ing to another little girl although she Ind
Of Vernon avenue between kings highway and
Academy avenue That the lots on the south
side OF Vernon avenue between said two streets
which the house occupied By one Mr.. Brady
stands. and no objection has been made by said
NJ Brady to the children riding on the side
walk on that site Of the street That the
ia Quiet residence district where great num-
her NJ children live. That the oh l1re1 OF the
neighborhocd are in the habit OF riding on the
sidewalk without complaint from neghbors or
EDGE CT any wrong or that she waa Violating any
ordinance or law in riding en- said walk. as the
children of the nelghborhncd had been in the
a asSlt OF doing 50 without complaint as afofs-
(siened.) TECKLA ROssMAN
Subscribed and sworn TO before this third
My commission expires November g. 1874
(Seal) CARL J. DAtlDT,