The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-22
VIM. IHNE, JR., SHOT IN ARM,
Chas. lime and a Waiter Struck Over Head With Blackjack High Handed and Un- warranted Piece of
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AZ result or Ilkn-HbHutu 'H- trance on the part of three officers of the state police force in the Hotel lime at Savin Rock about Q o'clock last evening a general fighting and shooting match was outrageously pre- cipitated by them in which William lime, jr.. was painfully shot In the right forearm. his brother Charles, manager of the hotel, was struck by one of the officers over the head with a blackjack, innictng serious head wound. and John Wallace, one of the walters at the hotel. received another bad cut In the head from the same instrument. Blood flowed freely from all three injured men and feeling ran high for quite while over the action Of the state policemen. Dr. Monahan attended the Injured men, and dressed their wounds. The feeling that their act was without warrant was height ened by the fact that when the West Haven police were called in by off, cer Rudd of the state police they, aft CT hearing the case, placed Rudd un- der arrest and two of the walters for assault and did not even formally ar rest any of the proprietors of the hotel Everyone planes the state po- lice for the trouble.
 The entrance was made about 2 o'clock when, according to Charles lime. about halr dozen of his board CTS were at dinner in the restaurant of the hotel which Is on the ground floor and on the other side of the stairway from the cafe. The three state police officers, Jackson and Downing of Willimantic and Rudd. who were out on campaign at the shore, came In and asked for drinks. They were refused outright Then accounts differ. Charles Ihne, who acts as manager for his father Will liam H. lime, says that the state po- liccmen did not show any warrants for their entrance nor any evidence of their authority and he did not know any of them at all So he or dereG them out thinking they were some three young men looking for a drink on Sunday at the shore. In- stead of leaving at the order they sur prised Mir lime with the information that he was under arrest. He ac. quiesced in the action and quietly agreed to the arrest, but two of the walters started to peaceably eject the men. Hereupon the state policemen without being threatened with injury drew revolvers, and according to MT lime displayed them in wreckless fashion, One of them pointed his gun in his face and he told him that he yielded to the arrest, but ordered the man to lower his gun. On his re. flsal he declared he took the gur away from the man, whereupon the officer drew his blackjack and struck him a severe blow over the head
 Retreating under this blow he ant his brother hurried down stairs tc avoid the shooting, which seemed i'm minent and when they had gone dowr stairs followed by the state officers Rudd turned his gun and shot at Will liam lime, jr., hitting him in the righ forearm and causing a bad wound.
 Right after this Wallace, who was with the Ihnes and was trying to hell them, was struck with the blackjack This ended the fighting and all partie. came upstairs again The arrest an. nouncement was repeated and then, ac z cordng to MT. Ihne, the officers show ed their badges for the first time. RudC had stepped to the front door and call ed in Sergeant Loomis and another o ,he West Haven officers and the matte was related to them. At the conclusion Af la ti.s, i lace and Hickey and placed Rudd, tn, state officer, under arrest, to which Inc objected but without avail The Ihne were left with the understanding tha if wanted they would also be in cour whenever the case came up.
 A large throng had gathered abou the place. being attracted by the shoot ing and the general excitement and b, the arrival of q number of the Wes Haven officers on the scene. They wer quite aroused over the affair and con sidered the trouble brought on by th state officers without provocatlon There were no warrants issued for th Ihnes, but as the officers put 1t, the. were out for evidence and they decd ed to visit this place and see If the. could secure any. Although no drink were furnished them they still decide, to make the arrests.
 Rudd, Hickey and Wallace were talk en to the town hall lookup by Office James Cannon of the West Havel force. who had them all slowed ava. fin an automobile for the trip, A spe
 
 cia session of the borough court wa held last night for consideration of tn cases Judge Wilkinson, who was calle out of bed, presided on the bench. Tn session was called purely for the pur pose of fixing bonds for those arrested