The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-12
JUDGE WRALLON
RETURNS BLOWS
indianapolis Police Magis-
trate Resents Attack by
The Mayor.
iIME LIGHT TlIRNEn IN
LIME LIGHT TURNED ON
He CLAIMS THE POLICE piscRiM-
MATE BETWEEN AUTO DRiv.
Frs AND sALooNisTs RE.
vEALED SECRETS.

indianapolis, Ind, June 12.-smart-
ing under the statement OF Mayor
and the insinuations OF
members of the Police Department
that the repeated violation Of the
speed ordinances are due largely to
the small fines he has assessed, Judge
Whallon. of the Police Court, yester-
day, turned ON the limelight on some
Of the deeds Of the Bookwalter admin
istratlon.
He says that the police discriminate
not only in arresting auto drivers, but
in the enforcement OF the laws against
selling liquor on Sunday. He charges,
also, that there has been discrimina-
ton on the part of the administration
in enforcing the smoke ordinance.
Judge Whallon is tired OF being made
the scapegoat for the misdeeds of other
city officials, he says. He charges that
the police have formed the habit OF
considering violations Of the law them
selves and OF discharging prisoners on
their own judgment.
He charges that Captain Asch, of the
Police Department, dismissed an auto
driver who was arrested a few days
ago because he thought. after his in
vestigation, there was no ground for
the arrest
Want Judge to "stine EN-"
h. M
others connected with the administra-
ton overlook some violators of the law
and then come around with others,
and demand that he shall sting 'em."
He says that he has refused to play the
game that way or permit the police to
use his Court to get even with any one.
"Wi1y don't the police treat all sa-
loon keepers alike" asked Judge Whal-
Ion. "On Monday morning / find in
my Court persons arrested for such
violations, and they are generally sa-
loon keepers out at the edge Of town
In many instances, they are German
saloon keepers who have kept family
saloons in their present locations for
years, and never have any trouble or
offended any one. And If they happen
to have a door open on Sunday the po-
lice get them and bring them before
me and expect me to turn 'em up
Everyone knows that the big down.
town saloons are open on Sundays, yet
the police do not modest them.
For a long time there have been
complaints that saloon keepers selling
certain kinds of beer, made by brewers
who were friendly to the Repu blicans.
are not molested on Sundays, while
those selling rival beer are arrested
regularly"
Judge Whallon replied to the charge
Of the members of the Board Of Safety
that he does not cooperate with them
in enforcing the smoke ordinance. He
says the charges are untrue and the
administration has Disseminated
against certain men in the enforce
ment Of the law.
Refused to Crawl In.
He says the Safety Board and a for
mer Smoke Inspector tried to put him
in hole, but that he refused to assess
fines where they did not follow Tho
provisions OF the smoke ordinance.
He produced a letter from John B
Wood. Secretary of the Safety Board
written last December, saying tha
complaints had been made against thu
Newton Claypool Building and asking
that warrants be issued for the arres
of its owners for violation of thu
smoke ordinance. The warrant wa.
issued, but Judge Whallon says he ha!
an affidavit on which was written:
"Oaypool afldavit held up at the re
quest of Lew Cooper until further vic
lation. D. C. W."
Cooper is President Of the Safet.
Board. and D. C. w. Is D. G. W7alms
ley, former Smoke Inspector, say
Judge Whallon.
Cooper says that the Safety Boar'
will investigate the charges Of Judg
| Whallon that the police have told auto
mobile drivers they may run at 2
| miles an hour north OF Fall Creek.
A local newspaper is demanding tina
Police Chief Metzger resign because o
| the shooting Of Samuel Dowden. al
attorney. in an automobile Monda.
night It was said today that the cit.
authorities would not make an inves
| tigation Of the case, but that 1t woul,
be taken up by the grand jury.