The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-30
TWO VERSIONS OF THE AFFAIR
Officer Says Proprietor Sc
cured a Shotgun.
For u Time IL Looked as Though
There Would be Serious Trouble.
But Nothing More Than n Bruised
Head and u Drenching Resulted.

~ Jhe benuef motel on West Cen
ter streat, shortly after 8 O'Clock
Monday evening when the police at
tempted to search the place in quest
or intoxicating liquors. 1t was a
clash between officer and citizen and
before 1t vas over scores of men had
assembled to witness what they
thought would be q tragedy For-
tunately the affair ended without
much blood being shed.
The police say that they expected
trouble before they entered Bender's
p!1'e. They claim that Bender has
threatened them numerous times and
that he has shown an exceedingly
bitter feeling towards the officers
ever since he was convicted and fin
ed $500 for keeping a place where in
toxicating liquors were sold.
Patrolman Wilhelm swore out IN
afivadit tor a warrant to search the
hotel and ne and Patrolman Thomp-
son visited the place about o'clock.
Wilhelm says that he entered the
place through the hotel entrance
while Thompson passed through the
corridor leading to the restaurant
and bar. The officers say that as
soon as they showed themselves, that
there was an immediate scuffling be-
hind the bar and in the vicinity of
the dining room. The polte had been
given a Lunch that there was
jug of whiskey located in the north
west corner OF the hotel dining par
lor. Fearing that the clerks were at
to ditch the jug, Patrolman
Wilhelm rushed through the dining
room. Here he confronted Ignatz
Bender. Then the fight was on in
earnest
The details of the trouble which |
followed have been related by both |
parties concerned. The Patrolman |
story is given first
Wilhelm says that Bender struck |
HIM in he face aud told him TO get !
out or he would kill him. He SAYS
that he passed into the bar room and |
that here, Bender grabbed up a pal |
hlled with whiskey and threw it in !
his face: Then Herbert Bender. son !
of the proprietor, and Noah Little. a
clerk, Joined in the fray Wilhelm
claims that in the course of the fight |
that Little seized the bottled booze
which was supposedly back of the bar
and ran cut in the back way. The
officer says that Herbert Bender in
structed his father to get the shotgun.
AT this point Patrolman Thompson
who had been in the rear part, an
peared on the scene and wrenched
the gun ont of the proprietor,s hands
A little later Ignatz Bender is alleged
TO have grabbed an ice pick and
started after Wilhelm. The officer
hit him across the left side of the
lace with mis- club, cutting an ugly
wound. Wilhelm then left the place,
not anxious to have the fight carried
further. Captain of Police Link Bond |
and Patrolman Cusl, responded to a
hurry-up call. The place was then
thoroughly searched but no intoxi-
cants were found.
Patrolman Wilhelm filed two afii-
davits IN mayors court Monday
night AMI declares that he will file
more. One against lgnatz Bender
charging him with keeping a place
where intoxicating liquors were stor-
ed and another charging Bender and
his son with assault and battery.
The most dangerous stage of the
night occurred when Ignatz Bender
raised a bottle as though in the act |
to hurl 1t at patrolman Wilhelm.
The officer coolly informed him that |
L he thr.'w the bottle that he would |
shoot MIN down. Fortunately Will
helm did not see lgnatz Bender pick |
up the snot gun or he might have |
taken no chances and shot him with
out warning.
In an interview with one of the |
Bender family, Tuesday morning,
the Mirror was given the other side
or the affair. ignatz Bender claims
tnat the officers rushed into his place
like thieves He says that they said
nothing about having search war
rant AM did MT stop to address the
clerk or himself. Had they came IN
peaceably and told me that they
wanted - search my place there
would have been no trouble" declar-
ed Bender.
Bender denies the assertion that
ne threw whiskey in Wilhelms face.
There was no whiskey or anything
else in than line, In the house. I
threw quart OF milk in the officer S
face" stated the hotel man. Bender
says that Wilhelm struck him first.
ienies that he procured a shot gun,
The police say that the fact that
Bender resisted the officers, is prima
aeia evidence that he had booze
n the house. All of the officers on
he scene say that the fluid thrown
IN Wilhelm, had the odor OF whiskey.
The natter will be given an air
ng in what viii probably be one OF