Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
HART is GETTING
MORE EVIDENCE
Has Statements Defending Of
ficer Pearson for His Action
Towards DR.. Beal.
BLAME FOR PHYSICIAN
Testimony Secured Thus Far Shows
That Head of Moline School
Board Was in Wrong.

AS Commissioner Archie Hart pro-
crosses into the BealPearson investi-
CATION sought by DR.. A NJ Beal of Mo
line in regards to his being escorted
from the football game at the time Of
the Rock Island-Moline football game,
he finds several witnesses who corrob-
crate the story of Officer Sidney Pear
son, and set at variance the statement
Of the man who demanded the prose
cution of the officer Commissioner
Hart stated this morning that he had
examined four witnesses, and had
statements from each- OF them. Fur
thermore, he tried to secure witnesses
for DR.. Beal, who saw the entire af-
fair, but as yet has found but two men
who saw only the finish of the affair.
CREDIBLE WITNESSES.
Each of the four witnesses examined
in Rock Island is of good reputation,
and each is willing TO back his state
ment should there be further proceed
ings. The incident which melted the
ire of the Moline fan occurred near
the latter part of the game. His son
had been injured, it Is true, and Officer
Pearson had given him permission 10
go on the field, pie the fact that
the referee of the game is the only
one to grant permission TO anyone to
go on the field. When he came back
to the sidelines he remained standing
till cries of down il front" and the
like led the officer TO advise him TO
creep back under the wire. The ply
CT to 10 81
the officer insisted.
BEAL ESCOR FED OUT.
They further aver tnat he called the
policeman a cur" and n bull" and
few other things, till the spectators
demanded that he be hushed. Even
then, they have told the commissioner.
the officer merely advised the man to
hush up. When he still refused. the
officer went up to min, said. IF you
were a younger man I would hit you
for what you called me-" and there
upon escorted him toward the gate
The incident had its incipiency in the
northwest portion of the field. When
the officer with his man in tow reached
the bleachers, almost two blocks from
where the incident started DR. Ben
nett, the physicians nephew. and Chief
Hawk of the Moline fire department
asked what the matter was They
were informed. and when they prom
Used to keep the doctor from further
trouble the officer allowed them to
keep him in the park. That in sub
stance is the statement of each of the
Witnesses examined thus far.
HAD PERMIT CONCEALED.
DR.. Bennett and Chief Hawk can tel
of the ending of the flair, and posi-
bly, produce a witness or two to tell
of the beginning on behalf of the doe
tor. Commissioner Hart was waiting
upon them today in order to complete
his Investigation. He has spared no
effort 10 get at the bottom Of the mat
ter. Dr. Beal did have a field permit.
which. had be worn il. would have per
mitted him TO remain inside the en-
closure. But he was wearing the per-
nit inside his pocket, he himself says.
MOLINE FORCE LAX.
A. G. Hill, manager of the football
team, in talking to he commissioner
this morning, cited rule in regard to
going on the field he showed that
the action was wrong. He concluded
his conversation by stating that the
high school had received compliments
on all hands for the efficient work of
the police officers. md, further the
inaction of the Moline police at the
time of the little episode on MoIiue's