The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-20
Finding Of Director Knapp in Case Against Captain
Of Police Force is ReverSed-HiS Decision was
Indefinite Suspension after Hearing Number
OF Witnesses Commission Decides that Bond
Shall be Suspended 80 Days Without Pay
Director Knapp Does Not Hold Second Hearing
so Commission Hears Testimony Direct. Rev.
WeatherWax Goes on Stand.

battle for the dcposed captains re-
instatement. In part he said:
"The question to be decided first is
did the director of public safety hold
rehearing of the case as you de-
manded? AS far as we know, he
didn't The courts order for a re-
hearing has been absolutely and COM
pletely ignored. The director of pub
lie safety must be satisfied that there
is not sufficient evidence to warrant
Bonds dismissal.
Here you are with the same batch
Of evidence you had last Tuesday.
The testimony of Bonds witnesses
has not been inserted In the records
as YOU ordered Tho prosecution has
laid down or backed up, so to speak
and there must have been reason
for the laying down or the backing
up.
I'VE come before YOU this afternoon
asking to have out appeal sustained
Director Knapp's decision reversed
and Bond reinstated as a member Of
the police force Continuing the at
torney told OF the disturbance at the
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dry" speech and stated that the
charges against Bond had been filed
because preacher got his back up
because Bond did not quell a so-call-
ed riot as he (the minister) would
have him to do.
Attorney Grant T.. Mouser then ad-
dressed the court. Among other
things, he said. There Is absolutely
no testimony in the records of the
safety director TO warrant the inde-
finite suspension OF Captain Bond.
This fact borne out by public senu-
ment, both "wet" and dry He spoke
OF the trouble at the court house and
~ the alteration between Captain
Bond and Rev. Weatherwax which
resulted In the filing of charges by the
latter, who, the attorney stated, was
ngitated to such degree that he was
beside himself. "Men become excit-
ed over great moral questions and
forget simple justice" he contended.
Has Marion been insulted. has Mr.
rion lost her balance because Cap
tain bond happened to touch the hem
Of Rev WeatherwaX's garment" At
torney Mouser asked referring TO the
trouble between Bond and Weather
wax. you have asked i'm the name
of justice, the director OF public SAT-
ETY. TO reconsider his hearing and
nothing has been done. You have the
predicament OF sitting as judges with
the same testimony you had last Tues
day. There isn't court in the coun'
try that would take Bonds office from
him. according 10 the statements in
the testimony"
In referring to the trouble in front
Of the court house, Attorney Mouser
said: In the testimony submitted to
YOU by Director Knapp, there Is not
n word that points TO force and force
and riot are concompitant. There was
not disposition of a riot. If there
isn't evidence of force, there wasn't
riot"
After listening TO the arguments
Of the attorneys, y. l.. Arnold, act
ing as spokesman for the commits
sion stated that the director of pub.
lie safety had refused to hold a re-
hearing of the Bond case and the
commission had no way Of compel
ling him To act. Because If this
situation. Mr.. Arnold asked that wit
nesses be called in order that the
commission might be better satisfied
In rendering a decision I'm the case,
The attorneys didn't see the necessity
of calling witnesses but readily COM
piled with the desire Of the court.
A. l.. Bond was called To the stand
to testify in his own behalf, He told
Of what he saw and heard on the
night OF October 2S. and described
his actions 10 the court.
Bond testified that Rev Weather.
wax came to him, flushed excited
and in a rage and would not listen
TO reason He informed the court
that he done everything in his power
TO prevent the Interruptions Of the
dry" speaker; that he remonstrat-
ed with the leaders Of the noise max.
ing that he heard no threats and
saw no indicdtions OF violence or
blood shed which might have pre-
cpitated riot. lie claimed that he
was endeavoring to- stop the Interrupt
tons according TO the dictations of
his good judgment up TO the time he
was accosted by Rev. Weatherwax
and continued 10 work in the same
manner after the minister left him.
Bond acknowledged that he refused
10 follow the plan advanced by Rev.
WeatherwaX, in restoring quiet He
stated that he worked among the
leaders OF the wet element of the
crowd where he thought he could do
the most good and absolutely refus-
ed TO mount the steps Of the court
house and implore the people to
cease their noise making In order that
the dry speaker might continue his
speech. II was his opinion that a
move Of that kind on his part would
have caused more disturbance than
the "dry' speaker had caused and by
SO doing he would have been made a
laughing. stock Of by the crowd.
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