The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-20
To the Public:

To the Public:
During the present week you have
witnessed in police court the trial of
a man charged with provoke
The prosecuting witness was and is
a patrolman on the police force. The
defendant a switchman in the local
Pan Handle yards.
A jury found the defendant not gull
ty. The patrolman, Mr.. Bundy.. ad-
mitted assaulting the defendant, Mr..
Diltz. but sought to justify his action
by bringing a charge of provoke. This
charge was disproved, therefore Mr..
Bundy stands confessed guilty of I'M
provoked assault and battery.
The trial brought out the fact that
Mr.. Bundy allowed his temper to con-
troll his actions, and make of him
trouble hunter instead of a calm Of
ficer of the law performing his duty.
1t was shown that he had words
with Mr.. Diltz at the 18th street cross
wholly aggressive at that time. that
he walked to 18th street and talked
to the conductor under whom Mr..
Diltz was working, that he said he
would get that brakeman" and after
a few minutes returned to 18th street
That he again opened the CONVERSE
ton and with no word or act to justi-
cursed Mr.. DiltZ That Mr. DiltZ of
fered himself for arrest, but protested
against being cursed This was not
because Mr.. Diltz is IAN angel" as Mr.
Laid in his back home sarcasm
termed him, but because he is law
abiding citizen first, and because he
has too much sense under his hat
to attempt to fight bigger man, who
is armed with gun and loaded club
as well as the majesty of the law"
whatever that is.
Immediately on making this protest
Mr.. Diltz was struck smashing blow
along the side of the face and head by
Mr.. Bundy's mace. Mr.. Bundy says
that Mr.. Diltz sat down after being
struck. No reason for such peculiar
action on Mr. Diltz's part was assign
en-, but Mr.. Bundy left us at liberty to
suppose that Mr.. Diltz sat down to
think over wha. had thus far trans
pired and to decide on the logical
thing to do.
Mr.. Diltz and three witnesses state
that the blow knocked Mr.. Diltz down
and that Mr.. Bundy assisted him to
his feet. Another witness did not see
the blow delivered but testified to
hearing it struck and that it sound
ed like feeling beef" He proved to
Mr. Ladd's satisfaction that he knew
how they fell beeves in Ohio and that
there is bare possibility of the sound
| being similar, whether at Camden, O.,
or Centerville, Indiana.
Mr. Bundy then arrested Mr.. Diltz,
charging provoke.
How far is such conduct to be car
ried before raising a public protest?
This is not the first indiscreet
clubbing Bundy has been guilty of.
AMI everyone remembers his uncall.
ed for action in shooting to death
young Charley Moore few years ago
He was saved from the penitentiary
| that time, but he should have been
removed from the police force at least
To the disgrace of this city he was
not
Is there among you a man or wo
| man with red blood in your veins who
could sit down and truthfully tell that
story to visitor and not feel heartily
ashamed of your city!
And now that Mr.. Bundy has again
proved to everyone's satisfaction that
he does not possess that calm, coo]
judgment which a policeman above
all others should possess, are you go
| ing to let him continue on the force
or are you going to demand his re
moval?
| Are you going to have it said that
in Richmond, city which goes before
the whole world and boasts of its cul
tute and refinement, it's attachments
in the world of art and music, it's pei
capita wealth and it's general attrac
tiveness and stability, the police force
contains a man who uses the weapons
he is allowed to carry as patrolmar
to beat up unoffending and unarmed
citizens?
Think that over Won't you be
ashamed to recite this case just as
you now are the other and more seri
Gus one? How do you know who will
be the next to incur the displeasure
of this armed and uniformed bully:
1t may be you, or your father, your
son, or brother.
Would the sayagery of the whole
thing be brought home TO you then!
rather think it would
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