The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-23
MAYOR ISSUES
CHALLENGE ITO
THE BULLETIN
Reporter Seeking Officers AL
legged Assallant Uncovers
Police Scandal.
LUTZ ATTACKS GLADE
Officer Objected to Illegal Re-
lease of Prisoner Held
in Jail.
|LUTz ATTACKS GLADE

| Mayor Parsons called at The Bull
/ letin office yesterday relative to an
editorial which appeared in Friday
mornings issue under the caption,
Drive Them Away" threw down
the gauntlet and challenged The
Bulletin to produce the policeman
who, according to an anonymous
writer, had been beaten up by q
robber. declaring that he would dis
miss the officer from the force IL
such evidence was produced.
| The Bulletin accepted the chal-
lenge and went out to seek the po-
liceman and the following is what 1t
found;
On November IL, James Childress.
who gave his residence at Wanett,
Ark, was arrested while in an in
toxieated condition by Officer John
Glads. Childress was taken before
Justice Ross and fined $25 and costs,
on charge of carrying concealed
weapons; blue steel, 3S-caliber
left-hand wheeler, Colts revolver,
including razor. was fotnd on his
person. In default Of payment OF
the fine, chiidress was PLACID Ii JAIL
! The revolver and razor were taken
possession of either by Jailer Lutz or
Chief Egan.
Childress is Released.
On November Is. three days after.
IChildress was released by Jailer
Lutz and informed that he could re-
turn home at once. Last Friday
noon, Officer Glade, meeting Child
ress in front of headquarters, in
Iquired how he gained his release.
1.-THE erstwhile city prisoner in
formed him that through the gener-
osity of Jailer Lutz, who, usurping
the power conferred upon the mayor
lonly, had released him from Jail and
THAT he had returned for the pur-
pose of regaining possession OF his
razor. He said he wanted to shave
once in while, but he did not care
for the revolver, as 1t was in safe
hands then.
Officer Glade, entering headquar-
ters, was accosted by Jailer Lutz.
who, 1t Is said, took exception to the
manner in which the officer had
talked to Childress. This led to
words between the two, and Jailer
Lutz struck Glade on the chin with
a black jack or billy bruising
him slightly. Glade attempted to
return the blow, but Chief Egan In
terfered and prevented the two Of
fcers mixing it,"
In an interview, yesterday after
noon, with representative Of The
Bulletin, Chief Egan and Jaller
Lutz emphatically denied that the
latter struck Glade with anything
other than his fist, but an eye-wit-
ness, who saw the whole occurrence,
is positive that Lutz used his billy.
The evidence of something else be-
sides a fist being used can be seen
, on Glade's chin.
Profanity Charge Denied.
Chief Egan and Jailer Lutz stated
, that Glade used profanity in ques-
tioning the integrity Of the jailer.
This is 5mphatically denied by an
t eye witness TO the affair who is con-
. versant with every detail regarding
9 the arrest, trial and conviction of
ChiIdress, but not the prisoners re-
lease from jail by Jailer Lutz.
Both the chief and jailer admitted
that up until 4:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. although full week had
passed since the occurrence, no re-
port had been made Of 1t to the
mayor. When asked the reason
why stated they had been too busy.
The mayor stated. over the tele-
!; phone, that he had not heard of the
, fight between the officers.
The Bulletin calls upon w, r.
Greaney, chairman Of the Police.
; Jail and Fire Committee, to inves-
} tigate the conduct Of the Officers.
The Bulletin pledges to produce. it
} called upon, sworn testimony cover
: ing the foregoing statement.