The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
POLICE DISCIPLINE.
Two Officers Suspended IoE. liz, ing
Struck Prisoner. with Giisb.

From the .RuIes and Regulations"
applying 10 the police department
Of Shreveport is reproduced
Rule 2l-WlIen any party shall
charge another With crime, and i'll
sists on the party 50 charged small
DC taken into custody, nr Shall re-
quire the accuSer, il. unknnMi ~
him, or there is amy utlri SliitfrnlIt
reason for it. tD 20 Nltn tIlr aroused
tO the police station.
Rule ~ When il becomes nrrr@-
s;lrS lD take i party jntp custody,
nc shall tiU 50 I'm ;i9 Iuitl i manner
As pussibIe, using only @lllIicirht
force to secure the prisoner, aili4 'll
no instance Shall he strike, iIse pri>-
uncr except in scIf-driensc. An>
unnecessary abuse ui prisoners
While III custody, either |'N word ~
arI, Shall hr severely p'nlSli"ts
Here are two eases III point:
On Sunday w. II. Greenwood W
Boston registered 1T ht Phoenix
Hotel, sent John Perry, ! roIorctI
bell boy OF this hostelrN. With q pa!r
Of pants TO be pressed II ! pressing
club. On the return Of the bell boy
Greenwood charged That ~ ha'!
robbed him Of forty dollars Which
he had in pocket Of Ills pants. Inc
bell boy denied this charge strtnl'-
ousIy The boy was taken ~ 1llc
police station, and While being I'M
lcrrOgatrA, as explained At police
headquarters. he called IDelrrllEt
Graddock i liar, which ~ resented
by striking the bell bnN.
There is no proof IIln! the bell
boy obtained the money, but II llas
been intimatrI That Greenwood WA
mistaken when tie declared thai nc
had forty dollars iii his pant pnrh-
ct and that it had been stolen hN
the bell boy. Greenwood llas tlr-
parted from the city, NS iar a.
known the bell boy Will moi bc
prosecuted.
The other case is that Of Bertha
Irwin, a quadroon Of disrcpuiah!t
character. When arrested and TAX /
into custody At the police station
she applied villainous words 10 OI-
lcer Stevens, who rclaIlated hA
striking her on the lace with h>
club. This happened several ia><
past but was not developed for pub
licity until yesterday.
Detective CradlOck has been slls-
pended for ten days, and Officer
Stevens resignation is accepted
Stevens has a good record as an nl-
icer, and 50 has CI'adtIock. hu
while being provoked they siloil'
have been governed fy Ihr restra!n-
ing rule which is specified IN IIl'
rules quoted.
In striking these prisoners these
officers have violated the rules y
discipline Of the police department
The pOliceman's club is to bc usct
only in self-dcfcnsr.
It is true that there have beer
and there are instances when tn
| officer may be justified II usIn!
| force in the arrest Of 4 hslrIy, pow
| erful individual in a sense danger
Gus from the effect Of booze, bu
| such cases are rare.
III connection with this article NJ
recall Officer William DeNlng q
Austin's Battalion Of Sharpshooter
Of the Army of Tennessee, who VIZ
as cool as lie was fearless, and VII
distinguished himself On battle
fields. He was for years an officer y
| the Shreveport police, and durln
his years Of service nc was neN'
known to strike a prisoner. DuIln
his days he had to deal with IL
toughest Of aW-defers, men WI
| were always ready On the tr1gge
), AS an officer and a man he was a
most idolized by the people. He Wa
a terror to evil-doers and VIC rcpcS
he never cluhbed his prisoner
Some day we. may give a sketch !
; Billy DeWing, who was true to duf
and to cherished principles.