The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-06
At CAPITAL
REFUSE TO RETURN
DOLL FOR EXPENSES
Indianapolis Force Peeved
When Eversman Takes
Runaway Thief Back
Without Big "Rake-O Off. "

James Doll, fourteen year old In
dianapolis boy, arrested here after
stealing $13 from the Annex moving
picture theater, Indianapolis, of which
G. G.. Swain is proprietor, is now In
the reform school at Plainfield, hav-
ing been sentenced to that institution
for third offense by the Indianapolis
juvenile court.
President Eversman of the Rich
mond police board today charged that
the Indianapolis police refused to send
an officer to Richmond to secure
young Doll because Swain refused to
stand for the alleged attempts of the
Indianapolis officials to shake him
down" for $12 to defray the lex
penses" of returning the youngster to
Indianapolis.
Tuesday the apprehension of Doll
was reported to Chief Perrott of the
indianapolis police. Later by long dis
lance telephone he notified Chief
Goodwin to turn the boy loose" be-
cause Swain would not put up the
money" Goodwin refused to do so
because he said he did not want the
boy to remain in the city. Goodwin
says that he was then informed once
more that young Doll was not wanted
in Indianapolis.
Swain Pays Expenses.
Shortly after this conversation with
Chief Perrott the owner of the
movie" theater, Swain, called up
Chief Goodwin and said that he re-
fused to meet the Expenses" of hav-
ing the boy returned because the In
dianapolis officers had demanded $12
from him, whereas the actual ex-
penses could not have been more than
81 because the boy had return trip
ticket to Indianapolis. The lad also
had a return trip ticket from Cincin-
Goodwin then told Swain that if he
wanted Doll returned he would send
him to indianapolis in the custody of
one man for actual expenses. "Then
send him." said Swain.
Yesterday Eversman took the boy to
Indianapolis and presented him at the
chiefs office. He was gruffly told to
turn him over to the detective bu-
reau," which Eversman did. There he
also received a rude reception but the
custody of young Doll was accepted
by Detectives Ash and Coleman. The
latter officer, apparently indignant
because EVerSman nad cut prices" by
bringing the boy to indianapolis for
actual expenses, asked how much of
the money stolen by Doll was left.
Eversman told him he had $3.50 in
cash and a traction ticket could be
redeemed for $3.50, a total of $3.50.
Entitled to More.
Look what you did, exclaimed
Coleman, according to Eversman.
you could have got about SIS more.
You are entitled under the law to six
cents a mile for expenses" Later
Eversman went with the grumbling
Coleman to the traction station and had
| the ticket redeemed. Put the money
! in your pocket" is what Eversman
says Coleman told him. Eversman
| declined to keep the money for him
self and after leaving the detective
went to see Swain. The theater man
promptly settled Eversman's claim for
81 and made him accept 81 more for
his trouble.
| Swain told Eversman that the In
dianapolis officers had refused to re-
turn the boy for actual expenses, tell
! ing him they were not in the habit OF
running around the country for moth
ing" Eversman says the Indianapolis
detectives sarcastically referred to
Swain as "miser"
Young Doll was sentenced to Plain
field within short time after he was
turned over to the Indianapolis police