South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-31
TAKE LINARD CASE
UNDER AMUSEMENT
Much Mud SIung as Safety
Board Hears Suspended
Officer.

When is man drunk. and when
Is he just a little drunk. seems 20 De
"A question bOtherins officials OF Mlsll-
awaka's administration 50 FAR as the
pending charges against officer hiram
Iinard suspended a week aBo WIN
out pay following "a special meeting
OF the board Of safety, are concerned.
What the board Of safety Will DO
in the matter Of Linard's troubles as
"a policeman remains for conference
sometime within the next few days
since after a session of four hours IN
the mayors office of the city man,
member of the board. j. ii. Nettle-
ton. JennisOn ChesbrO and Niles Low
man, decided TO defer judgment until
they had consulted over evidence pre-
scented.
A Model Omccr-But!
One thing was made plain by City
Attorney Ralph Jernegan with the
sanction and support of Mayor kalPh
GayIor: Outside OF the three speclhc
charges detailed in the suspension or
der, Liaard is a model officer Inc
charges are:
State vs.. Jack Stewart of the Country
club came up, Linard failed TO appear
although notified he was wanted as a
witness.
2. That Linard in August arrested
one Guy Moore on "a charge OF drunk
enness when Moore was not drunk.
3. That Linard paused on MS beat
some % minutes or more TO talk with
Joseph Wachs and mem bers OF his
family. That q rule of the force IS
that a man must keep on patrOlling
when not standing at down town
point.
That I.inard made remarks de-
rogatOry to the administration to Frea
Yost.
In the matter Of Jack Stewart and
the Country club, Chief Krieter un-
der examination by Attorney
John Kitch of South Bend, admitted
he did not remember exactly having
definitely told Linard when the trial
was to come up. He said they had
talked it over, but when, where and
how, he did not know.
Told Chief of Club.
Iinard's testimony was To the effect
he told the chief of the intracuons at
the Country club, the selling of liquor
without license and the presence
there of women of questionable char
acter six weeks before any action was
taken toward a raid. Chief Krieter
admitted this
Attorneys for Linard brought out
the fact that Linard was not specih-
cally notified of the date of the trial,
which was once adjourned, and that
when the case did come up ne was IN
South Bend, and that no effort be-
sides 'phOninC him was made to Sc
cure his presence; also that Llnard
teleDhOned the department as soon
as ne returned from South Bend.
In the matter OF Moore. Attorney
Jernegan pointed to this as the most
serious infraction. Moore is the man
taken III a murder case IN south Benu
a year ago, and has been arrested
before in Mishawaka on a charge OF
Il Il
Krieter's orders were TO pick him up
whenever wObbly. LinaTd says he
was.
Hadn't Touched Drop?
Moore on examination said he
hadn't touched a drop since afternoon
and ne was arrested late in the even
ing. Sergeant Ochaupaugh admitted
while Moore didn't appear drunk, ne
smefied liquor on his breath Chiet
Krieter disposed of the case IN the
morning in the absence of judge Felg.
The idea of an officer arrestinS
Moore and defaming his character
with the humiliation of arrest was de-
cried 10y the city attorney in his clos
ing arguments Moore admitted IN
soto voice as he took the witness
chair. Hell was about To pop loose.
In the Wachs incident III was point
ed out Wachs had stopped Linard on
matter OF business. and Gertrude
Wachs the only woman witness ut
the session. substantiated the evidence
but added that other things were
talked about, but that she only stayed
the course of five or ten minutes.
Mayor Gaylor i'm his testimony said
he timed the officer. and Linard left
il up TO the mayor"
Passed Buck TO Nost.
Linard stOutly denied statements
ALLEGED by Nost. a foreman under Mr..
Chesbro. a member of the board of
safety. He said Yost made the re-
marks against the administration. de
claring Chief FriCk. under the Her
zog administration, was a joke. but
that Chez krieter was even more OF
a joke than Frick-
During the hearing attempts were
made by Attorneys Kitch Parks and
Metzger for Linard TO bring in al
legged testimony discrediting Chief
Krieter and Mayor Gaylor Frequent
objections To- the effect that neither
mayor or chief were ON trial were
sustained by the board
Mayor GaylOr. following am objec-
tion by Attorney Jerucgan 10 ques-
ton put by Attorney kitch declared
he could take care of himself and was.
in fact. enjoying the proceedings inn
mensely.
An attempt was made TO prove