South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-02
TAKES RAP At
POLICE HEAD
Mother of Young Man Falsely
Arrested Makes Sting
ing Rebuke.
Nlishawaka, Sept. l

Mishawaka, Sept. 1.
Editor News Times,
I wish to say few words through
The News-Times in regard to the
arrest of my son. Glenn Jarrett. &C
cused of stealing $50 from Jess Nj
hart. l just wish to show the pub
lie how much grounds Chief of Po-
lice Thomas d. Kreiter had for
causing my sons arrest, locking him
up. besides the expense Of an at
torney. / suppose ne thinks il u
small matter 10 throw a young boy
in Jail, giving him a police record.
just because he happens to dislike
some member Of the same family.
If 1 were a man, I'd be a man.
and not stOop 10 such small things
as this. 1t wouldn't be any salts
faction TO me. if 1 had it in for some
one. 10 make some innocent person
suffer, just TO work up a reputation
for myself and get a writeup in the
papers or make a bad impression
on someone else.
In Bed ut Time.
on the morning OF August 25th,
as early as seven O'Clock. Mr. Nj
hart in company with a friend Wis
tied the Belgian saloon. corner
Church st. and Lincoln way e, and
while there was joined 10y Mr.. Di-
pert, the man who was first arrest
ed While in there be (Mr. Nihart)
was robbed of $50, and while this
was taking place, Glenn and his
friend Harry Mawson, were at my
home, sleeping. They never arose
until nine o'clock, when they got
ready TO go 10 Elkhart as Glenn had
payday coming from the Lake
Shore company, and on their way to
the interurban station they met Di-
pert.
Witness COntradicts Statement.
When Dipert was arrested Chief
Kreiter asked him who he saw that
morning and ne said that he had
seen Glenn Jarrett and Harry Nav
son and they were going 10 ElkharI.
on the strength of that, Chief
Kreiter had Mr.. Nihart swear out a
warrant for the arrest of Jarrett
and Mawson, saturday morning. The
warrant layed at the station until
Sunday night before any attempt
was made to serve it. Chief Kreiter
claims that Dipcrt told him that he
did not have the money, but that
I he knew who did, that Glenn Jar
rett and Harry Mawson had il and
| were leaving for Elkhart. But when
! Dipert was on trial and was sworn
to tell the truth and nothing but
| the truth and Atty. Parks asked
him if he had told the chief that
! Jarrett and MawsOn had the money,
/ Dipert said, NO, he never told any
che that"
Now. people. what do you sup
| pose the chief did? You would
naturally suppose that Kreiter would
! take the stand and square himself,
wouldn't you? But he did nothing
| of the kind. He just simply sat
| there. got quite red in the face and,
'-as a lamb led TO the slaughter, -
] opened not his mouth. Now, YOU
| can Judge for yourself whys they
were arrested Was it because he
| thought they were guilty, that he
! had Nlhart swear out a warraRt
Asks for Explanation.
interviewed Mr.. Nihart on the
matter He said that Glenn was
not in the saloon and that ne never
saw him that morning, but said that
1 ON the strength of what Kreiter told
him he caused their arrest. He also
said that he couldn't see how Glenn
I could have his money, not having
seen him that morning. l wonder
Ilf Dipert. when asked whom he
saw, would have answered, "a MEM
I Der of the Kreiter family" if the
| chief would have been so ready 10
cause their arrest, and at sucn a
/ time Of night, so ne would be I'M
able 70 secure bonds? Why did he
insist upon fixing the bond at $500
at night, when the next morning it
was dropped 10 $50.
A great many business men and
others have told me it was an out
rage.
Anyone Can Whittle. But
! Being so well acquainted with the
chief. and the boys father being a
\ member of the police force for so
many years. one would naturally
\ suppose that ! would have been
l notified or at least kreiter would
have notified the boys father. But,
no, never "a word was mentioned 10
/ us until Glenn secured the $50
/ bond and came home and told me
what had happened.
! Almost anybody can saw a board
or drive a nail but it should be a
man of good, sound judgment at the
( head OF the police force. only
women and children do things for
( spite not men. Mr.. Kreiter.
MRS. JENNIE JARRETT.