Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-20
OFFICER BEATS
MAN AFTER DOG
BADLY CLUBBED
Travelling Salesman Arrested After
Saving Canine From Death
From Officers Club.
JAMES POSTS NOTICE OF ACT
Protest Voiced on Restaurant WIN
dow to Public and Case Is
Appealed by Owner.

From 5 o'clock Sunday evening
until late in the night the following
notice, pasted in the window of the
James restaurant, 1902 Second ave
nue., attracted large crowds of the
curious and aroused much COM
ment:
This window was broken by
Rock Island policeman, Charles
Minor, while trying to kill a poor
old dog. Do the people of our city
want those kind of men on our po-
lice force? Minor also tried to Kill
R. Hermann, a travelling salesman,
for trying to save the dog.
Upon being interviewed concern
ing the notice, Mr.. James said:
Walters who had witnessed the
happening Saturday night, told me
that Patrolman Minor began beat
ing my dog, alleging that the ami
NAL had snapped at a little child
earlier in the evening. In punish
ing the animal Minor broke the
basement window bordering the
sidewalk. R. Hermann, a jewelry
salesman of Cincinnati, was stand
ing nearby at the time and remon-
strated with the officer. Minor de-
sisted from beating the dog and de-
clared his intention of taking Mr..
Hermann to the station. Accord
ing to Hermann, while waiting for
the patrol near the alley back OF
Young & McCombs, Minor said, I've
a good notion to knock your head off
for butting in following this up
with an attack in which he Herr
mann) was badly beaten up by the
officer. He was then taken to the
station, where he was locked up I'M
til 8 o'clock Sunday morning with
out medical attention, although
bleeding from wounds and bruises
about the face and head.
Hermann was arraigned before
Magistrate Smith in police court
this morning charged with disor-
derby conduct.
Patrolmen Miller and Minor stat
ed at the trial that about 1890 Sun
! day morning a man accompanied by
his wife and child made a COM
plant to them concerning James
dog, which they alleged snapped at
the child. Minor claimed that
Hermann resisted arrest and call
| ed him vicious names while being
| taken to the call box near the alley
| in the rear of Young & McCombs
| department store, and that it was
necessary to use force to subdue
/ his prisoner Hermann claims
| that he willingly accompanied
| Minor and that the officer, without
/ cause, attacked him. Patrolmar
Miller called the patrol and Herr
mann was taken to the station
where he was held until Sunday
| morning about O'Clock.
At the trial in police court this
morning Hermann was assessed a
fine of $40 by Police Magistrate
Smith. The case was appealed to
the circuit court by Thomas Sinnett
/ Of Dietz & Sinnett, Moline attorneys
representing Hermann.
Chief Phil Miller last night sus-
pended Patrolmen Miller and Minor
pending further investigation. Mi
nor was suspended some time age
| together with Patrolman Gruby for
similar offense, but Minor was re-
| instated.
| Commissioner John Liedtke, upon
| being questioned concerning the af-
/ fair. refused to be quoted.
Mr.. Hermann today gave out q
| statement covering the facts as
| brought out in the interview with
/ MIR. James. He claims he was bru,
| tally assaulted.