South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-04
TWO FFIDAVITS
ARE ISSUED IN
PETERSON CASE
Claim PatroIman Relieved the
Men OF Money and
Booze.

PatrOlman Arthur Peterson VIII
De brought TO trial on Jan. 10 at 8
=. m. to answer charges preferred
against him BY Roman Proaanowicz
and Nike BOhajczuk. the first man
claiming that Peterson took wal
let containing $1,000 from his hip
pocket while covering him with a
gun. and the second claiming that
Peterson took $1,000 and three gal
Ions Of whisky from him.
Roman PrOahnowicz OF 5O4 S.
Chaplin ST. also duplicates another
officer whom he claims was with
Peterson at $40 a. m. on the morn
ing Of Dec. p. the time that his
money was taken from him. In his
affidavit he states that he got off a
Lake Shore train from Chicago. and
was stopped in front OF "a fruit store
near the station by Pete~ on and
another man He was ordered TO
throw up his hands which he did
Then ne was asked what he had i'm
the suitcase ne was carrying and he
replied that he had some liquor that
was given 20 him as present by "a
friend in Chicago. The officer then
asked him how much money ne had
in his possession ana ne replied that
he had S1.75. after which the officer
still covering him with a revolver
reached into his hip pocket and eX-
tracted wallet containing $4,000.
Proahnowicz was then told 60 heat
il as fast as he could Now he re-
quests that Peterson be removed
from the force for conduct unbe-
coming an officer.
AccoStcd at station.
Mike Bohajczuk Of Az :. William
ST. states IN his affidavit that he
alighted from Lake Shore train
from Chicago at 1870. "a. m. on the
morning Of Dec. % He was stop
ped by a man wearing q long grey
overcoat who asked him what he
had i'm his suit cases. Replying that
ne had liquor in them. the man
asked him how much money ne had.
lie said he had very little on him
at the time. but that he had more at
home. He was told to wait there
minute. Then the man wearing the
long grey overcoat came back with
"a bicycle and walked home with
him. Bohajczuk went into his house
and borrowed $4,000 from another
man who roomed there. He gave
this 20 the man. who not being sat
isfied with the $4,000 took a suitcase
containing three gallons of whiskey
and departed.
ON the following Monday morn
ing, two men in plain clothes drove
IA. l.
and inquired for him The land
lady informed them that Bohajczuk
was at work. The two men then
went TO his room and took the re-
nader of the whiskey and drove
away. At the police station. Bohaj-
czuk picked Peterson's photograph
out of the collection there of the en-
tire force lie states that he was
the man who held him up.
Patrolman Peterson was suspend
ell from the force 10y Chief Of Police
Kline on last Monday pending an
investigation He was badly beaten
mp by eight men about o'clock last
Saturday morning when ne stopped
Tony Maski who was carrying a
suitcase. and his friend Frank DEM
kill
King Enters Case.
Osmer King. a y. Y. G.. railroad
detective. having heard that these
holdups --ere taking place. and also
hat his name was being given by
the man doing the holdup work
claims that he framed" on him in
order 10 find out who was doing the
work lie felt that this step was
necessary i'm order 90 protect his
name Accordingly ne told his
friends i'm the west end to put up "a
night the next time they were stop
ped and TO have the holdup man sent
TO the police station. This evidently
resulted in the beating up Peterson
received
Mike Boha jczuk says that ne paid
$500 a gallon for his whiskey in
chicago and was carrying seven
gallons when stopped
Peterson must face the charges
preferred against him by these two
men at the hearing that viii be Civ
en- him by the safety hoard at its