Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-03
APPEAL OF TERRELL, HAvNER'S
suEuTH, ON TRIAL IN -
WATERLOO COURT.
TING CONVICTION
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Trial 10 One Of SldeIishts In contro-
versy Between State Agents and
Waterloo Police Officers - indiet
vnsnts Of Policemen In Hardin coun.
ty One Of Features of Legal Quarrel.


caA Of State Agent Henry W. Terrell,
convicted in the lower court, of assault
and battery upon Police Officer Peter
J. Rock, is scheduled for trial in dis
triot court before Judge J. E. VIII
iliams.
Prosecution against State Agent
Terrell will be conducted by e. j..
Wenner, county attorney, and w. r.
French, assistant. While 1t Is not
known for certain, 1t Is expected the
defendant win be represented by G. p.
Linnville, Of Cedar Rapids. as he con-
Quoted the defense in municipal court
where Terrell was fined 500 and costs.
Mr.. Linnville claims to be an assist
ant to Attorney General III. NJ. Hay
,ner.
The suit between the state agent
i and city policeman is the outgrowth
Of clash resulting between the two
men at Electric Park on Sunday even
! Ing. Aug. 81. Terrell, the defendant,
claims he called upon Officer Rock to
assist him in closing certain alleged
gambling devices, such as candy
wheels, cane racks, etc.
S~kllC6T ttOCk leTTel CdHcu
: upon him, but declares that when he
asked the state agent to show his Gre
dentials. the latter assaulted him with
gun.
TIT for Tat.
y. After Officer Rock had State Agent
Terrell arrested, the state agent had
the city officer arrested upon two
counts. each charge being based upon
the same affair. City Officer Lee
Smith, who was summoned by Office
ROCK to assist him in conducting
Estate Agent Terrell to the police sta
ltion for investigation on the night of
1.-THE fracas. was also arrested by the
| state agent.
I Charges against the two city Off
GERS were filed with Ray E. Murray,
at Cedar Falls. The case was taken
Ito Cedar Falls upon the pretext that
Justice could not be secured in Wa
lterloo by state agent. A change Of
venue was taken to Justice S. S.
Huntley's court, where the Waterloo
! officer was fined s25 and costs. The
other charge against Officer Rock
and the ono against Officer Smith
fhave never been called for trial.
Side Swipes. n 49,,
i In the previous trials political side
swipes were taken at state, county
and city officials. AT times it was
difficult to tell whether one of, the
principals in the case was on trial or
whether the governor, attorney gem
eral, a county official or the Cedar
Rapids police force was the defendant.
Considerable stress was placed by
attorneys in the previous trials upon
tho question whether Terrell had
shown proper credentials when Officer
Rock asked to see them. In the pu-
Inicipal court trial. In which the state
;agent was defendant, whenever Mr..
iWenner asked Terrell II had shown Of
lficer Rock other credentials than a
tgun or badge, the latter tried to evade
1.-THE question. Upon one occasion the
Estate agent was asked the question
-four or five times straight before adj
Uniting that he had not. Mr.. Wen
|ner attempted to show that since
! Terrell was in civilian clothes on the
might Of the conflict with Officer
tRock, 1t was reasonable to suppose
1.-THE latter would want to have more
iproof of strangers identity than the
lfact he was carrying a gun and wear
ling badge.
/ Threatened Others.
In evidence brought out In that
case 1t was shown that State Agent
ITerrel has said to Officer Rock at
Electric Park when the latter refused
Ito assist the stranger. I'VE will take
Icare of your case later" Mr.. Wenner
asked Terrell what he meant by the
lstat ement.
II meant they ought to be ousted
from office" replied Terrell. He con-
Itinued by declaring there were other
city officers he was going to clean out
before he got thru.
r. State Agent Terrell is also connected
with the officers preferring charges
against Major George Weilein, chief Of
police; Lee Wiltse, assistant chief of
police and Harry w. Johnson, mo-
lforcycle policeman