South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-20
Workings of Local Depart
ment Brought to Light Fol-
lowing Board Meeting.
CARSON ISSUES new ORDER
Captain and Detectives Stage
Raid and Whisky Flows
Quite Freely.

Truth is stranger than fiction.
Strange things are happening in
police circles.
In the wake OF the big shake-up
meeting held by the board Of safety
at the city hall Friday night. the
following strange facts came to
light.
ON or about April IS last. in the
city OF South Bend. William Barent-
sen. go Territorial ST., Benton Har-
Dor. Mich, was led into q snare
whereby he was made the goat for
ar $500 loss. A warrant was is
s1ed for one Thomas Ray, alias
James Davis and James Atwood, but
until Barentsen appeared several
days ago and demanded a reason
why no action or result IN the mat
tef had been obtained. the warrant
collected dust in a pigeon hole or
was lost The men, il is alleged.
sold Barentsen a mine" supposed
TO be located at Grangeville. o.
AGAIN-A member Of the South
Benz police force was sent TO At
lanta. Ca, several days ago to bring
back 10 this city one Orel higgins.
WHO WAS LOCATED IN AT
I.ANTA THROUGH THE ACTIVI-
TIES OF THE HOME SERVICE
SECTION OF THE RED CROSS
OF SOUTH BEND. The policeman
asked for extradition papers before
he started on the trip, but was told
by the head Of the department here
10 20 ahead without them, that the
mn would be willing TO return
here without formahty. Now Rig Z
gins is at large, having secured his
release through habeas corpus. 1t
is alleged ne was living in Atlanta
with a woman he claimed as his
wife, while his own wife and five
children are living in this city and
depending upon his support Rig
gins. who was until January Of this
year. a second lieutenant in the
AMY. was wanted here on a charge
OF wife and child desertion. The
police have been after him for some
time, but IL remained for the local
Red Cross society TO learn his
whereabouts The Red Cross soci-
etv stood the expenses of the po-
liceman's trip 10 Atlanta and return.
and as a result are out $50 and have
failed 20 get hold Of the man for
whom they have been looking for
four months.
STILL AGAIN-A raid was made
upon n saloon in the west end. No
one was supposed to know that the
red was going tC be made except
police officials. But, In spite of the
fact that before the wagon started
for the saloon the drinking parlor
was crowded with men, when the
police arrived there was no one in
the place but the proprietor. Little
phone stuff.
HERE'S ANOTHER - James
Nicholson. wanted by the police for
well. 20 put 1t differently, WANT
ED by Lee Shellenberger, THE MAN
WHO SWORE OUT THE WAR
RANT for his arrest-for stealing
an automobile. il is alleged, and
causing il TO be smashed up, is
taking a young lady friend on eve
ming Joy rides. so Miss Ester
FRAZIER 21O Dubau av., says-sh,
ought TO know. for she is the girl
SuI the police cannot for the life
Of them locate Nicholson.
Follow Mayors Orders.
Mayor Carson insisted Triday
rieht az the safety board meetine
that his instructions regarding the
We campaign must be carried on
20 the letter.
They are.
Saturday Afternoon between tn,
hours OF $50 and 6 o'clock. foui
pltrolmen in plain clothes staged q
daring daylight raid on soft Grinl
emporium az Thomas ard McPher
son SITS. but in their desperate en-
deavors TO follow instructions the,
swallowed the evidence
This is how the raid was staged
First. the proprietor was called b!
phone and told that his place wa
L. be raided Then Capt Schock anC
his brave crew stroIled out 10 stag
their raid"
Proprietor Grects Officers.
Arriving az the soft drink par
lor. they were greeted by the pro
prietor who was alone in his glory