South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-18
MARCH t8. 1910.
CHIEF KLlNE's sUNDRY ALIBIs.

CHIEF KLlNE'S SUNDRY ALIBIS.
Pretty risky business living here in South Bend these
latter days Chief Of Police Kline spouting advisedly
doubt. and very apparently in language of Town
Lawyer Slick. has now, after nearly week. made the
"open above board" discovery that it was not he
who changed Tony" Barrett evidence from whis
Ky into water and that he did to have it
done There existing, however. an outstand
ing order according chiefs claims that no officer
shall leave his post duty without an order from him.
II your home is being burglarized and a policeman
is passing in front of your house; why no. course
not do not call the police but get chief the first
thing Of necessity being permit the policeman to
interfere.
Accordingly we have it from Mr. Frank NJ Boone
member of the board Of safety that police station
kas been burglarized green goods fash
ion right there under the of the police one
daring to interfere suppose, without the CHER
consent There is captain OF police a desk ser
geant always on duty at the police station, yet Mr..
Boone asks TO believe that somebody slipped in
there with some pliers removed some bolts from the
doors of the "bull pen" setting Tony Barrett's
whisky free and installing water it's
stead II such thing has happened the
police station. under the very noses police Of
hcers and they never knew it did interfere.
where the safety of anyone anywhere, penny
in their jeans. a bottle their hip-anywhere IN
the city?
Chief Kline says in a letter to Pros Schwartz now
after denying that there had such an order
that the standing; part OF general
order, We suppose, that he issued months ago
to Poiicewoman Minnie Evans in throwing his
tecting arm around the sweet singers at the Shamrock
hotel Queer the officers should always Sc
consistently violated the Of the chief up to last
Thursday Friday night; should
new to them. and that they had never heard of it
he chi is a or
else these officers are We inclined to credit the
truthfulness Of the officers Anyhow, there seems
superior element Of honesty it, speaking more ap-
parently than Chief Kline, in their words
not borrowed ones.
quite like his explanation Of his visit to NIishawaka
the day of the Barrett trial Remember here again.
he denied he Of the city first, then admitted
it when found the eat out" he never
has made plain why he to have his pres
ence kept secret These few instances Chief KInes
evasive and prevaricating ways new. 1t is a
common occurance for him say something min
ute deny the next then the minute repeat it
with exaggeraJions than first and again deny
it just as vehemently Tie talks that way police
matters quite take his one-tine announce
ment that he would junk then that he had junked,.
Bertilon system of measurements. coming back
once in criticism. and decidedly without
truth asserting that the system kept up with
a vengeance, and that there had been any
thought OF dtcarding il.
And then he sits over there in the police station and
pouts; wanting reporters sing him-"Who-
receveth the cruc6ed one etc. imagining him
may that city attorney has petit
fogEed him thinking he Indeed so the
Spencerian hand OF The city attorney is visible in the
announcements and letters emanatng from the city
hail. that We beginning TO regard the chief with
"a degree Of pity ourselves Assuredly neither Chief
Kline Or. Louis ]. Smith could sling the Eng
lish. yea doubt Frank Boone Nes Kyser
could There only barristers taking an
the thing up-the town lawyer and
Gil Eniott-and only a lawyer could be guilty such
sophisticated asininty.
is the chiefs funeral There is wood
chuck in the woodpie" somewhere. and the prospect
is that he knows where and if he wishes TO employ
such sophstry edort up is his look
out. De that you don't any assist
OF any kind the police. by arst getting
the OF the chief-and may hap giving him time
10 consult with his gentleman Of the bar