The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-31

D0nnelly to Demand Probe of Assault on Reporter
EDITORIAL
WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT2

Wednesday night an Oklahoman reporter was brutaly
assaulted by Oklahoma City policeman In pubc olce
police headquarters The reporter at the sergeant
window writing j. Garrison Kitchens, policeman, struck
him the Jaw beat him. kicked him and showed him out OF
the door The attack was wholly uprovoked not preceded
by any argument controversy The reporter struck
and beaten merely because he was an emoye OF Inc Oka
homa Publishing company In doing this the policeman
apparently carrying out literally the instructions oi
Mayor Walton that representatives Of The Okahoman
Times should be allowed in police headquarters in the
mayors office at the city hall
The reporter made his way back to The Oklahoman
office and then the city editor sent the reporter home and
told him bed Some hours after the reporter had gone
to his two policemen got him out of bed and
arrested him and took him to the city Jail charged with as
sau and with interfering with officer He was placed
jail and told that $40 cash bond would be required to
lease him. Employees the night force of The Oklahoman
took up collection and raised the $40 physician had to
be called to attend him he suffering from his bruises
and nervous shock.
Kitchens is the officer who recently threatened violence
to OkahOman reporter who watching ball game
the stockyards He the who commissioned Pamp
lin to act policeman the night when Pampn supposed
y shot at the tires of automobile and incidentally killed
Lyman Crane employe of The Okahoman who walking
the crowded street at that time
1t is evident that this Kitchens is ruffian,
though he the star of officer When he struck
young Fnday the reporter he not only bruised Fnday but
he gave Oklahoma City black eye People all this
and other states will form their opinion OF the city police force
and the Of Oklahoma City from the violent acts Of
this The citizens of Oklahoma City being dsgraced
in being represented in their city by like
Kitchens Nnetynne percent Of the people of this city
sw-abding honorable citizens City employees or officials
who are not Awabidng are incorporating the good cit
zenship of the capital Of this state.
The Oklahoma Publishing Company will continue to send
reporters for the Times and Okahoman to the city hall and to
police headquarters necessary, will hire bodyguards to
protect its reporters and possible will get commissions
deputy sherffs deputy United States mashas for its
bodyguads Surely somewhere there law abiding officers
who will protect and defend boys who have their living
working for newspapers. The Okahoman and Times will
poy many cool headed able bodied may be
protect its workers. but it cannot from the city po
lice force ffans using their and authority to beat up
innocent citizens.
WHAT ARE THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA CITY
lGOlNG TO DO ABOUT THIS? Are there any red bIooded
Americans here who will hold meeting and demand the
removal of this kitchens circulate petition to take
such off the city police force in other
make it clear to city administration that the citizens Of
this city not going tolerate being dsgaced in the
lo the people Of entire state Public opinion all power
full and the citizens of this city really want good govern
ment they make every political office holder in the city
hall shake his boots if he dees ordinary law and decency
and hwarts public opinion n is UP TO THE PEOPLE, LET
THEM EXPRESS THEMSELVES.