South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-30
JUNE 30. 1920.
BEHOLD ASST CHIEF CASSIDY HAS
CAUGHT A CROOK.

II IS turning out quite usual Every time an at
tempt made enforce the law against the booze
ring they plenty of friends, usually headed by
a corps OF police court lawyers ready to spread
most any sort Of discrediting scandal The federal
authorities engaged in the local raid against boot
leggers distillers. etc. and the stor
les that have been made current regarding them.
exception.
And behold the poiicel In this case they appear
10 have been disposed join forces with the
scandal mongers. the federal men having
topped their prerogatives and shown up their lack
OF efficiency Consequently behold Asst. Chief CASH
dy ushering bring down those federal Off
Gals reported have been conducting kangaroo
courts and collecting various neat fines, assuring
the booueggers shook down Of protection. The as
sstant chief proved that ne catch man If he
wants to- and ne certainly get those fed
era officials and show them up in an ignoble light
the popular view.
And he got them; at least one Of them-only It
proved not to be a federal official a pretender
1t was a gang Of crooks mpersonating these federal
cfcers-under the euph onious title Of special
police possibly dstaste full to the assistant chief
but still fact The money that had been taken
runs up into the hundreds Of dollars. Perhaps the
assistant chief would have the offender go had he
learned soon enough that he was not a federal Off
cer-before It got out that ne had been
tured Anyhow the story rife. while the
tent that men were literally being held up by this
kangaroo process. was true because of any work
OF federal employees.
Men who indulge such should be dealt
with to the full extent Of the law. We glad to
know that Prohibition Commissioner Orbison de-
cnes to have his sandered and misrepresent-
ed wherever they go. and that Uncle sam is stand
ing behind him and his helpers. In their proper
abiding citizen and greater should be taken
than has been in the repet ition of and weird
tales
Still il is perhaps best that thus far they have
been given publicity. 1t forced the issue. This
pretender might have been plying his trade yet
had not publicity given it started investiga
tion and suggested to the IoHce that here
good opportunity to get even-seeing due TO the
superior court order restraining the unloading of
that thinner Danbacher liquor the federal
officials. that relief had fallen fat.
We guess too. that anxiety was the part
Of the police than on the part of the government
AS we understand it now the prohibition officers
we're going TO be more accommodating than
thing else-and is usually the case in anything
that comes up from indianapolis whether by in
spiraton from the attorney generals office or the
Ant-saloon league as this case is being reputed;
Of course accommodating to the city hall gang
They went a little too far when with an unneces-
sary chestiness they undertook interfere with
something within the jurisdiction of a state court
though under proper mode Of operation, it is
probably matter that be amcably adjusted
Aside the demands Of the superior court
for real evidence for at the thinner and Dam
bacher trials with reference to this liquor South
Bend wants know whether not it is there
and also whether it is liquor or coored water-to
which end no number Of receipts from federal Off
Gals unsupported by inspection to prove wheth-
er or the liquor receipted for IS liquor, will
answer. We would be than pleased give
the police credit for holding that 1O5 cases Of
American Pride intact. when It IS known that they
have done so We would like to see them deserve
credit for something