Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-09
COLORED COPPER
SHOT BY WOMAN
Finale Of Scandal Involving
Domestic Relations ard
ROadhOuse.

PatroInan Charles NJ. Carter. IS. negro.
607 Dorman street, was shot In the left
knee by Mrs. Josephine Tanner, q,
negress, 617 North Senate avenue. dur
ing what is said to have been lovers
quarrel which started at the Bungalow
roadhOuse and ended when the shooting
occurred at Tenth and West streets at
rs O'Clock this morning
Chief Of Police Jerry Kinney today
suspended Carter.
The shooting brought TO public view
one Of the nastiest scandals that has
occurred during the Jewett good gov
eminent" political control
Mrs. Tanner, who was arrested fol-
lowing the shooting made q statement TO
Capt. o. d. Thomas, IN which she said
Carter had caused her TO become sep
arated from her husband, and also that
she had been keeping company with
Carter for some time. and declared dur
ing the night when Carter was patrOllinC
his district he telephoned her to meet
him at the bungalow rOadhouse on
Brighton boulevard. She said that in
company with Patrolman John Buchanan,
negro, and another man whom she did
not know, she went 10 the Bungalow In
an automobile. She met Carter. who was
there at so o'clock this morning. Car
ter and the woman got into an aUtomo-
bile driven by a negro named CaIdWeu
and drove 70 Tenth street and Indiana
avenue, where the QatroIman called police
Headquarters through the patrol box.
Mrs. Tanner stated they had sat at a
table at the bungalow and were served
with drinks Of white mule whisky, Tut
this was denied by Carter.
The woman and the policeman walked
from Tenth street and Indiana avenue
10 West and Tenth streets. There
quarrel occurred that resulted I'm the
shooting. At this point the two tell
different stories Of what occurred
Mrs. Tanner says she told Carter she
was going home and he said. No. you
won't" and then tore her clothes. She
said she drew q revolver and fired one
shot.
Carter said when Mrs Tanner arrived
ut the Bungalow ne was talking 70 Mrs.
Ed. Duncan. a colored woman. that Mrs
Tanner was jealous Of him and quar-
rel followed. He admitted he had been
keeping company with Mrs. Tanner for
some time He said he was late for his
4 o'clock call and that he got Caldwell
10 take him to Tenth and Indiana ave
nue. He said Mrs. Tanner got in the
automobile and they walked TO Tenth
and West streets, after he had called
HEADQUARTERS Carter said during the
QuaEEEN
going to do ne that way any more" and,
drawing a revolver. jumped behind a
telephone pole and fired one shot. The
bullet hit Carter in the right knee, shat
tering the knee cap.
Sergeant Sbeehan took the wounded
patrolman to the city hospital in the
emergency automobile.
PatrOlman Carter was appointed q mem
Der of the police department Aug 8, 1910.
On July &c, 1911, he was charged with
assault and battery On Lizzie Rounds,
but was later exouerateI by the board
of safety On Sept Il, 1919, he was
charged with neglect OF duty and sus-
pended f0rty-thTee days without pay.
The Bungalow is a notorious roadhouse-
built and operated in the bottoms be
tween Fail Creek and the canal by Fred
Day, former proprietor OF the notorious
Brighton Beach roadhouse near that
place. After Days death the place was
CLOSED for some time. Later IL opened
at intervals. Last year q man operat-
ing the place was convicted Of operating
a blind tiger and the place was closed
IN. Before the city primaries negro
named Pash OPENED the resort as a cafe,
but was refused dance license. Pasl
is a relative of Ran Butler. negro saloon
keeper, who was one Of the main cogs
in the Jewett good government politi-
cal machine.
Police officers who have as their duty
to visit the Bungalow always make a
report similar TO this: All was quiet
at the Bungalow; saw no law violations,
and only a few people were there"