The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-04
OTHER CITIZENS DEMAND
MEACHAM'S DISMISSAL.

At a meeting yesterday n stale
mcnt drawn up and signed by 10
well known citizens also condemns
officer Mcacham's course of action
and anticipates the early dismissal
Of the officer. These men, however,
take the statement OF Meacham as
printed In The World as fact and
also find the officer guilty Of mis-
conduct. The statement;
'The brutal assault by Policeman
MeaChem on the Rev. Mr.. ROlfo i.
Crum i'm police headquarters last
night while under arrest is one of
the most deplorable and unjustlfi-
able incidents that has disgraced the
criminal annals OF our city, and
should have called for tho immedi-
ate dismissal Of the guilty officer.
Putting aside tho account OF the
affair given by Mr.. Crum, and COM
sldoring alone the account given in
the interest of the police depart
ment, appearing in The World this
morning II is evident to all that
the act OF the policeman merits the
condemnation above given. Under
That statement il appears that Mr..
'rum was prisoner in the custody
OF the assaultlng officer whose duty
u was TO protect Mr., Crum against
the assault of others and that the
assault took place in the police
headquarters, where, If any place, a
person should be safe against vio-
tence. Yet, in such Headquarters.
hr' Crum was assaulted by the Of
llcer whose duty Is was to protect
MN against the assault Of others II
an assault had been made under the
circumstances dctailedl and whose
ully II would have been to have ar
rested the assaulter and detained
nm Tor prosecution. Yet, according
10 such statement, the assaulting Of
",tF IN whose custody and under
Whose protection Mr.. Crum was,
lWIce slapped Mr.. Crum I'm the face,
an lhe absence of any offer OF vio-
.'4ce on the part of Mr., Crum, and
N"eh MI. Crum started toward him
se again slapped Mr.. Crum in the
ace and then doubled his fist and
nv Mr' Crum "a stinging blow to the
.sl," Twice more the brutal "fist
',L until, blood sirea ming from
battered hands and lacerated
utrh or his victim, the police.
man lust for battle was satiated.
IaH'hg the account favorable to the
NJ, H'ehlHn 1s entirely true, IL shows
" policeman false to his duty and
unworthy tho position of a peace Of
uy,' .n any civilized community.
missal ''' '''s ''''' us
In arriving at this conclusion the
Uoues. and intriusically truthful
o.I5ymeht Of MIR, Crum has been put
Ne, '', nor from doubt OF its entire
,'I'eg'ness, but for the reason that
r' statement made in th2 interest
l"e police itself shows an unpro-
'o",". brutal and unjustifiabIe as
,Eu.H ana an assault which discloses
,, ',I. 'h' person guilty Of it is un-
f,u..."y 9t the position Of q peace Of
mo whole affair leads TO the
l.Spn to the underlying rea
,E vi me assault IS the action Of
c.u. ministerial Alliance in recently
'gunE attention TO tho dareIiction
fan'r,. On tae part Of policemen IN
lAu. enforce the prohibition
rh,5 5""u other laws that make for
H.E.rHment and clean city.
H., @ go, ,A bectant and impatient pub
'g awaits the announcement OF the
Ga,,,,,Hg officers removal.
~ y, DAVIS.
,JDSEPH T.. WASHINGTON.
HItAf CARROLL.
~ - q BRADSTREET.
LANES B, DIGGS
.nn, OTIS M'CLiNTOCK
..EE SH GREENSLADF.
~. r, KEMP.
rHntMSTON r. HENRY.
EDMUND LASIiLEY." .. ..
rhe rector