Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-08
2 POLICE CASES
GIVEN SCRUTINY
Chief Kinney Looks Into In
efficiency Complaints Made
by Citizens.

Two cases of alleged ineffciency on
the part Of the police department are
being Investigated by Chief Of Police
Jerry Kinney as The result Of complaints
received by the Times. The reported
negligence takes on an unusual impOr-
lance because of the crime wave in the
city.
One Of the cases concerned q mysterl-
Gus black automobile which stopped in
the shadows at Twenty First street and
Capitol avenue Friday morning. The
occupants Of fiat, Miss Mae Dennison
and her roommate and Mr., and Mrs. II.
A. Rouse, at 2OG8 North Capitol avenue
were awakened at 80 o'clock in the
morning by the screams of a woman.
The cries came from within the tour
ing car, which was standing across the
street. The woman was screaming, "Oh
No! No! Help! Help" and inteFmingled
were the curses OF at least two men.
The car speeded on north in a few
minutes and Mr. Rouse notified the po-
lice at 4 40 o'clock. At O'Clock, when
no evidence Of police activity was seen,
Mr.. Rouse again called the station and
the sergeant on duty Is alleged to have
replied:
"Oh. yes, believe we did have call
from there"
The occupants of the fat found a
woman's black beaded hat in the street
near where the car had stood and also a
stick that gave evidences Of having been
used to strike some one with. Marks Of
a struggle were also visible in the street.
Police records show that Sergt. Baker
Investigated the affair. The sergeant Is
on duty from p. m. until IL p. IN. and
his report does not show at what time
he made the investigation.
The other case concerned Harley f.
Davee of 1927 Bates street, which ad-
dress is one side of a double house, the
other side being 1926 Bates street. lie
telephoned police headquarters at about
80 p. N. Thursday. and told the po-
liceman who answered the telephone that
there was burglar In the house at 1925
Bates street.
The policeman assured Mr.. Davee that
officers would be sent to the house at
once. but Dayee declares they never
came.
Mr.. Davee stated that his sister IN law
and her husband live in the house at
1925 Bates street and that they were not
at home Thursday night when the house
was entered, Knowing this Mrs. Davee
and another woman. who heard some per
Sun Winning ia AuG OAuEA HANF VI hAu
double. Investigated.
They reached the front porch IN time
to see a man on the inside Of the house
about to open the front door. The man
ran back through the house and out tho
side door and as the women called to
Mr Davee he turned and cursed them
and ran down the street. where he got
into an automobile described by Davee
a a taxicab. Dayee obtained the license
number Of the automobile.
II was found that the prowler had
entered the house by way OF the side
door. but that nothing had been stolen.
\ jewel box that was empty had been
left on the table IN the front living room.
The prowler had torn the lining from
the inside OF the Jewel box and had
thrown the lining on the floor
Captain Ball. in charge Of the 3 p. m.
to IL p. m. shift, and Patrolman McCar-
ter, who answered telephone calls dur
Ing that shift, declared that no call was
ever received from Rates street
In regard 10 the case at Capitol ave
nue. and Twenty nrst street. Chief Of Po-
lice Jerry Kinney said the first he knew
Of the affair was when an ATTORNEY tel
ephoned him nj p. m. Friday, and that
he Immediately ordered an investigation