South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-10
INQUIRY PLANNED
INTO ORDER FOR
NEGRO'S RELEASE
Suspect Found to Be Wanted
for Larceny After Being
Ordered Freed.

Ordering the release OF a prisoner
sent in by an arresting officer on sus-
picion and the later discovery or a
complaint charging the suspect with
larceny Will be the basis OF an in
quiry 10 Captain OF Detectives Hos
race NJ. Hamilton which Chief OF
Police Lane viii ask his chief aide
10 explain.
A complaint was received by
early morning hours. The depart
ment was requested 10 locate and
hold william Harrison. a 46-year-
old negro. for the alleged theft OF
Se4, stolen from Fay Martin, 27O4
Birdsell st. A good description was
given OF Harrison, even TO the
cbthes he wore when he made his
sudden disappearance Friday night
with the money.
Harrison would have made his
way TO Gary with little or 10 trou-
bic had not Minute-man Ellis d.
YER been at the Hungarian Sacred
Heart cemetery at o'clock Satur-
day morning where he was dis
patched TO take charge OF the body
Of Stephen Kagzenger. who shot and
killed himself on the grave of his
wife.
Man-Hnnt Takes Place.
Help me chase down this man."
came a shout 10 Diver while await
ing the arrival Of the coroner. The
call for assistance came from Rus
sell Cupp, Division I'd. garage own
err. Harrison. fleeing from Cupp
upon the latter's approach, had
made his disappearance into corn
field. Then followed a imam hunt"
that took Cupp and the officer
through corn fields and across pixies
q mile distant from the cemetery.
Finally Diver got within ear shot Ct
the fleeing negro, and shouted
command TO halt.
Capturing his prisoner, Diver
called the station and the patrol,
manned by Officers Parker and De-
Vos, made a 12-mile trip TO bring
Harrison tc the station. He was
booked on suspicion.
Officer Diver meanwhile had re-
turned to his watch over the suicide
victim, and remained at the cemre-
terry until the body was removed 20
local undertaking establishment.
Upon his arrival at the station he
learned that his prisoner had been
taken to the detective quarters.
questioned concerning the death at
the cemetery, and ordered released
by Capt. of Detectives Hamilton.
Harrison Identified.
But Desk Sergt Richard O'Con-
nell did not feel at liberty to fol-
low Hamilton's orders. He recog-
nized the rule that an order OF re-
lease from even the chief himself
did not apply before first hearing
from the arresting officer. Evident
" the chief is Of the belief there
was a misunderstanding or that his
chief detective forgot one OF the
principal rules of police system.
Harrison, soon after Divers re-
turn. was identified as being the
negro who had made away with
Martins S94. The desk sergeant
telephoned Martin but learned that
the complainant had already de-
rarted for Gary. In the belief that
HARRISON had succeeded in making
his way to that city.
When arrested, Harrison gave his
address as SIS - n. Scott St. adj
mitted ne was on his way to Gary
and that he formerly lived in that
city Asked why he ran from Cupp
upon seeing the latter afoot on the
road. Harrison paried by saying
he had previously been accosted by
two negroes whom he took to be
highwaymen and was afraid Cupp,
too. might be a robber.