South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
LIQUOR ORGY ENDS
IN SUSPENSION OF
2 POLICE OFFICERS
Riot Call at Dan Szabo's Estab.
lishment Reveals Wild
Party Fight.

Late night revelry bonded liquor.
women OF the underworld" and
frequenters participating. cllmaxed
by drunken tight IN which two po-
licemen were worsted and services q
a surgeon needed 20 close ugly
wounds In their heads. are charges
that Monday resulted IN the suspeu-
sion from the police force q Don
Coe. %. and Kazmie- Kublak. p. by
Chief Of Police Laurence Lane.
Both men were found In the place
alleged 10 be operated by Dan szabo.
1902 Prairie av.. where at 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning. the two officers
were found in an alleged Intoxicated
condition.
Kubiak OF Beat.
Two hours later. a riot call was
sent into police headquarters and
officer Luzny called 10 invex iEate.
rescued Coe and KubEak. set upon by
their companion revelers They had
been accused OF making a faux pas
OF some nature or other. No arrests
weIe made.
Gees injuries neccssitated thu
taking OF 10 stitches before an ugly
scalp wound was closed. Eubiak
received several cuts on he head. he
most serious OF which took seven
stitches 10 close.
The two officers were drunk. ac-
fr-o 70
Lane by other officers. kubiak. a
night patrolman. was off his beat.
Coe had been on sick leave for sew
eral days and was not on duty.
The foregoing charges Immediately
resulted in summonIng OF the Officers
before the police chief and Their
badges removed. The incident will
come 20 the attention OF the board
Of safety Friday night
Found Liquor, Report.
II was a wild" session transpirinR
at the Prairie av. establishments at ,
o'clock Sunday morning. reads the
complaint filed 10y the officers who
discovered their brother officers
making a might Of it," Kub.ak and
Coe il was charged. were drinklns
heavily and We're "Sorely put" LIZ
quor Of the bonded variety. as vel!
as "moonshine." was flowing freely.
On their nightly vigil officers
passed the Szabo resort and stopped
for a loOkin" Among the dozen
or more frcQuentere were Coe and
Kubiak. Kubiak had on his star
Women. known habitues Of houses or
i'll fame, were sitting at tables. other.
were on the second floor. where cua-
toners We're being served with
liquor.
This condition Of affairs was made
the subject OF a written report The
matter was 20 come 20 the attention
or Chies Lane before any action
would be taken Then came tho eau
for tho police At 5 O'Clock. a clti-
zen phonec into headquarters that .
tight was IN progress, that in "a
drunken orgy. two officers. intoAl-
Gated, had been laid low 10y 4
crowd OF Infatuated jewellers.
Lane TO Act.
Coe and Kubiak laid on The floor.
bleeding from wounds received on
their heads. Clubs and bottles had
been used In beating them into an
almost unconscious condition. Ac-
cording to officer Luzny's report.
both Coe and Kubiak showed evil
dence Of heavy drinking
The names OF those found In tie
resort were talScn by Luzny and OIL
GERS answering the riot" call Sey-
eral were the most notorious often
ders Of the liquor laws and the wO-
men. with the exception Of ono or
two. have police records At least
three OF those who were companions
Of Coe and Kub!al. f. was said have
suspended jail sentences.
Some measure will be resorted %
in an effort 20 close the place. Eaid
Chief Lane, Monday
Coe and Kubiak are both proba-
tionaTy officers, appointed 10 the
force last summer and have not yet
served out their six months periods
OF probation For this reason Chief
Lane did not ind it necessary 70
prefer charges against tho officers,
but had the authority himself 10 dis
charge them.
Coe was appointed June IS.
kubiak went on the force July %.