South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-27
WINKLER'S CHARGE
AIRED AT MEETING
OF SAFETY BOARD
Members Defer Action to Take
Up Important Matters Of
Appointments.

Friday nights meeting OF the
board Of safety. with The matter Of
appointing men 10 places on the
force 10 fill existing vacancies was
interrupted for a period while the
board listened 10 the complaint Of
Charles II. Winklsr. 412 n. Michigan
ST. over the treatment Of his son,
Walter Winkler 10, when the latter
was arrested wednesday noon for
having an improper mufher attach
ment on his motorcycle.
The board patiently listened TO the
report of the incident by young
Winkler. accompanied By his parents
and a chum. this report differing
materially from the information
furnished the board, and after hear
ing all the details from the COM
plainants delayed any definite action.
due 70 the late hour and the urgent
need Of making several appointments
70 the force.
Younk Winkler said he naturally
became excited after being brought
to the police station as he was not
in the habit Of patronizing such
places. His strange surroundings
were the only excuses he could offer
for any seeming attitude Of sauciness.
Disliked Notoriety.
The parents of young Winkler
could not see the need of so much
notoriety in the case and stated they
matter only for the notoriety their
son received.
Then the publicity and not ths
action Of the desk sergeant is the
cause Of your complaint" Pres't
Davies suggested.
This was admitted 10 be the case
by the Winklers. though they main
tanned they were not satisfied with
the treatment accorded their son
when he tried 10 gain his release
and thought the desk sergeant should
have taken more time with the youth
and expla ned more carefully the
working of the payment of a bond.
Serg't O'Connen was on duty
Wednesday noon when young Wink
Ter was booked. At the time the
youth was highly incensed 10 think
that he had been arrested by the
police, claiming that the muller at
tachment in question was the one
which was on the motorcycle when
It was received from the factory. and
that the arresting officer didn't
know what he was doing" Young
Winkler also voiced his opinion re-
garding the police department in
general, and told the sergeant he
had been arrested some time ago
for violating the speed laws while
driving machine that could not
possibly go over IS miles an hour.
When he was asked by the SER
geant as 70 his age. he replied.
I'm 10 How old do you think
am? Six?"
Following the booking, young
Winkler secured his release on
bonds of S25 furnished by his IA
Their who with Mrs. Winkler, stood
by him throughout the case on
Thursday morning when the case
was called for hearing. Mr.. Wink
Ter who appeared with his son. ap-
parently was determined TO fight the
case and have il set for trial. He
was attempted 20 be dissuaded by
the youth who then. II is said. told
his father that there was no use
IN trying TO fight it, as he would
get stuck anyway" This failed 10
check Mr.. Winkler's determination
10 fight the case, and Judge Du-
Comb was just ready to set the
case for trial. when the youth IN
ally told his father that the attach
ment on the motorcycle was not the
one which came from the factory
with the machine. but was one
which he had attached himself.
Thereupon plea Of guilty was en-.
tered in the case. and Judge Du-
Comb imposed a fine which was
paid
Sergt. O'Conneu against whom the
charge was made was not requested
/ 10 be present at the hearing. O'Con-
nell has held the position OF desk
sergeant for more than 10 years and
/ has always been regarded as a cool
and level-headed man and not the
/ type young Winkler would like 70
have his parents and the board be-
/ lieve O'Connell 70 be