South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-24
POLICE OFFICER
TO FACE CHARGE
OF MANSLAUGHTER
Is Released on Bonds for Sen
tember Trial Pair to An
swer Perjury Counts.


Police officer Hermaz q. Schr.cker.
. held responsible ir the 6rd.n-s OF
/ Justice OF the Peace Hos1ski for
/ the death OF Ziemund WISH ewski or
! May 6. was arrested yesterday after
noon on a warrant charging man
slaughter. He was immediately TAXI
/ en- before Justice 81 The Peace Hoo
sinski and the preliminary herring
/ was set for May 81 az p. M. CITY
Atty L. ". Hammond representtne
/ Schricker. entered plea ~ not
guilty. Justice Hos.ns,l SET bonds
OF $4,000 for Schr.ckcr appearance.
I Schricker's release was arranged Dc
+ the city attorney.
. The status Of Schr.ckers case az
4 present is that he wiu be given a
preliminary hearing May 81 before
( Justice Hosinsll. and u cause az that
time is found ne VIII be held FOR
trial on a charge Of manslaurhter az
+ the September term az the circuit
court
Chief OF Police Lane stated yester-
day afternoon thar Schr.-ke- would
not Doe suspended from duty a pres
4 ent. The police head declared his
authority i'm the matter NJ suspension
under the present circumstances are
not exactly clear. and the matter VIII
be laid before the board az safety
for action.
The sensational result 0f The IN
qu.ry was further intensified hv Ho-
sinsl<i when. declaring his course Of
action justified by a positive couvic-
ton that uis-statemerts az material
facts were made and that ne was
acting without prejudice he fled
amdavits against Frank Strezelecl1
and his wife charging them with
perjury. Streze-eckt operates the
"s0ft drink establishment ar 351s
w Division ST.. where the shooting
occurred.
Strezelecki. his wife. Andrew
Rokop. Howard Nohle and state Mo-
tOrcycle Officer Russell Meyers. prin-
/ cipaI witnesses Of the shooting. were
ordered 20 appear before The court
grand jury meeting in September.
Bonds OF 800 each have been oh
tanned by Hosinski from each Of the
4 five persons cited 10 appear before
/ the grand Jury.
The verdict citing that all papers
pertaining to the Investigation no
transmitted 20 the Circuit court OF
+ St Joseph county. follows:
BE IT REMEMBERED. that. on
the 18th. 18TH and 18th DAYS %
May 1922. there being no Coroner
of said County. the information was
given 20 mo. Al w Hosinsl<i.
Justice OF the Peace. in and for said
County and Township. that the
dead body OF Zismund Wisnlewskf
supposed 10 have come 20 his death
. by violence. had been found on
Meade Street En- the CITY ~ south
Bend. St. Joseph County. state of
Indiana. whereupon 7 proceeded 70
inquire how and In what manner
he came 20 his death The witnesses
were sworn and their testimony re-
dUced 10 writing by Frank Bstson.
who acted as Clerk 20 said inquest
and the transcript % said evidence
being delivered 70 me hE said Frank
B2tSOn. I have reviewed the evidence
and caused said witnesses 20 sign
their names 90 said sworn state
pents respectively And after hav-
ing heard the evidence and after re-
viewing same and after having
made all inquiry deemed necessary.
rendered the following verdict.
That the said Zigmund Wisniew-
SKI died on May f-a. 1922 about
two hours after being shot THAT The
said Zigmund W.sriewski died as
the result OF being shot with a
Thirty Eight C3s) Special Smith and