South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-17
SCHRICKER MUST
EXPLAIN TACTICS,
EXONERATE POURB
Action 10 Follow Firing of
Shots at Lone Woman Auto
ist Tuesday Night.

ist Tuesday Night.
Police Omcer Herman schrlcker's
Iates. display Of Eun-play Is not a
closed incident What .r more an
aftermath "a certain.
This ls assured despite the fact
that W o. Davies. president Of the
BOARD OF safety and Chief OF Police
Laurence La.s.s have not az vet de-
handed a Full explanation 81 the
~sharpshooter's" precipitate and un-
warranted action Tuesday night
when. without warning he fred five
times a. and frightened almost into
uuconsciousness. Mrs. T. ". Gaik,
OF Chicago. who IS visiting tn this
city at the home OF her mother,
Mrs. Emma Harrington 107 stuI 81.
Mrs. Gaik. who IS woman Of
ne highest tyre OF respectability
and character, IS expected to return
to this city today. having left for a
brief period yesterday. and she IS
certain to bring serious charges
against the promiscuously-sh shooting
oficer II lane and Davies have not
already taken action.
The full extent OF the officers Of
Tense was not revealed until yester-
day when Il was shown that not
only had ne fred a bullet into "a
d
but had also fired a shell through
the rear top of the sedan. bullet
that spent its pressure in the metal
three inches above the glass window.
Either might have resulted fatally
as cars and drivers, especially wo-
men. do queer things under such
circumstance.
And all because a lone woman, in
her anxiety 20 reach home because
OF fear and the late hour, was slight
Iv exceeding the speed limit; as If
the sudden appearance OF an I'M
known man who started shooting
would not cause any woman to fear
"a hoIdup and cause her 20 sEeed up
the car.
Poure ExOnerated
II has now been definitely estab-
lshed that Motorcycle officer Poure
was not with Schricker at the time
OF the incident. which took place
at Michigan and Stul sts. at 1850
O'Clock Tuesday night, so the brunt
OF the blame for the disgraceful oc-
currence rests with Schricker
Schricker's beated alibi is that he
did not know the occupant Of the
automobile which passed directly
past the Ford which he was driving
alone was a woman. also that he be
ueved Il was a "bootlegger" as po-
lice had been given orders 20 watch
for bootIeggers driving through from
Detroit 20 Kendallville
"Schricker may be called upon to
explain how one gets TO Kendallviue
out the Michigan ST. road. also how
ID feels 10 be driving "45 miles an
hour" over that bumpy pavement.
He must offer some explanation for
10 Is not believed that ne can stand on
his record 4" as they say in politics.
An investigation or his record, in all
probability. would lead to the undo
ing of the officer as his tactics and
general disposition as an ohcer are
we'll known.
Two men have had their lives cue
short. I'm an alleged attempt TO evade
arrest. because Of his hardness with
q revolver. one of these men was
drunk. Several other drunken men
have been targets with which he
practiced
other Victims
others have been attacked and
hrutallv beaten directly outside the
door OF the police station when
Shricker became enraged because he
arrested them for little or no reason
and they were released without be
ing booked by the desk sergeant.
Local newspaper men can and will
testify i'm such depravities.
The concensus OF opinion is that
the officer is too good shot and
too handy with gun "a much long
or remain in the local police force.
Pres't Davies OF the safety board eN-
pressed the same opinion yesterday,
40 further action either by authori-
res or in the nature Of outside
charges IS sure TO follow.
The AFFAIR is not a closes 90 irci-
dent