The northwestern bulletin., 1923-05-26
University Ave. Merchants in
Demonstration at Police
Headquarters. fiH scott
OBJECTED TO COINS vIIa ton
BEING SUSPENDED
Trouble Came When Arrest Is
Made Following Break of q,
Traffic Rule. rargtee1t

Thursday afternoon, z May l17oa
committee of merchants from the
University and Dale street district
called on Commissioner of Public
Safety Frank Matson for the purposel
of securing the Reinstatement OF Pa-8
trolman Homer Coins, who was sns-
pended by Chief Sommers for i'm
subordination. The facts leading up
to the present situation are as fol-
lows: On Tuesday evening, May 49,
Patrolman Coins, who was stationed
at Dale and University, arrested
Abraham Fineberg for passing, both
gates of an outgoing street. car
When Coins halted the defender on
the traffic ordinance fineberg be-
came very indignant, nsing g insulting
language and further stated1that If
Coins arrested him ewonld succeed
in getting him off the force BY this
time large crowd had gathered
Coins ordered Fineberg to proceed to
the Rondo station and report !. This
Fineberg did with reluctance. The
women in the rear seat n registered
their contempt toward Coins as the
car proceeded to the police station =
by giving him the famous Chaplin
finger salute and fired the parting
shot, Wen get you."
Committee See officials.
Wednesday morning PatroIman
Coins was summoned before Chief OF
Police Sommers, on complaint of
Fineberg, and afterwards suspended
for insubordination. On hearing, OF
Coins suspension the above spoken
of committee, composed Of Henry, Egg
bert, druggist; Archie Cannon, gro,
GER; DR.. Geo. w. Snyder. pbysician;,
G. L. Peterson, president of the,
Western State Bank A. W. Gostetso
manager of the Faust Theaterss Ed
Wagner, merchant. and James Webb,
Immediately proceeded, TO Commits
sioner Frank Matseh TOR the purpose =
VI SccuiihS UoiHS s.fts-luSidLfmSHlcit
Mr.. Henry Egbert: acted as spokes-,,
man for the party. mo act was. too
small for Coins, He protected the
property of our citizeRs and especial;
~ did he look after. the school chill
dren in crossing this dangerous
street" Com. .Matson q was 'tyerS.,
courteous to the comml ttee. but last
formed them he was unable TO secure
any action and it would be necessagYt
to see Chief Sommer, :, ,Matsono ng5
ther said: 1--WE have frequently, had
complaints against officers, but this
is the first time group Of eihzepA
have attempted to intercede for one" 3
Men See Chief Sommers. "a trg
Still determined to see Coins get az
fair deal, the entire committee, pro-
ceeded to Chief Sommers, reqnestingf
that the suspension, beYremosed fasf
Coins was the NEST man ever placed
on Dale and University. Accordingito
the statement of the committee, Chief
SoAS'S Woc NOAy VMt IA thIOiiHiHSO
them that ''the decision was final its
Chief Sommers refused to econ sidsro
the past record of Coins aslstated hyr
the merchants, The ct9that they
were citizens of St. Pand ,taxpayersa
and businessmen, and to feceiye such
small consideration lat tha hands 1bfs
the chief of police. was one that ipue
censed the committeet too tb6JpoiHtw
that they decided tofleavernd stpbaU
unturned in bringings Abratiam Ffneha
berg to speedy justice and that Pa
trolman Coins be reinstated.t yIEof si
Fineberg ordered to AppearI oaw
Abraham Fineberg was then order
ed to appear before Judge Olson in
police court Thursday morning to
answer the charge of passing open
gates as accused by Patrolman Gomez
Fineberg was accompanied BY his atr;a
torney. Milton Firestones who easkedT
for continuation. N The trial wasoa
set for Monday morning. .Mayc28A 500
Continued on RasasAlrT ereh