The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-30
Not Arrest Warrant

judge sign them before making their
search and arrest
Not Arrest Warrant
"A search warrant is not a war
rant for an arrest. It's a writ OF
discovery for the purpose only Of
obtaining evidence to make an ar
rest"
Judge Collins deplored the habit
Of persons telephoning Captain Paul
sell to Tip him off, TO alleged
liquor law violations. and having
him send a squad to raid a decen-
home.
The judge said he recently learned
from n friend whom he had known
for thirty years that the friends
home was raided. Collins said this
friend was only putting up root beer
i'm his garage.
Collins said he Immediately con-
rerred with Paulsell. who informed
him someone telephoned police
headquarters saying this man was
violating the law.
Captain Paulsell also is said 10
have told Judge Collins that his UNI
known informer declared that il the
home was not raided he would take
the matter up with the Federal
grand jury.
Case Cited
Collins also cited the case OF a
local salesman whose home was
raided three times while he was
away. Investigation disclosed that
some neighbor who disliked the fam
lily asked police to raid the home.
Collins absolved Lieut.. John
Eisenhut. who raided Miss Meyers
home, of all blame, saying he was
acting under orders Of Captain Paul
sell. Judge Collins suggested that
Paulsell before sending his men to
justice of peace courts for warrants,
lay the matter before Prosecutor
William II. Remy, or one OF his
deputies.
Instead of rushing to township
courts for Illegal search warrants,
the matter should first be laid be-
fore Remy," he said. This is
America. not Russia, yet 1 suppose
within the past eight years 10000
homes i'm Indianapolis have been
illegally entered by prohibition Of
ficers with search warrants that
would never hold water.
Strikes ut Tips
Captain PaIisell ought never to
take tips from gabby neighbors over
the telephone. This illegal entering
OF homes never takes away from the
family the humiliation which fol-
lows when some busybody puts the
police force in motion.
'It makes no difference whether
black or white, rich or poor, as
far as / am concerned / am go
ing to stop this unwarranted
searching of homes.
Spiher said he was more than will
ing to cooperate with Judge Collins,
and would be delighted to remedy
the situation.
Six other blind tiger cases ap,
pealed from city court were heard
by the judge.
Charges Dismissed
Charges against James Lipscomb.
colored. 1914 f. Twenty-Third ST..
and Charles Grub, tailor. 1914
Wright ST., were dismissed.
The officers said they found a tea
spoonful of white mule at Lips
combs home and asserted they
thought Grub threw away some
liquor.
Fines of 800 and costs and thir-
ty-day sentences on the Indiana
State farm, given Raymond Scott,
sol Wisconsin St.. and Pete Steve,
1927 w. Tenth ST., in the lower
court, were unchanged.
PatrOlman Werby denied he Of
fered SCOTS children nickels If
they would tell him where their
fathers liquor was located.
Edna Neal, colored, 604 N. Senate
Ave-. was discharged. In city court
she was fined 500 and sentenced to
thirty days in Jail. Dennis Jeffer-
son, colored, 511 n. California ST.,
was fined 500 and costs and SEN
fenced to ninety days on the In
diana State Farm. He had been
fined $500 and given a To-day farm
sentence.