The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-08
Politics to Blame, Prosecutor
Declares to Women Who
Protest About Insults on
Downtown Streets and
Bandits in Homes.
SAYS OFFICERS WARNED
WHOM NOT, TO ARREST
Requests Aid in Crusade on
South Side Terrorizers-
Points to ParoIed Men
Convicted of Serious
Crimes Now at Liberty.

Crimes Now at Liberty.
"Sheiks in autos and on
downtown corners are annoying
women and girls, and house
wives on the south, side are
keeping their doors locked all
day for fear Of terrorizers, six
Awomen told Prosecutor William
HI. Remy today.
Remy said It was because In
dianapOlis police, controlled by pol
itics, are told whom to arrest and
not to arrest.
The women, representing the
Garfield Civic League were: Mrs.
Emma Reiffel, 846 Middle DIR. Wood
ruff Place, president; Mrs. Emma
Flick, 1909 Barth Ave, secretary;
Mrs. julius II Morrow, 1917 Barth
Ave; Mrs. A. M. Huff, 1866 Barth
l..
ST.. and Mrs. Ralph Staley, 1861 Cot
tage Ave.
eff we cannot get protection
from the police or prosecutors Of
flee, the taxpayers will organize
and take matters in their own
hands," said Mrs. Reiffel, spokes-
man.
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they really are, the city would be
Mortified" she said.
On Washington st.
She charged:
That "sheiISs" operated on
Washington between Illinois and
Pennsylvania SITS.
That colored men insulted
women on south side streets.
That women she knew person
ally had awakened to find coIOred
men i'm their bedrooms at night;
that housewives were afraid to
stay alone i'm their homes even in
day time.
Mrs Reiffel said she had formerly
lived on the south side, moving re-
Gently to Woodruff Place. The other
five women still live on the south
side.
I'm glad you called on me and
hope other women will let me
know Of conditions" Remy told
them.
indianapolis is run politically,
as you know. Conditions are bad.
A great many police, when placed
on the force, take their Oaths with
good intentions. Later they are
told by their higher ups whom to
leave alone and whom to arrest.
Sooner or later, the policeman
becomes a part of the political ma
chine. A year or so ago, police
were ordered to raid poolroOms and
dives on Indiana Ave. A police
lieutenant i'm an auto, half an hour
before the raid, drove up and down
the avenue, warning to clean up,
as the cops were coming"
Remy told the women that If they
| expected cooperation the victims of
sheiks and terrorizers must be will
ing to make tss-a, ines public, tell
the names of the Suspects and as
sist in the prosecution.
Women Threatened
Mrs. Reiffel then said that many
of the women have been threatened
if they did report.
fsnnY1'f ho afraid Panou eoid
get threats every day. Don't pay
any attention to them
Relny said the public must get
aroused over conditions, and that
then and only then would the
sheiks, terrOrizers and crooks leave
the city.
The women asked Remy about
vestigator.
"Ee is an efficient officer or he
wouldn't be working for me-" Remy
said. IT have to have a man who
knows the underworld. He must be
able to go and get his man."
Many Paroled
Remy said that many men he has
convicted are walking the streets to-
day without serving day Of their
sentence, because they had appealed
their cases.
The women came originally to see
Criminal Judge James A. Collins
concerning the case Of Booker
Davidson, colored, charged with
criminal attack and vehicle taking
and held under $4,000 bond.
Judge Collins assured them that
Davidson would be tried Friday Oh