The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-14
NURSE SUES
SHE riff FOR
CAR SEARCH
Young Woman Charges
That Officers Shot at Her
Automobile.
$1,000 DAMAGES ASKED
Bullets Punctured Tire,
Fender, Says Document.
$1,000 DAMAGES ASKED

Alleging that Sheriff Omer Haw-
kins and five of his deputies shot at
an auto in which she was riding on
the Michigan Rd., in Old Augusta,
May 13, forced the driver to stop
and search her person, suit
was filed in Superior Court Three
today in behalf of Miss Clara Isabel
Brown, 10, Ct 244 E. Tenth ST.,
asking $4,000 damages from Sheriff
Hawkins and the Globe indemnify
Company.
The suit was filed on behalf Of
Miss Brown, a student nurse, by DR..
F. V. Overman, her employer.
The sheriff refused to discuss the
case.
"I'll do all my stalking in court, "
he said.
No Liquor Found
Z. The suit charges the sheriff had
no warrants to search the car and
that he found no liquor.
The auto was fired on without
warning, the suit declared, and bull
lets punctured the rear tires and
fender of the auto.
The driver of the car and she be-
lieved the officers we're hi-jackers.
Miss Brown told a Times reporter.
II had been to a theater with Max
Hosea, a friend Of mine she said.
"It was early, and we took a ride to
Zionsville afterwards. My friend
had a new roadster, and was there
fore driving not over twenty miles
an hour, breaking the car in. 1
make this point, because the police
afterwards slated Max for reckless
driving, which was ridiculous.
Just outside of Old Augusta 1
looked around and saw car follow
ing us. We noticed that there was
also one in front of us and l was
frightened instantly.
They're hi-jackers,' Max and
both said together. There was no
red light ON the car following us,
as the police afterward claimed. No
command was called to us, but sud
denly, without the least warning,
they began firing at us.
Nearly tainted
I've were panic stricken, and l
almost tainted. Of course, we still
thought them hi-jackers. Max had
new fraternity pin, with thirty
small diamonds in it. He snatched
it off and put it in his mouth. By
this time the officers had surrounded
US, turned searchlightg on us, and
one stuck a gun close against my
face. Another had Max covered
Stick 'em up the officer said.
Then they began searching US for
liquor and only then did we realize
that they were officers. 1 had on a
coat with pockets. They went over
although that was absurd as there
wasn't bulge of any kind that
would have hidden the smallest
object.
"Of' course they found no liquor,
and turned to go, after stating Max
for reckless driving.
How'are we going to get home?'
ldA anu 1 DOIu dSh6u. uSIS z was
our car, with fiat tires, and it had
begun to rain briskly.
Left in Rain
That's up to you,' they said
and got in their machines and rode
away. We we're thoroughly wet.
I was suffering from fright and
shock, but we had to walk to New
Augusta to find telephone. Several
houses where we knocked didn't an
swer, but finally we found some peo-
pie who took us in, and we tele-
phoned to a garage. A Ford truck
took US back to Indianapolis and l
found my mother at l in the morn
ing simply hysterical, thinking
had come to some terrible harm"