The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
POLICEMAN IS
SENT TO JAIL
FOR CONTEMPT
Judge Sheaffer'S Wrath Is
Stirred; Imposes Fine
of $25.
OLD FEUD IS REVIVED
Clash Over RearreSt Order
Brings MorriSSey Into
Quarrel.

Safety board members today
discussed the possibility 81 appeal
ing to Governor Paul V. McNutt,
with a view to impeaching NUM-
cipal Judge William HI. Sheaffer,
as result of renewal of his feud
with Chief Mike MOrrissey.
Held by Municipal Judge William
H. Sheafer in direct contempt OF
his court, patrolman Raymond Boyd
was remanded to Jail today for fail
ure to pay a fine of $25.
The action renewed the feud OF
Sheaffer and Chief Mike Morrissey
Fight to free Boyd was opened at
once, and before 2 this afternoon
James A. Collins, formerly criminal
Judge, announced he will file a pc
tition for a writ of habeas corpus
in circuit court and demand an i'm
mediate hearing.
Sentence followed appearance in
court of Clarence Matthews, "A, OF
403 North Grant avenue, nephew OF
Boyd, on a charge of failure to stop
at a preferential street. Matthews
was fined $25 and costs.
Fails to Appear
Matthews was to have appeared
before Sheaffer on Monday, but
failed to do so. 1t was explained
that his hours of employment were
such that he could not appear at the
time set without being away from
his work.
Sheaffer ordered rearrest of Mat
thews and the warrant in his case
and those of other rearrest defend
ants were sent to the office of Ser
geant Jack O'Neal to be served.
However, it developed, when court
convened this morning, that the re-
arrest had not been made in the
case of Matthews, who, however,
was in court with Boyd.
For a time, warrant in the case
could not be found, but it was dis
covered shortly on the Office desk of
Jacob Steinmetz, deputy prosecutor,
and was brought down by him with
warrants in other continued cases.
Question Is Evaded
Questioning Boyd, the court de-
manded:
Who stopped this rearrest?
Boyd explained regarding the
warrant, that he went down there
and got it," but evaded the courts
question.
You are in contempt of this
court" Sheaffer announced. This
is a court order for rearrest. I'm
citing you for contempt of court
What have you to say?"
Nothing" was the reply.
The fine then was imposed and
Boyd remanded to Jail on failure
to pay.
However, he was not locked up
He remained at the turkeys office
and MorriSsey issued an order that
Boyd is not to be slated.
Bitterness Crops Out
Its not our case and it's not 60
ing on our slate" the chief declared
Morrissey declares Boyd is an Of
ficer going to jail for doing his
duty
Just because Sheaffer doesn't
like me-" MorriSsey continued, SIS
no reason Why he should take it out
Oh members of the police depart
ment."
Morrissey declares that re-arrest
warrants, including the one in the
Matthews case, came from the court
two hours after roll call. and there
was no opportunity to get them in
to the hands of officers for re-
arrests in time for appearances in
court in the forenoon.
However, the chief conceded,
Sheaffer might be technically
right" in Furnishing Boyd.
Sheaffer Gives Views
In stating his side of the Situa-
ton, Sheaffer declared that. since
Jan. l of this year. police have
failed to make re-arreStS in ap-
proximately 200 cases, mostly Oh
traffic charges.
Replying to Morrissey regarding
the Matthews warrant, the judge
asserted:
1T went down about p. m. and
should have been sent out that
night, as customary, the defendant
arrested, and then locked UP or re-
leased on SIS bond"
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