SHOTWELL KEEPS
RECORD STRAIGHT
County Attorney Asserts That Stories
Of Alleged Leniency Toward Negro
Criminals False.
ONE ASSAULT ACQUITTAL
AND NO PAROLES
County Attorney Shotwell Indignantly
Resents The Statement That His
Office lias Been Lenlenl With As
sntiltcrs Of Women—lie Is Barked
Cp Absolutely By Court Records—
Reports of these crimes having in
creased since the Chicago riots, Mr.
Shotwell Is of the opinion that the
criminal element fleeing that city may
be In part responsible for them.
"The cases of assault against women
nearly all occurred after the Chicago
riots,” he added. "Previous to that pe
riod the record was comparatively
clean of such outrages.”
The county attorney believes that
groundless stories concerning the
leniency of courts and court officers
toward alleged attackers were re
sponsible for the tragedy gave out the
following interview:
“On July 7 a South Side girl was
ravished by a Negro who tied her to
a tree. Police arrested a suspect and
he was identified. Reports were wide
ly circulated, and are still heard over
the streets, that this prisoner was
released.
The Ninety-Day Case.
— “As a matter of fact he was bound
over from the county to the district
court, was in the "ounty jail the night
of the riot, and is now in state peni
tentary at Lincoln with the other
colored prisoners taken from this jail,
In default of $5,000 bonds.
One of the most popular of the fake
stories that were used to incite the
riot was that a colored man had at
tempted to assault a 9-year-old girl,
was arrested, identified and given 90
days In the county jail. The facts are
that the little girl saw this Negro, and
thought he was quickening his step
toward her. She ran and told her
mother. The Negro was arrested, but
there was no' evidence that he even
touched the girl. Naturally this was
no rape case, but a disorderly conduct
complaint was filed against him, and
he got 90 days. He, too. was on the
roof of the court house when Brown
was lynched.
"Still another story, positively false,
was used in stirring up feeling that
preceded the riot. It was said that
a colored man was arrested for an as
sault upon a white woman, and that
she Identified him, but that he was
later discharged.
Discusses Cullfas Charge.
"in this case her identlfieation was
very weak, and the prisoner estab
lished a positive alibi, bringing in
from Iowa the white foreman of a
road gang of the Illinois Central rail
road, who showed by his time-checks
that the suspect was in Iowa on the
day of the assult, and at work.
“This sort of propaganda must
cease, because It is false and incites
to riot," concluded Mr, Shotwell.
SKNATOR WILLIAMS COVETS
^ EX-KAISER WILHELM’S POSITION
(Special to The Monitor hy Clias.
Stewart.)
Hannibal, Mo., Oct. 6, “Where Is
our country drifting when a man who
la elected by the people to help to
niake laws to govern us will stand in
the I'nited States Senate chamber and
indorse lynching?" was the question
asked by Bishop H. Blanton Parks of
Chicago, In addressing the North Mis
souri African Methodist conference,
which closed last night, after five
days' session.
“I consider Senator Williams the
American kaiser," continued the
bishop, “und unless this government
calls a halt to men In high position
condoning crime and criminality, the
future of our country Is dark. That
senator who put his approval on lynch
-* ’ ing is guilty of high treason and
should be punished.”
Resolutions were passed extending
sympathy to Mayor Smith of Omaha,
who was assaulted by the mob; the
same was telegraphed to the official.
The conference went on record as op
posing crime, criminality, anarchy, I.
W. W, and bolshevism and all their
kindred evils, and called upon those
who make and construe the law to see
that It was properly executed.
The conference selected Chillicothe
for the next annual session. Revs. N.
C. Buren, W B. Brooks, W. S. E. Ma
loney and S. L. Smith were elected
delegates to the general cot ference,
which meets next May in St. Louis.
In thlB session bishops are to be elect
ed. Among the prominent candidates
are Revs. J. R. Ransom, J. C. Caldwell,
W. Sampson Brooks, A. J. ,.Carey and
W. D. Johnson.
Dr. A. Pox preached the educational
sermon and Dr. Caldwell delivered a
special lecture on the Bible. The Ses
sion was the best In the history of the
organization. ,
POLICE OFFICER
IS SUSPENDED
j William Coulter First Of Several To
Face Charges Of Neglect Of Duty In
Connection W’ith Rioting.
(stated some officer
GAVE MOB DIRECTIONS
Probe To Secure Fads Will Be Un
sparingly Used — Slightest Clue
Being Followed In Rigid Investiga
tion of Rioters.
WILLIAM COULTER, a patrolman,
was suspended October 4 by
Chief of Police Ebersteln.
The suspension is the first of a
number it is expected will be made by
the chief of police of officers who are
alleged to have violated their oath of
office during the riots of last Sunday
night.
Charges will be preferred against
Coulter before the city council. Police
Commissioner Ringer said he did not
care at this time to make public the
specific acts of Ihe police officer, which
brought about his suspension.
"He failed to do his duty; that’s
about all we care to say about it right
now,” said Ringer.
Coulter said he had been informed
he had been suspended for "something
he had said.”
Says Didn't Yield Badge.
The suspended officer declared he did
not urn over his gun or badge to mem
bers of the mob. "I’d die before I’d
give up my gun,” said Coulter.
“Did you say anything that might
warrant your suspension?” he was
asked.
"I didn’t say a thing." replied the
officer.
Coulter was transferred to the
Omaha police force from the South
Omaha force upon annexation of
•South Omaha by Omaha on June 21.
1915. He was appointed to the South
Omaha force on May 1, 1901.
A thorough investigation of charges
that a number of police officers vio
lated their oath of office by turning
their badges and guns over to mem
bers of the mbh is being made by Com
missioner Ringer and Chief Mberstein.
Accumulation of Evidence.
Ringer said he had accumulated
evidence showing that police officers
were negligent in their duty Sunday
and suspensions will be made.
Several officers, it is alleged, will
ingly turned over their guns to the
mob leaders. They were in sympathy
with the movement to lynch Will
Brown. One officer is said to have
"addressed"’ his revolver to himself
and "mailed" it at a box in the court
house.
The police commissioner is investi
gating information that it was a
police officer who gave leaders of the
mob directions how to reach the
county Jail by a back stairway and
that It was through this information
that the mob finally captured the
prisoner from the officers.
Tills officer is alleged to have fur
nished leaders of a mob with a dia
gram of this stairway after he had
turned over his gun and badge.
50 LAWYERS AID IX
RIOT PROSECITION
Will Be On Duty Throughout Onj In
Gathering Evidence Against Alleged
Rioters.
^T the suggestion of County At
torney A. V'. Shotwell, over fifty
Omaha lawyers have volunteered to
aid in the gathering of evidence
against those in connection with the
lynching of Will Brown, the attempted
hanging of Mayor Smith, the burning
of the Douglas county court house and
the looting of pawnshops Sunday
night. The evidence is to be placed
before the grand jury when It con
venes October 8.
At a meeting in the city hall October
3, organization of the lawyers was af
fected. R. M. Swltzler was placed in
i charge of scheduling the lawyers for
duty in collecting evidence. The at
torneys will co-operate with Captain
H. P. Maze of the police department
In gathering material for the prosecu
tion.
Three attorneys will be on duty at
all hours of the day and in the even
ing .when the occasion demands it,
until the grand Jury convenes. Head
quarters of the attorneys will be at
room 201 city hall.
Shotwell addressed the organiza
tion and outlined the work of the
lawyers and the manner in which evi
dence is to be collected.
The attorneys’ duty roster for Fri
day was announced: 1 to 3 p. m„ C.
H. Marley, George H. Thummell and
George Pratt; 3 to 5 p. m., A. C.
Thompson, A. C. Monger and I). W.
Swarr. On Saturday, 9 to 11 a. m.,
Raymond Crossman, Arthur Palmer
and L. T. Wall will be on duty; from
11 a. m. to 1 p. m., George H. Thum
mell, V. J. Haggart and Thomas
Lynch; from 1 to 5 p. m., W. C. Ram
sey, J. P. Palmer and S. O. Cotner.
JUDGE REDICra
P‘ CHARGE TO JURY
That pa'ea * District Judge Red
ick’s chax'JNtp the grand jury which
relates to the recent rioting follows:
“Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
“You have been called together at
this time to perform one of the most
Important duties of citizenship. Un
der ordinary conditions the county at
torney and his deputies are able to
investigate infractio-s of the criminal
laws and institute proper proceedings
to bring the offenders to justice, but
an emergency exists at this time which
has rendered it imperative that they
be afforded the assistance of a grand
jury. * * *
"The emergency above referred to
has been brought about through the
efforts of certain lawless persons to
take the law Into their own hands and
administer punishment In their own
way, without the forms of law and
without giving the ones accused of
crime the opportunity to demand
themselves before a Jury of twlve men,
or for that matter in any way what
ever. As a result of their lawless
endeavors it is asserted that a pris
oner In the county jail was forcibly
removed therefrom, and hanged, and
his body dragged through the streets
of the city; the mayor of the city at
tacked and severely beaten; the court
house of the county set on fire, and
seriously damaged; stores and ware
houses broken into and the contents
stolen.
“Large numbers of persons are said
to have been engaged in these activi
ties resulting in the commission of
the crimes of murder, assault with
intent to kill or do great bodily harm,
arson, burglary, larceny, rioting and
many others of less degree.
“If these things have been done, the
perpetrators thereof should be pun
ished, not only that the criminal laws
of the state may be rigidly enforced,
but that he lawless and criminal ele
ments of the community may not be
encouraged to make similar or other
unlawful onslaughts upon the regul
arly constituted authorities of the
state and all subdivisions thereof.
“The constitution of the state of
Nebraska provides that ‘No person
shall be deprived of life, liberty or
property, without due process of law.’
This is the guaranty of our liberties,
a disregard of which involves the de
struction of government, and* the in
auguration of a reign of terror.
‘‘You should, therefore, approach the
performance of your duties with calm
and unbiased minds but with a stern
determination to uphold the laws of
the state and bring all offenders to
justice.
“The first and principal matters for
your consideration should be to In
quire into and true presentment make,
if in your opinion justified, of such
persons as are now held in the coun
ty Jail to answer charges preferred
against them, especially with crimes
growing out of the disorders above
referred to, and this you should do
as speedily as possible.
“In this connection you are specially
cautioned that you should not allow
yourselves to be influenced by pas
sion, popular clamor, fear, favor, or
prejudice, but should make present
ment or refuse so to do without re
gard to any of those considerations,
and solely as in your Judgment the
evidence produced before you war
rants and requires.
“It Is not for me to say whether any
crimes have been committed, or, if
so, who committed ttjeni these ques
tions are solely wlifftn the province
of the grand jury and are to be de
I tortnined In the manner above out
lined from the evidence which may
he brought before you or which your
diligence may procure.
“Practically unlimited Inquisitorial
powers are conferred upon you, and
you should exercise the utmost dili
gence to the full extent of your skill
and understanding, to Investigate both
generally and specially the manner
and extent to which the criminal laws
of the state are being enforced, and
if crimes have been committed, bring
the criminals to the bar of Justice that
they may receive merited punish
ment.”
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