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SALESMAN, COP ICLASH; BOTHlt;•1,TO FACE COURTPatrolman Roth UsesMace on J. C. B.Beatty.(DEFER HEARINGCharges liled at Calcutta Against Policeman.Pleading not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct upon arraignment before Municipal Judge J. Hanley today, James C. H. Reatty, pottery sales manager, arrested by Patrolman Herman Roth, In an uptown store Tuesday night, will be given a hearing at ft o’clock next Tuesday morning. His cash bond of $-•*. i*s'-ed by his son Newton Reatty, following his arrest, was held for his appearance.i’atrolman Roth faces charges of assault and battery with Intent to kill, filed in the court of Justice Wll I liain Calvin, of St. Clair township, early Wednesday morning by lloatty. Constable I*awrenre Chamberlain served the warrant on Roth In the Diamond early Wednesday morning, but Roth told Chamberlain to return the warrant to Calvin ami advise him that the St. Clair township justice had “no Jurisdiction within the cityof East Liverpool.Realty’s arrest at 10:4?* o'clock Tuesday night followed, it |s said, a visit at tie* police booth in the Diamond earlier In the evening. Roth claims that Realty entered the police booth and called him a vile name. He ordered Reatty from the booth, he asserts, ami Reatty crossed the street to a store. Reatty claims that he was crossing the Diamond to the store when Roth threatened to arrest him.A few minutes later Roth said he crossed to the store and as he opened the door Reatty called him another name. He said he told Reatty that he was under arrest and that the prisoner defied him The officer said that he tripped Realty throwing him to the floor. Reatty. according to Roth,while on the floor kicked and shouted. Roth then says lie (Rotlu “tapped Reatty on the head with his mace. The patrolman then handcuffed Reatty, claiming the prisoner refused to stand up Reatty was dragged through the door to tin* sidewalk, where he arose. The patrol was called for the trip to the city Jail.Reatty's story ot' the trouble differs from that of the policeman. He claims that he was taking a drink at the joda fountain counter in the store with bis back partly toward the door when be was struck from behind. He says that lie remembers nothing further until he was being searched at the city ball. After lie was locked In Jail he said that he discovered n cut about an inch In length on the top if his head, caused, lie claims, when struck by the police officers club.Roth said he filed three charges, lrunkenness, resisting arrest and dis-irderly conduct by using profane lan ;uage, against Beatty. The charges] *f intoxication and resisting arrest vere not read in court. Reatty denied ie was drunk.Immediately after being released hortly after midnight. Reatty went to 'alcutta where lie signed the affi-lavlt against R th. He sai.1 today hat (wo other charges would be filed igalnst Roth but refused to divulge lie nature of the complaints or before vhotu they would be filed. He was '•presented by no attorney at the city iall this morning, but requested a postponement until Tuesday as he a as “busy.”Solicitor Frank Hoover this morn-ng backed up the claim of Patrolman loth that outside Justices had no Jur-sdlction within the city limits of East .iverpool under the provisions of the nunlcipal court act except in liquor ases. He said that the common pleas find probate courts could Issue varrants for violations of a certain haracter within the city.25McNmigli insta si tnlt;v.heiatlvaoverkets.
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East Liverpool Review
East Liverpool, Ohio, US
Thu, May 31, 1928
Page 8
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