The daily gazette., 1883-08-23
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A Drunken Man Arrested and Cruelty Ill
Treated by an ORicer of Mayor Wales
Model lForce--ExpresslOn of = Prominent |
Citizen.
About 1890 O'Clock this morning Officer |
Cannon ran across drunken man sleeping
on Front street between Walnut and Poplar
and proceeded forthwith to escort him to
the hail, taking the precaution to place the
nippers upon his prisoners right arm.
An went well until Fifth and King was
reach, when the prisoner made an effort
to free himself from the cruel nippers, which
the officer had been Tightening up at inter
walls from Front and French streets. During
the suffie which followed the prisoner at
tempted to get away Thomas Davidson, OF
the firm of Davidson s. Brother, offered his
assistance to the officer and helped convey
the man to the hall
Opposite the GAZETTE office the officer
gave an extra twist on the nippers, when
the prisoner made an appeal to Mr.. David
son to have the officer release his hold,
promising 20 go to the hall quietly II he
would do so.
At this time the prisoner struggled Vigor-
ously, and gave his captor savage struggle
Mr. Davidson pulled his arms from around the
policeman's neck, and as he did so oh1cer
Cannon, seeing his advantage, drew his jack
jack and made brutal blow at the prisoners
head. The blow was fortunately warded Oh
by Mr.. Davidson, who protested against
such unnecessary violence being resorted To
when ample assistance was at hand.
When the hall yard was reached the
officer had become thoroughly excited and
besides again giving the nippers twist,
turned the arm of the prisoner, who was
going along quietly, almost back OF him
causing the man the most excrueiating pail
and making him beg piteously for relic
from the officer
Notwithstanding the fact that the prisone
was going along quietly the officer con
tinued his cruel treatment, even after beinl
reinforced by an officer who came running
down the yard.
Not only did he use the nippers but tn
officer went so far as to use the black jaci
and also bit his prisoners arm in fendisl
manner as any number of persons will testif
to.
When then hall was reached Henry Baird
paying teller OF the Delaware Bank, at
tempted to interfere in behalf eff the pris
oner, appealing to Chief Hawkins TO MAX
the officer let 20 his hold, but to no effect.
When the officer returned from the col
ridor Mr.. Baird said to him that his treat
ment to the prisoner was cruel. Cannon
in The most ungentlemanly manner poss
BILE, said: "You can consider it what yo
d. please" Mr.. Davidson also upbraide
the officer, when the officer called Nj
Davidson hummer.
Had it not been for the interference
Chief Hawkins, who made frantic endeavo
to quiet the unruly officer, he would III
doubtedly have been roughly handled b
the large crowd of people who had assen
bled and who had seen the brutal treatmel
of the prisoner by the officer.
A prominent Republican said in convers
ton with representative of the GAzET'
that he thought the officers treatment of e
man was brutal in the extreme and that
his influence with Mayor Wales amounted
anything he have the officer removed trc
the force Immediately.
During the rumpus which occurred in t
police station, Chief Hawkins tried hard
quiet the officer, whose language was I
cidedly unbecoming an officer, and viii
was calculated to make all law abiding ct
zens use their endeavors towards having h
removed from the force.