Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-21
POLICE PROCEEDINGS.
Alleged Brutal aEd CoWardIy Treat.
ment of a Woman.

The Few men on the police fore,
! who are oapaUle ami careful officer
! have to bear the burden OF being il
had company, since they are no
sufficiently numerous 70 WELD ;
! potent influence.
The following Information con
ceming IN incident which occurred
| in the Twen,y-frst Ward on SStuI,
day evening is CLEANED from wit.
nesses to the occurrence;
Wm. Lewis, who resides ON y
Street, near South Temple, came
home about 8 O'Clock on the evening
named. He was considerably in
t1xicated, being hardlyable to make
his wsy across the street. Reach
ing the vicinity Of his home, he sat
down on the outer elgc of the side
walk, his feet In the water ditch.
Atthis time several girls, ranging
from eight to twelve years Of age
came slong. and began teasing him.
and poSiEg him with sticks. Lewis
was too drunk TO protect himself, bat
made several clutches at the chill
dren who were annoying him.
Finally he caugh: the dress OF one
OF them. gave 1t 4 jerk and tore the
skirt.
The girl was daughter OF police
man Vim. Hilton. She ran home
ond told her mother. Hilton, who
seemed b nave got wrong under
standing uf the Affair, came down IN
a rage and gave him a severe beat
Ing. He then s1id he was going to
send for the patrol wagon, anu have
Lewis taken 10 jail. y man who
had seen what JlauspiTcG came up |
and suggested to Hilton that lie had I
already been too severe, aud had /
better let the matter rest
Hilton GId not heed the advice, |
lut telyphoned !Orthe patrol wagon. I
In the meantime Mrs. Lewis had /
10 Get her husband into ,
lie house ana on 10 q BED.
She had entered the house
md closed tie GOer. which She II
used to open when directed % DO 20.
lne o.. tine officers Threatened 10
.rrest her also. More p0iicesaeu
anne, after which operations were
tsumgd. The wire screen was
u05cu aud tom CIeu, anu two Of
lac policemen seiEei pieces Of wood I
hat were lying near the house 10
Sc in bltJcring down the dOlr,
which was thCu opened 10y Ms.
4ewis. The officers had drawn
heir pistols, and the crowd expected
D see = bloody Tragedy. One Of the |
ihcCrs demanded 10 know where I
.ewis was. The woman uil not
nswcr, ami 1t the command OF a
8iiccmln who appeared 10 be ia
largv, four officers resented their
CdpOn- ut nur.
The officers found Lewis in an aG- {
lining room and Tried 10 wake him
ON his drunken sleep AlE>. Lew
protested that Ee was being used I
10 roughly. She was pushed back
10 = corner. Again she came iyI-
Sri, anu began 20 iutgfIuse IN de-
uSU Of her husband. lie was taken
the patrol wJgui, @Gi pushed in.
ne Office seized Mn. Les. i by the !
m ANU dragged her toward the !
e wagon. Sug held back, and was q
Ughiy shaken. Then sine slapped :
De- u th,W, wLca Hilton struck
r blow iu tine face. It. force
ay re j-a-c.. .cul ,Ac fact THAT 4
Igk eye is the Tesgit. She received T
isiher L.pW-sULc nv tT:U-IgUm :
.0tuer officer, ana w-s then tum- :.
ed into the wagon. q
On arrival at ae City Hall, Lewis :
IS placed ia jail. lirE. Lewis !.
It for y SCR ~cY,t, vino. when lr r
" her condition. amt the evidences .
gDU-. treatment Wh.-h lc bore. :
.UF=l ier luloI~'. DGIiug the
.iCe at iae place 81 arrest the
sw. c..C- shame on sac ..iiDerS, I
Il some present. notably Iii, 81
g's, u-uuuu.g. t.c affair ia vu- :,
site iguEIa g.. Lewis ?uI his a
fe Gr- Liberals" Airs. Lewis "
ted that s..u iuirlCpito prosecute a
Iigcg Hilton lr- tsc q aUil upon IA
g, SD ,u. u'at-er wall have an aiT- 81
{ IN t.- courts. The cas-. is one 81
q. c'l'r fa-;horJu-h inv ztigJtiUu, G
u ID the iGe.- - related should Dee II
abolished, there slulid geo. only "
some carly vacancies .u thr st
cc, Tat IlJ. gyu.inu- !Dr 81 l-liou> ai
law. G