The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-17
CRITICIsEs OFFICERS.
Effort Made to Secure Warrants for
Two Policemen

Application was made in the municipal
court yesterday for warrants Of arrest FOR
Sergeant Joseph Davis and Patrolman JCseth
Heating. judge TwChy declined to near inc
grounds of the applications but the mater
is net yet definitely settled and today an
other more formal proceeding may be insti-
tuted by which the policam n may BE- brou mt
before the tribunal as prisoners charSeu Win
an offense against the law.
The II, her unusual state Of all ilrs grows
out of the arrest OF William Smith. at Fort
Smelling last Saturday night on the charge
of cruelty to animals According to ihe state
ment of NJ. J. Costello, Smiths attorney,
his client was abr I'd By the policemen and
the warrants, If procur d, will charge ser
Officer Kcating with assault. Smith hves
on Montreal avenue. The dag III his arrest
he dro;e t. Fort Smelling and leaving his
horse the attorney says, in the NOEL START
returned to town. Later he went back to
the hotel ard secured his horse with the
intention of driving home. Before S;a:i3ES'
however. it is sad he ti5d the dorse outside
Of the hotel fer Z moment TO go inside ana
purchase some tCbocrG. Patrolman heatiEg
came along at this time. ii is alleged ana
told smith 10 BLANKET lis horse. it IS claimed
that the weather was not severe Oh the even
ivg in question and that Smith refused TO
CJ,y The officers order, explaining, 1t IS saId'
that he would be gone but short tme.
Smith SAYS he did net consume more tDan
one minute in the purchase of the tobacco.
but that when he ca1ae out OF the holel
Patrolman Heating Faced him under arrest
Smith refused to 90 with the ponce; MS s,,i at
tornev says. and clung to the post to which
the horse was tied. Then, 1t is Claimed,
Officer Heating took him by the collar ana ara
attempted to jerk hi mGway, subjectlng MIN
to rough physical treatment and tearing the
coat nearly off of Smiths back. At about
this juncture Sergean, Davis reached the
scene and took a hand in the proceedings by
pounding Smiths hands with CLUB or
'billy," to- make him let go Of the post. 1t
IS said that Smith insisted that he had done
nothing to warrant arrest. but that he was
finally landed at the central station ara
locked up on the charge OF cruelty to ami
mails Il is further claimed that the ponce
took charge of Smiths horse and tuggy
after he was arrested ard that in some way
the horse ran away, sustaining conSi1 raD!e
injury and smashing the buggy. 1t IS SAID
Smith could not find his horse fer two Gays;
Smith. according to his attorney, was Obliged
to get DR.. Stamm to dress the wounds pro-
duced on MS hands by Sergeant Davis.
When engaging himself to defend smith
last Tuesday the attorney says ne at once
sought Clerk Conroy, OF the ponce cou[t,
for information as to whether or not ne
could get warrants for the arrest OF Sergeant
Davis and Patrolman Heating, but was re-
ferred to the city attorney. Yesterday, When
Smith arraigned for trial, ne says ne
asked Judge TWohy to hear Smith s story
relative to the treatment he had received,
as t was desired to ask the court to issue
warrants but the court declined 10 go lnIo
this phase of the matter until ne hearu Iile
evidence of the policemen on the cruelty
charge This charge was then taken up, DuC
was dismissed and Smith released upon mo.
5bs co OF AlSGG fled n the case was INSULT
tent to constitute an alleged offense upon
which Smith could be tried The request , Ior
warrants for the arrest of the ponceineh was
not afterwards renewed but Smiths attor-
nSy saws he will hold consultation with
his client TO-DAY regarding what if any, fur
Their steps VIII be taken in the matter lie he
saws he has advised Smith that he has case
;-st Sergeant Davis for assault and bat
terv against PatroImaa Heating for assault
and grounds against beth officers in civil &C &C
tins both fer false imprisonment ana lot
the damage to the horse and buggy