The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-12-09

POLICEMEN CLEARED.
BY THE COMMITTEE OF INVESTI-
CATION.
Officers Frazier. and White Charged
With Cruel Treatment of Pris-
oner-SeveraI Witnesses Ex-
amined-Their Testimony.

With Cruel Treatment of a Pris-
amined-Their Testimony.
The Investigation of charges agains
Policemen White and Frazier in th'
Bradford case was made on Saturday
before Mayor Crutchf1eld aud twt
members of the Police Committee
Messrs. w. 81. White and G. A. Nc
Galliard.
The Mayor stated that the delay il
the Investigation was caused by the
absence Of various witnesses.
Mr.. Lucius Tilley was the first wit
ness He told about the officers tax
ing Mr.. Bradford to the barroom
Latter wanted to take a drink. OH.
Ger White told him he could not. or.
ficers put chains on the prisoner. Ga
the way to jail Bradford asked the
policemen not to rush him so as he
was not we'll man. Never saw Brad
ford resisting. White was in the lead
and Frazier in the rear most Of the
time. Heard White tell Bradford d
you, you have treated many man
worse than this for less offences. Wit
ness did not hear Bradford use any
rough language to either officer. The
remainder Of the evidence given by
Mr.. Tilley was along the same line as
related by him in the trial of Mr.. J.
D. Thompson, before the Mayor, on
the charge Of interfering with the
officers.
Mr. Bradford was the second wit
ness. He told about the arrest and
going In bar to telephone to Mr.. ]. E.
Zi0lar TO ask him to go on his bond.
Officer Frazier failed to fod the
number on the phone card. Witness
went behind bar and called for drink,
but Policeman White told him he
could not take it, Frazier put chains
on left wrist and White on right.
Witness said he was no murderer and
he didn't see why he should be treated
that way. Said FraZier's chain hurt
him worse than the one White put
on. Mr.. Bradford admitted that he
had taken two drinks that day. He
claimed that he didn't curse either
officer or Justice Lehman. Frazier's
double twist. He had never had any
trouble with either officer before this
arrest
DR.. j. 2. Harrington was the next
witness examined. He only saw
Bradford after the trouble was over.
He came in drugstore and called for
DR.. Dalton. The latter being out,
DR.. Fearrington's assistance was
called for. He saw that his arm had
been badly treated. A blood vessel
was broken, showing that the chains
tightly twisted. There was an
abrasion all around the wrist.
The other witnesses examined were
Fred Bailey. Mr. Ashburn, ] Wlnfree.
w Cromer, w d Williams, r M
Tuttle, jeff Hall and one or two
others. They all told about the same
story Mr.. AshDurn, who is an ex-
policeman, said he knew Mr.. Bradford
when he was chief of police and he
bad to have twisters on his arms. 1t
aroused his sympathy and he let Mr..
Watson have the money to put up for
Mr.. Bradford's bond. Mr. Ashburn
admitted that he thought it best,
when man resisted, to put twisters
on him.
W. j. Winfree, clerk in Salmons'
bar, testified that Bradford said he
would not go to Jail. He caught hold
Of the counter and PARTITION. Heard
abuse him. Bradford was pulling
back when they went out of bar with
him.
Mr.. Cromer said he asked Mr.. White
to take chains off of Bradford down at
the jail. He saw they were hurting
his arm. White said he didn't care ii
they were. White, as well as the
crowd appeared to be excited. The
action of the officers impressed Mr..
CrOmer that they were determined to
take Mr.. Bradford to jail.
Policeman White went on the stand
and told all about the arrest.
After hearing all the evidence the
committee rendered decision to the
effect that Mr.. Bradford resisted ar
rest and that officers did nothing more
than discharge their duty.