New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-12
POLICE TORTURE ALLEGED.
A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE EAST oNH
HUNDRED AND-FOURT STATION
WHICH CAPTAIN CREEDEN

SAYS IS GROUNDLESS.
A.. ruor King of No. ISL East One-hundred-
and-fourth-st sent the following complaint u '''
Police Board yesterday: , .. an
herewith desire to call your punrce that unless
stop Is put it nothing short OF "a aerneirated
last night or I should say about a. m Ua ms
august 81. when and.a number I or Oh sumbers by
the agonizng cries of prisoner who was , M
begging for mercy asking ie nun about or ten minutes Of
a. ~, ne Sudden Silence ensued. whether the result
OF the victim becoming unconscious OF no' 10 9"
earned later that the prisoner was taken ito 10
the hospital with 9is nose ebnsS reatmen Our
house adoins the station. which Is at NO ~ r'a IN
nre Some co Of the
heard as the unfortunate man was pens for
The S above remarks were made by the ward men
Hqpry sort Of thing boorehat Of the Dalton
for This man was IN GhaT dS Of 2' the house
o and are willing to attest to the foregoing
The complaint referred to the Chlei ior III
vestigation
Captain Creeden Of the East one-hundred-ana-
fourthst station. was seen last night relative 10
49, troco,ng charges Captain Creeden says he
has made an investigation as far as ne mas mas ent
able IN p pre- ommissioners and he finds abso
mtely no ground for Mrs. Kings letter; ,o,r,s .,
.,, nave s9d the captain last night, in the
af-..
limited time I have had, and find there Is dDso n
iinlv no truth in what she charges nave oesn ~
ar this station since last May, ana know INA. III
prisoner has been il-treated since nave Oeen -
charge In regard the specinc charge tmd. -
nrsoner vas abused the morning Oh aus 80 o.
Ter me saw this: On that night we were felS uu9'
In ali nv men brought in forty-seNeh Prlsoies
was presen. until a. m, ana sa" an , uia
nened Many OF the prisoners were very drum az,
as usuaI there were n number VINO tnousht tirey
were awfully abused and wanted 10 neht eNeiyy
hodv in sight II Of these conplalhdhts couid
see the trials we subjected TO by sotne oL
fighting DRINKS they might think poIlceir arr /,
someth}ng 10 put up with. Well on tndt lioi
AZ o'clock Policeman Gordon brought IN az
man who was particularly abusive he l0usn .s
raved and cursed and swore. 1t TOOK Detect.Ns'
eastman Wilbur. Hannigan and Poicemaan 1or
don 70 nut the in his cell, and MS cries VIZ
those Of drink rnaddened maniac put mere W.
no more force used than was absolutely
Several of the tenants in the house WneIe W M
King lives were asked If they had observer di''
trouble and they all said they had not -. O,o
Engine Company No. 80 adjoins the EASY C III,
hundred n nd fourth-st station. captain
Conaehan a whitehaired veteran Is III Ga a, K
Have heard the prisoners cry tor mere a
said in answer question. i nave petn IT, IL, q
long time and want to say that nave near
nothing OF the sort. The policemen, as lar a.
can learn have behaved themselves. captain
Creeden seems know his business, ana mas MS
mon under perfect discipline . .
'Cantoin Creeden said he would continue the IN
vestieation he had started and should any OF ms
| men offend in word or deed he would prefer
| charges.