The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-27
BEATEN WITH A BILLY
NIGHT JAILER LOUIS CALVIN AC-
CUSED OF BRUTALLY ASSAULT
ING DAVID Nj. SWANK
ARRESTED WITHOUT CAUSE
And Subjected to Treatment That,
According to His Story, Calls for
a Rigid Investigation - Beaten
I'm the Central Lookup and Made
While Bruised and Bleeding.

Lying on his bed, battered and
bruised, David M. Swank, the contrac-
tor, at 300 South Exchange street, re-
lated to a G o b e reporter how he was
assaulted in the central police station
on the night of Sept. - by Night Jailer
Louis Calvin. Mr. Swank is covered
with black and blue marks received, he
says, at the hands of Calvin. Here is
the contractors story, taken verbatim
by The G o b e yesterday afternoon:
ION Monday afternoon, Sept. 10, I
returned to st. Paul after having COM
pleted some railroad work in the north
ern part of the state. 1 was on Robert
street with a boarding house boss, who
had some money due him, and had in
my possession pay rolls, board bills.
statements Of accounts, books and pa
peIS in different pockets, also revol-
yer, which 1 usually carry in my bust
ness / left the boarding house boss
at O'Clock at the corner of Sixth and
Robert streets, where he took an in
terurban car. and / started for Sew
enth street to catch a West Seventh
street car. 1 thought I saw my car
coming, so broke into a run, and in
doing so held the papers in my hip
pocket where my revolver was so that
they would not fall out. 1 also placed
my hand in my breast pocket for a
similar purpose.
81 noticed a man that 1 knew and
whose name I do not wish to tell at
present. This man when he saw me
ran and spoke to policeman, who at
once placed me under arrest, charging
me with carrying concealed weapons.
l protested, but without getting any
satisfaction, and was taken to the po-
lice station in the patrol wagon. In the
station L again protested, but was
placed in a cell. 1 had eaten nothing
all day and asked Night Jailer Calvin
to get me something to eat. He sWore
at me and said that 1 had no money.
/ had at the time over 81 in silver and
also had a check for $100 which they
had taken away from me at the ser
geant's desk. 1 told Calvin of the
money and said I would also pay for
his services. He again sWOre at me.
Il began to feel i'll and asked for
doctor, which Calvin paid no attention
to. He finally brought me a glass Of
water at my urgent appeal, but threw
the water deliberately into my face. I
cursed him for doing it, and said that
nobody but a cur would do such a
thing. He sWore at me and said:
know you and have got you at
last. L know your reputation
Well do l know yours, I respond
ed, from Smiths administration down,
and for tOnightS work you should never
hold a position under any mayor
He roundly cursed me- and said
KNOW the record OF your daugh-
ter at which [ answered.
Whatever is the record of my
daughter, she is as good as your wife
or your wife's sister,
Calvin then threw three or four
pals or pans of water on me, and 1
pleaded with him to be a man and let
me out and give me a chance to defend
myself. And he did,"
Mr.. Swanks condition bears mute
testimony to the fact that he was let
out but that he did not get a chance.
Continuing, he said:
Calvin went away, but returned in
about ten minutes, and, opening the
door of my cell, called me by name
and said:
You can come out now
81 did so, thinking that I was to be
released. The cell door was low, and
1 being tall 1 stopped to get out, when
Calvin struck me repeatedly with a
billy or pollceman's club in the right
eye, over the cheek and in various
parts of the face. He knocked all of
my teeth loose and finally Knocked me
down and kicked me repeatedly in the