Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-10
TWO CASES TRIED
BY the Police Board and Nothing
in Either One.
WAS HARMONY To BURN
rfocee'-iDEs Progress. Il i O he Nj os. Arree-
able Manner. Frank Conley Failed
to Prove HIS ChnrE-. Another
Meeting Thursday Night.
VAS HARMONY To BURN

of Officer Giddings charged with
cruc'iS treating one Frank Conlcy. 4
prisoner =
O'tlcer Booker was charged by Sar-
ssenart Reynolds With using language
reward him that should not have been
used - {. SUPERIOR officer: but it APP
pears that C'hccr Booi<c: did not IN
tend /" be Observation-Disclosures ana NJ ,,,.l.
;.Tl"n'le honorable before the trial =,
the charge WIS Withdrawn and tho ,,sr
dropped.
The case against OS1'ccr Gidlli::.s
Mas gone into thoroughly. and that
ol,ccr was acquitted
incidentally, the proccedinrs wrrr
nurse, ,I ny q pleasing harmony between
'ns .'smbcrs. There was no tlisagrnc-
.nsne = any kind, and everything pro-
slcss' q with smnnthncss that seems
l" l;Eur We'll for tho future
His Honor, the mayor. was present
during tho entire session
when the case Of House Sergeant
Fnn'ler was called. Sergeant Reynolds
1ooAuc n statement
he said that he thought whom M.
brought the charge that Mi. Booker
had used languages toward him Which
constituted INSTRUMENTATION ana dis
rcsrect toward him as a superior Off
tsr. NJ Booker. however had said
.l'a' nc spoke in haste without intcrl-
lnSs ary disrcspcct, and had since arol-
ogi7nh.
The sergeant said further that if Mr..
BOOKER had apnlogizcd AT the time tho
charge Would not have boon brought
am! AS It was. he desired Is withdraw
shc Nhnrcr. being perfectly satisn",i.
MIR. Wilson thought that tho case hf.,
EGnc too far to be wtthlra wn. though
he had no desire 10 De hard OH Mr.
Booker.
Col. =, &. Baker. representing Mr..
1HnENr. argued along the same liu"s
ant was supported by Mr. Stuart,
VT Mackay thought it would be set
tins = bad precedent 20 dismiss tll.
matter 1T this stage ana advised that
the tial proceed
Mr.. Wilson said that h., though.
that Mr, Booker hnd nc"n sufficiently
punished and as he had nI.oln-izcd ana
she s"rsrant desired 10 withdraw .hc
'harS" he moved that Tie proceedings
pc dismissed, which WAS done accord
ir1ly.
TING casr Of Officer Gi,llings Vas then
sailed. nol. Baker appearing for ot!i-
E"r I,t'd'nss. Mr.. G. Fl. Ruth represent
sng tho Complainant Frank CuulcS-.
who vas placed on the stand
frank said that on October Sth. he
was going down jefferson avenue with
= woman when Onica= Gildings put
; a!m undo: arrest. The woman asked
said that the oGcc: had it. Then Of
icer Giddinrs struck him across the
eye, blindinT him. ard calling hrl
:; vic name. coupled with an oath. re-
heSros po"kcti,onk. Later on At t:,n
station hrus" Frank saia. well Nh
GiddinSS. you've blinded ne" ana tLn
officer said THAT amt ali iii 10 Ia
you. Snu ----: I'll knock your
brains out if You don't watch out" ar
words To that effect
franks sight was tested in a fash
ION He was made Ia close his gonl
eye. y roll Of s;recnba cls was held up
before his had eye ana he said h.,
couldn't see it. which was thought to
be pretty good evidence
Frank shid he Was arrested for be-
ing drunk. but he was not SO drunk h,
cid not know What he was about and
furthermore he did not give the Office,
any cause to use Violence
During the time Frank was in Jail
ten or twelve iavs-hc did nor send
for a doctor but afterwards he came.
over t" the stationiouse and a doctor
examined his eye.
Being further examined. Frank said
he knew he was lying when he told
the Woman-her name vas Hattie Ben
Son--that the officer had his pocket
book: but the woman was under arrest
and he did not want her to know that
he had the money.
l)r Willis was introduced. He is an
cy" and throat specialist. Dir. Willis
testified that he examined Franks
eyes. ana found blood on the gland Of
the eye. and also 4 rupture The man.
Dr. Willis said he could not say how
long the eye had been in that condition.
and furthermore the same condition Of
me h'lt eye could have been brought
ttpmut ny certain diseases, or by a fall.
n" next witness was Hattie Benson.
VINO VINO Said Frank did not resist arrest
ana me "lnccr CID not have to drag
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