The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
BEATEN ON
THE HEAD WITH
A REVOLVER
Policeman D. w. Boyd
in Trouble.
BRUTALLY TREATS A CITIZEN
CONTRACTOR DAVID R. PERRY's
SCALP OPENED.
The Two Men Had Not Been on
Friendly Terms for Years ana
Perry Was Wanted on
Bench Warrants.
BRUTALLY TREATS A CITIZEN
CONTRACTOR DAVID R. PERRY's
SCALP OPENED.

Policeman David w Boyd, who is at
tached to the Boys and Girls AID society,"
will probably have to appear before the
Police Commissioners for his conduct TO
ward David r. Perry. the contractor anu
builder, while arresting him yesterday
afternoon at Larkin and McAlhster
streets At least ten witnesses will come
forward and testify that Boyd used Perry
in brutal and cowardly manner.
Perry failed to appear in Judge Mogan
court Yesterday morning when his name
was called to answer the charges OF MS
turbng the peace and exhibiting a deahiy
weapon at a restaurant on Stockton street
on Tuesday morning He had been re
leased on his own recognizance by Judge
TreadweIl. Judge Mogan issued bench
warrants for his arrest and made an OF
der that no bail should be accepted.
Boyd knows Perry well. as he claims
that Perry built house Ell Tor arrbarged MN S9l9
him for extras. Since then Boyd mas not
been friendly disposed toward Perry. ne
morning, also that he failed TO appear 5s4I
yesterday morning and bench warrants
were out for his arrest. -
Perry was at the southwest corner Oh
Larkin and McAllister streets yesterday
afternoon, when Boyd saw NM Buy
promptly grabbed him and, puIilng nus
revolver out of his pocket. struck FeTry
on the head with it, knocking MIN down
He pulled him up and continued 10 stTth95
him on the head with the revolter yer bar III.
some byStanderS intertered anu Luz IheA
brutality was stopped. -,
Perry, with the blood running down MS
face and neck, was taken to the ClIy
Prison. and, after being booked, was sent
to the Receiving Hospital. where two
wounds in his scalp were sutcneu anu
dressed. He had also several abraSlons on
his scalp. He was then locked up IN the
Boyd said that when he grabbed hold OF
Perry he made for him and he puIled out
his handouts to defend himself, as Perry
was crazy and might have had a gun, as
he had the previous morning. he SIMPLY
hit him on the head with the handcuIS
TO keep him in subjectiOn. Later BOYD az
mitted that he did not use the handcuns
but his revolver
ner. went to the hospital to see how Perry
had Jared He was indignant at the treds-
ment TO which Perry had been subjected.
''If the officer had been arrest1ng an OK,
he said instead of human oelng ne
could not have acted in more brutal
manner. I did not see the beginning OF
the fight. but l saw Boyd pull Perry up
from the ground and smash him on the
head with the revolver. All the time Per
ry had his hands up, crying, Don I STRIKE
me; I'll go-I'n GO 1t was an outrage,
it came into my saloon and left me their
names and addresses, saying they would
willingly come forward and testify against
Perry denied that he offered any resist
ance. All that he did was TO wheel around
to see who had grabbed him by the shoul-
der, and Boyd commenced 70 use his re-
voIver Il had reasons said Perry, for
not being in court this morning, and
called to see my attorney, Archie Camp
reached the corner when Boyd grabbed
a