The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-23
HEARD FROM.
Statement Issued Concerning
the Nordstram Affair.
The Polics Committee Give Out Statement
After Hearing From the Chief Of

Last night the following was brought to
the office of this paper:
"The Police Committee met yesterday
afternoon to investigate the charge OF
neglect of Martin Nordstram, who was
taken up Thursday morning between 2:SO
and o'clock by the police
1T was ascertained that there was no
outward evidence OF injury other than the
cash on his forehead, which appeared to
have been caused by a fall while drunk.
he was taken to the station house and
placed IN corrldor-not in cell-and wound
washed and dressed. AS soon as any in
formation could be gotten from him in
curry was made at the hotel and when
ne complained OF pain in shoulder and
hip the turnkey, who has had training
as a hospital steward, administered dose
OF morphine for temporary relief, and
'phoned for the city physician. The ply
stefan endorsed what had been done and
ordered his removal to hospital as soon
as light enough, which was done. The
party was not in the station house more
than one and three-Q quarters hours
H. H. CROKER, Ch'mn.
A. B. ANDREWS, JR.,
H. r. HICKS,
Police Committee.
After the reception of the above state
ment a reporter called on Mr.. Fl. T.
Hicks, of the committee, and asked him
concerning the statement above.
Mr.. Hicks stated thai the report given
was based upon statements made to the
committee by Chief of Ponce Mullins. and
that no other party had been before the
committee nor had it summoned any 9th
ers. The statement of the Chief of Police,
who was not at the station house during
the time Nordstram was there, was based
upon reports made to him by Captain
Conrad and officer Barrow, who brought
Nordstram to the guard house and upon
the report of the turnkey, officer Marion
Johnson.
The reports published in this paper have
had in them the statement of the police
force as furnished by members of it. Mr..
Davis, under whom Nordstram was work
ing, and of others. In the statement of
the police committee there is but one new
item, and this is that the wound on
Ncrdstram's head was washed and dressed
in the police station. No mention of this
had been received before the Police Com
mittee statement.
Nordstram, when his friend Davis en-
tered the police station, was on bench
behind the bars in the station house. a
place where parties under arrest have
been placed The entry against Nord
STRAIN is that he was drunk and down.
The records of the time of night show
that ne was brought in between quarter
of three and three o'clock.
The statement issued says Nordstram
was in the station house not more than
one and three-quarter hours. This would
bring the time to half past four o'clock.
Mr.. Davis says it was after five o'clock
when he reached the station to look after
Nordstram, and DIR. McGeachy states that
it was after daylight when he received
phone message about the man, which
ne supposed came while Mr.. Davis was
at the station house. The police state
that they 'phoned Cor DR.. McGeachy at
quarter past four o'clock. If it was after
five O'Clock when Nordstram was taken
from the police station he had been there
for more than two hours.
Mr.. NJ. c. Judd. ticket agent of the
seaboard Air Line left his boarding place
next to the Mutual Publishing Company
building on Martin street, about quarter
to three o'clock on Thursday morning on
his way to the depot He states that he
met two policemen, just east of the Park
Hotel, Captain Conrad whom he knew and
one other with a man, apparently drunk,
between them, whom they were holding
up and pulling along. The man had his
hand to his breast as if trying to throw
up and / said, Hello, Cap, what Is the
matter where did you get him" and to
this Captain Conrad said He's booty.
We found him by the side Of the hotel
The man seemed trying to say something
and the police kept pulling him along, say
ing Come on, you're all right. The place
at which he met the policemen was be
You'd the rear corner of the Park Hotel,
some twenty or more steps from the spot
where Nordstram fell. Mr. Judd says
that the man with the police was bloody