The evening world., 1907-01-09
SAYS POLICE
ASSAUEIED=HIM|
IN HIS OWN HOME
Fred'k Burgess. Crippled
for Life, Had Evicted
One oflTheir Friends.

Commissioned of Police Bingham be-
gan an investigation to-day In which
two, and possibly three, policemen Aag-
ured, who. after breaking !nto;he home
OF an innocent man, clubbing him
and brcaking&one of his lcgs so that
he witt "a Il cTtppts UrttttffE.E tFlc1etrteti
thrir victim of .e=I. ffcoti ~ ft#t't- H7S-
pttai and then Hhunted him 10 bellevue.
Using nome strange influence to cover
their tracks.
-r-.rhn-.siss..!iu CT the pallcc- outrage is
| Frederick burgess. for six wears en-
pioysh. sas eaGA special zwatch;nRn by tbs
Intorborough Rapid Transit Company.
wno Irves with his young wifc and
.:fa at+sr==t;.=a=est.afa faEt a hlta=halia- No
GO West one Hundred and Twenty
eighth street
Two OF the policemen who figure in
tho assault are Fox and powling, both
ot tic West One Hundred and Twenty
ilrsh Street Station The ulird man.
.iss.- Is alleged caused Burgess. ner!,.
7uEsz-tnturY.- -risE- +vs.-r-ts'--I!ispecta+-
Sweeney and Commissioner bingham.
BurYeas's mother taKeS in oourdefsf
Ono OK the poa-dcFs was John Spatto1,
si,ll= came tn Newz York. WIKI karieg.E
strike breakers during The strike In-the
subway WhsIiStlIs strike was 2at tod.
spation kept his Job.
spatton has been With tho Burgesses
-eniy s-f few-tttaiiiIts,- -pB-ihn- night of
Dec. II he was intoxicated. according
to burgess. and was so abusive to Mrs.
Burgess, the mother. that he Was or
dercd TO leave the house.
- burgess 2,aad-hIs -altr- -Wcre In their
room shortly after nine o'clock that
night WHEN spatton. accompanied BY
Two policemen. entered the house Ard
forced thelr WY tnto tiib ro0Tn. c'1iu;
IIccziA 9GiL1Lnk-1Q--lq u.
CESS, was Bowling. The other police
mans name was kept from him. Inc
-eepHd ed Wliil4
out n word to provoke HIM set upon
""Ftrst he knocked me down." Bur
gess said, by Hitting me on tho head
7 rtTI, wJu!I Irorr, he 5tTt,tit- INC -tsti
ti.e5zisss @ith-hiax club until the bona bon,
crushed. My wife and the others
N the house were, sereniI!fuS Tor hefp;
Their cries were hoard d-Lg-2 -2oi i!cc;iiAn
Fox, also OF the West ono Hundred ard
Tweuty-ifth- h-stfect- station As Fox
eSH,e- up ti.n other tmn-pollccmen -Merc
dragging me-ont-ot my hume II was
tmposSi6ts for EIo TO walk. On the
tu-Spnttnn---.-z -----------,5-z
| =. New haze 10 -tnake- L complaint
bto make this thing good.
lE.6u thc 18th the policeman who had
beaten me came 70 th0 hospitaf 10 see
Now We have got tho goods on
YOU. You squeal about that licking 1
gave you and It's UP the river FOR
yours. II you will promise mo not 10
| inlk I will fix this case and you will
| MOI come UP for trial,
| s.,I Zyvnn!dnlts promise the man any,
thing. Hn threatened and ,ho begged.
| hut | meant TO prosecute the case, no
| matter VINO was 10 rufrcr.
ron Sunday last | was wei! enough
10 ,hphalc about tho ward. and then
| Mas taken 10 HRrlem Court. and ar-
| rliEned Fox made an Affidavit that /
| mad hecn charged with assault by
Spntton. but Sphtton was not In court.
| was held In 500 bail for further ex-
| animation yesterday.
"I got bail and went homo for the
| first time since ] was assaulted. ,Whun
| was nrraigned again yesterday spat-
| ton appeared and withdrew the charge
| Of assault lie said that he WAS TRAD
OF tho affair and wanted to drop IL.
II was discharged at once"
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