Evening journal., 1908-12-04
CURRY FINED
IN CITY COURT
Defense Charged That Police
man Had Used Rough
Methods on Him
JUDGE COCHRAN MADE NO
COMMENT ON TESTIMONY

Frank Curry was arraigned in City
Court this morning on a charge OF be-
ing drunk and disorlcrly and hnel $40
and costs by Judge Cochran TIE de-
fendant was represented by j. Frank
Ball who sail that the one reason why
he desired hearing OF the case was
because Of the alleged action OF Patrol
man H. G. Taylor. who arrested Curry
late Wednesday afternoon In shipiey
street
II was alleged by the defense that
Patrolman Taylor used his club on the
man. knocking him down. Mr. Ball
said that His Honor had declared FROM
the bench upon other occasions that q
charge Of dlsorderlv conduct did not
warrant harsh methods Icing used in
an arrest and. he said he wished To
draw the courts attention To- the a'-
legged manner in which this particular
7 arrest was made.
I According to other witnesses and
I Patrolman Taylor. who was called to
testify, Curry grabbed the officer by
the arm. which was provocation for lie
patroman to use his club Parolman
Tavlor said that he came to the scene
4 AlilNNlfN Nv iNNN NNlAFH hAib ttA'A ~
get Curry 10 20 back To his Office
II used everv way ! possibly coul
to uuiet him." testified the officer. He
, refused TO do what toll him, said
he didn't have TO take orders from me
and grabbed me by the arm"
Then YOU hit him with youT club
said Mr. BAH.
II did"
you have him charged with hcine
drunk" continued Mr. Ball and yci
YOU hit him. You hit a man who wac
under the influence of LIQUOR"
Patrolman Taylor declared thn
Curry was not SO drunk but that he
had an idea Of what he was doing.
"He grabbed me by the arm sai'
the officer "and | don't propose tina
YOU or anyone else should grab me th
way he did. My reputation is as goo'
as his"
RAYMOND Brown. colorcl was In
first witness and he testiiiei that lat
. "Wednesday afternoon he was help n
;, TO clean up ashes and papers fror
q Lawtons store and that the wind hu
blown some OF the waste papcfs abol
. the street Curry. 80 the witness salt
J. came up and told the co.ored man
y clean the papers away using VI
language.
Magistrate J. W Robertson testiiie
tina the heard Curry curse the coloro
- man. He said that a few minutes b'
( fore Curry had come into h's place mn
d asked him for ten cents TO get a drinl
4 Mr.. Robertson testified that Curry an
0 peared to be at that time under the In
l. huence Of liquor
O Mr.. Roberte1n also testified that b
Is saw the officer strike Curry sah1 thf
the two men seemed 70 be strugghn'
l. Albert Bucher. a wtpess for The ds
y fense. sail that Patrolman Tayle
e punched Curry in the face with hl
5. fist and hit him with his club.
n Mathew r. Hayden testified ma
l. he had drawn his attent on 10 the wasl
papers and that he said somethln
y about going TO "see about H."
/. According TO Patrolman Taylor u
Ie colored men had been informed by u
officer to pick the papers up. The o.
l. fcer said that II was his business
Is attend to those matters, and he ha
/ done so. Before the wagon left q
street the papers that had blow
rounda were picked up. he sail. Judi
Cochran made no comment on the test
l. monv hut fined Curry $40 and costs.