The evening world., 1909-01-13
ASKED COURT TO
FINE BATTERED
MAN IN A HURRY
Policeman Finnen Seemed Too
Anxious to Have James
Horan'S Case Settled.
BREEN REFUSED TO ACT.
Parolled Prisoner, in Whose
Face Surgeons Had Taken
Thirteen Stitches.
BREEN REFUSED TO ACT.

When Patrolman William ]. Finnen.
OF the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton, arraigned James Koran, Of No.
SO2 West Fifty-hrst street, before
Magistrate Breen, in the West Side
Court to-day, he eagerly requested the
Court to hne his prisoner for being
drunk and dIsorderly.
Il want you to fine this man, he's
got record cried the policeman ex-
citedly. And he's going to complain
to the Commissioner about me"
Magistrate Breen decided first to
hear the story OF the battered prisoner.
Mr.. Hornn's features were scarcely
visible through mask Of bandages.
Thirteen stitches had been taken in his
face at the Roosevelt Hospital because
OF Finnens gentle handling
At l o'clock this morning Koran and
friend. Edward Norman, arrived at
tn. vestlbule OF No. 3O2 West Fifty
hrst street where Koran lives. Mer'
nan stopped to chat minute before
going on to his home, and while they
stood talking in the doorway Patrol
man Finnen rushed across the street at
them,
Policeman Attacks Koran.
without stopping to make any In
aulries ne grabbed Koran by the throat
and smashed him in the face with his
fiat.
II live here" gasped Horan, trying
to break from the pollceman's grip
call out any Of the tenants, the jsnitoI
they all know me-
Norman also protested. but the ofi,cel
called them liars and thieves and draw
Ing his billy pounded Horan's face witt
all his strength, opening deep wound'
over the eyes, breaking tho bridge OIL
the nose and innicttnK fve-inch gasi
I'm the cheek. Fearing that his friends
would be beaten to death, Norman go
hold OF the policeman's club, took i
from him and ran away. He ran be
cause Flnnen drew his gun and blew
his whistle,
Another policeman responded to TIL
signal. and he soon impressed II OF
Finnen that he had made a pretty ser'
ous mistake and had better take MI
victim TO a hospital. F'innen did so
and then led the bnndaged man to
coll in the West Forty-seventh stree
station. first entering charge .
DRUNKENNESS and dsOrdery conduct.
II think this policeman used a black
iock on me as well as his club de
clared Koran to the Magistrate.
His Police Record.
What about your police record'
asked the Court.
Il was arrested once for speeding,
motorcycle" replied Koran, ana I'M
policeman had TO admit that this va!
the record" he had mentioned whel
he asked that his prisoner he ined q
Onse. .,,,,o,
the Cour, wrathfully. ut isn't my Gus
tom to fne innocent men to shield
COP, So you want me to nne maj
Won used a blackjack on
II didn't use blackjack" proteste,
rinnen. i've been twelve years OF
tho force and never saw a policeman
have a blackjack yet ,..,,
Breen. twelve years on WV ~
and never knaw policeman to nave
blackjack, Now. listen 10 me. ! cah
understand this sort Of brutality i3l
certainly have done A great ana nopl'
nights work. You had gun, black
lack and a billy, and YOU have heater
up an innocent man. Good record fo
you. Att,
wifi parole him. | request OF him tina
he bring his friend here tomorrow an'
any other witnesses he may require
And / want YOU 10 be here. too. w
NAV then have little reversal Of tn
present proceedings