The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-15
MINISTER MAULED
BY A POLICEMAN
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started to run his big land down one OF
Rev. Browns trousers pockets. The
minister protested and said that he did
not intend to let any patrolman search
him. The hand Of the patrolman lan.l-
ed on the shoulder OF Rev. Brown.
he was shaken vigorously and told 10
mold up his hands. Still the clergyman
protested and tried TO tear himself
away from the officer. A reat rough
and tumble match resulted between
the 23O-pound patrOlman and the $50
pounds OF minister.
Minister Brown was game and
Wrestled vigorously in the attempt to
get away from the arresting officer.
SUt he soCn found himself planted
agains. q wall near a corner OF the
desk sergeants office. and was struck
several times. He consented to be
searched only when blood began 10
trickle from his bruised ear He was
out Of breath and nearly exhausted.
The officer finally dug all possessions
out Of the clergyman's pockets and
geant
In defense Of Patrolman Pitts, Lieut..
r L. Shannon said that the minister
lad gotten only what was coming to
nirL Prisoners look alike TO US.
said the Lieutenant. "and when any Of
them try to resist arrest right in the
office Of the desk sergeant they are
apt to get hurt Rev. Brown. believe,
was actually fighting Patrolman Pitts
and 1 certainly uphold the department
skin was rubbed off the minister's ear.
He came into the police station to
defy US and our business is not TO be
defied."
The Ministers story.
on the other hand Rev Brown said
that Patrolman Pitts struck him from
a purely brutal standpoint and possibly
with the intention Of intimidating de-
voices Of open air free speech. In his
opinion IL was the intention OF the pO-
tn Il In frf1
and highwaymen suspects before
friends could furnish bail.
Alfred SOrensen and w. r. Wagner,
property owners identified with the
interview with Chief Barlow. He
could not be seen. An hour later they
Brown was released. He accompanied
his followers to the executive rooms OF
the Free Speech league.
The meeting that followed was in
view Of making preparations TO hold
a meeting Of the executive committee
OF the league at 2 O'Clock this morn
ms Action to be taken against Chief
Barlow will be discussed. and plans
viii also be made TO get bigger as
semblage quarters. Members Of the
league said last night that an at
tempt would be made to force Mayor
John $. Bransford to reprimand Chief
Barlow.
Half an hour after the minister had
been arrested, William Jurgen. So
CiaESt. rose to the sOapbOX from which
the minister had been snatChed. and at
tempted 10 make speech. Patrolman
Pitts was watching him. He had but
barely lifted his voice to the air than
he shared the fate of the minister. He
was jailed. but later released on 800
bail. The charges against the minister
and Jurgen were Obstructing the side
walk.
Socialists TO He Arraiened.
The six speakers Of the Socialist La
Dor party who were arrested at Sec
ond South and State streets Tuesday
night on charges of obstruCting the
sidewalks VIII be given their hearing
in police court this morning. When
they appeared before Judge J. J. Whit
aker yesterday, a request to reduce the
bail from $50 to $50 was granted.
Those arrested Tuesday night were W
J. kerns, George A. Watts. Eugene Os-
good, Philip Engale. Albert Brilliant
and W. J. Young.