The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-29
CROPSEY SAYS POLICE LIED
FiPTiIN AND ms MEN SHORE
THEI SAN No BRUISES
On the Facr Of = Prisoner in Bronx Park
>tatlon House Photograph Confutes
Them capt I.iebrrs IL Found Guilty
nn charge. Preferred %, Driscoil

j Capt G"org. &. i.i.tcrs Of the Bronx
Park pole" station was tried and foIn d
guilty yesterday by Crmrnissioner Crop
49, N "Aa-g"s arpugat "a November IL
uy FIRST D-p'i'v comm iss.ou-r DrIsoolI.
III" charges we're neglect 90 duty. con-
, drICt un becoming an officer and violation
b q: t., r,i..| % tk. lie oartIG-Et 1t va
alleged that tn. captain fa.!.d 20 discover
/ that .us 4 twn prisoners arraign"d N
, th- station hous" on election night had
Teen assaIit.,,! and had scvcrai cuts on
, .-is head.
Conn is-ior"r Cropsay handed his tirst
sIrprIs., ~ ia" forca S..-.fa ~....ks aRo
~h"n IL. announced that every T,oic"nan
gould hav" 70 have every r,I. 81 the de-
I.ar''u-ut Va IA rnv.ni.nt place IN hs
in"'uory H." Coulmlssiun.rs second
surprise Vas LIS crUss--xamlns..un ysst..r-
DAY - capt L"T,~'s and h:s witnesses
In TIE. -eurS.. - COInmissIorsr Cropssy =
vigorous cli"cA.s,n th. policemen on tho
stand constantly polished gl.s'entnG fore.
beads with hHudHer"hiets and sought IN
vain for SON. answer which would give
tie commissioner L." clue for further
questions
/ rar.t ri"hrrs vas defended nv julius
NAy"r. formerly Attorney General and
ass rours.-i for n" Page COMMITTEES
/ The "ag'ain saId thai he saw IN" two
| prisoners "a!-"r Howell 81 800 Fas- !3s'h
street and his brother Ernest Of ls2 West
/ 1v.nry-nIn'E street. when they were
arraIgn.d h~for. Lieut. Hogan Nv special
Policeman Nicholas Il. Langley employed
hv N. lu'.rb"roIgh RapI' TrAnsI, Com
PAM In" polIcenAn's nos. was Nlasd
ing. he sad. and x her III. captain asked
him what n" mater vas Langley told
HIM thar tho ~ % men had resisted arrest
whom h. told them that th"v could not
rad" back after gong ~ N. end ~ the
I'm" unless rhsy paid another fare
Capt iI"hars testified THAI he did no-
motto" any blood on the faces Of eithsr
II the prisoners. but thar h. did direct
the doorman. Patrick Comerford. 70 wash
me dirt fr on rhe face Of Walter and sea-,
II he had any injury II" thought. he
said after seeing the po.Icemans face
that -he prisoners nigh, show few
bruises Whaa Walters face had been
saw no hr7.lscs.
Commissioner Cropsev admitted a
Photograph taken Of Matter Howsl!
within - IN'H iH'Ai' = W MS dIE''~' "Il'-u
showed THAI lis face and up had b~en
badly bruised
This photograph had h-en shown 20
Commissioner DriscoIi soon after 'he
arrest and Vas part Of the evidence on
winch h" prepared the charges Before
'h. 'harg'~ w-r" drawn uv onmiss onar
HrI-Coi. -NarnInad ~" doorinan Pa-rirk
tom"-frr, Iu ms o''ir. ~ H-adg,IAr'nrs
, Ou 'u" stand v---e-daY capt Tiehe-s
sad THAI Vn"u IN" tnorrnan told hun he
had f""T examined ~ M" First Deputy
~. told III" GoOrru1n 20 writ" ONT all that
J." could '"ru"fYn"" Of that examination.
sign u and EIN" - 20 him he said that
h.. dii tins ON IN" .Iuv4c" Of his counsel
/ T." 'lprarn had brought thu document
80 h,s rrlal Yesterday and Ia. showed II
20 prLUISSIou.'r tTopssv
Comm lsNI or.- trOpSay denied NJ
Nav"r.s uotIon that tho charges h.. dis
MISSED tuv Intelligent human ieing
. VIII heard IN" captain testify must come
~ ia" CONCLUSION that b" WAS 'NI!lng an
rntr'Ifh said III" commissioner and |
i..h.v" hs was lyIug Tbs. testimony II
o-h-r " Illnesses and IN. picture taken the
day after show that one Of the men
Hrr.st"d had numerous cuts on the fac.
| find capt Letters guilty His sentence
viii 10 announced LATER A. far ~ the
of'ic"-- who testified ~ IN" captain
h"hali ar" conc.ru-.l | dom h.l.v.
\ word they -ard | will r-rnemb..r them
LATER m
Mr. p-Is"oll was preS"nr during par,
bF '..' trial