The evening world., 1912-07-09
POLICE CLUBBING
CHARGE BROUGHT
BEFORE MAYOR
Inquiry Begun Into Walter
Hurley's Assertion That
He Was Beaten.

Mayor Gsynor Is to-day investigating
an alleged olice clubbing case, in which
the victim, Walter Hurley. twenty five
years old. OF No 200 .Ncunda avenue.
Jersey City. declares he was brutality
assaulted by a policeman attached to the
West Thirty-sev.enth street station.
Hurley went to the City Hall to-day,
his head wrapped IT. bandages. When
the bandases were removed the man.
head was found to be severely lacerated.
His face was trulsed and discolored.
These injuries were inflicted, he swore.
uniform.
The Mayor caused several witnesses
to be summoned to the City Hall. among
them being the desk sergeant who was
on duty when Hurley was brought into
the station house bleeding from his nu-
merous cuts. The accused policeman
charged Hurley with melting a riot
After an ambulance surgeon had dressed
Hurley's wounds the man was locked up
and arraigned before Magistrate House
the next morning. when he was fned 50.
which he paid under protest.
Among the witnesses was Charles
Miller OF No. sos West For'y-sev.ntn
street. who supported tao statement Of
Hurley that the assault alleged to have
been committed by the bluecoat was
unj ustifahle. Miller says he was pres
ent when the clubbing took place and
that he. too. was attacked by the police
man. The Mayor also ordered a search
OF the Police Court records In order to
Identify positively the arresting police
man whose number Hurley swears he
was unable to obtain. He was so dazed
and shocked following the clubbing, he
says, that he could no, compose himself
sufficiently to get other the policeman 8
number or name.
SAYS HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN
BY CLUB.
According to Hurleys story he, Mil
Ter and another man who Is to b.
produced as q witness--in fact Hurie )
says ne can produce half a dozen per-
IONS who saw the attack made upon
him-was standing on the corner u!
Thirty-eighth street and Eighth ave.
nue.. at I o'clock on the me rning OF
July Z. having just left the house Of n
| friend whom he had been visiting. He
| was waiting for car. He swears IN
an afYidavit that the unknown police
man came along and demanded t.
know what are you doing here?'
Hurley says he replied that he wal
waiting with friends. whereupon hi
adds he was knocked down without
further pariey from . blow Of the
bluecoat's club.
| As he attempted to rise he was agar
struck by the club, he says. and severa
| more blows were showered upon him
The policeman then walked away. Hur
ley was assisted to a nearby drug store
where his head was dressed. He ther
returned to the corner when a crowd OF
men gathered and the policeman agair
appeared. Without further provocation
Hurley adds. he was again knocked
down by the policemen. who ther
dragged him to the station house. re
peatedly. Hurley swears, using thu
heavy nightstick upon him. lie wa
bleeding and half unconscious when ar
ra.gned before the desk lieutenant, who
noting the cut and bruised condition o
the man. sent for an ambulance.
Hurley after telling his story said h
could Identify the alleged clu1ber an,
wcHt away with an attache of IL
Mayors office to locate the policeman
Hurley vas formerly in the y. 8. Navy