Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-09

The alleged beating of cna IL.
Hetz. of 500 Springfield avenue -
TWO policemen did not become publla
untii the charges were heard bv IN.
board What was revealed was Of
startling nature.
NO More Free Beer He s.sa
Hetz is a jeweIer. emploved bv -.
Ailing Company, Orchard and wal.
u streets. His wife has a deIicafe.-
sen store at 500 Springfield arense
he was in the saloon Of Henrv
hinast, at South Orange avenue -
south Tenth street, late in the eve
ming Of July ., when Patrolman VIM
lam M Flynn and a street car con-x
ductor entered Flynn was in unf-
form.
n more free beers for vo,,~..
Hetz said. s
This remark apparently ranl,.a =
the policeman's memory. whsn rT.@-
was going home he and the uolicem.-
had some words in h street. a.
cording to Flynn. Hetz called bIrn
several vile James
Flynn a he then arrested him
although other witnesses asxsrf s
Hetz was at no time put under a.
rest.
Hurrying home, Hetz starred a
undress. A few minutes later r1.n-
and Patrolman William F.. Cannon
entered.
In the muss." so Flynn testif1sd.
TINS fellow got hit in the head
Inere is no doubt that Hetz ~
MI on the head. He was unconscious
al the next day, according to hi
wife and he was Ill for a week. Buh1
the police commissioners laid the cass
over for further consideration.
The only thing 1 can see these ON
GERS die that was wrong" said pre.i-
n Baader, was in not arresttnef
Hetz at the time"
Judge Herr Denies story.
Ne comment was made on the fat
that a policeman had admitted n.
had been drinking in a saloon uhtI~
in uniform N on duty.
Patrolman Flynn claimed that u,b.,.
Hetz was summoned to the Fo,rth
Precinct Police Court Judge Herr said
&C Hetz: IF o drop your charges
against the policeman the case
against you will be dismissed
Judge Herr today absolutely denied
saying such a thing.
hat the policemen made no p-a-
tense of arresting Hetz was vouched
for today by Mrs. Katie Knapp. ~
4se Springfield avenue. The entrance
TO the Hetz apartment is through an
aHeyway between her house and
theirs.
She said that when the policemen
came out after the fight she heard
one Of them clearly remark.
" ought TO arrest him.
The other replied:
oh. never mind that: he's had
enough
Mrs. Hetz told a very clear story
of the incidents of the night ia an
Evening Star reporter today.
My husband came in hurriedlv-
n declares, saying. L think the
cops are after me-
He went into the bedroom ana
tried to strike a match. Then he
came back and hooked the scream
door in the kitchen.
Il was in my nfghtgown. He sat
down on the bed and commenced +,
take his shoes Off"
Says Police Beat Him.
Then the I'VE policemen broke IN.
They came right to the bedroom.
Come out of here they shouted
calling my husband one Of the vilest
names 1 ever heard
They caught hold of him. tearing
his shirt to shreds, and dragged him
to the kitchen. Then he started Ia
fight. They hit him on the hand and
then on the head with their sticks.
He sank to the floor. he blood
streaming all over. They left him
lying there and walked out.
Il was desperately frightened. Z
thought they might have killed hlm.
l lifted him VI and put him in =
chair.
H got up dazedly an instant later
and walked out. He was Starting
straight ahead. yet he couldn't see
where he vas going. because ne went
right int a post at the corner Of the
alley. Then he said something lnco-
herently TO Mrs Knapp's daughter.
Paulina. .
He was unconscious in bed ali
I Wednesday,. except for Intervals.
when he would rave. Or. Lars II
Wendelboe, of SIS South Tenth street.
attended him. and said he had Il
slight conclusion Of the brain. Tire
wound on his scalp was an inch tong
Airs. Katherine krosHon. 4 mas
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