Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-30
TWO POLICEMEN
ARE EXONERATED
Accuser Declines to Appear
Before Board on Club
bing Charge.
HIS LAWYER WRITES HE
HAS HAD TROUBLE ENOUGH
Says Alleged Victim Is Tired of
Grilling, Expense and Loss
of Time.

Charges of brutality against Patrol
men william Flynn and William r
Cannon, jr., of the Fourth precinct
preferred by Charles Hetz. of o0(
Springfield avenue, were dismissed BY
the Board of Police Commissioner
yesterday. At a previous hearing OF
the case last August witnesses testi.
fed that Hetz was dubbed in his owl
homo, and in confederation Of THU
Hets presented a long scar on his
forehead, and a physicians certificate
thai he had suffered conclusion of the
brain from the blow.
Thre new witnesses were presented
one testifying to the striking OF
Het1, and the other two testifying as
to his character.
The officers denied the clubbing and
stated that Hetz received the blow
during an alteration in his home on
the night of July 9, while they were
attempting to rearrest him after he
escaped from the two. though it was
alphabetically denied by Hetz that he
had ever been placed under arrest.
At the previous hearing Hetz and
several witnesses testified that Hetz
met Flynn in a saloon at Springfield
avenue and South Tenth street, and
that the policeman, In full uniform,
was drinking a glass of beer. An ar.
gument is alleged to have arisen be-
tween the two, and Hetz remarked
mo more free beer and no more free
sandwiches for you"
Bartender Warns Him.
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few minutes later and was told by
the bartender that he had better get
out or Flynn would get him"
According to Hetz he left the saloon
and walked to his home and was in
his bedroom undressing, when Flynn,
accompanied by Cannon, broke open
the back door of his home and gave
him the beating.
Flynn admitted hat he was drink
ing while on duty, but this was not
used as a charge against him.
Hetz did not appear before the
board yesterday, but, instead, a letter
from his attorney. Charles C. Deubel.
was received, and said in part:
Declines to Be Bothered Any More.
II wish to say in behalf of Mr.
Hetz that he is determined to rest
his ease on the evidence already sub
mitted by him. . 3 Under no
circumstances is Mr.. Hetz inclined
to lose any more time or spend
more money for counsel fees in this
matter, nor has he any further wit
nesses to offer, nor does he intend to
give any further testimony or subject
Atxnself to any further cross-exam-
nation. The outcome of this mat
ter will determine the course that
Mr.. Hetz will pursue in the future"
Charles Flynn alleged that he had
been shot in the leg by Hetz nine
years ago while all were playing a
game called whistle the Fox" No
criminal charge had ever been made
against Hetz, he averred. That Hetz
was quarrelsome when drinking was
the substance of the testimony given
by Otto Wagner, manager of a a
loon at 531 Springfield avenue.
Harry Engelman, of so North Mum
avenue, said he had followed the po-
1icemen into the alleyway and into
the house, and declared only blows
in self-defense were struck by them.
I'm view Of Nh. Hetz not appear
ing again to press this charge I think
this case should be dismissed de-
clared President Bladder. Commits
sioner Kane then made a motion to
that effect, which was carried.