Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-28
JURY WILL
GET POLICE
CASE TODAY
Contradictions Made on Stand
at Trial of Accused
Men.

The fact that Judge william p. Mar
| the second days hearing of the charge
of atrocious assault and battery pre-
ferred by Joseph Szeceszyn against
Roundsman John J. Kellett and PATROL
man Peter j. King. of the Third pre-
cinct, and Thomas Lynch, a special
officer. that no person would be allowed
to leave the courtroom during the
summing up of counsel or the judges
charge, did not deter roomful of peo-
pie sitting for three full hours in the
courtroom today.
Frank e. Bradner, for the defense
and First Assistant Prosecutor Fred
eritsS r. Lehlbach, for the State. had
finished summing up at ! O'Clock, at
which time Judge Martin ordered a
recess until o'clock. when he began
his charge to the jury.
Walter Ress.and, stenographer in
part 2 OF Common Pleas Court. was.
the first witness called today. Mr.
Ressland took the statements of King
and Lynch in the prosecutors office
the morning of January 5, after
Szeceszyn had appeared there and
made complaint against the men.
As soon as Ressland had been sworn
Attorney Bradner made objection to
his testifyng unless he did so from
memory. Assistant Prosecutor Fred r
Lehlbach having stated that he intend
ed to show by the witness that the two
men had made statements which they
yesterday denied, while under examina-
tion by the prosecutor, jess than twelve
hours after the alleged assault.
After considerable argument between
Bradner and Lehlbach and Judge Mar
tin the latter ruled that Mr.. Ressland
could use his notes to refresh his
memory as to what the policemen said
He was asked did King say, when
we (meaning Kellett, Lukaszy and
himself) came out on the sidewalk,
Kellett and Lukaszy started to walk
away. l stood there few minutes
and this here bartender he gets me by
the legs and throws me and him and
! tussle around with him around the
street He hits his head on the curb
stone, and we roll across the street
Then we sent for the wagon Ress-
land replied that his notes showed
that was what King had said.
Another question was; rs this IRE
IeTTlnB 10 the fplllnS III Tic Stf6eLJ,
how the bartender got his black eyes
cut mouth and cash in the head 2'
The stenographer said that King had
answered 1T was
The final question asked of Ressland
was if King had not been asked, "As
q matter of fact the bartender was not
lettering and that Kings answer
had been, ''Well. he was out there on
the corner calling vile names at u.s."
Henry p. Brainer. stenographer, who
took the testimony of Kellett at the
prosecutors office, testified that when
the bartender asked Kellett who would
pay Tor the drinks, Kellett said he an
swered and said the drinks had not
been ordered, and that the officers did
not want them. The only other ques-
ton asked of Brainer was in response
10 one as to how the officers left the
saloon just previous to the fight on
the street
"Keuett said, declared Brainer.
reading from his notes, or, rather. cor-
roborating them as read from the
transcript by Lehlbach, that all three
left by the side door. I went out. King
went out. and then Lukaszy followed.
This was in contradition to Kelletts
statement on the stand yesterday
when he stated that no and Lukaszy
fConstuued on second PsEe.)