Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-16
STORY OF
Police ASSAULT
ON A PRISONER
Continued from page one)

Bob Levy on the witness stand
contradieted the testimony OF the
previous witnesses, stating that he
was seated in his hack, within six
feet OF the scene Of trouble but never
saw the officer use his club. Levy
stated that ne saw the policeman
draw his club and saw the Korean
make several vicious kicks at the of.
ficer. and was greatly surprised to
note that the officer did not use his
club. ~ ...t ~.
Contradictory stories as to the as
sault are told by the police and by
those looking into the circumstances
on behalf OF the Korean. The sher,
ifs Investigation was first called for
9 o'clock this morning, then postponed
by him until 1880 and postponed again
Until 2, because Of the failure to Sc
cure. material witnesses whose pres
ence was asked by A. L. C. Atkinson,
attorney in the case.
Meanwhile, Ko Sung Woon, the Ko-
rean prisoner, Is at Queens hospital
and according to reports he Is in a
serious though not necessarily danger.
GUS condition.
The Korean National Association
has retained Attorney Atkinson to re-
present Ko Sung Woon's interests,
after members of the association
heard that their countryman was bad
II injured in his encounter with the
officers.
The contention Of the police Is that
the Korean was very drunk when
placed under arrest, and that he as
saulted the first officer to reach him,
Patrolman Berry Sisemore. Witnes-
ses for the policeman have been cali
ed for this afternoons hearing.
Attorney. Atkinson declared this
morning that the mans breath car
ried not the slightest faint Of liquor.
ried not the slight faint of liquor, and
that he has such reputable witnesses
as c. H. Bellina Of the Club Stables
and DR.. w. T. Monsarrat to testify
that the Korean did not assault the
officer, but was assaulted and gross
" maltreated by both officers.
Sheriff Jarrett has not suspended
either Of the officers charged with
the Korean.
The charges have been al -aads 'aa
before the c's;l service cormiss NJ
through Commissioners ] In 2 Toyip.
and the cor n ss..cn MAJ ..ls stc al.
investigation Independent of that OF
The sheriff.
Assert Assault Was Brutal.
According to the evidence gathered
by Attorney Atkinson, the assault
took place about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The Korean had been get.
ting q shave In 4 Japanese barber.
shop and is said to have had words
with the BARRIERS and finally to have
cursed him during the quarrel. The
police were called.
Reputable witnesses visited the
police yesterday, even before was
retained as counsel. to protest against
The treatment the man received, = said
Atkinson this morning. &c. III. Bel
ina says that the man was arrested
Ia front OF the office of the Club
stables on Kukui street and that he
ran away from Officer Sizemore.
Sizemore gave chase, ran the man
1own and hit him over the neck with
his blackjack. The man fell, sprawl
ing ON the ground. Bellina also says
that the policeman then kicked him
IN the ribs hard and swore at him,
then hit him with his club around the
ribs, picked him up, and then, with
another officer "A civilian clothes,
shook him violently. They walked
him to the patrol box at the corner
and the other policeman Is said to
have hit him in the stomach several
times. @- ..s = y
About an hour later w. T. Mon
sarrat, also a witness of part of the
came down to the po-
lice Station and found that the man
had been thrown into cell. Mon
sarrat demonstrated with Jarrett, tell
ing him that the man had been beat
en- up by the officers and ought to
have been sent to, the hospital at
once. Monsarrat insisted that the
man was not drunk. -y."
Police Report was Trance" .-.
II went up to the hospital about
four o'clock, after being asked by the
Koreans to look into the case. One
of the physicians, the inferno, / be-
lieye, asked the Koreans who were
with me about Ko Sung WooIl's hab-
its, If he took opium or drank, etc.
was rather surprised at this. The
Koreans said he did not take opium
and was a man of temperate habits.
Then the inferno said that 1t had been
reported to him that the man was in
a trance no mention being made of
his being beaten up! Consequently.
they had been unable to diagnose the
case at once The fact is that the
man was knocked out by those blows
from clubs.
''It seems to me that after Bellina
and Monsarrat had lodged their COM
plants yesterday, the police officer
should have been suspended pending
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