Evening journal., 1914-09-24
ALL IN bennett
Family DRAW FINES
Rough House in Market
Street Restaurant Costs
Defendants $40
DENY PATROL
ASSAULT STORY

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After a long hearing, during which
Mike Bennett testified he had been
roughly treated and beaten by police
men. Mike was fined S15 on one
charge. SO on another, Joseph WIS
fined $40 and Mary Bennett was
fined s.. Several policemen denied
Bennett was beaten IN the patrol
wagon OF at the station.
Nitatonia Tanca was the first wit
ness called and testified that he lived
at Mike Benefits house. at No ia
Market street On the night of
September Is, in Benefits place,
Mike hit him three times and then
Joseph struck him once with his fist.
He had not given the men any provo
cation. he said. After supper he
asked Mike for a match and Mike
said. This is pay day and you pay
your board" Tanca said he re-
piled that pay day was not until
Saturday. and Mike hit him. Tanca
ran out and called Oficer Dutton.
When they went into the restaurant
Joe hit him. and while the Oficer
held Mike, Mary came into the place
and hit the officer. Tanca testified.
After he went to the police station
Mike tried to hit him again
In cross-examinati0n Tanca testi-
ned that officer Dutton asked him
II he wanted the men arrested When
arrested Mike tried 10 jerk away,
and was thrown down.
Lewis Millman said he saw Mike
Bennett strike Tanca twice and saw
O1cer Dutton throw Mike down and
tEen strike Mike with blackjack.
officer Dutton testified Tanca called
him. When he went into the restaur-
ant he saw Mike strike Tanca twice
and Joseph Bennett hit Tanca in the
mouth As soon as he place the two
men under arrest they tried 10 get
away. Mike put his right hand in his
hip pocket, and the policeman said
be threw him and struck him on the
forehead with his club. He thought
Mike had knife in his hand. but he
found later il was bunch of KEYS
George Sharpe testified he came
along and saw Mike put his hand in
his hip pocket He saw the officer
swing Mike down and tap HIM with
his club. The street was packed with
people
Everett Smith said he saw the Of
ficcr have hold of the two defend
ants Mrs Bennett tried to pull her
husband away. Witness called 20 the
officer that Mike pulled something out
of his pocket was something
shiny He thought it was knife
When Mike was down and tried to get
ut 20 hr off fnr
him with his club. Smith testified
Samuel Foster testified he saw
Dutton have hold of the two men by
the arms. Witness saw Mike go into
his pocket and heard him say: iii
kill you, you ' He saw the Of
ficer throw Bennett and tap him with
his club
James Carmichael saw part OF the
row and heard Joe Bennett ask some
one 20 See if his father had pistol in
his hand.
Sylvester DE Falco said he took a
bunch OF keys away from Nike. He
acted as interpreter for the 6fiicer with
Tanca.
Albert Hutszki saw the blows struck
and the officer throw the man to the
street. Jacob Sklutt saw Mrs Ben
nett hit the officer twice in the back OF
the neck.
The State rested.
John Grady, Frank Corlino testified
to about the same thing as the wit
nesses for the State.
Mike Bennett testified he took Tanca
TO task for not paying his board. Tan
ca showed witness and told him TO go
TO -" Then Mike slapped him in
the face and told him to 90 out.
When Tanca and the officer went into
the restaurant he caught Tanca TO put
him out Finally Dutton arrested Mike
and then the tussle followed and Dut-
ton threw him TO the ground and hit
him with the club.
To Assistant City solicitor Lynn,
Mike Bennett admitted he said 'Ill
kill the ," and then put his hand
in his pocket and pulled out his keys.
Mike denied he struck at the officer
with the hand which held the cash
register. The officer hit him four
or five times while he was on the
ground and again when he put him
in the wagon. When he arrived at
the police station he tried to fight
the policemen because they had beat
en- him. Bennett testified
To Judge Joslyn Mike explained
that the two policemen in the patrol
wagon beat him all the way from
Front and Market streets. TO the sta
ton. From the time he was thrown
into the patrol wagon the officers beat
him until he arrived at the station,
he testified, saying they punched him
with their fists and beat him with
their clubs.
DR.. Harvey 3. Patton testified he
attended Mike and found a contu-
sion on both temples. bruise on the
back and side of the arm. He was
n bed for five days. The bruise on
The back and side could have been
caused when he fell, the doctor said.
Joseph Bennett said that Tanca was
cursing Mike and he saw Mike slap
Tanca in the face. Later he saw OIL
Ger Dutton in the yard and heard Dut-
ton tell Tanca that il would cost Tanca
$40 to have the two men arrested. He
claimed that Dutton hit Mike three or
four times with the club Dutton got
in the patrol wagon and told the other
officers to give it TO him, give it to
him-these Guineas are no good down
there" lie denied that he struck
Tanca
Judge Joslyn remarked that he knew
officer Dutton too well to believe he
would make such remark a. attributed
TO him about the offer about $40
To Mr.. Lynn. Joseph Bennett said
officer Dutton hit his father FIVE times
with the club
Mary Bennett testified She saw the
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