Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-05-21
ARREST BY ST|vERS
CAUSES COMMENT
c,,y Council Appoints Committee to
investigate Methods Used BY
Morsbal Stivers in Handling
Prisoners

considerable excitement was
..nsad Monday morning by the ar
,oot at the N. P. depot of Alvah Nc
vail,. section hand, who had been
Imbibing too freely. The chief cause
!, tho excitement was the alleged
unnecessary use of his billie by
cisv Marshal Stivers. Many con-
eicting and sensational rumors have
hsap circulated regarding the details
- the arrest, and the injuries re-
caiyed by McNeill, but the following
statements have been secured from
eye witnesses.
II seems that last Saturday when
tho nav checks were delivered to the
section crew, it was discovered that
an error had been made in the name
on McNeill's Identification card and
VIM. Laird, the station agent, ex-
plained to him that he would have
to wire to Spokane to have it cor
rected and would not give him his
check till Monday. McNeill showed
uv Monday morning, very much un-
der the influence of liquor, and de-
handed his check. The section boss
had gone down the Genesee branch
with the corrected Identification
card in his pocket and Laird told
Mcneil that he could not give him
his check until the card came back.
Mcneil became somewhat obstre-
porous, but was forced down on one
OF the seats in the waiting room and
went to sleep. When the train from
Genesee came in the section boss
woke him up, but he was so drunk
that he could not sign his name,
or even make his mark on the re-
capt for his check, so Mr.. Laird told
him to go to bed and come for the
check when he had sobered up.
This angered McNeill and he became
50 violent and made so many
threats, that Roy Butler and Laird
forced him into the baggage room.
where they threw him down and
mayor Jackson, who was present,
aed his hands in front of him with
asmall cord. He was so intoxicated
mat ne could make but feeble resist
ance After his hands had been tied,
~ got on his feet. What followed
y mus detailed by Cecil Thompson.
porter OF the Palace hotel.
MCNEIL was angry at Jackson
ana sort of pushed him with his
arms and shoulder. Stivers caught
aOio OF McNeill and struck him
.s'ce on the head with his billie"
~ 'ae second blow McNeill sank to
mo iioor and blood began running
rum MS scalp. Stivers pulled him
!. ms leet and started dragging him
~ = NO door. McNeill hung back and
Sasers said Come on or I will give
~ some more" He then dragged
..u out on the platform. McNeill
~ 'nere groaning until Stivers got
wagon and took him to the iial"
:, mayor Jackson says that stivers
y nit his prisoner twice with his
/. D',le but did not strike hard and
aa' McNeill fell to the floor, more
,.Sause OF his intoxication than be-
n, sa'e OF the blows, and did not lose
onselousness.
w. aa'snal stivers says that Nc
!. was resisting and that he hit
"a twice on the head to make him
sae along, but did not strike hard
- Gains that the flow of blood
'ne scalp of his prisoner was
~, by wound which he re-
|. - W falling against a seat In
y waiting room. Mr.. Laird states
,.,., McNeill did fall heavily in the
~ room during the morning
~ may have cut his head, but no
~ was In evidence in that room.
~ Kinney states that he examin-
=. prisoner at the city jail, short
!. a,'er the arrest. He found one
q, ~ abrasion of the SCALP on the
VI MS head. Mcneil was then
'unk. out exceedingly
! 80 matter was brought nm In
! 'Ouncil meeting Tuesday evening
!, councilman Watt suggested
me-. = view Of the many sensational
it, regarding the arrest, COM
me se De appointed to investigate It
..,. imen Scott. Burnett and
i - were appointed to investigate
~ .hods of stivers in the ar
aylor. ana also OF Sam
,st,oa - was arraigned before
a. s Henry on a charge of drunk
u iined one dollar and costs.