El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-17
TRIED;
DECISION LATER.
Civil Service Commission
Hears Prominent Bust
ness Mems Testimony.

That he was not struck by patrol
man L. Lykins when arrested on
North Stanton street near the G. H.
. * s A. railroad tracks on the evening
of July II was the statement of Dan
Conway. which was read at the hear
ing Of the officer Tuesday morning
before the civil service commission,
held in the city council chamber The
commission was presided over by
John II Wyatt. chairman
Charges were preferred against the
officer by a number of prominent bus
mess men VINO were near the scene OF
tr- trouble. that the officer mad
struck az The man with a blackjack
and rhar the prisoner then fell to the
ground The officer denied he struck
Conway. saying he simply raised his
CLUB 20 lutlmiuate the man who had
escaped from him while under arrest.
Couldn't Find Red Spot.
Dr. John Hardy. police surgeon. tes-
timed that he examined the prisoner
few minutes after DE was arrested
and thar he asked him where he was
struck and the man indicated a spot
on his head. The physician said he
examined the spot and could not even
tluQ red spot. Il then told the man
I- must Doe mfsta ken" DR.. Hardy said.
and ne replied that he had been hit
on lue back We removed his shirt
and there was not even red spot on
his back. Later the man made the
statement introduced"
Mr.. Wyatt asked the physician If
the prisoner had been struck as hard
as the witness testified. would II leave
O. mark Yes. Dr. Hardy replied. II
he had been struck one tenth as hard
as some of the witnesses testified he
would have had a badly bruised spot" I
Dr. Hardy said the man and his
father. George Conway. were both
evidence on their bodies Of using a
needle TO inject dope"
Potter First Witness.
Harry s Potter, general manager
paur. was the first witness called He
stated he was standing At the corner
of Mills ana Stanton street on the
evening Of July Il when he saw a
small man running north on Stanton
street followed by larger man, VINO
later proved to be officer Lykins- He
said the man being pursued ran into
the vacant lot on Mills and turned
struck at him with a blackjack" and
-he man fell The witness said IL
looked to him as though the man had
been hit on the head. He said the
man made no effort TO strike the Of
fiCer-
Cross examined by patrolman Ly-
kius NJ. Potter said he remembered
saying TO the officer At the time that
man; that Il was an outrage Mr.. Ly-
kins asked the witness If he had not
asked him If he had any complaint
TO make TO make IL TO the proper
authorities and not to interfere in the
arrest.
W. II. F. Judd testified he was
standing near Mills street and saw
the two men running and later saw
the officer raise his arm with
blackjack in his hands and the
smaller Of the men fall The witness
said when he got 10 the scene the man
was under arrest and that he did not
see him resist.
David Moore. Of the railway COM
nluE- testified he saw the officer
raise his arm and strike at the prison
e- with q blackjack and that the
prisoner fell 20 the ground
Two Others say Blow struck.
c. q. Curtiss and r. r johnson. enc +
ployes of the street railway, testified
they also saw the two men running
and that when the officer gained on .
the pursued man he stopped and half F.
way turned around and that the Off .
Ger raised his club and struck at the i
man. who fell TO his knees.
Billy smith Helps Out.
"Billy' Smith. physical Instructor 4
at the police station. testified that ne .
and deputy sheriff Henry Blum were +
driving in an auto when they saw
the officer surrounded by a group of /
men He said he recognized Lykins /
and told him To put the prisoner in 4
the machine. Lykins, he said. then
went TO a store where he had lost his I
shoes in the chase and Just then an
other man got into the machine.
4 asked this man what business he
had entering the car Smith said. .
and he testified ne was the father of /.
the man arrested and I told him TO
said, IF I only had my a. and I said.