The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-08
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And my conclusion Is tnat
il this thing goes on constant
ly in our city jail, as | sup
pose. of course, il does, then
we are paying taxes TO main
tain and operate a criminal
factory. For such brutal
treatment as witnessed
would make a law-defying
criminal out of almost any
man!
want To make II clear at the
OUTSET that In bringing these charges
l bear no personal grudgo for any
thing that happened TO me during
that night of horror.
Hut | raise my voice In the name
Of humanity and common decency
and az a eitixcn Of Seattle against
the things | saw In that tank.
do not envy a policeman hts Job.
! realize that hia patience must often
be tried To the breaking point with
unrwsoning. drink.maddcnod men
land women.
do not believe In coddling crimi
nais. believe In dealing with them
stcrniy but JUSTLY. A police
man Inns no right'to take advantage
of IN. fact that h. has a prisoner
In his power and to brat him just
for tho JOY Of Il. ne those guards
seemed TO do
believe that most Of Seattie's 20
lloemen are average. Justice. loving
human beings who use the discrc-
ton md restraint which Is expected
OF them.
BUT I 10 CHARGE THAT
THERE ARE A CERTAIN FEW
HOW MANY I no NOT KNOW
lwHo ARE BRUTEs AND WHO
THREAT THEIR HELPLESS Ppis.
loNERs IN A WAY THAT WOULD
MAKE ONE OF THE C1AR'S
lGrARDs IN OLD sfBERIA
BLusH WITH SHAME,
| it was on the night of the Fourth
of July that was arrested
| And that was the night that two
prisoners forced their way thru a
tin ventii.tor and escaped 10 the
roof whils their tank.rnatss sang.
"Glory. Glory Hniieiujah" to cover
tn. noise Of their departure. An you
know. they were rccapturod. And
every prisoner In that tank was
trannferrcd To tho tank In which I
had been thrown.
You may think that ths Rusrds
had some excuse for their brutality
because OF tho tailbrrak. HUT they
were just ~ brutal before this oc-
eurred ~ aftcewArsr
was arrested at the Arhamhra
Some friends Of ours. strangers IN
Seattle. had come 70 our apartment
about IL o. m. and suggested that
we 10 out with them My wife was
tired and begged off. but went
along.
win not attempt to excuse my
SELF ON the way To the cabaret we
\ purchased from . bootiegxer one
quart OF whisky.
were four men and one woman. the
| wife OF one OF the men--had one
drink. We decided we wanted some
thing 20 cat We v-re DEBATING
where 10 90 for food when two 20
ilcercn entered I advised my com
lpanlons TO wait until I had talked TO
the officers 10 that I could decids
whether u vas -sii right for ~ TO
go out With that bottle OF booze
Ono Of them. thought. looked
romethlng like George Reynolds. the
motorcycle policeman asked him
II he was Reynolds brother.
NO he replied. angrfiy.
Docs George Reynolds sver come
lup this way any morey- asked
George Reynolds never did come
lup here be replied
"oh. yes he has: I've sssn HIM.
I said
II know more about Reynolds
than you do. You're full Of booze,
he said. and with that he seized me
roughly and called the wagon.
whats the charge" ASKED the
wagon officer as they bundled me In.
Straight up was tho reply. I
took u to mean that was drunk.
claim I WASH. bu, that Ii an
beside the point In this story.
Lacking SO for ban I was sent
into the tank. after all my personal
belongings had been taken away
from me-
Such = tank. The ho1, foul
smell ncnriy BOWED mo ovrr ~
the door Wa opened and I was
thrown In
Ono hundred and eighty-six
mcn II counted them. Some
were lying fiat on the floor. dead
drunk
Others were standing or shifting
about duly and stupidity. No won
der, In that air!
-Four men WIRE h~vded In by
jnilor. They wore all drunl--toe
drunk to walk straight Al four
stupidity tried To enter the tank
at opcr. The doorway was small.
They stuck. The Jailor became
impatient and struck thcn ovS
the heads with blackjack.
| They fell with thud
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS!
"DYar 'rm in boysr' the iaf1-