The New York herald., 1921-08-09
man IS BLACKJACKED
70DEA7H,POL|CEMAN
Held WITHOUT BAIL
Patrolman Culkin of COney
Island Station Charged
With Killing Behan.
HE BLAMES LATTER
J. A. S. Carpenter Accuses
Two Officers Of Assault
at Polo Grounds.
BILLY ALSO USED THERE
Victims Offence Lay in Touch
ing Coat With FOot-He
Lodges Complaint.
BILLY ALSO USED THERE

The death of a man in Baltic street,
Brooklyn, and the beating OF another
at the Polo Grounds were attributed
yesterday to the blackjacks Of mem
bers of the New York Police Depart
ment.
In the homicide case Patrolman
Daniel F. Culkin Of the Coney Island
station was arrested and held without
bail, charged with having killed Peter
accused Of having struck Behan with
a blackjack In a quarrel provoked by
remarks Behan was said to have made
to the policeman's wife. The police
man denies that he struck Behan. He
says he took a blackjack away from
Behan and carried 1t to the home Of
his (Culkin's) mother. at 478 Baltic
street A blackjack with a broken
thong was found there.
In the Polo Grounds case. James A.
S. Carpenter, an advertising man living
at rs Sherman avenue, upper Manhat-
tan, says two policemen in plain clothes,
sitting In front Of him while he was
watching yesterdays ball game. slammed
him with both fist and blackjack be-
cause he had accidentally put his foot
against the back of one of them. They
dragged him out of the stand. he de-
clared. and told him he was under ar
rest but before reaching the police sta
tion they abruptly left him. He and a
crowd OF witnesses went to the police
ste>.ion and made complaint.
CulIxin's Good War Record.
Daniel +. Culkin is % years old, has
been on the force only seven months
and has a good war record. He was off
duty when Behan was killed. Assistant
District Attorney Richardson was told
yesterday that Behan passed Culkin's
home at 5as Baltic street early in the
evening and said something that Of
Tended Mrs. Culkin. who was seated at
window. She told her husband when
he came home and the policeman started
out to look for Behan.
1t is alleged that he found Behan at
Nevins and Baltic streets and demanded
an explanation. 1t was not satisfactory
and. the District Attorney was told. the
policeman struck Behan. A few minutes
later John O'Connell OF 500 Baltic street.
on his way home, saw Behan lying dead
in the street. He told Patrolman
Charles Brophy OF the Bergen street
police station. Culkln was standing over
the body when the other patrolman ap-
peared, and remarked. I'm an officer,
too
After Brophy took charge OF the case
Culkin went to his mothers home. Capt
George Kauff OF the Bergen street police
station had him taken to the station,
where his shield was removed from his
uniform. Deputy Commissioner Leach
suspended Culkin and directed Inspector
Murphy to make an Investigation for the
department.. In the Flatbush Police
Court Cullxin was held without bail for
a hearing on August 16 on a charge of
homicide.
Behan. who was az years old. The
names OF witnesses given to the police
were Thomas Haslan OF 1870 Wyckoff
street. Mary Stone OF 539 Baltic street
and Walter Tausano OF 517 Baltic street
In addition to John O'Connell.
Carpenters Jtory.
James A. S. Carpenter. the Polo
Grounds victim, Is employed in the
John NJ. Leddy Advertising Agency, 41
Park Row. His story is this:
II was sitting In the upper tier OF the
grand stand this afternoon, watching
the game between the Yankees and
Chicago. There was a man sitting In
front OF me In dark gray Palm Beach
suit He was smooth faced and his hair
was light. You know there isn't much
room for n mans feet between the rows.
and / may have rubbed one OF mine
accidentally against the back OF this
man. Anyway he suddenly turned
around. and began to curse and use vile
language.
He said, Get your feet, off my coat.
you -- - I said TO him,
I'm sorry. old man; / didn't know /
touched YOU He shouted, I'll show you
whether you can put your feet on a
mans coat He reached over grabbed
me by the shoulders, pinned my arms
and hit me an awful wallop In the jaw
with his fist. Then he drew blackjack
from his hip and banged me on the head.
People all around were getting up
and telling this man to stop II. but at
who was slugging me got up and shouted
We're police officers Well handle this
case in our own way so the two Of
them got hold of me. dragged me over
the backs OF seats, bruising my arms
and body, until we were In the passage
way. There they started hammering me
again. said, what's the ideaT They
said, You're under arrest well show you
what the idea Is | was too groggy to
make any further protest. The two men
yanked me down TO the street. where I
was able to say All right. take mo to
the station house and I'll see this thing
through IL you kill me-
zone on each side. they continued TO
shower me with rotten language they
took me down st. Nicholas avenue. I
thought the station house was In 135th
street west OF st. Nicholas. 40 when they
turned east said, No. you take me to
the station house ; you're going tho wrong
way ! was mistaken about the position
Continued or Seooud Poce.