The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-18
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produced 10 warrant disciplin.
Ing the police officers"

Ing TIE police oificsrr.
Caldwell said that officers who
cannot restrain their tefnpers VIII
be discharged from the force.
"In the future II any one has
any complaint Of mIstroa Lnent nj
the hands Of the police. would
like 10 have their complaint, N
Il h not tho policy Of this ad
minlstrntior, and will not be
while I am mayor. 10 tolerate
brutality on the part Of police
Officers" the mayor exclaimed.
Caldwell suggested that a night
court might eliminate some OF the
hsrdships praouced on men who
now are forced TO spend a night In
jail before their case Ii tried.
Eliminating that he was In the po-
sltion OF a )uryman who has before
him contradictory evidence. the
mayor said that he would not be
Justified under the evidence In dis
clplining the jaiiers and patrolmen.
CAN'T ACCEPT STORY
At FACE VALUE
"since each complaining witness
was positively contrndicted by the
officers and records" he said. after
summarizing the testimony, Il am
unable TO accept their story a. true
and brand the officers statements
an untrue.
IL hold NO brief for the janrs
or srresting officers. and II tho
evidence warranted would not
hesitate 10 sec TINT the officers
were properly disciplined.
"fn the absence OF further proof. I
shall sustain the chief OF police in
his conclusion that the evidence does
not Justify the officers complained
against being disciplined The chief
Is just and humane. and he viii no
more tolerate brutality than will L."
4 Caldwell. In his extended report OF
the testimony. pointed out that the
three principal witnesses admitted
that they had had drinks.
Prom the action Of some OF the
prisoners II In apparent that about
three drinks from q home distillery
win make the Individual feel that he
can lick the whole police force the
report states
The charge made by vsrans that
he had been dubbed while being
showed into the patrol wagon by OF.
ficer -. q. Hogan was contradicted
by both Hogan and Psuolmsn Ivan
Miller. the report ASSERTS.
Tho charge that Warning hs6
lain all night on the fIoer Of the
jail without medical attention.
however. was admitted
ADMITS CONDITIONS
IN TANK FILTHY
FILTHY conditions In the north tank
Of the city Jail. where 81 prisoners
were herded in one room. were de-
clared by the mayor TO have been
the result Of the Fourth CT July
celebration and the large number
OF -drunks' that were handled by
the police.
TO . person Of any refinement
or In . lesser stage Of intoxicasIcn
than the others, the condition Of the
Jail would OF course b extremely
Questionable the mayor added.
&C. JoneS- testimony that Jafler
c. Brodnix had knocked down four
prisoners with . blackjack was fatty
contrsdicted BY Brodnix. Caldwell
pointed out
In fact every statement made BY
the witnesses was fatty contradict
I'd by the policemen. who stood to-
gcther At the hcarings and presented
. solid front 10 the accusing wit
nesses
in the absence Of any Of the per.
sons who were asserted by Jones'
10 havc been struck with . black.
jack. I am unable to accept ~ true
his statement. since IL Ia contradict
ed BY the taller and since blackjack
are not used or possessed by jaiiers
on duty" was the mayors conclu.
ston.
CAldweil 6srlsrcd hs BELIEF
that the other witness. Frank
Dwyrv. . labcrer, Icst his money
before NJ WAS afrmted- Dwyee
sccuscd the booking officers at
the CENTRAL STALLION u having
rubhrd him ~ SIS.
Large sums Of money are taken
from intoxicated prisoners and
turned over TO them when they be-
como sober. and ! am unwilling 20
believe that a small sum Of SIS Was
stolen from Dwyer by the officers"
was Csidweli's comment on this ties.