New Britain herald., 1924-05-24

faith in sending the letter to the
 board, but felt that he 4Tas not fully
 aware of the evidence on which the
 commissioners based their finding.
 Says Policemen Beat Him.
 A complaint entered with the board
 by Thomas F. Kane, who charged Pa
 trolmen William Doherty and Clar-
 ence kumm with beating him with
 out provocation after they had placed
 him under arrest on the night of May
 10 on charges of drunkenness and
 breach of the peace, was taken up.
 Kane charged that because of a
 personal dislike Doherty had for him,
 when the police placed him under ar
 rest in the rear of an Arch street hall,
 they beat him with their clubs after
 having placed the handcuffs on him.
 The complaint had been turned over to the discipline committee, which investigated and found nothing to call for any action against the po- l licemen involved, and a report was submitted to the board last night ex- onerating the policemen.
 Kane appeared before tho board and gave his story. When asked by Chatham Dunn why he thought that Doherty had & dislike toward him, he said that he knew the policeman didn't like him because of remarks he has made. He said that on several | occasions he had expressed his opin- ion of Doherty, which was that the | policeman was not fit to be patrolling | the streets protecting people and he | added that he still held the same opinion.
 The policemen were called off their beats to appear before the commits sioners and they told their story of the affair. They said that Kane re- sisted when he was being placed un- der arrest and they used their clubs to knock some of the resistance out of him. Doherty said that as he ap- preached, Kane made an effort to kick him.
 Chairman Dunn said that he felt that two policemen should be able to bring in a man Kane's size without using their clubs and beating him, also saying that clubs are furnished to the patrolmen for their own pro tecton and not for any other pur- pose.
 Commissioner Parker said that he felt that the policemen had not used any undue force and made a motionf that they be exonerated by the boNi. The motion was carried.
 After the vote was taken, Kane said 10 the board: Notwithstanding I got I a dirty deal l am satisfied, as am not a soge loser, but if have any perma- , nent injury as a result of the beating : received I will settle the case in my own way"
 Police Protection in Center.
 The question of police protection l Tor the center of the city was brought ID. when Chairman Dunn reported ' he result, of conference with w. w. Leland about the doors of his store ,ot being tried, MT. Leland had told T he commissioners that the doors of E lis store had not been tried as they c should be nights and read reports 10 | hem at conference several nights l. lgo to substantiate his claim. r
 Mir. Leland said that he did not wish to have charges preferred B against any policeman, and as he did n not furnish the board with the dates fl on which the doors were not tried, his fl was considered by the | board as a matter of information re- [ yarding the police protection. Chief f Hart was asked what could be done To improve it there, and he told the Il board that only the putting on of an- il other man, which would mean over b lrawing the supernumerary appropri- a Ition for the year. He said that the d