The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-10

with volumes of water, while the
ambulance attached to the Harlem
hospital hurried to and fro with
wounded civilians who were felled
by the police clubs.
AS the fight progressed, thou
sands of Negroes congregated at the
corner of 138th street and Lenox
avenue and took up the cause of
the civilian element against the po-
lice, who were Unfortunately beat
ing up men, women and children.
While the struggle was going on,
Donald was hurried off to the 135th
street station in an automobile
where he was beaten so badly that
he had to be carried to the Harlem
hospital for treatment on stretcher.
The Hearing.
The case against Donald was first
called on July 31st, but was adj
journed until August 18th when he
was sentenced to 10 days by Magis-
trate Dodge at the Heights Court.
This trial was a typical farce to
which workers are daily subjected.
Donald was able to offer three
witnesses who refuted the charge of
disorderly conduct, but the judge ac-
cepted the compliments word and
convicted the prisoner. The trial
was real Tammany "burlesque"
with the poor Negro as the Escape
goat"
Sumner, one of Donald's witnesses,
having dared to deny the charges of
Patrolman Young was Immediately
arrested after he left the stand and
charged with assault.
Torture Grant.
The same thing happened to
Grant, who told the court he saw
Patrolman De Stella on the night of
the riot wound Patrolman Kuberl
with kick in the groin which he
had aimed at Donald but missed.
This charge enraged the police so
that they were determined to take
it out on Grant. They took him to
the Wadsworth ave. station and
later to the 123rd street station
where he was beaten up unmerci-
fully and burned with cigar ends and
matches, in an attempt to get him
to make "a confession"
The next day they charged him
with robbery and brought a white
taxi driver, named Herman Ellis, a
police "stool-pigeon", to swear that
Grant had robbed him on the morn
ing before the riot. Grant was
brought before Magistrate Bushell
in the Harlem court and placed on
$4,000 bail.
Interviewed in the lookup, Grant
said that he was the victim of a
frame-up. "Some weeks ago, l had
to report cop named Blankey of
135th street station to Police Com
missioner Warren and Inspector Ry-
an for breaking up my meeting
They are therefore trying to get
me in Jail so as to keep me from
talking to my people"
Attorney John Smith, 26 Court.
land street, who represented the
men told the court that the arrest
of the witnesses was the most high
handed and outrageous intimidation
he had ever heard of.
Protest Meeting Called.
The Negro masses in Harlem are
in state of revolt against this oper
and fragrant campaign of police ter.
rorism. All sections of the popula.
ton, even the most reactionary ele.
ments, are voicing their protest.
Richard B. Moore, national or.
ganizer of the American Negro La.
Dor Congress, when interviewed
stated that his organization has rec.
emily issued an appeal to various or.
CARNATIONS and prominent race lead
ers to stage monster protest meet.
ing in Harlem and to organize the
broad masses of the workers to con
tinue to fight vigilantly against
this unwarranted police assault
which the authorities are carrying
on to crush the militant spirit Of
the Negroes, so as to make then
easy pawns for capitalist exploita
ton.