The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-19

stomach and one on his throat and rocked back and forth" in an effort to make him "come clean"
 Testimony of Dr Otto H. schul- tze, coroner's physician, that Stark had been kicked, punched and brutaily beaten with both smooth and corrugated rubber hose.
 Conflicting tales by various po- lice witnesses of seeing Stark al- most naked and bleeding. lying un- conscious on the shower room floor of the police station.
 The evidence was given haltingly. District Attorney Edwards and Jus tice Steinbrink repeatedly prodded police memories after replies of T don't know and T can't tell" De- nials and changed testimony and even q courtroom threat against one robber suspect witness added to the intense tension.
 Four of the 13 suspended police are officers held as material wit nesses by order of Justice Stein- brink. They were Detectives Leslie Pearsall, Harry Zander, Charles M. Wesser and Patrolman Harold Breitenbacker.
 The suspended policemen are Deputy Chief Happen and Hizenski, the four held as material witnesses, and acting Lieutenant Jesse E. May forth, Sergeant Marcel Chagnon, Detectives Patrick Shanley, George Hutchinson. and Thomas Bonanza, and Patrolmen Lannis Ray and Harry Liljegren.
 Assistant District Attorney Little- ton offered his testimony concern ing Tappen's alleged attack on Stark when he was recalled to the stand late last night. He said he had omitted it at the morning ses- sion because he thought 1t was So absurd and ridiculous"
 Littleton said he was standing near the door of the detectives room in the Mineola police head quarters on Friday night (the night Stark died) when Happen, came in looking very hot"
 That's the toughest - I ever saw" Littleton quoted Happen as saying, 1T had to stand with one foot on his neck and one on his stomach and rock him back and forth"
 Happen, a moment before had been smiling amiably at Littleton whom he had characterized as his friend in earlier testimony. He started in amaZement, then heated ly denied he had said anything of the sort.
 Happen had testified earlier that the first time he saw Stark was when he was called by Lieutenant Mayforth and found the prisoner under the shower, pretty much bat tered up. He called a doctor. he said and then left for home.
 When that man was found un. der Q shower, 1t wasn't a detective that was needed, 1t was an exec utive," Justice Steinbrink com. mented. '"rhe chief goes away and leaves the deputy in charge Then the deputy goes away and the boys can just go out and play. District Attorney Edwards an nounced at the morning session that there was evidently plot on foot to make Hizenski take the blame for Stark's death because il was felt he could get off easily. He said Hizenski came to him yesterday morning and said he had attacked Stark. Hizenski confirmed this on the stand. saying he had struck the prisoner on two occa- sions.
 When Detectives Pearsall and Zander testified they had seen H. zenski strike Stark, Justice Stein brink ordered them to be held. He frankly declared Pearsall had not been telling the truth" al testimony, Stark's three compan- ions were called. Philip Cacaia said he had seen Hizenski kick Stark Isse Stein and Alexander Drangle, testified Hizenski had beaten them. All three exhibited bruises and black eyes. The prisoners. questioned sep arately. each proceeded to identify the policemen in a special Tine up" as those who had beaten them.
 Sergeant Chagnon came in for q bitter castigation from the bench when he remarked to Stein as the prisoner left the stand:
 Good night, sweetheart.
 You'll make no threats even ii you are policeman" Justice Steinbrink immediately said.
 Chagnon apologized to the court
 Following the idenithcations. Jus tice Steinbrink recessed the court His decision to reveal his findings on Wednesday came after hve- minute conference with Attorney Edwards.
 Samuel S. Liebowitz, who has been retained to represent Dransle Cncaia and Stein. announced he would Ale a s100.000 damage suit on behalf of Mrs Fanny Tropp, slster of Stark, against Nassau