The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-19
BRUTAL DEATH
OF PRISONER
LAID TO COPS
Deputy Chief Rocked on
Throat and Stomach
Court Told.
WINDPIPE is BROKEN
Detective, Son Of Suspects
Victim, Slated for Rap
Evidence Shows.

BIZ United Press
MINEOLA, L. l., July 19-Hyman
Stark died of a broken windpipe
after a deputy police chief stood on
Stark's throat and stomach to
crock back and FORTH" and several
of thirteen suspended police brutality
"shellacked" him, Justice Meier
Steinbrink was told in his investi-
cation of the death, in which he
will give his finding Wednesday.
The testimony came during an
sll-day open hearing, which did not
end until near midnight, a dra-
matte, astounding recital of brutal,
vicious, third degree" beating to
make an alleged robber accused of
striking one policeman's mother
come clean"
The deputy police chief, accused
in testimony by an assistant district
attorney, is Frank j. Happen, Re-
publican boss OF Oyster Bay, home
OF the late Theodore Roosevelt.
Happen heatedly demanded the
testimony concerning himself.
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up short memories, and direct
charges by the supreme court jus
tice that one witness was lying"
characterized the hearing.
Victims Son Slated for Rap
Testimony by police witnesses and
Edwards showed that the police had
planned for Detective Joseph Hizen-
ski to take the rap for all involved
in the case, Hizenski, as the son
of the 58-year-old victim of the
robbery, in which Stark and two
others were held, was expected to
escape conviction.
Other high lights were
Questioning by Edwards about re-
ports that Hizenski and his mother
had been in the liquor business.
These were denied by the detective.
Testimony by Martin w. Littleton,
assistant district attorney, that
Deputy Happen told him he had put
one foot on Stark's stomach and one
on his throat and rocked him back
and forth" in an effort to make him
come clean"
Testimony of DR.. Otto H. Schultze, |
coroner's physician, that Stark had
been kicked, punched and brutally
beaten with both smooth and cor
rugated robber hose.
Conflicting tales by various police
witnesses of seeing Stark, almost
naked, and bleeding, lying uncon-
scious on the shower room floor of
the police station.
Assistant District Attorney Little"
ton offered his testimony concern
ing Happens alleged attack on
Stark when he was recalled to the
stand late Monday night. He said
he had omitted it at the morning
session, because he thought it was
so absurd and ridiculous"
Rocked on Neck"
Littleton said he was standing
near the door of the detectives |
room in the Mineola police head
quarters on Friday night Cthe night |
Stark diedD when Happen came in
looking very hot"
That's the toughest - -,
! ever saw" Littleton quoted Happen
as saying, Il had to stand with one
foot on his neck and one on his
stomach and rock him back and
forth"
Tappen, 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.
District Attorney Edwards an
nounced at the morning session that |
there evidently was a plot" on
foot to make Hizenski take the
blame for Stark's death, because it |
was felt he could get off easily.
Police Are Identified
He said Hizenski came to him
Monday morning and said he had
attacked Stark. Hizenski confirmed
this on the stand. saying he had
struck the prisoner on two occa-
Sions.
After the police concluded their
testimony, Stark's three companions
were called. Philip Cacala said he
had seen Hizenski kick Stark. Isse
Stein and Alexander Drangle >testi-
fed Hizenski had beaten them. All
three exhibited bruises and black
eyes.
The prisoners. questioned sepa-
rately, each proceeded to identify
the policemen in a special Lineup"
as those who had beaten them.