Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1950-07-28
Brutality
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pocket fearing Newcomb would
kill him on the excuse that he
was reaching for a weapon. He
did not remember anything after
that until he regained conscious
ness in the police car.
His story goes on: the officers
drove up to a service station and
Newcomb got out. Beale asked
the other officer what he was do
ing in the car since he was not
drunk and had committed no
crime. The officer Ct. A. Owen
replied, We'll it's not me. it's the
other guy, Just take it easy, boy
According to Beale, Newcomb re-
turned to the car and they drove
on to the police station. Beale
said that he could hardly stand
up because he was so badly beaten.
He stated further that some per-
son at the station commented,
Boy, that niger sure is drunk"
to which he replied mo. l amt
drunk, I'm just beat to death,
that's all" He was bleeding free
ly from cuts and 5r.iises and he
was also splitting up blood He was
put into a testing device to de-
termine whether or not he was
drunk When he came out he heard
the man who was conducting the
test say, NO, he's not drunk.
He claimed that he was held in
Jail for about an hour when Pete
Chris, white. owner of a hardware
store on east sixth street, came
TO jail and demanded his release.
The release was obtained i'm
mediately Pete Chris stated that
he told the officers. this man
needs a doctor The officers re-
piled, We'll, wen take him 10 the
hospital. you've had him down
here all this time without hospital
care" he replied, "I'll take him.
They released Beale without |
either payment OF bail or Of fine |
He required overnight hospitaliza-
ton. He was released by Univer-
sity Hospital officials TO his wife
Sunday morning about 10 a. m.
Pete Chris stated that he went to
see Mayor Wassell and asked him
II there wasn't something he
could do about IL He furthur states
that the mayor issued immediate
orders to fire Ncwcomb. This is
said to have been done but New
comb has asked for a hearing, set
for August 2 according to reports.
Newcomb alleges, according to
witnesses, tHat ae aJrcFted Bcale
for loud cursing. When asked whom
he was cursing, he Is reported TO
have said "he wasn't cursing any
body. just cursing out loud" He
didn't deny that he beat Bealc but |
stated that Bcalc was fighting him |
and pinned his arms behind him |
and pushed him across the fem
der Of the ear. (Beole Is a slightly /
built man. 10 years OF age and |
sc CHS a lit'le over 1870 poul ds) |
Beale is still not able TO work |
(he has been employed In the |
Heights for fifteen years. and Is
badly bruised and cut up. lie says |
that he is still not able TO lay on !
his left side and is still splitting |
up blood
Lee Harrell, owner Of n barber
shop which Bealc was about to
enter when encountered by the Of
fiecrs. testified In court 10 the
same story which Beale had testi-
fled. He also said that after Beale
had been beaten and stompcd un-
conscious. Newcomb picked him
up by the belt and threw him in
the car. Tie stated that the other
officer tOwens) apparently was
attempting TO restrain Newcomb
from his roughncss.
No witnesses Rave backed New
combs story Seven white and col
orod men have sworn 10 testify
for Beale when the hearing comes
up
Newcomb who lives at 2iig w.