St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-28

want to find out from you as
head Of the Police Department
what a - happened that they beat
up the woman to submission and
the man involved to start off with
the Police Department did.
That's the story gathered. They
dumped this woman, which
can't understand because she's of
a different nationality. The police
jumped her because she was diff
ferent nationality and when her
husband come up to take it up
they beat him up unmerciful. I
would like to know from you, be-
ing the Chief of Police, why did
the Police Department do some
thing like that. They amt doing
anything but creating they
are creating is malicey (Malice)
to the rest of the people in this
community of which was and
they were for fifty years. never
heard of that before.
Now, if you can answer that
question want to know.
Chief William PrOetZ: Well, in
fairness to YOU, don't know YOUR
name
Mr.. Bradley: My name is Charles
Bradley, Jr. 1 live at 60 Lyton
Place, st. Paul, Minnesota.
Chief PrOetZ: Mr.. Bradley, in all
fairness to you and fairness to
myself and all Of the folks here, as
I mentioned before, I want to
touch but lightly on the incident,
however, you have asked a direct
question and must answer this
in direct answer. 1 was not there.
I was called after the entire in
cident took place, after it was all
quoted down and I couldn't say
firsthand what did take place,
however, do have news items,
resource people from our depart
ment who were actually there and
I know assistant Chief McAuliffe
who was there and perhaps he can
answer that question because If I
were to say something and I don't
want to mislead anybody and make
misquote or mis-statement. I
would like to have him talk to
you.
Mr.. Bradley: I would be glad
to have anybody tell me why they
would beat up a man because he is
protecting his wife.
Assistant Chief L. McAuliffe:
At the time this happened, Mr..
Bradley, I came from the Public
Safety Building up there and the
way it shows in the police reports
that the two defendants and sew
eral people were asked for their
Identification and during the course
Of that Identification they refused
to give it. At that time an alter
cation resulted that became general
on both sides. Blows were struck,
the officers were struck-in other
words it became a two sided argu-
ment.
Mr.. Bradley: Well, now aid
like to interrogate you for a sec
ond. Is 1t the duties Of the Police
Department to strike any-any a
prisoner that they capture I
would say.
Assistant Chief L. McAuliffe:
Mr.. Bradley, it is the duty of the
Police Department to effect an
arrest. In effecting the arrest IL
resistance Is put forth the Police
Department is required, under law,
to overcome that resistance with
as much power as necessary to
effect an arrest.
Mr.. Bradley: Well, that I would
grant you but add you know
or a-that the time that the man
involved and his wife were a
Directing to being arrested?
Assistant Chief l. McAuliffe:
I don't know personally-the fact
is the officers were there .
(Inaudible).
Mr.. Bradley: Do you mean to
stand up there and tell me you
don't know anything about it but
the officers are going to tell you.
assistant Chief McAuliffe at
tempted to answer but at this
point Mr.. Bradley Interrupted.
Mr.. Bradley: You carry on. Wen,
I don't trust them at all, so you
carry on.
Mr.. Frank Smith: Do you know
the officers names that were In
volved?
Assistant Chief l.. McAuliffe:
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