Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-15 | Page 13 | Police Charged with Brutality by Defendant

POLICE CHARGED WITH BRUTALITY BY B Y DEFENDANT Mans Man's Eloquence Wins Acquittal Acquittal Acquittal Ac Ac- for Self and Two Companions After heated testimony during which he accused police of or brutality and invading his home without a search warrant Alex Fisher 41 boiler tender was acquitted of drunkenness b by City Judge Nephi Jensen in police court Wednesday Fishers Fisher's eloquence also won acquittal acquit acquit- t- t tal for Hans Larsen Lars 22 and Sam Larson Larson Lar Lar- son 41 arrested with him Monday night on charges chares of being disorderly persons Fisher protested that City Detective Detec Detec- Detec tive D. D H. H Clayton and Patrolman D D. D F. F Duncombe entered the thc boiler boiler- room of the Yellowstone hotel 54 West Vest First South street which is also his home and placed him and his companions companions com corn under arrest although the officers had no search warrant He testified that Duncombe struck him in the face a dozen times without without with with- out provocation and denied that he was intoxicated or otherwise breaking the law The officers testified they were passing the address and that they heard a dog whining and Fisher cursing cursing curs curs- ing the animal When they entered the officers said they saw Fisher striking the dog with a piece of wood Earlier Euller in the evening according to the officers' officers testimony they saw Fisher Fish Fish- er kicking the animal at First South and West Vest Temple streets Duncombe also denied striking the defendant After prolonged questioning Judge Jensen dismissed the charges a against the three men and described the clr dr surrounding their arrest as unusual a