Show CHIEF TO PUSH ACTION AGAINST SUSPENDED MEN Police Head Pledges Move l After Talk With Victim Immediate action was promised by Chief of Police William Villiam L. L Payne against two officers under suspension sion zion pending investigation of ot the case in which Philip Budd of the Hurry-Back Hurry inn was beaten last Saturday The suspended officers are Detective Dc- Dc J. J Ross Hunsaker who Budd says administered the beating and Patrolman B. B O. O Brady who assert assert- edly fired a revolver shot into a washroom floor or door I 1 took a a. stenographic statement from Budd this m morning Chief Payne told The Telegram Final action against the two officers involved in will be taken right away The action will be based on Budds Budd's statement and on statements of other witnesses already proc procured red I will use Budds Budd's statement to d de determine termine my course of action Chief Payne declined to make pu public pub lie lic contents of the statement ob obtained ob tamed from Budd The chief said he had been waiting waiting wait wait- ing for lor Budd to act but in view of ot Budds Budd's failure to do so sc he could delay de dc lay action against the officers no no longer Courses of action open to Budd are 1 Filing of a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery 2 Filing a felony charge of ot as assault assault sault with a deadly weapon 3 Starting civil action to recover I j V. V Budd told The Telegram he had been struck with a blackjack in the hands of Detective Hunsaker The courts repeatedly have held a a. blackjack blackjack black black- jack to be a deadly weapon Chief Payne said Budd gave him no definite answer as to what he ho had been hit with According to state law assault and battery is a mi misdemeanor demeanor but assault with a deadly weapon is a felony Any police officer whether the complaining witness desires to press the charge or not has authority authority authority author author- ity to sign a felony complaint |