Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-13 | Page 24 | 'Rough Stuff' by 2 Policewomen Brings $25 Fines

1 I Rough ough Stuff to too by by 2 Policewomen o Brings l In S 25 Fin Fines Ines s WASHINGTON Aug Aue 13 AP AP- AP Policewomen of the nations nation's capital capItal capital capi capI- tal are too rough That was the conclusion of or a po police police po- po police lice trial board which fined two of or them 25 each on charges of false arrest and rough handling brought by Mrs Loretta Marx The conduct of of the officers officers- Gladys Black and and Pearl Parker Parket Parket was such Mrs Marx Mar testified d that she thought they were insane She said that t the e two officers mistook her for an escaped Inmate of ot of the I national training school for gills girls an anthey and they held her by the wrist for Cor a a. long tong perIod and pulled m me me grid and wrenched my mj arm and wrist She added tr-at tr she still was under e i t doctors doctor's care for an injury to h her r knee that was received in the melee Sirs Mrs Parker admitted in her testimony testimony testimony tes tes- that she had serious doubts that she and Mrs 1 Bla Black k had arrested ar or- or rested the right person but that she decided to decided to hold hold on to Mrs Marx Mar anyway way A considerable amount of character character char char- acter testimony and evidence to the effect that the two accused officers always had been very decent to prIsoners even under the tl-e most trIng try try- in Ins Ing circumstances was offered bythe by bythe bythe the defense N