Show GIVEN THIRD DEGREE prisoner charges terr ble brutality against off als seattle wash peter miller phyll clan lecturer on economics and holder of degrees from european colleges who Is on trial for burglary took the witness stand in his own defense on monday and told a horrible story 0 beatings administered to him by the police in order to extort a confession miller 1 his own attorney he charged captain of detectives caad dennant with assaulting him and 1 him in the face after knocking him down with a bludgeon in order to obtain a confession lie said that finally prosecuting attorney george F came to the as si stance of tennant and by threats and intimidation sought to make him admit something of which he was not guilty he steadfastly refused until after ten days of torture he said when he cleade guilty to anything the police asked him |