Show R inquisition I 1 S 1 SENATOR HEYBURN DEMANDS AN investigation OF THIRD DEGREE TACTICS object objects to alleged methods of of fibers in obtaining statement and confessions frum from those charged with crime W washington ashington it a resolution introduced on thursday by senator hey burn bum Is to adopted the senate wilt will take up the matter of what la to known among police officials as the third degree the resolution provides for the appointment of a select committee of 0 three to investigate the practice ot of administering what la is known as a the third degree ordeal by officers of the law for the purpose of extorting state menta ments and confessions from those charged with fth crime mr air heyburn said he had read an article in a washington calr giving an account ot of the methods bald t to have been resorted to by the atlantic city police pollee to obtain a confession from william seyler charged with the murder of jane adams he ile assorted such methods were more cruel than those of the inquisition they were hot not only barbarous he eald sald but are lu in direct conflict with american insel under which an officer la is prohibited from talking with his prisoner on the subject of the charge against him no one with a proper sense of duty would resort to such a practice in ob 41 10 I 1 OPP WELDON 0 HEYBURN united state states senator from idaho testimony against an accused person and no brutal custom should drive an official to subject a prisoner to a 4 probate trial before befort his appear ance in open court declared senator afe I 1 lei burn such a condition la Is revolting to the sense and I 1 think the entire subject should lie investigated |