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Show oo POLICE ATTACK THEIR PRISONER Arthur Bittncr Tells Story of "Third Degree' Methods in St. Louis Station. St Louis. Mo.. Oct. 10. That fifteen fif-teen policemen had attacked him in ine North Market street police station sta-tion In an effort to obla.n a con-tc-jsron or murcier irom him scvera' Ciooths ago, was the charge made on the witness stand in the circuit court here yesterday by Arthur W Bittner on trial for the murder of his father. "1 came to myself the morning after af-ter my arrest, lying on the floor of the station, u policemar was Kicking me In the ribs." Bittner testified. "I looked up and protested. Immediately Immediate-ly crowd of 15 or 18 policemen surrounded sur-rounded me and shouted. You killed your father' I told them I bad not Then they all began beating me with their night stlrk:-. Several struck me on the he2d with their revolvers. ' The introduction of a signed confession con-fession of Bitlner's murder of his lather was Introduced despite the pretests of attorneys for the defense. oo |