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Show NO BRUTALITY IN IE LOCAL RAILROAD TERMINAL R. A. Pierce, superintendent or the terminal yards of the Harriman roads, has Investigated tho charges made by James Lamb, a transient to the effect ef-fect that an officer in tho yards had beaten the stranger with an iron bar, and has reached the conclusion that Mr. Lamb is mistaken in the Identity of his assailant and that no ono In the employ of the railroad, inflicted the Injuries complained of. Lamb was Interviewed by a Standard Stand-ard representative and admitted lie could not say who struck, him Superintendent Pierce stated that he would dismiss from hla employ any watchman guilty of brutality, but In this instance he was convinced none of his men were Involved in tho attack at-tack on the wayfarer, and he was even skeptical as to the senousnoss of the assault which had been made by some unknown person on Ijimh. He said as high aR 100 trespassers reach the local yards in a nisht and great vigilance must be shown by the watchmen to keep down the lawless clement In the great gangs of transients, tran-sients, and now and then fights occur oc-cur In which the officers are compelled com-pelled to resort to vigorous measure to maintain a mastery, but no man is beaten up, although there are tlmns when the watchmen are forced to battle for their lhes The men in the yards are Instructed to call for help rather than to resort to harsh methods to protect railroad property and safeguard themselves, and Mr. Pierce declares he will see to it that this rule is lived up to, If he has to discharge every watchman In tho service. |