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Show H PROTECTING H Rebuking otficere of the law who RH use unnecessary violence In making H arrests, Judge Tillman D Johnson, in BB&BH the United States district court in HBBmBB "The public can hardly be expected HHj to obey the laws when officers of the jH law fail to comply with them Judg- BBBBBBM Ing from the testimony in a cage fried QgH before me yesterday, mob violence is HH not limited to the civilian populace. flH but makes itself manifest among po- RH lice authorities as well. In this BbBBBB I shall see to It that the public Is pro- AWAWAWB 'ected against such Infractions." Tho Hl court referred to the case or William HB Martin, convicted Monday of violation B of the narcotic law, in which the evl- HH dence showed that the defendant was HH seTcrely beaten and injured by Licu- H tenant D. H. Clayton and Reed Bll- BBBBBBBjj lings after he had been placed under BJ Hi Officers who attempt to inflict pun- BJ .shment on prisoners, either to gratify BBBBBBBj a grudge or Just to show their author H' lly, are committing a. serious offense BBmBB&V against law and order They are mak- B Ing themselves law breakers and de- H reloplng lack of respect for those In BB positions. BmvBBfl Any policeman or other officer found BH guilty of mistreating a prisoner shoujd BBbBmBj be dismissed from the force and placed BJ for hie misdeeds. |