Show lexow committee at work investigating the gotham I 1 police it Is alleged that policemen club civilians indiscriminately with impunity new york oct 2 by the police ars the subject at inquiry by the lexow committee about fifty policemen were pree ent they were eald lawyer frank illee officers convicted by the board of police for dabbing citizens oar object abe attorney continued i to how while there has been a hundred conviction in the past three years for clubbing only four dismissals occurred Weal leee abe board encourages clubbing by failing to properly punish it boff added that of four dismissals only one was for claybine clab bine a citizen the other three being for cl ubbine brother officers then doff made this as statement policemen commit felonies which would put in prison and are only punished by a fine A citizen my be brained and a brutal officer will only have to fear probably a fine of thirty days pay we call your attention to the perjury committed when these policeman are trial to quote abe the of the police commissioner the air at the police b bial room Is blu with perjury per lury lawyer moss was beorn lie testified be was conniel to the parkhurst society and a of the executive he then told of the efforts of the west twenty fifth street property owners association tu abe block captain alexander 8 williams sent a ward man around to abe indignation meeting asio to tell them to drop abe work or he would cica them out of the precinct mos said be replied go tell your captain that he will explode a can of dynamite if he us then witness told how williams had been braueht to jail in july 1887 and although the evidence was complete be was admitted on a tie rote |