THIRD DEGREE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 177, 29 July 1932, Page 11

THIRD DEGREE

INSTANCE AT NEW YORK COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE NEW YORK. July .19. With eyes blackened and bodies bruised three prisoners at vho inquiry into the death of Hyman Stark painted gruesome pictures of “third degree” methods used on them by the police. Their evidence was borne out by police and prosecutors. Tho three men were Stark’s companions, Isso Stein, Alexander Oran gel and Philip Cacala. Stein said; “We were hanJcuffed to headquarters’ chairs. Four detectives beat us with rubber hose and ‘blackjacks,’ and threatened to kill us unless we confessed.” Cacala said: “We were taken to a cellar. Stark lay on tho floor (deeding A detective swung a hose on h ; m, then he beat me again. ” , The assistant-prosecutor, Mr. I.i'i.eton, testified: ••Deputy Po'ue-Chief

Ttppen admitted to me. ‘Stark 1. « toughest man I ever saw. I stood with one foot on his neck and tnc <: he • hU body, and rocked him ba.*k and forth. ’ ’ ’ Detective Hizemski said: “Ves; I grabbed Stark like this and hit hiia with my right hand.” Thirteen policemen, .12 of whom were identified by the prisoners as the attackers, have been suspended pending the result of the inquiry. The four men were arrested on suspicion of robbing and beating Detectiw 1 Hizemski*s mother. Stark’s larynx wn< I broken, allegedly by the police, during the application of the “third degree” | for eight hours.