Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1915 — Alleges That He Was Beaten Up By Chicago Policemen. [ARTICLE]

Alleges That He Was Beaten Up By Chicago Policemen.

Wiliam Hill, late manager of the local hoard ot trade, who was in Chicago for several days doing a little private detective work in looking after Mr. Graham of Lafayette, who was at the head of the “board of trade” here and also at Lafayette, and who is alleged to have beaten several of the local patrons of the Rensselaer shop, including one of the proprietors oi the Rensselaer Republican, out of several hundred dollars, got badly beaten up in the W indy City. He claims to have been pounced upon by three plain clothes officers and clubbed, put in jail without any chance to explain who he was or to identify himself, kept in the station house over night and when arraigned next morning was turned lose, but not until a big policeman had smashed him in the mouth. He certainly got a severe drubbing. Hill asserts that he will bring suit for damages against the city. He further states that he had Graham almost run to earth when his arreet by the Chicago police permitted Graham to get away.