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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Atlanta, Mrs. Lillie Mae Hayden reports being beaten by police Patrolmen Thomas and Dodd after her arrest for drunkenness on Saturday night. Attorney A. T. Walden of the NAACP claims the attack was uncalled for. She faces trial in City Recorder’s Court this morning at 8:30.
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A woman reported kicked in the face and beaten about the head and body by city police is slated to be tried in City Recorder’s Court this morning at 8:30 o’clock.
The reported victim, Mrs. Lillie Mae Hayden, of 17 Pratt’s Alley, was arrested on a charge of being drunk Saturday night, according to reports of Attorney A. T. Walden, defense counsel for the Atlanta branch of the NAACP. Mrs. Hayden is said to have been arrested by Patrolmen Thomas and Dodd, the latter being accused of kicking her in the face after knocking her down at police headquarters. Attorney Walden said it was his information that the entire arrest and brutal attack by the officers was uncalled for.
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Atlanta
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Arrest On Saturday Night; Trial This Morning At 8:30 O’clock
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kicked in the face and beaten about the head and body
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Mrs. Lillie Mae Hayden, of 17 Pratt’s Alley, was arrested on a charge of being drunk Saturday night by Patrolmen Thomas and Dodd. Patrolmen Dodd is accused of kicking her in the face after knocking her down at police headquarters. The arrest and brutal attack by the officers was uncalled for, according to Attorney A. T. Walden of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP. She is slated to be tried in City Recorder’s Court this morning at 8:30 o’clock.