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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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In Toms River, N.J., a prisoner testified in court that a state trooper manacled his wrists tightly causing swelling, knocked him down over a bathtub and hit him on the head, while the Point Pleasant police chief struck him in the mouth. He was beaten while handcuffed, resulting in cuts and breaking a stool. Judge Gallagher made no comment.
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TOMS RIVER, N. J., (By Mail).- A prisoner's wrists were exhibited to court in Toms River. They were swollen. "The state trooper put manacles on so tight, they swelled up," the witness testified. "Then he knocked me down over the bathtub and hit me over the head. The chief of police at Point Pleasant struck me in the mouth with his fist. I was cut and told them they might as well make a good job and be done. I was hit on the head and knocked down so hard I broke the stool on which I landed. This was done while I was handcuffed."
Judge Gallagher made no comment when the man finished the story.
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Toms River, N. J.
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swollen wrists, cut in mouth, hit on head, knocked down and broke stool, all while handcuffed.
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A prisoner testified in court that a state trooper put manacles on his wrists so tight they swelled, knocked him down over the bathtub and hit him over the head, and the chief of police at Point Pleasant struck him in the mouth with his fist. He was hit on the head and knocked down so hard he broke the stool on which he landed, all while handcuffed.