His Adam's apple smashed, one Hyman Stark, petty thug, strangled to death after a third-degreeing in Nassau County police headquarters at Mineola, L. I. last fortnight (TIME, July 25). Last week a deputy chief, a lieutenant, eight detectives (onequarter of the county's detective force) and three patrolmen were indicted for the crime on charges ranging from manslaughter to assault. All were likewise accused of a conspiracy to obstruct justice. Wealthy, socialite Nassau County was rudely shocked.
How Stark, arrested with three companions for beating and...
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