Sworn to before me this 7th day of September, 1900.
GEO. P. HAMMOND, JR., Notary Public (164). N. Y. County.
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_City and County of New York, ss._:
Floyd Wallace, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
I live at 339 West 36th Street. On Thursday, August 16th, 1900, at
about 2:30 A. M., I was awakened by Mrs. Taylor, who said that
they were shooting in the windows. I immediately arose and dressed,
and went into the kitchen. I heard some one screaming, "Don't hit me
like that!" and crying as if being beaten. A short while after I heard
some one coming over the roof from the house next door (No. 341), and
when they reached our door they without any ceremony, and without
asking to be let in, broke in the door. I then saw that they were
police officers in full uniform. They then asked if there was any man
in the house, and was told there was; upon hearing which I stepped to
the kitchen door and was immediately seized upon and taken out into the
hallway by two of the officers. They started downstairs with me, when
one of the officers said, "Wait a minute," and without first telling
me to stop they struck me over the arm and on the wrist. The rest of
the officers then searched through the rooms, and while they were
engaged one of the officers who was with me, without saying a word,
jabbed his stick in my face, just missing my eye, and striking me on
the cheek bone, under the eye, making a painful bruise. I was perfectly
sober, and was sleeping in bed from about 11:30 P. M. till
within about five minutes of the time of the visit of the police. I
made no resistance, said nothing to them, and showed by my actions a
willingness to do as they wished me to. After the officers had finished
their search they turned me loose.