Death of Frank Pojman

It was later discovered that en route to the police station, he was assaulted by the patrolmen, even suffering a fractured skull, and later died from his injuries.

[4] The couple went on to have nine children: Anna, Marie, Joseph, Frank, Cecilia, Edward (died in childhood), James, Dorothy, and Ruth.

He was taken to City Hospital, arriving around 12:30 am, where Dr. William Cardozo examined him and found that Pojman had a bloody nose, his right eye was black, and there was a wound on the back of his head.

"[11] Patrolmen Hall and Simander initially claimed that Pojman had incurred all injuries after falling onto the floor of the patrol wagon.

After receiving said report, Safety Director Martin Lavelle asked for a grand jury investigation to further determine the facts of the case.

[13] After being arrested, the two patrolmen were suspended by Police Chief George J. Matowitz on the charges of (1) neglect of duty, (2) the making of a false official report, and (3) unnecessary and unwarranted violence toward a prisoner.

Pearse performed an autopsy and found that Pojman had died of a fractured skull and reported many bruises on the body and the absence of alcohol in the stomach.