cop chief attacks publisher
TBHC95 years ago…
September 30, 1911 — Police Chief S.T. Woodward is arrested after assaulting and severely thrashing Frank Sullivan, a well-known socialite and publisher of the Florida Beacon, on the corner of Franklin Street near Lafayette Street (now Kennedy Boulevard). Woodward gave his reason for the assault as retaliation for an article appearing in the Beacon which stated that he had been seen at The Imperial Theater, an establishment noted for its burlesque shows and women of ill-repute. When confronted by Woodward, Sullivan denied writing anything about him in his paper. According to an eyewitness, Woodward then said he would give Sullivan “something to write about” right before punching him in the head and beating him with a billy club.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
Tags: citizens, law enforcement, newspapers, on this day, tampa
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