Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-03
How Edward Fleming was Hart.


NAN FOUND IN THE STREET SUFFERING
FROM SERIOUS INJURIES-HE CLAIMS THAT
HE WAS BEATEN BY THE PoLICE-WHAr
THE POLICE SAY.
Yesterday morning the fifth precinct police
patrol wagon was summoned about half-past
nine O'Clock to 7th street and Pennsylvania
avenue to remove an injured man. Officer
Jones, who responded to the call with the
wagon, found at the point named Edward
Fleming, who was apparently in great pain
He was removed to the Emergency hospital,
attended by Drs Taylor and Roy, and after
wards sent to the Freedman's hospital. The
injured man is a spare built man OF quite re-
spectacle appearance and about thirty years OF
age He is a stone cutter hailing from New
York; is employed on the United States Capitol
terrace by the Flannery Brothers, and lodges at
los 4la Street. A STAR reporter found him
yesterday afternoon at the Freedman's hospi-
tai suffering much pain in the side and groin.
had revealed no bruises, but there was evil
dence that he had been injured internally and
quite seriously. Fleming told the reporter
that it was the same old story-rough hand
ling by an officer.
FLEMINGs STORY.
He said that he accidentally walked against
a police officer on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 2 and o'clock the night before, and
jostled him. The police officer, he said, struck
him and he struck back. The officer then
Knocked him down and kicked him, and
another officer coming up, the two dragged him
to police station, where he, although in much
pain was pitched into cell. Nothing was
done for him, and in the morning early the
door was opened and he was told to get out. He
such pain that he could not walk from lamp
post TO amp post. Finally some one sent for
wagon, and he was taken to one hospital and
then brought to the Freedmans.
WHAT THE POLICE SAY,
The statements of the police are entirely
different. Station Keeper Garner, of the sew
enth precinct station, says that at $50 o'clock
Yesterday morning Henry Scott, a hackman,
living AT 1914 10th street, in company with a
man named Miller, brought Fleming to the
station house. Scott said that he left his hack
III font OF saloon near the corner of LIST
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and on COM
lowed the noise and overlook the hack on
street, between I'd and Sd. The hackman and
Miller brought Fleming to the station, and Gar
ncr locked him up, but before doing so entered
his name on the blotter and put the charge of
">usp iciOuS character against him. No police
officer had put hands upon him. At the station
any mention Of injuries that he had received
He was sent to the Police Court in the Maria
". hen 81, his case was called up about O'Clock
the hack driver was not present 10 prosecute
MIN and the case was dismissed, and he was
lien let co.
OF late Fleming had been attending the
Union Gospel mission on Pennsylvania avenue,
near 0th street. and the people connected there
with were indignant last night on learning
United 10 them that during his life he had been
a hard drinker. To DIR. Roy. OF the Emergency
hospital, Fleming stated that he had received
some money from the mission people, with
which ne got on Il spree, and that when the
officer put him Under arrest he resisted.
THE Masonic BOARD OF RELIEF-The Ma
sonic general board of relief in Baltimore yes
terdsy elected officers as follows: President,
Martin Collins. OF st. Louis: first vice president
Jonn X. Pope, of New York; second vice presi-
dent James Mitchell. OF Montreal; secretary,
n D. W Of Of and treas
ventlon Will be held in st. Louis next year.