Evening journal., 1902-04-02
STATEMENTS - -
DO NOT AGREE
Police Committee IRVeSiiga-
ting Treatment Of WindIe
MICH TESTIMONY Takth
Captain Kane and Patrol Sergeanl
Rice Tell Different StOritS-AO
Action Taken

An Investigation to determine what
member or members Of the Police De
parfment should boz deemed Negligent ~
connection with the death of Howard
Windle. of kennett Square who dled ih
"a cell In The police station ON wednesday
morning was made boy Inc Police Dvhl
1nission last night No action was taken
nv fhe commissioners Every policeman
who had ANYTHING To do with the arrest
and commitment of Mindle was exam
ined President CmrksOn. Commissioner
Iones and Chief Black were present al
the hearing After the testimony OF ine
officers had been taken President Olark-
son said: "Ihese poor people VINO are
brought into the police station shOulu DC
examined carefully. and ia there is no
proyision for this In the general rules OF
Inc department there should be some
Police Surgeon Joseph i. Wales was
the first witness. In answer TO ques-
tion from Commissioner Jones, ne said
he could not say whether Windle would
have recovered had he received prompt
treatment. If the fracture had been
found i'm time and the man taken TO a
hospital he might have had chance.
The lack of any external wound made
the case pnzzling. A fall. rather than the
blow. he said caused the injury
Policeman John Wmtrup said when ne
foupd Wmdle ON the sidewalk there was
dence of being drunk, but there was moth.
ing To indicate injury further than the
uresence of the blood. He said he told
Sergeant Rice that Alfred Wright had
struck Windle aud that a charge of
drunkenness was TO be filed against the
latter.
Policeman Rufehinal who helped place
Windle i'm the patrol wagon said he
thought the man was drunk.
Patrol Sergeant Rice said that Police
man Wintrup preferred charge OF
drunkenness against Winde and said Al
fred Wright had struck the man. There
was some blood at Wndle mouth, bu
he was not bleeding much. There was
nothing to Indicate that the prisoner haC
been injured. and Il There had been j,
would have been removed 10 hospital
Sergeant Rice said he told Captain Kane
that Wright had said he struck Windle.
Turnkey Ncely. House Sergeant How
gate and Turnkey Floyd said they
thought Wndle was drunk
Captain Kane said he did not hear Ser
geant Rice say the prisoner had beer
struck by Wright. The captain said h'
supposed Wndle's uncOnsclousncss wal
due to drunkenness. lie denied that Ric,
told him Windle had been assaulted.
If he had, he would have taken i'm
mediate steps TO have had Windlc's in
iurips looked after Captain Kane sai
q
with any signs of injury to wash him.
the wound is slight To dress il at once
hut III 10 appears serious the police suI
gcon is called at once. lie said ne wa
not told that Windle had been bleeding
and nothing was reported 10 him TO leal
him TO regard Windle MS anything NOR
than an ordinary drunk
Mr.. Carkson said there was danger q
getting into the habit of regarding me
brought into the police station. such "A
Windle. as common "drunks' Mr.. JOne
thought every man brought into the DC
zee station IN supplied condition shoul
be- carefully examined.
Mr.. Clarksun added that IL i'm su,
picious cases the police surgeon is calle
IN, the responsibility would be- remove
froN the department.
House Sergeant Durney said TIA.
When he went ON duty. Sergeant How
gate reported 90 him that the prison,
lMindlel, was in such condition tn,
his name could not be- obtained. lie al
Not know there was any blood ON VIII
dies mouth until O'Clock In the NOR
ing when he was called into dc cell D
turnkey Hebron. Sergeant numcy sal
q ls customary when man gives am ii
dication OF being injured. To give him In
mediate attention. The sergeant told
calling Surgeon Wales, and of the deaf
of Windle
died So Sergeant Durney told the cor
missoners. Captain Kane detailed Sc
seant kelleher To arrest Alfred Wrigh
Operator Harkins told of calling II
police sergeant by telephone Capta
Evans said he received no report of wi
die being injured
Captain Kane was called before II
commission again 10y President Cnrks,
and asked why he had ordered Sergea
Nelleher To arrest Wright. III he did n
know Windle had been assaulted. 1
explained 10y saying that when coming
duty some policemen the could not iu
recall whol. had told him that Vino
had died, and that AL Wright had stru
the prisoner. That was the first knov
edge he had that Wright had hit Wind
Regarding Sergeant Rice's stateme
that he had informed Captain Kane tn
Wright struck the prisoner, CAPITA
hane said he was positive Sergea
Rice made no such statement 20 him.