The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-25
POLICE INVESTIGATE
DEATH OF LANGDALE
Negro Brown Denies Strik-
ing the Superintendent of
Parking During Brawl.

Il did not hit that man at all. He
cut me-" protested Bernard Brown,
negro, this morning when informed that
he would be held pending an investiga-
ton into the circumstances surrounding
the death Of John w. Bangdale, Assist
ant Superintendent Of Parking Of the
District, with whom he had an alterca-
ton Monday night and who died last
night at the Georgetown University Hos
pital as the result of the fracture of his
third vertebra,
Brown Is a patient at the Casualty
Hospital suffering from severe wound
IN mis- neck, inflicted by Langdaie.
An inquest VIII be held by the coroner
next week and IN she meantime the DO
lice are. invest. eating the case in an
effort to discover whether or not Lang
dale was struck during his fight with
Brown. It is ALE Eed that Brown struck
Langdale in the back of the neck with
bucket. Al the time Of his death
Bangdale was under S1,O0O 10 appear IN
court to answer q charge of assaulting
Brown.
Fought Monday Evening.
The fight between the two men occur
RED Monday evening near the bar room
at the corner of First and II streets
ter the place % purchase a bucket Of
beer when Brown started ont the door
with pitcher OF beer in his hand. The
men ran into each other and IanpdaIe
ttated he attempted 10 apologize h1I+
mat Brown was intoxicated and acted
ugly.
Langdale entered the place and bought
his beer and was on his vay home
when he said he was struck in the
back. He turned and found Brown he
hind him. The negro was a powerfully,
Quilt man and Langdale was rn,,cI
smaller Brown rushed at T.anodala
ana the latter drew a penknife from
his pocket.
Tie men clinched and struggled q.
moment and LangdaIe tabbed the knife
III Browns throat. Both fen to the
ground. Brown was thought 10 he
dangerously wounded and was hurried
10 the Casualty Hospital. Lanpdale NC
taken 70 the sixth precinct station and
held TO await the result OF Browns
Injuries. Tuesday morning bo -.
taken TO the Police Court ana beId r.,
N'Oec TO appear for trial when BROW,
could leave the hospital.
Sufferer From Epilepsv
Langdale was fifty-eight years Of ace
~- --o'u DScll a Suuerer from ppflnpe,,
many years. He complained Of feeIiDg
III when released from the custody or
the police and went to his home. HIS
neck Dained him and after talking with
his wife he decided to go 10 the George
town Hospital.
he rode to the hospital on the street
car and did not think he was in a SER
ious condition The physicians at the
hospital saw his condition was danger
Gus as soon as they made an exanina-
ton however. and notified Mrs Lang
dale The Injured man sank rapidly
after his admission. and despite the
efforts Of the physicians, died.
Funeral services viii be held Saturday
morning from St. Aioysius' Church. The
dead man was a veteran employe Of
the District and leaves a wife. one son.
and three daughters, who live at As X
street northwest
Bernard Brown is also an employe Of
the District and lives at 10 Defrees
court. This morning he was reported
10 be improving rapidly, but the physi-
clans at the hospital state IL will be a
week before he can leave that institu-
ton.