Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-12
DRAGGED OUT OF HOME
AND KICKED, HE SAYS
Officer Had Gone to House to Look
for Colored Boy.
LATTER JUMPED OUT WINDOW
Bluecoat. Who Will Take Stand To-
morrow, Claims Weaver Tried to
Use Knife and Scissors
on Him.

That Policeman G. II. Armstrong of the
fourth precinct attacked him in his own
home. struck him twice over the head
with a club. beat him In the face with his
fists. dragged him out of his house and
kicked him while he was lying dased
upon the sidewalk, was the substance or
testimony given before the Senate third
degree committee this morning by Will
liam l.. Weaver of 35 NJ street south
west.
To substantiate his claim that he was
brutally assaulted by the policeman, the
witness showed a healing cut on his lip
and picture Of his face. taken the day
after the alteration, showing his in
juries.
Mr.. Weaver. who is employed as a.
driver for the Standard OIL Company.
took over an hour to tell what he says
happened in his home at O'Clock ON
the morning of Saturday, two weeks ago.
He was aroused from his bed. he said.
by hearing q rafting of the front door:
and answering the summons. he found .
bluecoat, identified later as Policeman
Armstrong, desiring entrance. The police
man said that he was looking for .
ce'sreG boy who was eHDloyed as -
domestic around the Weaver home
Starts After Boy.
'Ill see il he is here" Weaver replied,
according to his testimony. and he started
for the rear Of the house to the room
where the colored boy slept. The police
man. it was stated. followed Weaver
through the bedroom. where his wife and
six-year old son were in bed, to the
colored boys room. The boy wanted by
the police was found in his room, but
made his escape thrugh q rear window
before the policeman could lay hands o.
him.
You're as a bad a crook as the boy
remarked the officer a minute later, ao-
cording to Weaver. Then followed the
alleged attack.
utes, according to Weaver. The police
man. he said. struck him over the head
twice with the police baton. causing
bruises and much swelling. AS the police
man put away his club in his belt. he
accidentally pushed 1t through the glass
door of a china closet, it was stated.
After the officer hit you were you
dazed or stunned?" asked Senator Bran
degree.
81 was stunned" testified Weaver. But
the officer kept working on me. He
grabbed me around the neck and an
other officer. whose name ] don't know.
grabbed me around the chest. I told
them I would go with them IL had done
anything. but Officer Armstrong kept
hitting me In the face. and one blow cut
my lip. The two dragged me out onto
the sidewalk and 1 fell. 1 suppose Il was
because ] was stunned and weak. Then
Officer Armstrong kicked me twice, once
in the chest over the heart and once
lower down, where l was operated ON
once.
Bicycle Policeman Arrives.
At that point, it was testified, a bicycle
policeman, later identified as Policeman
Harvey, came up and stopped the alter
cation. Weaver was helped back into
the house and. after dressing. was taken
to the police station. There he was
placed in a cell.
Did the police send any one to treat
your wounds" asked Senator Over
man.
mo, sir Weaver replied After he
had stayed in the cell about half an
hour, he said. bail was arranged and
he wassreleased AS soon as he re-
turned to his home. he summoned .
doctor to treat his injuries.
Weaver appeared in the Police Court
later in the day to answer charge
Of assaulting an officer preferred by
Policeman Armstrong. After the testi-
mony had been heard, the case was
dismissed and Weaver's bail returned
Weaver made a complaint TO Police
Chief Richard Sylvester after the trial
and the head Of the police department
had photographs of Weaver taken. I"
show the wounds on his face. Acting
also on the advice of the police chief.
Weaver obtained a warrant charging
Policeman Armstrong with assaulting
him. The case has not yet come to
trial.
SeIf-Defense, Officer Said.
During the cross-examination OF Weav-
er his attention was called to the claim
of Policeman Armstrong that he iWeaN-
err had attacked the ofncer win knte
or nair of scissors, and that the officer
had struck the blows at Weaver in self
dafense Weaver denied that he had