The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-12
POLICE BRUTALITY
SHOWN BY PHOTO
Viewers Case Taken Be
fore Senate's Third De-
gree Committee.
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ColOred boy and vSthcut a warrant
should invade q mans home
Weaver told the committee about the
visit Of the officers 20 his house IN
search of young Boone He said that
when Armstrong was hunting Boone
and he was aiding him, the policeman
turned on him and said
You z as big crook as he is
Then according to Weaver Arm
struck him repeatedly with MS club and
his first he was also dragged out or
the house without being given chance
70 dress, and was kicked
MIS- Weaver testified along the same
lines as her husband 1t appeared that
Armstrong charged that Weaver tried
70 stab him This was denied by
Weaver and Mrs weaver
Neighbor a Witness.
John b NOckabee. a bricklayer, who
lives at q NJ street southwest. three
doors FROM the Weavers, told Of seeing
an officer kick Weaver when he was
down on the sidewalk and naQ no ciOlu-
ing on except his Undertaking.. He
saw nothing Of the trouble in the WeaV-
CT house he al first saw Weaver ana
the officer in a ClinCh, then saw Weaver
down and being kicked He heard
Weaver say
~Oh. my God. what did you kick me
for2''
He heard the officer say:
for7'T
Policeman Harvey told Of what hap
pened the night Of Weayers arrest he
said he had accompanied Officers Arm
strong and WalliCh when they went 70
the Weaver house 10 arrest The colored
boy lie first saw Weaver struggling
with -sTmsJrOng and Wallich and said
tried to stab him A search was made
in the house and q pair Of scissors found
which were taken 10 the station
Policeman Showed Cuts.
Harvey said Weaver had cuts on
his nose and under his eye, and one
on the back Of his coat Weaver had
a bruise on his forehead near his eye
and a cut on his lip. He said his
face looked as If pretty badly hurt
In court WeaVerS case was dis
missed by Judge MalOney, who could
see no justification for the club Ding
Young Boone IS now an inmate or
the National Training School on
BIadensburg road
Following his aCqu1ttal IN the Police
Court, Weaver called at headquarters
and preferred charges against Policeman
Armstrong In view OF the TACT that
Weaver accused the policeman OF Strlk-
ing him and handling him roughly in his
own home, Sergeant Emerson was de
tailed 70 accompany Weaver 10 the Po-
lice Court where warrant was pro-
cured for Armstrong; arrest
Arr2lgnec IN court, Arms rOng de-
manded a trial By jury, and the case
As still pending
IN view of the fact that the court has
rot yet passed on the merits Of the
case. officials Of the Police Department
declined to discuss the case today.
Armstrong, according 10 the inyestiEa-
ton made OF the affair by inspectors
Of the department, claimed he went
20 Weaver home at 3 n street south
west, 20 arrest a negro boy employed
BY Weaver. Going to the bathroom,
where Il was alleged, the negro was
hiding, Armstrong cOnteuded that
Weaver attempted to assault him with
& pair Of scissors Weaver was arrest
ed. but Judge MullOwny dismissed the
case
Immediately after his acquittaI Weav-
Sr went to headquarters and entered
q complaint against the policeman In
such cases the department takes no
action until the matter has been dis
posed OF BY the court