The Washington times., 1921-11-01

meted out to prisoners by the noto!-
ious Russian secret service of Car
list days, today were made against
three policemen of the Fourth pre-
cinct.
Congressional Action Likely.
+ In addition to demanding the ac.
cused policemen face the trial board,
Congressional action In the matter
probably will be taken.
Last Saturday James Madison Fitz-
gerald, twenty-four years old, OF 431S
Wisconsin avenue, was driving mo-
tor car in an alley near Fourteenth
and b streets southwest. According to
the police, the car contained four
cases of whiskey.
Policeman II. e. Ogle. of the Fourth
precinct, who, 1t is said. was not on
duty, ordered Fitzgerald to halt the
car. The police say Fitzgerald drew
q revolver and threatened to fire at
the officer. Then Ogle shot Fitzger-
aid In the right arm. =
Fitxgerald's Version.
The above is the police version. Fol-
lowing is the story related. by Fitz.
gerald. =
when Patrolman Ogle told me to
halt, ] slowed up the car as quickly
as possible. Without any overt move
on my part the policeman shot me in
the right arm. Clutching the wheel
with my left hand, / peered the car to
the curb and stopped the engine.
I'm shot. Take me to the hos
pital.' told !Ogfe. He then searched
the car and found my revolver, which
was i'm a pocket on the right-hand
door pf The car. ! wouldn't have
had the opportunity of reaching
away over from the left hand side
Of the car to the pocket and draw
ing the gun, even II / had wanted to.
"The Fourth precinct patrol wagon
was, summoned, and l was placed
inside. There was negro driver,
and In the wagon with me was Pa
trolman j. T. Langley. Ogle stood
on the steps of the wagon, \
Cursed BY Driver, He Says.
Weak from loss of blood, prop
ped my back against the side of the
patrol and stretched my legs along
the seat Cursing me, the negro
driver told me to take my legs down.
Then Policeman Langley began
slugging me. He beat me unmerci-
fully with his fists, and as you can
see, l am battered up pretty well.
Ogle then said, Don't use your fists.
Take a blackjack which Langley
did My head is a mass of bruises
from the jack
Il was taken to the station house.
There / saw Sergt. j. w. Green,
whom know fairly well. I said,
Sergeant, for Gods sake don't let
them hit me any more; l am too
weak to stand it, Green, however,
without a word turned away. He
permitted Langley to hit me on the
stomach. flooring me, and then kick
me.
-"They kept me in the station house
for more than an hour, during which
time 1 was becoming weaker from
loss of blood. Then they took me to
Emergency Hospital"
Facts Given to Congressman.
Upon Fitzgerald's release from the
hospital he went to the law office of
T. Norris Wamper and related his
story. Wampler this morning went to
the Capitol to confer with Congress-
man Roy G. Fitzgerald, whose reso'u
ton to have Congress conduct a sweep
ing inquiry Of conditions in the police
and fire departments is under con-
sidefation by the House District Com
mfttee.
wampler said he is going to urge
Congressman Fitzgerald to investigate
this particular instance of alleged po-
lice brutality and Cossack methods of
administering law.
He is also going to prefer charges
against Ogle, Langley and Sergeant
Green, and seek their arrignment be-
fore the police trial board
Fitzgerald, when arrested. was
charged with assaulting a policemen
with a dangerous weapon, violating
the traffic law and transporting whis-
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