New-York tribune., 1922-06-28
Police Station
Beating Kills
Negro Bad Man
Bandit Suspect Attempts
To Seize Detectives Gun
During Finger Printing;
Drops Under Blackjacks
Officers Take No Chances
Remember Comradc Slain
in Same Room Recently
bv Another Colorcd Thug

Detective Rcddinc. negro. was tai
inr the fngerprinfs of Hubert Dent.
4 negro prisoner. m the reserve room
OF tie West i35th street station yes
.srdav morning when Dent suddrni"
seized tnc deteciive's revolver Red
DING gfappled with him and called for
helm. The detective and prisoner were
rolling on The foor. Dent fighting He
n madman, when others ran into tne
room
Detectives McGraih and German. who
had helped Gedd.ng arrest inc negro
wer- among the frat. The Knew the
prisoner and hrs record Blackjack
were drawn and within fcw minutes
Dent was stretched out or fhe foor
and Eeddings revolver va back iN
90 holster sn ambulance WIS 90 llcd
snd Dent was taken 20 Harlem Hos
pifa'. where hc died a short time iafcf.
During thc fcr'mmagc Ecdcirg was
licked OH the knee by Dent. ~ Am
buisrcs surgeon treated the Knee and
Redding remained on duty. Dent was
fventv-one wears old ard lived ~ 52Y
fenox Avenue. Ne Vas arrested At
Fifth Avenue ard l32d Street hy the
three detectives. VINO had warrant
charging him with assault and ionnffl.
When the four reached fne station
house Redd * iook the prisoner info
fHe back room Redding then iooS oH
his coat and prepared 20 ts," ine prs
onere fngerpriutf From a holster
pro;ruding from MS hip rocsc' ~as
the revolgef Redding held Dent n5
tfc hand rs hc turned his p'fist io com
nlet. finger print A. that moment
Dent grabbed the revolver. Redn.ng
twisted The wrists Of the prisoner in
an effort 10 break h.s hold Repre-
ser,ativcs o. tho District Attorneys
Office after questioning the three de
tectives. announced that at mao ncen
.1onera'ed.
Dent was arrested a. on" of Two Nor
r-ho took part in robbery OF Apr. o.
Al which time another patroiman, Fai-
rics NcHu0h. % the West lajih siro''
cation ,was shot in the head. MchuCn
il sill 90 the Harlem Hospital iron
the eaects - the wound Dent era
another negro. Harry Sanford. twenty
cirht. % IS West i23d Street. accorn-
ING % the police. hold up Joseph 70
seif. Of - Ncrmilyes Avenue, .ne
Rrorv. m West i26'h street. As 'he
fwo hold-up men we're taking Foselii.s
euclry McHugh came in sight j ~
negroes ran and fred several 'ho's ~
inc pstroiman. One o. the bullets
struck NeHugh IN ihc head
Sanford was arrested later the sane
dav and on April - was sentenced hy
Judge Grain in General Sessions to
serve from seven 10 fourteen years N
sing sing. Dent succeeded IN svoin-
lng the police until yesterday morning.
when the three detective found him
Several months ago Patroiman Not.
of the same station. was killed by
negro. who seized his -evolyer as he
was walking past. II was IN the same
nrecinc; that Deteetices Buckley aud
Miller we're shot by Luther Boldly. an
other negro. on January ., Several
other policemen OF that station have
been wounded within tho last few
months. some OF them seriously.
About six weeks ago Defective HeC
ney. Or the Simpson StNeet station.
was injured in much the same manner.
He WIS finger printing 4 prisoner
when the man seized the rubber roll
used 10 smooth out ink on the finger
prir. slab and struck him over the
head. Detective Hcgnev has been IN
The hospital ever since with possible
fracture of the skull.