The Washington times., 1922-06-01
Accused Officers Declare Copy-
pIainant Preoipitated Baye
Without Cause. n

The other half" ofgthe story
of the alleged bYScal assault
Sunday night oy Louis W.
Moore, student of>8liss Electrical
School, by mem<ers of the police
department, CINE to light today.
Four polisenen, summoned to
the Distries building to be inter
viewed ~ police officials, gave
their L>ersions Of the story first
presented by Moore. ...
Conduct Approved.
PoIisNf U.fIciaIs. 1t 80 Understood,
feel tl0x the policemen were Jus
titled in using force to arrest Moore
for disorderly conduct.
"our Investigation so far" said
one police official. leads us to be.
Iieve that the policemen were en-
tirely right in their action. This
man resisted and the policemen.
after warning him. had TO use
force"
The policemen are e. c. SpaId.
ing, No. 6; G. r. Bremmerman, No.
2: Abraham Buckingham, No. .. and
X. c. Ault. Of the Harbor precinct.
Policeman Spalding, who was the
center of the affair. gave this YER
sion to police officials:
About midnight Sunday night he
boarded a Georgia avenue street
car. He obtained a seat. even
crowded. A few minutes later
young couple got on and stood near
him. He said he was suffering with
sprained ankle, having sprained
1t earlier in the evening, and there
fore did not offer his seat to the
lady. Hhe pointed across the aisle,
however, to two vacant seats where
the lady could sit. The lady re-
marked: Il won't sit next to a
negro"
A few minutes later the couple
got seats. AS soon as he was
seated. Moore, who was escorting
the lady, turned to Spalding.
IF you were a gentleman, you
would have given this lady your
seat" he said.
Spalding says that he made no
reply TO this remark. A few min
utes later. near Georgia avenue and
Park road, Spalding got up 10 get
off the car. To get off It was neces-
sary to pass Moore. Moore, who Is
more than six feet tall and weighs
more than 200 pounds, is said to
have grabbed Spalding by the coat.
Threatened, He Says.
IF you didn't have their d-n
uniform on I would beat you to
pulp" is what Moore said, according
to Spalding.
Spalding then placed Moore under
arrest for .disorderly conduct and
attempted to take him off the car.
Moore resisted. Three other police
men-Bremmerman Ault, and Buck
ingham-riding on the front Of the
car saw Spalding trying TO take the
man off the car and came to his aid.
The four men managed to get Moore
off and AuIt and Buckingham re-
turned TO the car, Spalding and
Bremmerman taking the man
toward a box.
Spalding says Moore fought with
them, striking both Of them, and got
away. After a short chase they re-
captured him. Moore began fighting
again. Then Bremm herman warned
him: 'If you don't go quietly we
will have to use force" Moore con-
tinued fighting and Bremmerman
hit him over the head with black
jack.
To Be Tried Tomorrow.
This blow subdued Moore for q
few minutes until they reached
patrol box. Moore asked for per-
mission to sit down on the curb.
He ssaid he was sick. By this tiro
a large crowd had gathered. Instead
of sitting down Moore darted through
the crowd. After a second chase
Spaiding caught him, forcing the
student to the ground. Moore foil
frontwards, striking his face and
cutting his eye.
Bremerman and Spalding say that
Moore struck them many times
times during the tussle.
Moore was taken to the hospital,
treated, and released ON collateral.
He was charged with jlsorderly con-
duct. His case comes UP In Police
Court at I o'clock tomorrow,