Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-16
LANGLEY Silent
ON POLICE CHARGE
Congressman Accused of In
toxication Quits City With
out Making Statement.

Representative Langley OF Ken
lucky, who was arrested here Satur-
DAY night, charged with intoxication,
mas returned 20 his home at Pike
Ville, KY. without making a state-
nent on the case. Representative
langley has not be n in good health,
~ was said at his cIfice, and his re-
turn home was advised by his doctor.
Rides I'm Patrol wagon.
Representative Langley was arrest
ca last saturday night at the House
or Detention, where, according to
those who were present at the time,
| he entered under the belief that De
was in the Oxford Hotel He vas
arrested by Policeman ]. NJ. Smith OF
the Fourth precinct. who is detailed
q. tho House OF Detention, and was
taken 70 the first precinct in q patrol
| wagon ana afterward to the fourth
| precinct, and $40 collateral was paid for
| appearance in court Wednesday. He
was charged with being drunk"
Lieut.. Van Wrinkles Statement.
According to Mrs. Nina Van Win
/ kie' VINO Is in charge Of the WON
ems bureau, and who has ofTces in
the House OF Detention Building. =.
man followed Policeman Robert A
! WOODS, detailed az & night watch
| man on the boys floor of the build
| ing, down Fourteenth street and at
tempted to enter the building. Hear
ing .commotion outside, Mrs. Van
NinkIe said that she came In the
naliWay Just In time to see the door
open with crash and a hatless, tie
iesS ana coilarless maa lurch across
the halfway and catch himself OF, tho
rail- In front OF the telephone boofh
she said that she did not recognizes
representative Langley at this time
because OF his unusual appearance
Lieut.. Van Wrinkle said the on
orator then buEzed for Smith. v-ho
came In and attempted to quiet the
man VINO Mrs. Van Wrinkle said, was
| using offensive language.
| Refuses to Leave Station,
Inc man insisted that he was az
the oxford Hotel and would not 70
MRS. Van Wrinkle said that Smith
asked her II he should arrest tha
| man. whom she still failed TO reeoc
niEe' and that sho replied: OF course
any man who comes into the House
St Detentlon IN that condition should
! be arrested"
According 10 Smith, the man vas
| asked to leave In the Official car and
would not. He said the ouerafo-
tnen rang for No. / precinct patrol
wagon about $3.50. The records M
No. j precinct station. according 10
Capt Brown, show that the waron
went to the House Of Detention FOR
| "a prisoner" at s:4a.
Representative Langley was tha,
placed in the patrol wagon. Mrs.
van Wrinkle said that IL was not un
tll ne was getting in the patrol
wagon that she recognized Repre-
sentative Langley. She said she then
told Smith That's Congressman Lang
! ley" '''s
i Report Made to CHIEF Sullivan.
Asst Supt. of Police Charles A. Evans
To-Day submitted the following report TO
| MAI. Sullivan In connection with the
| case:
About l o'clock am. the 18th instant
l was called by telephone at nv home
oy friend of Congressman Langley
or kentucky. who stated that the con.
gresham while intoxicated had wan
dered into the House of Detention and
had been arrested By. Pvt. Smith OF
tne fourth precinct, detailed at the
House OF Detention, who sent the con-
gresham to the first precinct, where he
was detained. I made inquiry OF Serxt
CRrlin OF the first precinct whether or
| not II was an ordinary case Of intoxica-
I SAiN AAaN palOIEc InS Rouse or
Detention to zee II the Congressman had
been disorderly in any way. He report
! ed back that Il WINS a plain case OF
intoxication, and that no disorder had
been committed.
Orders Collateral BE Accepted.
| Il then got in touch with Lieut..
| Beckett OF the first precinct, who
came into the station at that time
and ordered him to accept $40 col
! lateral for the Congressman and to
turn him over to his friends IL he
| was in condition 20 be released This
| was done.
On the 18th instant. upon request
| OF q friend OF the Congressman. I
| notified Pvt. Smith at the House
| OF Detention not to file information
In the case until Wednesday, the 18th
| instant, and also notified the first
precinct not 20 send the $40 collateral
| to court until that time. There IS
nothing unusual In the handling OF
this case, as cases OF like character
have been disposed OF by the writer
In the same manner, and this report
is forwarded to you for your infor-
| nation"