Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25

from the chair on which he had been
sitting.
when / was taken back into the
sergeantS room, where the beatanKs
occurred sampson said, my friend
was wiping blood from his face"
The police finally abandoned their
efforts to tnpiicate Sampson and the
other two In the attempted robbery and
charged them with Eagrancy instead,
Sampson said. Sampson and one OF the
men were given six-month sentences,
while the other man finally was re-
leased. Shortly al erward, Sampson
added, the vagrancy charge against him
was dropped and he was indicted for
houSebreaking and larceny. He Is now
awaiting trial.
One OF the men named by Sampson
the one that was re1eased-ssid he had
been beaten, but declared II he were
quoted in the newspapers he would
deny having made the statement. II
believe the cops have q perfect right 20
beat prisoners, he declared.
Harker Held for Jury.
Harker was bound over for grand
jury action in $1,000 bond by Judge
Robert z. Mattingly in Police Court
late yesterday on charge Of entering
a lunch room at 727 Nerth Capitol
street The testimony was to the eject
that two cash registers there had been
robbed OF about $50 Thursday night.
Harker was arTsstca on suspicion when
he was found in an alley in the rear
Of the lunch room. He was employed
at Eandies Bakery. 7o1 North Capitol
street, in the same block
- A.
evidence sought to be introduced by
Harkers lawyer. S. McCounas Hawren,
relating to the beating, holding that
his was q matter Of defense and that
the Government had made out a ,rirna
facie case, which Was all that Was
necessary.
Nobody approves Of such tactics, II
they were used. Juage 1Aattingly said,
land in view OF the recent report OF
the Wickersl1am Commission ] expect
that the grand jury WI go thoroughly
into these charges long before the case
gets TO petit Jury"
The identities q the detectives
named by Sampson and Marsz are
withheld by The Star pending further
investigation Of he beating charges.
Says He Told Judge.
Sampson said that when he was ar
raigned before Judge Mattingly on June
IL he told the Judge he had been beaten.
II told him the police could make you
admit anything" Sampson added, but
he paid no attention to me-
Judge Mattfngly. however, was unable
to recall the case, pointing cut SO much
time has passed and he has heard so
many cases that he would not be likely
to remember any particular one II
have no recollection of any one making
any such statement to me-" he said,
nor dol remember any one arraigned
before me having shown signs that s7ach
treatment had been received. As mat
ter Of fact. many prisoners say they
were beaten In an effort TO avoid con-
viction Of the charge against them"
Thomas Jordan, held in the tG1yesti-
CATION Of the staying cf Mrs. Elizabeth
Jaynes, Garden T-Shoppe cashier, also
a prisoner in the jail. declared that
only the intervention Of Capt Edward
j. Kelly. assistant chief of detectives.
and Sergt. James Spri1lgmann, head Of
the laonnicice squad, saved him from d
beating Wlaf1e he WIS being cues
toned in connection with the killing.
Jordan said, a member of the squad
Threatened 20 beat him, but Capt KEEL
ly and Sergt. SpringInann told him TO
cut 1t out"