Evening star., 1932-01-25
Man Kept in Police Cell "a
Hours Found to Have
Fractured Skull.
TREATED LAST WEEK .
UNDER ANOTHER NAME
Had Recently Served Occoquan
Term for Intoxication, Probe
by Police Discloses.

man who identified himself as
Charles E. Williams, SO, of Pottsville,
"a, died OF fractured skull in CALM
ger Hospital early today after being
held at the first precinct station on an
lntoXication charge for more than "a
hours
Mystery surrounding the mans death
was not cleared up until several hours
later, when 1t was learned he had been
struck by an automobile last Tues
day.
The man was arrested Friday morn
ing py Polceman L. Baliles, first pre-
clnct, after his inability to walk
Stralght had been called to the Of
ficer's attention by a motorist, The
prisoner remained in a cell at the sta
tlon until Saturday morning, when he
was ordered into the corridor prepara-
tory TO being removed to Police Court.
Ordered to GaIIinger.
AS he fell in line with the other pris-
oners, however, he staggered, and Lieut..
Rlchard Lee and Sergt Harry c.
Blackman, thinking he was still intoxi-
Gated, returned him to his cell.
When the prisoners condition did
not improve, his case was called to the
attention of Capt. William E. Holmes
precinct commander. Noticing a scar
on the mans head, the captain ordered
MN transferred to Gallinger. He died
shortly after 3 o'clock this morning
investigating the case, Capt Holmes
learned the man had been released
from the District Work House at Deco
guam, Va, on January Is, after serving
term for drunkenness.
-Four days later he applied for food
ana lodging at a house in the 200
pIocK OF Ihlrd street, but was refused
because OF intoXication. Later in the
day he was admitted to the Salvation
night. 4f'CA4' '4i0
FRANK Anderson, clerk at the charity
nome, told Capt. Holmes the man had
an apparently new scar on the back
OF ms mead. His head had been shaved
around the scar, which was painted
with mercurochrome. He explained he
mad been hit by a car and had been
alscnarged from hospital only a short
time before
Anderson's statement was corrobo-
lateu py several other persons, all of
whom said they had seen the man nrior
70 his arrest. A check-up of the yari-
Gus hospitals, however, failed to reveal
any record of man named Williams
receiving treatment.
Meanwhile, Policeman r. L, Mason.
hrst precinct, read the newspaper ac-
counts of the case and recalled an
accident in which man of the same
description was injured. He notified
Capt. Holmes Immediately.
Reviewing the mishap reports on file
at the station, Capt. Holmes found a
man who gave his name as Charles z.
Gleason was struck by a machine in
the 400 block of Pennsylvania avenue
January 10.
Doctor Indentifies Him.
The man was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where he was treated for a
cut head and possible skull fracture.
The driver, Walter r. Ellis, 30, of
Cheltenham, Md, was arrested on a
reckless driving charge and, released
on $500 bond, pending the outcome OF
the accident victims condition.
The injured man, meanwhile, was
discharged from the hospital and went
to the Salvation Army
To make such Williams and Gleason
were the same, Capt. Holmes took DR..
Rose Boreskie member of the Cas-
ualty staff, to the morgue where she
identified the body as that of the man
treated at the hospital.
The man told Casualty attaches his
mother, whose name he gave as Mrs.
Catherine Gleason, lives in Pottsville,
and telegram was dispatched to her
at the address given. A short time
later, however, Pottsville police wired
that the mans real name Is believed to
be Howell KinZle.
The body is still being held at the
morgue, pending an investigation by
Coroner Joseph D. Rogers, who is ex-
pected to order an inquest.