Evening star., 1934-10-16
SINCLAIR ACCUSED
Of BRUTALITY IN.
ARREST|NG WOMAN
Champion in Traffic Unit
Charged With Cruelty.
Probe Ordered.
MRS. METZ CLAIMS
OFFICER TORE CLOTHES
Policeman Says She Became Hys-
terical and Attacked Him in
Alley at Home.

Alley dL nome.
Corporation Counsel e. B. Pretty
man today assigned an assistant to
investigate charges of Mrs. Dorothy
Ballard Metz, 80, of 1921 Georgia avs
nue, that she was mauled and thrown
senseless into q patrol wagon last
night by Motorcycle Ofhcer Raymond
L. Sinclair, ticket-dispensing cham
pion" of the Traffic Bureau.
Sinclair denied the brutality accu-
sations today and hurled q counter
charge to the effect that Mrs. Metz,
wife Of an automobile dealer, did the
attacking. He declared she became
hysterical when he sought to give her
q ticket for speeding after she arrived
at her garage, knocking his pad OF
tickets from his hand and slapptng
his face.
At the request Of Mrs. Metz, her ar
faignment in Police Court on speeding
charges was postponed for week.
Conflicting versions of the encounter
were given to reporters by Mrs. Metz
and Sinclair.
Returning From Store.
According to Mrs. Metz, mother Of q
4-year-old child, she had been to q
drug store at the corner of Georgia
avenue and Kennedy street late last
night to buy medicine. In driving
about six blocks to her home two
automobiles passed her. She said:
II had just put my automobile in
the garage in the alley between Far
racquet and Emerson streets when Sin
clair entered the garage, grabbed me
by the shoulder and told me that
was under arrest for speeding.
II offered to drive my car to the
police station but Officer Sinclair OBJ
jected, yanked me of my feet and
began beating me. In warding OF
the blows. accidentally knocked of
his cap, and when be released me to
pick 1t up, I ran up the alley to the
front Of my apartment"
"Called Patrol Wagon"
"omcer Sinclair caught up with me
In front of my apartment, grabbed
my coat and ripped the sleeve. Just
then . man passed and he told the
man TO call q, patrol wagon. Sinclair
then@klragged me. to the corner Of
Georgia avenue and Farragut street
where I tainted Just as two scout
cars, . squad Of reserves and the
patrol wagon arrived.
"a witness told me that after I
had tainted when the patrol wagon
arrived, Sinclair picked me up while
I was unconscious and put me into
the patrol. wagon. ! was revived at
the police station"
"At No. 6 police precinct, Mr.. Metz
posted $25. for my release and at
about o'clock this morning, COM
municated with Corporation Counsel
Prettyman and complained Of SIN
clair's rough tactics.
TN the struggle, my dress was torn,
my coat ruined and several bruises
were inflicted on my arms and shoul-
ders."
Sinclair's Report.
sinclair's report to the commander
Of the Traffic Bureau follows:
Between II and HOS pm, while
I was on duty riding motor cycle south
on Georgia avenue, just north of Mad
ison street, car passed me at excess
sive speed and I gave chase, pacing
the car from just south of Madison
street to Gallatin at SO miles an hour.
AS attempted to pull alongside
the car it was forced over to the left
because Of an excavation in the street
and had to fall in behind the car
because Of north-bound traffic. After
We passed the excavation again
pulled alongside the car, sounding my
motor cycle horn twice and called
Pull over to the curb" but this driver
made sharp left turn into Farragut
street. I followed and got alongside
this car, again sounding my horn and
calling the driver to stop, but instead
the car was operated right into an
alley on south side Of Farragut. 7
followed through the alley to Far
ragut, where this car made a left turn
into T alley and stopped in front Of
garage door. As I pulled to right
angles with front Of this car and
started to dismount, observed the
driver getting out on the left-hand
side was lady. Up to this time I
had not noticed the driver as 1t was
dark and hard to ride alongside the
car which was making the sudden
turns.
Speaks to Her.
IT tipped my hat and said, Good
evening. called to you twice to stop,
but you paid no attention to me- She
replied, Why stop? haven't done
anything said, Yes, mann, you came
down Georgia avenue at SO miles an
hour. ! would like to see your permit
please She walked over to the garage
door and as she unlocked it she said,
Z have no permit replied, Yes,
mann, ] presume you have q permit.
You are q lady and ! do not believe
you would drive without permit at
which time she got back In the car
and drove into the garage. I stood In
the doorway and told the lady, 7 am
not kidding. I have asked for your
permit please, as intend to give you
. ticket for speeding
She came out Of the garage pulling
the door to, at which time ! stepped
back, again asking to see her permit.
She remarked. Yes, have permit.
! said 7 would like to see 1t, as I am
going to give you ticket for your ap-
pearance In court She asked me
please not to give her q ticket as her
husband and her baby were Ill and she
did not have any money to pay q fine.
She locked the garage door and then
started across the alley to the corner
Of the T alley, where she stood with
her back against the wall.
Y asked again to see her permit, to
which she said, II you don't 60 away
and leave me alone am going to
scream for my husband ! told the
lady not to create scene as this was
. nice neighborhood: that she could
call her husband or any. one she liked,
and ] would be glad II she would call
ooohe one as I would like TO see some
on come IN now. asking her again
te 1ease give me her permit. she