Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-23

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The other victim of Uglem and
Jones was Willie Steele, who, while
attacked, was not as seriously in
jured as Jordon.
Citizens Investigate
Steele, accompanied by Cozell
Heath, protested to C. E. Newman,
editor of the Minneapolis Spokes-
man, who took Steele and Heath
and two eye witnesses to police
headquarters, where Newman de-
manded that Acting Chief Fritz
Gilman investigate the affair. Cap
tain Gilman set a hearing on the
matter for Tuesday at 10 p. m.
Miss l. o. Smith, Attorney and
Minneapolis n. A. A. C. P. Presi-
dent, when apprised of the affair
began an investigation.
Hold Hearing
Tuesday 20 citizens, most of
them eye witnesses to the brutal
beatings and actions of the detec-
tives, crowded Inspector Ohman's
office to confront Uglem and Jones.
Investigation revealed that
Jones, accompanied by a woman
friend who lives on Marshall st.
N. E., and Uglem arrived on Sixth
Ave. n. around LAS a. M, Monday
morning. Walters in Barney's Cafe
and people who were on the street
testified that both were stagger-
ing drunk and that Jones jumped
on Georgia Moore, a colored wom-
an, threw her to the ground twice,
twisting her arm until her screams
could be heard for blocks.
William. Steele testified that,
knowing Jones and recognizing his
intoxicated condition, he went up
to him, as a crowd gathered, and
asked him to arrest the woman but
not beat her because he might
kill her." Jones Immediately
stopped beating the woman and
arrested Steele, whom he struck.
Steele refused to ride in the squad
car because he was afraid the
drunken officers would injure him
badly en- route to the station. He
was taken to the station by the Of
ficer on the beat.
In the meantime both officers,
cursing violently, ordered every
body off the street. Most people
left the scene of the trouble. Uglem
and Jones suddenly espied Curtis
Jordan, waiter at the Hotel Cur
tbs, seated alone at the counter in
cafe. They went into the cafe,
dragged him to the door, asked him
questions which they didn't give
him time to answer, smuggling him
as they dragged him into a squad
car. They also picked up Sam
DOLBY" Miller, bystander.
They were so drunk that they
forgot to book "Dobby" when they
got to the precinct station.
At the station Uglem proceeded
to beat Jordan unconscious with
his fists and a fashlight. Steele
was knocked down and slugged, but
his pleading that he was ill saved
him from severer beating. He
was released but, drunk as they
were, the Minneapolis Cossacks
would not turn Jordan loose, be-
cause his entire body was bloody
mess.
Even the lieutenant in charge
demurred at the beating Uglem
handed to the defenseless Jordan.
Dolby walked out unmolested.
Both of these uphoIders of claw
and order" forgot him, they were
so drunk!
Miss L. o. Smith, John Thomas,
youth leader, and Cecil Newman
demanded that Captain Gilman
suspend Jones and Uglem. Captain
Gilman said he would wait until
disposition of Jordan's case Che
was booked on a drunk charge
after lying in Jail for a day..
Newman told Gilman that the
trumped up charge against Jordan
had nothing to do with the dis
graceful acts of the two officers
and that they should be immedi-
ately dismissed from the force.
Miss Smith told the Inspector
that if the men were not suspend
ed charges would be filed against
them Immediately with the Civil
Service Commission.