Evening star., 1941-09-23
$4,000 Bond Holds
Policeman Accused Of
Shooting Into Cell
Pvt. Jackson Seeks
Reduction; Court Hears
Young Prisoners Story

Policeman Arnold F. Jackson, %,
of No. precinct today was seeking
to raise $4,000 bond set by Judge
Walter J. Casey yesterday in Police
Court on charge of assault with
dangerous weapon on a prisoner at
the precinct station. He was held
for grand jury action and on failing
to make bond yesterday was sent to
District Jail pending further action.
This was expected to be request
for bond reduction.
The complainant, Roland Junior
Lindsay, 49, colored, testified in court
that he was reclining on his bunk
about am. July % when the police
man appeared and fired at him
through the bars. He is under in
dictmen on charges for criminal as
sault on an 18-year -old white girl
near Brentwood Park NE. July l9,
and assault with intent to kill her
escort. a Fort Meade soldier.
Lindsay was the first of three wit
nesSes to testify. He appeared to be
calm and spoke clearly as he told
his story. According to his testi-
mony a policeman came to the
barred door in the corridor leading
from the precinct Office to the cell
block and said if he had his way
he would shoot Lindsay to save the
city a lot of money.
Bullet Hit Wall.
Then, Lindsay declared as he
pointed to the defendant. Jackson
stepped from behind the other officer
and fired. Lindsay said there was no
exchange of words prior to the al
legged shooting.
Il seen him when he shot" he
added. The bullet, he said, struck
the wall about 2 inches above his
head and the flattened pellet fell
beside him on the bunk. When he
picked it up the slug was still warm,
he told the court
Defense Attorney John H. Burnett
in cross-examination tried to draw
Lindsay out on the reasons for his
being locked up and incidents per-
tanning to his alleged confession to
two charges against him. The wit
ness then charged police brutality
forced the confession from him and
that he was not guilty of the crimes
charged.
At this point Assistant District
Attorney Arthur Mclaughlin OBJ
jected that the questions were lead
ing to trial of Lindsay's case and
was sustained by Judge Casey.
Second Beating Claimed.
Later, on further questions by Mr..
Burnett, Lindsay charged that he
had been beaten. He said two 18th
precinct detectives beat him and
later when taken to headquarters
they were joined by six policemen
who gave him second beating in an
attempt to force confession. When
taken to the first precinct station,
he testified, policemen cursed him.
When Attorney Burnett asked him
to identify them, the witness re-
piled he did not know their names.
Lindsay said that after the shot
was fired another prisoner asked:
rs he dead?" However, at no time
was there an outcry by either him
self or other prisoners.
Robert Wright, colored, of the
1700 block of Vermont avenue NV,
in substance backed Lindsay's teSti-
mony and added that he was in
the adjoining cell doing and ''the
shot scared me-" He added that
the complainant handed him the
bullet through the cars of the cell
doors and that it was hattened with
a silver broken from it. He re-
turned it. Lindsay said that he
gave it to the jailer and did not
see it again.
Inspector Maurice Collins testi-
fed that he investigated the case
and found marks on the bars about
feet from the floor. There also
was a mark on the cell wall, he
told the court. He then exhibited
a sash from a window opposite cell
13 where Lindsay was being held.
There was a dent in the wood
frame and the inspector said he
was mot in position to say what's
in there" as he brought it to the
attention of the court.
Jacksons attorney asked for
s1,50O bond, but Judge Casey held
it at the $4,000 figure The de-
fendant did not take the stand.