Evening star., 1950-02-20
Crawford Pays
Fine Of SIS for
Hitting Boxer
Representative Pleads
Guilty to Assault After
Week End in Jail

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62-year-old Republican
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Crawford Says He "Did It for the Boys
Upstairs" Poqe A-4
had languished in a cell rather
than to comply with Maryland
procedure for making bond.
He held out until this morning
against the pleadings of other
congressman. State and county
officials anxious to turn him out
of jail. Then, f1anked by other
prisoners and surrounded by
photographers, movie cameramen
and even television men, he
walked a block to the courthouse.
simply to say guilty"
Only witness against him was
Horatio (Ray) Hanbury. 23-year-
old former boxer who, until Sat-
urday divided his talents between
clerking in Mr. Crawford's office.
working on his farm and studying
business law.
Hanbury Holding Ladder.
Mr.. Crawford stood in front Of
the bench of Trial Magistrate
Alan Bowie while Mr.. Hanbury
told a sketchy story of what hap
pened on the Crawford farm Sat-
urday afternoon. The incident
was cllmaxed, the youth said, with
MI. Crawford hitting him high on
the left cheek bone with his
gloved fist.
You're fired, kid, you're fin
lshed,' Mr.. Hanbury said the Con-
gresham told him.
Il was holding a ladder, or
might have ducked the punch"
the onetime Golden Gloves final
ist said. II told Mr.. Crawford
that if he were younger. I would
give him whipping. Instead, I
said I would have warrant
sworn out"
Mr.. Hanbury said Mr.. Crawford
exclaimed: go ahead; maybe
they'll lock me up"
Pays Fine Immediately.
Dressed in the rough clothing
used on his farm. Mr.. Crawford
said nothing while Mr.. Hanbury
talked. He did not have an at
torney. After Magistrate Bowie
pronounced sentence, he asked if
he could pay the $3.50 fine and
costs Immediately. and did so.
Before the case came up, while
he and Mr. Crawford were holding
separate press conferences in the
courtroom, Mr.. Hanbury told re-
porters the bad feeling arose Fri
day at Mr.. Crawfords Office in the
House Office Building.
Mr.. Hanbury said he was taken
to task after a stenographer he
identified as Miss Ruth Peters
complained that he was interrupt
ing the office routine.
On the farm Saturday, Mr..
Crawford complained of Mr.. Han
bury's work in stringing an elec-
trio light pole and brought up the
incident of the day before, the
youth said.
Chats with Reporters.
Il called the accusation another
damn lie and Mr.. Crawford
said no so-and-so is going to talk
about girl like that" Mr.. Han
bury said. Then he hit me-
While waiting for the case to
be called. Mr.. Crawford chatted
with reporters and read a book.
One of the spectators was Repre-
sentative Gross. Republican, of
Iowa, who futilely attempted to
get Mr.. Crawford out of jail yes
terday.
After it was all over, Mr.. Craw-
ford offered to pose with Mr.. Han
bury, but the latter had disap-
peared. Mr.. Crawford walked out
of the courthouse five different
times at the request of photog-
raphers and offered to take re-
porters back to town in his car.
Ray Hanbury is a fine boy"
he once said, and comes from a
fine family
Little more than an hour after
the trial, Mr.. Crawford appeared
on the floor of the House. nattily
dressed in blue serge suit. Sew
eral colleagues walked up to him
and shook his hands.
Mr.. Crawford had insisted all
the time. from the moment he was
arrested on his farm Saturday
afternoon, that a cash bond was
the thing. He was willing to put
up the 5000 bond for his release,
provided it was cash, but Prince
Georges County officials had never
heard of a cash bond for an as
sault charge. They demanded a
property bond or one arranged by
professional bondsman.
So the veteran legislator was
locked up on the second-f1oor bull
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