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Show VETERAN DIED OF BRUTALITY? ; Grand Jury Investigates Death of Wounded and Shocked Soldier I PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 7. Te-i -' mony to show that A. Alfonso Swarfs a wounded and shell shocked BOldler of tho A. E. F., who had become insane, in-sane, died as n result of brutal treatment treat-ment in tho United states veterans' hospital, was presented the federal I grand Jury here Wednesday by former I orderlies at the hospital and department depart-ment of Justice ag ntfl assigned to the esse. The investigation was ordered iy tho United States attorney creneral, i after complaints had best made to him I by representatives of tho American le- glon. Swsrtz died in Much. l21, from "bronf-hlal pneumonia and an undlag- nosed mental disease His body was exhumed thrco months later A special agent of the department of justice, J. g. Bhuey, said he wnx pi ent at the autoptty and saw thr a en ribs and great body brulsea There was evidence, he said, that the soldier had been brutally treated I Shuey said his investigation showed that Pwertz had been subjected to ai course o treatment which Included Immersion from six to eight hours nt times up to his neck in water heated i to 93 degrees. Th purpose of (his, said Shuey, was' induced hC man At the time of sr.,. J 1 Willhito d, Vhw,1 tv tee at Perry vi.J fPul '"'bsnn. prnt chfp'r ''M ' lared that Swertr iVi 8urt !W ;;" W |