Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-01

CHARGED WITH HAVING GIVEN REPORTERS YroR-
NATION TO BRING HIS SUPERIOR OFFICES looM-
MISSIONER wKsT1 INTO CONTEMPT.

This morning oficer Reddln. OF the nth precinct.
was before Capt Vernon and Lieuts. Greer and
Boteer who constitute the trial board OF the Met
ropontan police force, charged with conduct unbe-
coming an officer in having on september cath
instant traduced Commissioner West by giving in-
formation to Ii. Il. De Witte and l. p. Seibold, OF
the Republican, In relation TO an allegation that
Commissioner West had blown his whistle for an
officer In front OF the Western Union telegraph
ONCE In June last, during the Chicago republican
convention. to get the officer to read the telegraph
bulletins and report to him. Oricer Reddin was
also charged with having given information 10 a
Republican reporter as TO Commissioner Vests
having oiown his whistle on another occasion
when Onicer Easily was chasing a runaway thief,
at whom he fired his pistol The above alleged
information having led 10 the publication In the
Republican of the 25th instant OF an article on the
SUBJECT, Omcer Reddin was charged with the use
OF language calculated TO bring his superior ofcer
(West) into contempt.
Messrs. H. II. De Witte reporter, and George H.
Jameson, city editor or the Republican, We're
called as witnesses, but declined to give any inor-
nation as 10 the authorship OF the article.
Mr.. L. p. Seibold testified that he wrote the
article, put would not state where he got his infor-
nation.
Lieut.. Arnold testified that offcer Reddin and
other omcerS were on duty on the beat where the
Western Union telegraph Office Is located Since
the publication or the Republican article Officer
Reddn had told witness that Commissioner West
had called him (Reddinl by footing his whistle.
Witness stated also the circumstances OF officer
EaSly'S hiring at runaway Thief and the making
OF written report concerning it.
Onicer DigginS testified that he was on the corner
OF 18th and streets the day OF the convention and
heard Gen. West tOot his whistle, to which Officer
Reddln responded. IL was only single toot.
Omcer Easily teStifled as TO chasing the thief
above mentioned, hiring at him. and to making a
report OF the occurrence.
Commissioner Edmunds testified that he was with
Gen. West on the day OF the convention, and that
riding past the bulletins he asked Gen. West for
the news, and the latter gave toot his whistle
which could he heard probably twenty feet away.
An officer responded.
Lieut.. Arnold was recalled and testified that the
distress call consisted OF three blows The whistle
described was only a toot TO attract attention.
call. which was simply a toot He knew nothing
and he never USED the language which appeared IN
the publication. Mr. West did not blow the dis
tress call Mr.. SelbOld again took the stand but
declined TO state from whom he received the In
formation.
Commissioner West here said: 81 would like to
know from this gentleman, who Is connected with
the Republican, II that paper is vested with power
10 authorize It's employees 10 treat process OF law
with cOntempt?"
A. II don't know anything about that"
U "Do you consider. when question is asked
you by competent tribunal, under due authority
OF law that the regulations or the Office Justify you
In disobeying that law?n
A. "Yes, sir; do'
Mr. West remarked that they would see II the
employe OF newspaper could refuse TO obey a
summons This closed the testimony, from which
the Doard Will make up its report