Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-03
LIEUT.. BOTELER's TRIAL.
1t is Begun Today-Citizens Of East
Washington Take Great Interest In It,

The trial OF Police Lieutenant James E.
Boteler Of the fifth precinct on charges Of
into1ication recently reported against him
by some unknown person who had an inter-
view with Commissioner Douglass was begun
before the trial board at police headquarters
this afternoon. The trial board was composed
of Capt NJ. A. Austin, Inspector Swindells and
Lieut. John F. Guy.
Long before the case was called there were
several East Washington citizens at police
headquarters who looked though they were
ready and willing to tell all they know about
the charges. There were also on hand a num-
Der of policemen from the fifth precinct
station and the two station keepers.
A number Of citizens appeared as witnesses
for the lieutenant who were severe in their
denunciation of the man who made the charges
Some stated that II was police officer, but
that was denied by the officers.
The interest taken in the trial is shown by
the fact that Assistant Attorney II. Z. Davis
appeared to prosecute the case. Mr. Frank p
Gloss appeared as counsel for the defense.
There were about thirty witnesses sworn.
Auction Sale of Local Stocks.
There was quite large sale of local stocks
today at Duncanson's auction room. MIR. C. c.
Duncanson, auctioneer, knocked down the
various lots at the following
prices: 81 shares Farmers and
Mechanics national bank stock. at $685. per
share; AZ shares of Potomac insurance company
stock, at $50 per share; "a shares American
graphophone company stock, $685. per share;
SO shares of same, SIS, and SO shares
OF same, S12% per share; IS shares Washing
ton market company stock, SlSS per
share; 1000 q. s. electric light company
second per cent bonds, 800 per bond; u
shares Bull Run panorama company stock,
S25l4 per share, and 10 shares Of same, SIS per
share; SO shares Corcoran fire insurance COM
pany stock, S65 per share; 2 shares National
safe deposit company stock, s255 per share;
40 shares American telephone company stock,
81 per share; rs shares Columbia street rail-
way company stock, SaS Is per share; so shares
Metropolitan railroad company, sL33
per share; shares Second Ma
tienal bank stock, SL7 per share;
share; As shares of same, s71 per share;
10 shares Central national bank stock,
S2521k per share; SO shares Washington
gas light company stock, S42< per share; 80
shares Columbia fire insurance stock, Sl6k per
share; 80 shares Of Riggs fire insurance COM
pany stock, $sss per share.
A Decision Against Sign Board BOYS.
Yesterday was opening day at Kings Place,
No. 72S It'll street. The name is 90 apt TO be
taken for Kings Palace, which is st No.
sl4 7th street, that the proprietor Of the
latter store hired q colored boy to
walk to and fro on the Sidewalk with q placard
suspended from his shoulder bearing the sign:
''King's Palace is on the square above, No. SlI
7th street. No branch store" The proprietor
Of Kings Place Directing to this mode Of
giving information, appealed to the police, who
arrested the boy, Charles Green, who was
charged before Judge Miller this morning with
congregating and assembling with other per.
sons and obstructing and incommodinR the
fr.k mi Ne Inc =~Sry
Palace, explained to the court that he had ex-
pended el00, 900 in advertising and claimed that
Kings Place was taking advantage of that fact
'Thst's the trouble you get into BY being
famous" said the Judge.
Judge Miller defined the law and said he did
not think that the boy had q right to do o. he
did. The case was suspended on the boys per-
eonal bonds.